Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 1028-0070; Consolidated Consumers' Report, 21260 [2017-09166]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 21260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09166]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX17LR000F60100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 
1028-0070; Consolidated Consumers' Report

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. This collection consists of one form. As required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our 
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on this IC. This collection is scheduled to expire on May 
31, 2017.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive 
them on or before June 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments on this IC directly to 
the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the 
Interior, at OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov (email); or (202) 395-5806 
(fax). Please also forward a copy of your comments to the Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7197 (fax); or 
gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Reference ``Information 
Collection 1028-0070, Consolidated Consumers' Report'' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth S. Sangine, National 
Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, Mail Stop 989, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7720 
(phone); or escottsangine@usgs.gov (email). You may also find 
information about this Information Collection Request (ICR) at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Respondents to this form supply the USGS with domestic consumption 
data for 12 metals and ferroalloys, some of which are considered 
strategic and critical to assist in determining stockpile goals. These 
data and derived 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.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0070.
    Form Number: USGS Form 9-4117-MA.
    Title: Consolidated Consumers' Report.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. 
nonfuel minerals producers.
    Respondent Obligation: Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly and Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,407.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,055 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and 
current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    On January 24, 2017, a 60-day Federal Register notice (82 FR 8205) 
was published announcing this information collection. Public comments 
were solicited for 60 days ending March 27, 2017. We did not receive 
any public comments in response to that notice. We again invite 
comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the 
information is useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden time to the proposed collection of information; (c) how to 
enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden on the respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

IV. Authorities

    The authorities for this collection are:
     National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and 
Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
     National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 
21(a))
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98 et seq.)

Michael J. Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2017-09166 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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