[Federal Register: June 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 106)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1028-0070).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), USGS
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the Consolidated Consumers' Report, Form 9-4117MA.
DATES: Submit written comments by August 3, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1028-0070 as
an identifier in your message.
E-mail USGS at atravnic@usgs.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1028-0070 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-648-6821. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1028-0070.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Attention: Alfred Travnicek; 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-807; Reston, Virginia 20192. Please reference
``Information Collection 1028-0070'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Imogene Bynum, Data Collection and
Coordination Section, Minerals Information Team at (703) 648-7960. You
may also contact Imogene Bynum to obtain a copy, at no cost, of Form 9-
4117MA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Consolidated Consumers' Report, Form 9-4117MA.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0070.
Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with
domestic consumption data of 12 metals and ferroalloys, 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 from respondents 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.'' No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are voluntary. We intend to release data collected
on Form 9-4117MA only in a summary format that is not company-specific.
Frequency: Monthly and Annually.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 397 consumers of
ferrous
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and related metals. Respondents are canvassed for one frequency period
only (e.g., monthly respondents are not canvassed annually).
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved ``hour'' burden for Form 9-4117MA is 1,709 hours. We
estimate the public reporting burden averages 45 minutes per response.
This includes the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and
maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the information.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost''
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour cost '' burden associated with
Form 9-4116MA.
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.
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) 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.
Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance,
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup
costs include, among other items, computers and software your purchase
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv)
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to
OMB.
Public Comment Policy: Before including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
USGS Information Collection Clearance Office: Alfred Travnicek
(703) 648-7231.
Dated: May 29, 2007.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
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