Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 55242 [07-4772]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 188 (Friday, September 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 55242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4772]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-
0068).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we will submit to OMB an information 
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork 
requirements for ``Ferrous Metals Surveys, (13 USGS forms).'' This 
notice provides the public an opportunity to comment on the paperwork 
burden of these forms.

DATES: Submit written comments by November 27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Department of the Interior, USGS, via:
     E-mail: atravnic@usgs.gov. Use Information Collection 
Number 1028-0068 in the subject line.
     Fax: (703) 648-7069. Use Information Collection Number 
1028-0068 in the subject line.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; USGS Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National 
Center, Reston, VA 20192. Please reference Information Collection 1028-
0068 in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott F. Sibley at (703) 648-4976. 
Copies of the forms can be obtained at no cost at www.reginfo.gov or by 
contacting the USGS clearance officer at the phone number listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Ferrous Metals Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0068.
    Form Number: Various (13 forms).
    Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with 
domestic production and consumption data on ferrous and related metals, 
some of which are considered strategic and critical. This information 
will be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, monthly Mineral 
Industry Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, and special 
publications, for use by Government agencies, industry, education 
programs, and the general public.
    We will protect information considered proprietary under the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 
regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, 
``Data and information to be made available to the public or for 
limited inspection.'' Responses are voluntary. No questions of a 
``sensitive'' nature are asked. We intend to release data collected on 
these 13 forms only in a summary format that is not company-specific.
    Frequency: Monthly and Annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 
1,307 producers and consumers of ferrous and related metals. 
Respondents are canvassed for one frequency period (e.g., monthly 
respondents are not canvassed annually).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,979.
    Annual burden hours: 1,614.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved ``hour'' burden for these 13 forms is 1,978 hours. 
We estimate the public reporting burden averages 10 minutes to 1 hour 
per response. This includes the time for reviewing instructions, 
gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the 
information.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this 
collection of information.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection 
of information, you are not obligated to respond.
    Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section 
3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) requires each agency `` * * * 
to provide notice * * * and otherwise consult with members of the 
public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information * * * '' Agencies must specifically solicit comments to: 
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the 
information is useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 
enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    To comply with the public consultation process, we publish this 
Federal Register notice announcing that we will submit this ICR to OMB 
for approval. The notice provided the required 60-day public comment 
period.
    USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Alfred Travnicek, 
703-648-7231.

    Dated: September 21, 2007.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
[FR Doc. 07-4772 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]
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