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###### Department of the Interior

###### Geological Survey

          - [GX22LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0062]

# 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                           ( print page 10383)                        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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