In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, this collection is approved for one year. Upon its
next request for OMB approval, the agency should provide the basis
for its certification that the collection uses effective and
efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose
for which the information is to be collected for each information
collection (IC) included herein.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2008
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2007
16,161
0
18,437
11,716
0
12,782
0
0
0
Industries that produce and consume
industrial minerals use the 38 forms to report production,
consumption, stocks, and receipts of industrial mineral commodities
(including phosphate rock, sulfur, cement, stone, sand and gravel,
etc.). We compile these data into tables, which are published
monthly, quarterly, semiannually, and annually. The data collected
is used for military and civilian planning, and Federal policy and
economic decisions related to the commodities covered.
PL:
Pub.L. 91 - 631 2 Name of Law: National Mining and Minerals
Policy Act of 1970
PL:
Pub.L. 96 - 479 5 Name of Law: National Materials and Minerals
Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980
US Code:
50 USC 98 et seq. Name of Law: Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act
Statute at Large: 64
Stat. 798 Name of Statute: Defense Production Act
The USGS requests 11,716 burden
hours for this information collection, which is a decrease of 1,066
hours: -1,039 hours because of agency adjustments and -27 hours as
a program change. We have deleted three forms that are no longer
used (9-4003-A, 9-4034-Q, and 9-4039-A). We have reported the 27
hours and 54 responses associated with these forms as a program
change. We have increased our burden hour estimate for USGS Form
9-4008-A, which, because of a booming economy and growing
population, has experienced a significant increase in respondents.
For some forms, the decrease in U.S. mining has led to a
corresponding decrease in the number of respondents as operations
have closed. For other forms, company consolidation of reports has
saved reporting time with the number of reporting sites remaining
unchanged. In addition, we have corrected our burden estimates for
USGS Forms 9-4007-A and 9-4008-A by deleting Federal Government
respondents, which were included in our previous estimate.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.