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.
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