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1Nassar, N.T., Brainard, J., Gulley, A., Manley, R., 

Matos, G., Lederer, G., Bird, L.R., Pineault, D., 

Alonso, E., Gambogi, J., Fortier, S.M., 2020, 

Evaluating the mineral commodity supply risk of 

the U.S. manufacturing sector Sci. Adv., 6(8) (2020), 

p. eaay8647, https://doi.org/10.1126/ 

sciadv.aay8647. 

2Nassar, N.T., and Fortier, S.M., 2021, 

Methodology and technical input for the 2021 

review and revision of the U.S. Critical Minerals 

List: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 

2021–1045, 31 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ 

ofr20211045. 

Mineral Policy Act of 1970 does not 

inform the meaning of ‘‘fuel mineral’’ in 

the Energy Act, uranium nevertheless 

qualifies as a ‘‘fuel mineral’’ under the 

latter statute. The Energy Act excludes 

‘‘fuel minerals’’ from the definition of 

critical minerals, and uranium is used 

as a fuel: While uranium has important 

non-fuel uses, it is a major fuel 

commodity in the United States. 

Many public comments addressed 

issues not directly associated with the 

development of the 2022 final list of 

critical minerals. Instead, they 

addressed regulatory and policy issues. 

These comments will be passed on to 

other agencies for appropriate 

consideration. 

A small number of comments 

requested the addition of processed 

mineral products that were not 

evaluated for inclusion on the list in 

this cycle. These included high purity 

silicon metal and boron carbide, for 

example, materials for which USGS 

does not have sufficient data to evaluate 

at this stage. The USGS appreciates the 

input from stakeholders and is 

identifying opportunities to include 

evaluation of these and other minerals 

or mineral products in the next update 

of the methodology. 

The Department’s list of critical 

minerals is not static and will be 

reviewed at least every three years and 

revised as necessary to reflect current 

data on supply, demand, and 

concentration of production, as well as 

current policy priorities, as required 

under the Energy Act. The 2022 final 

list of critical minerals was created 

using the most recent available data for 

non-fuel minerals and the current state 

of the methodology for evaluation of 

criticality. 

The methodology used to develop the 

2022 final list of critical minerals is 

based on the definition of ‘‘critical 

mineral’’ and the criteria specified in 

The Energy Act. The methodology was 

published by the USGS in 2020 1 and 

2021 2 and includes three evaluations: 

(1) A quantitative evaluation of supply 

risk wherever sufficient data were 

available, (2) a semi-quantitative 

evaluation of whether the supply chain 

had a single point of failure, and (3) a 

qualitative evaluation when other 

evaluations were not possible. The 

quantitative evaluation uses (A) a net 

import reliance indicator of the 

dependence of the U.S. manufacturing 

sector on foreign supplies, (B) an 

enhanced production concentration 

indicator which focuses on production 

concentration outside of the United 

States, and (C) weights for each 

producing country’s production 

contribution by its ability or willingness 

to continue to supply the United States. 

Further details on the underlying 

rationale and the specific approach, data 

sources, and assumptions used to 

calculate each component of the supply 

risk metrics are described in the 

references cited in this notice. 

Several comments addressed the 

overall methodology that USGS used to 

develop the list, including assertions 

that the USGS should include 

additional quantitative or qualitative 

factors. USGS appreciates these 

suggestions and will consider them in 

future updates to the methodology. 

However, the USGS did not find that 

any of the comments identified 

technical flaws in the factors considered 

or data used in the quantitative 

methodology that would warrant any 

changes in the methodology. 

After considering all comments 

received, the USGS believes that the 

methodology described in USGS OpenFile Report 2021–1045 (https://doi.org/ 

10.3133/ofr20211045) remains a valid 

basis for the review and revision of the 

list of critical minerals. Therefore, the 

USGS is hereby finalizing the draft list 

of 50 critical minerals as the final list. 

A listing of which critical minerals are 

predominantly recovered as byproducts 

and further rationale for excluding 

copper, helium, lead, phosphate, 

potash, rhenium, silver, strontium, and 

uranium from the 2022 final list of 

critical minerals are outlined in the 

draft list of critical minerals published 

in the Federal Register at 86 FR 62199. 

Host minerals for critical minerals that 

are predominantly recovered as 

byproducts are identified in USGS 

Open-File Report 2021–1045, p. 11. 

The U.S. Government and other 

organizations may also use other 

definitions and rely on other criteria to 

identify a mineral as critical. In 

addition, there are many minerals not 

on the 2022 final list of critical minerals 

that are nevertheless important to the 

economic and national security of the 

United States. This 2022 final list of 

critical minerals is not intended to 

replace related terms and definitions of 

minerals that are deemed strategic, 

critical or otherwise important. 

Authority: E.O. 13817, 82 FR 60835 

(December 26, 2017) and The Energy 

Act of 2020, Section 7002 of Title VII 

(December 27, 2020). 

James D. Applegate, 

Associate Director for Natural Hazards, 

Exercising the Delegated Authority of the 

Director, U.S. Geological Survey. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04027 Filed 2–22–22; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX22LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 

1028–0062] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Industrial Minerals 

Surveys 

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

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is 

proposing to renew an Information 

Collection with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this Information Collection Request 

(ICR) to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

U.S. Geological Survey, Information 

Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; 

or by email to gs-info_collections@

usgs.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1028–0062 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 escottsangine@usgs.gov, or by 

telephone at 703–648–7720. You may 

also view the ICR at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 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 


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requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on July 6, 

2021, (see 86 FR 35524). One comment 

was received from the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis supporting the 

collection of these data as nationally 

important. 

We are again 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 Program; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the USGS enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the 

USGS minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Comments you submit in response to 

this notice are a matter of public record. 

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 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 

industrial mineral commodities, 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, industry 

education programs, and the general 

public. 

Title of Collection: Industrial Minerals 

Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0062. 

Form Number: Various, 38 forms. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Business or other for-profit institutions: 

U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and 

consumers of industrial minerals. Public 

sector: State and local governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 17,053. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 17,053. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: For each form, the burden 

time ranges from 10 minutes to 5 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 11,727. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘nonhour 

cost’’ burdens associated with this IC. 

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 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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.). 

Michael Magyar, 

Associate Director, National Minerals 

Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03891 Filed 2–23–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–33422; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before February 12, 2022, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by March 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before February 

12, 2022. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 

36 CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

Nominations submitted by State or 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers: 

GEORGIA 

De Kalb County 

College Avenue Bridge, Covered Bridge Ln. 

(1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain 

Park), Stone Mountain vicinity, 

SG100007520 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Middlesex County 

Browne-Masonic Building, 126–150 Pleasant 

St., Malden, SG100007522 

MICHIGAN 

Wayne County 

Burbank, Luther, Elementary School, (Public 

Schools of Detroit MPS), 15600 East State 

Fair Ave., Detroit, MP100007521 

MISSOURI 

Crawford County 

Shamrock Court, (Route 66 in Missouri MPS), 

1246 South Service Rd., Sullivan, 

MP100007530 

Jackson County 

St. Francis Xavier Parish Church & Rectory, 

1001 East 52nd St., Kansas City, 

SG100007529 

OREGON 

Multnomah County 

South Park Blocks, 1003 SW Park Ave., 

Portland, SG100007518 


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