Industrial Minerals Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 9-4142-Q Construction Sand and Gravel and Crushed and Broken Stone (State and Local) Form and Instruction	New
Form 9-4041-A Portland and Masonry Cement (State and Local) Form and Instruction	New
Form 9-4039-M Portland Masonry Cement (State and Local) Form and Instruction	New
Form 9-4142-Q Construction Sand and Gravel Crushed and Broken Stone Form and Instruction	New
Form 9-4144-S Fertilizer Minerals Form and Instruction	New
Form 9-4115-A Production of Natural Zeolites Form	Modified
Form 9-4112-A Synthetic Graphite Form	Modified
Form 9-4041-A Portland and Masonry Cement Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4039-M Portland, Blended, and Masonry Cement Form	Modified
Form 9-4036-A Diatomite Form	Modified
Form 9-4035-S Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4033-Q Metallic Abrasives Form	Modified
Form 9-4032-A Feldspar Form	Modified
Form 9-4031-S Gypsum (Six Month Report) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4030-M Marketable Phosphate Rock Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4029-M Elemental Sulfur Form	Modified
Form 9-4028-A Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (State/Local Govt) Form	Removed
Form 9-4028-A Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (Private Sector) Form	Modified
Form 9-4027-A Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4019-A Mica Splittings Form	Modified
Form 9-4026-A Peat Form	Modified
Form 9-4025-A Expanded Perlite Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4024-A Crude Perlite Form	Modified
Form 9-4023-A Crude Iodine Form	Modified
Form 9-4022-A Natural Graphite Consumption Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4021-A Talc, Soapstone, and Pyrophyllite Form	Modified
Form 9-4020-A Crude Mica Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4018-A Ground Mica (Including Sericite) Form	Modified
Form 9-4017-A Ball Clay and Kaolin Form	Modified
Form 9-4016-A Bentonite and Fuller's Earth Form	Modified
Form 9-4015-A Common Clay and Shale and Fire Clay Form	Modified
Form 9-4014-A Quartz Crystal Form	Modified
Form 9-4013-A Salt Plant Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4012-A Salt Company Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4011-A Barite Form	Modified
Form 9-4010-A Industrial Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used Form	Modified
Form 9-4009-A Dimension Stone (Including Slate) Form	Modified
Form 9-4007-A Stone - Crushed and Broken (State/local govt) Form	Modified
Form 9-4008-A Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (State & Local Govt) Form	Modified
Form 9-4008-A Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (Private Sector) Form	Modified
Form 9-4007-A Stone-Crushed and Broken (Private Sector) Form	Modified
Form 9-4006-A Gypsum Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4005-A Exfoliated Vermiculite Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4004-A Pumice and Pumicite (including Volcanic Ash) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4002-A Byproduct Sulfurnic Acid Form	Modified
Form 9-4001-A Lime Form	Modified
Industrial Minerals Survey 30 Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-06-22
proprietary_data_brochure.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-05-23
Operation Registration.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-05-23
User Registration.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-05-23
60 Day Published FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-05-23
1028-0062_Supporting Statement A_V3.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-05-30
10280-0062-Updated Supporting Statement B_11212012.docx Supporting Statement B	2012-11-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
202419	Construction Sand and Gravel and Crushed and Broken Stone (State and Local) Form and Instruction	New
202418	Portland and Masonry Cement (State and Local) Form and Instruction	New
202417	Portland Masonry Cement (State and Local) Form and Instruction	New
202414	Construction Sand and Gravel Crushed and Broken Stone Form and Instruction	New
202413	Fertilizer Minerals Form and Instruction	New
185377	Production of Natural Zeolites Form	Modified
179329	Synthetic Graphite Form	Modified
179328	Portland and Masonry Cement Form and Instruction	Modified
179327	Portland, Blended, and Masonry Cement Form	Modified
