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###### Department of the Interior

###### U.S. Geological Survey

          - [GX15LR000F60100]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Notice of an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-0053).

# SUMMARY:

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. The collection will consist of 27 forms. As part of the requested extension we will make several revisions to the number of the associated collection instruments. These revisions include: (1) Deleting USGS Form 9-4053-A, USGS Form 9-4073-A, and USGS Form 9-4097-A; (2) changing USGS Form 9-4094-A and USGS Form 9-4095-A from monthly and annual to annual-only reporting forms; (3) changing USGS Form 9-4057-A and USGS Form 9-4060-A from quarterly and annual to annual-only reporting forms; and (4) decreasing the average burden time for USGS Form 9-4074-A from 2 hours to 1 hour. 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 August 31, 2015.

# DATES:

To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before March 30, 2015.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Please submit a copy of your comments to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7195 (fax); or                         *gs-info_collections@usgs.gov*                         (email). Reference `Information Collection 1028-0053, Nonferrous Metals Surveys' in all correspondence.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Elizabeth Sangine at 703-648-7720 (telephone);                         *escottsangine@usgs.gov*                         (email); or by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 989 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## I. 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. These data and derived information will be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, monthly and quarterly 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:*                     1028-0053.                

*Form Number:*                     Various (27 forms).                

*Title:*                     Nonferrous Metals Surveys.                

*Type of Request:*                     Extension and revision of a currently approved collection.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and consumers of nonferrous metals and related materials.                

*Respondent Obligation:*                     None. Participation is voluntary.                

*Frequency of Collection:*                     Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually.                

*Estimated Number of Annual Responses:*                     4,252.                

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     For each form, we will include an average burden time ranging from 20 minutes to 1 hour.                

*Annual Burden Hours:*                     3,212 hours.                

*Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping “Non-Hour Cost” Burden:*                     There are no “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 a collection of information unless it                           ( print page 4307)                        displays a currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.                

## III. Request for Comments

We are soliciting 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.

Michael J. Magyar,

Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.

[FR Doc. 2015-01382 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]

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