[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89025-89026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26160]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX24LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0053/Renewal]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Nonferrous 
Metals Surveys

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
and Federal regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing 
to renew an Information Collection with revisions to add a currently 
OMB-exempt `Battery Recycling' canvass (USGS Form 9-4147-A) and convert 
to OMB-exempt status the `Alumina' (USGS Form 9-4055-A) and `Pig Tin' 
(USGS Form 9-4090-M) canvasses.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this Information Collection Request 
(ICR) by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections 
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by 
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea8d99c783848c85b5898586868f899e83858499aa9f998d99c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e091d4307000801310d0102020b0d1a0701001d2e1b1d091d40090118">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1028-0053 Nonferrous Metals Surveys in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Elizabeth S. Sangine by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94f1e7f7fbe0e0e7f5faf3fdfaf1d4e1e7f3e7baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57322434382323243639303e3932172224302479303821">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 703-648-7720. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. 
You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA, as part of our 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we 
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provides the requested data in the desired format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comments addressing the 
following issues:
    (1) is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the USGS 
minerals information mission; (2) will this information be processed 
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 
(4) how the USGS might enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how the USGS might minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information 
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While 
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from

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public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: Respondents to these forms supply the USGS with domestic 
production and consumption data for 22 ores, concentrates, and metals, 
some of which are considered strategic and critical, to assist in 
determining National Defense 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, Congressional 
offices, educational institutions, research organizations, financial 
institutions, consulting firms, industry, academia, and the general 
public. We will convert to OMB-exempt status the `Alumina' (USGS Form 
9-4055-A) and `Pig Tin' (USGS Form 9-4090-M) canvasses because of a 
permanent reduction in the number of potential respondents.
    Title of Collection: Nonferrous Metals Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0053.
    Form Number: Various (26 USGS forms).
    Type of Review: Renewal with revisions of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses or Other For-Profit 
Institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and consumers of 
nonferrous metals and related materials.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,508.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,885.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: For each form, we will 
include an average burden time ranging from 20 minutes to 90 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,616.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: There are no ``non-
hour cost'' burdens associated with this ICR.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    The authorities for this action are the PRA, the National Materials 
and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.), the National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 
U.S.C. 21(a)), the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
(50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), and the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 2061 
et seq.).

Daniel Hayba,
Acting Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2024-26160 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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