179325	Diatomite Form	Modified
179324	Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid Form and Instruction	Modified
179323	Metallic Abrasives Form	Modified
179322	Feldspar Form	Modified
179321	Gypsum (Six Month Report) Form and Instruction	Modified
179320	Marketable Phosphate Rock Form and Instruction	Modified
179319	Elemental Sulfur Form	Modified
179316	Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (State/Local Govt) Form	Removed
179315	Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (Private Sector) Form	Modified
179314	Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid Form and Instruction	Modified
179313	Mica Splittings Form	Modified
179299	Peat Form	Modified
179298	Expanded Perlite Form and Instruction	Modified
179297	Crude Perlite Form	Modified
179296	Crude Iodine Form	Modified
179294	Natural Graphite Consumption Form and Instruction	Modified
179292	Talc, Soapstone, and Pyrophyllite Form	Modified
179289	Crude Mica Form and Instruction	Modified
179287	Ground Mica (Including Sericite) Form	Modified
179286	Ball Clay and Kaolin Form	Modified
179285	Bentonite and Fuller's Earth Form	Modified
179283	Common Clay and Shale and Fire Clay Form	Modified
179282	Quartz Crystal Form	Modified
179280	Salt Plant Report Form and Instruction	Modified
179279	Salt Company Report Form and Instruction	Modified
179278	Barite Form	Modified
179277	Industrial Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used Form	Modified
179274	Dimension Stone (Including Slate) Form	Modified
179267	Stone - Crushed and Broken (State/local govt) Form	Modified
179262	Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (State & Local Govt) Form	Modified
179261	Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (Private Sector) Form	Modified
179260	Stone-Crushed and Broken (Private Sector) Form	Modified
179259	Gypsum Form and Instruction	Modified
179258	Exfoliated Vermiculite Form and Instruction	Modified
179257	Pumice and Pumicite (including Volcanic Ash) Form and Instruction	Modified
179256	Byproduct Sulfurnic Acid Form	Modified
11221	Lime Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1028-0062	ICR Reference No: 201205-1028-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-1028-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/29/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/22/2012
Terms of Clearance: USGS will provide OMB with more information on how the potential nonresponse bias has been assessed and reduced, as well as fully justify the cutoff sampling based on aspects such as the volume, volatility, and estimation error of the sample.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2012
Responses	20,255	0	18,339
Time Burden (Hours)	13,794	0	12,639
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Industries that produce and consume industrial minerals use the 40 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 6580	02/08/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 37704	06/22/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 45

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (State/Local Govt)	9-4028-A	Natural and Synthetic Gem Material
Production of Natural Zeolites	9-4115-A	Production of Natural Zeolites
Talc, Soapstone, and Pyrophyllite	9-4021-A	Talc, Soapstone, and Pyrophyllite
Feldspar	9-4032-A	Feldspar
Salt Plant Report	9-4013-A	Salt Plant Report
Diatomite	9-4036-A	Diatomite
Portland, Blended, and Masonry Cement	9-4039-M	Portland, Blended, and Masonry Cement
Natural Graphite Consumption	9-4022-A	Natural Graphite Consumption
Stone-Crushed and Broken (Private Sector)	9-4007-A	Stone - Crushed and Broken
Crude Mica	9-4020-A	Crude Mica
Synthetic Graphite	9-4112-A	Synthetic Graphite
Pumice and Pumicite (including Volcanic Ash)	9-4004-A	Pumice and Pumicite [Including Volcanic Ash]
Quartz Crystal	9-4014-A	Quartz Crystal
Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid	9-4035-S	Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid
Marketable Phosphate Rock	9-4030-M	Marketable Phosphate Rock
Common Clay and Shale and Fire Clay	9-4015-A	Common Clay and Shale and Fire Clay
Barite	9-4011-A	Barite
Dimension Stone (Including Slate)	9-4009-A	Dimension Stone (Including Slate)
Mica Splittings	9-4019-A	Mica Splittings
Elemental Sulfur	9-4029-M	Elemental Sulfur (purity of 97% or better)
Lime	9-4001-A	Lime
Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid	9-4027-A	Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid
Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (Private Sector)	9-4028-A	Natural and Synthetic Gem Material
Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (Private Sector)	9-4008-A	Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used
Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (State & Local Govt)	9-4008-A	Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used
Stone - Crushed and Broken (State/local govt)	9-4007-A	Stone - Crushed and Broken
Byproduct Sulfurnic Acid	9-4002-A	Byproduct Sulfuric Acid
Gypsum	9-4006-A	Gypsum
Peat	9-4026-A	Peat
Crude Iodine	9-4023-A	Crude Iodine
Bentonite and Fuller's Earth	9-4016-A	Bentonite and Fuller's Earth
Crude Perlite	9-4024-A	Crude Perlite
Metallic Abrasives	9-4033-Q	Metallic Abrasives
Industrial Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used	9-4010-A	Industrial Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used
Salt Company Report	9-4012-A	Salt Company Report
Exfoliated Vermiculite	9-4005-A	Exfoliated Vermiculate
Ground Mica (Including Sericite)	9-4018-A	Ground Mica (Including Sericite)
Expanded Perlite	9-4025-A	Expanded Perlite
Ball Clay and Kaolin	9-4017-A	Ball Clay and Kaolin
Portland and Masonry Cement	9-4041-A	Portland and Masonry Cement
Gypsum (Six Month Report)	9-4031-S	Gypsum (Six Month Report)
Fertilizer Minerals	9-4144-S	Fertilizer Materials
Construction Sand and Gravel Crushed and Broken Stone	9-4142-Q	Crushed and Broken Stone and Construction Sand and Gravel
Portland Masonry Cement (State and Local)	9-4039-M	Portland and Masonry Cement (Monthly - State and Local)
Portland and Masonry Cement (State and Local)	9-4041-A	Portland and Masonry Cement (Annual State and Local)
Construction Sand and Gravel and Crushed and Broken Stone (State and Local)	9-4142-Q	Crushed and Broken Stone and Construction Sand and Gravel (State and Local)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	20,255	18,339	0	393	1,523	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,794	12,639	0	182	973	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: 9-4028 for state and local government is removed because only private industry responds to that survey. This is the reason for the "Program Change Due to Agency Discretion" The burden is reduced by 10 responses and 3 burden hours. The USGS is revising USGS Forms 9-4004-A (Pumice and Pumicite [including Volcanic Ash]), 9-4027-A (Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid), and 9-4035-S (Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid). USGS Form 9-4027-A is being renamed from Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid Sold or Used by End Use Industries and USGS Form 9-4035-S is being renamed from Phosphate Rock. USGS Form 9-4144-S (Fertilizer Materials) is a new canvass form to be included in this information collection. As an Industrial Minerals Survey, USGS Form 9-4142-Q is an existing canvass included under OMB Control No. 1028-0065 which is being transferred to this information collection where it more logically belongs. Based on feedback received from industry contacts, the revisions (density and units of measure) to USGS Form 9-4004-A clarify the data being reported. USGS Form 4027-A collects annual data on elemental sulfur and sulfuric acid sold and used. This revision also collects data on sulfuric acid production. Production data for sulfuric acid is important because it is used directly and indirectly in many industries; the largest consumer is the fertilizer industry. Information collected on sulfuric acid production is important to the public and private sector to fully understand supply and demand. USGS Form 9-4035-S collects semiannual data on the production of crude and marketable phosphate rock mined and marketable phosphate rock sold or used. This revision also collects data on the production of phosphoric acid. Phosphoric acid is the primary product produced from phosphate rock and the feedstock for most phosphate fertilizers. USGS Form 9-4144-S will collect semiannual data from the fertilizer industry on the production of nitrogen and phosphate compounds and associated fertilizer materials.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,112,817

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/22/2012

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