Ferrous Metals Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 9-4140-A Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4079-M Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4078-M Molybdenum Concentrates Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4077-A Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4116-MA Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products - Annually Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4047-A Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4120-A Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4116-MA Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4106-M Silicon Alloys Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 9-4093-M Tungsten Concentrate & Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4092-A Tungsten Ore & Concentrate Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 9-4076-A Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4064-M Cobalt Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4050-A Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4048-A Rhenium Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4047-MA Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases and Consumption - Monthly Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 9-4045-M Iron Ore (usable ore) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4044-A Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese) Form and Instruction	Modified
20140725 30-day FRN Ferrous Metals FINAL 1028-0068.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-25
1028-0068 SS-A 2014-07-21.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-07-21
1028-0068 SS-B 2014-07-21.docx Supporting Statement B	2014-07-21
1028-0068 web instrument image.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-11
1028-0068 web User Registration.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197751	Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel Form and Instruction	Unchanged
197750	Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
197749	Molybdenum Concentrates Form and Instruction	Modified
197748	Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate Form and Instruction	Modified
183484	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
183482	Manganese Ore & Products - Annually Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183481	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
183480	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used) Form and Instruction	Modified
183478	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly) Form and Instruction	Modified
183476	Silicon Alloys Form and Instruction	Removed
183475	Tungsten Concentrate & Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183474	Tungsten Ore & Concentrate Form and Instruction	Removed
183473	Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum Form and Instruction	Modified
183472	Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183471	Cobalt Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183470	Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials Form and Instruction	Modified
183469	Rhenium Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183468	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases and Consumption - Monthly Form and Instruction	Removed
183455	Iron Ore (usable ore) Form and Instruction	Modified
11231	Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1028-0068	ICR Reference No: 201402-1028-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201210-1028-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: 1028-0068
Title: Ferrous Metals Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/02/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/25/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2014
Responses	2,667	0	3,201
Time Burden (Hours)	1,319	0	1,660
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has policies and responsibilities concerning the management of the Nation's mineral resources and their derived industries. The forms, covering production, consumption, stocks and receipts of ferrous metals commodities, are critical to the metals data collection effort, and are used for military and civilian planning, and Federal policy and economic decisions related to the commodities covered, which include iron ore, nickel, cobalt, manganese, columbium, tantalum, tungsten, silicon, iron and steel scrap, pig iron, and others.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 91 - 631 na Name of Law: National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970
   US Code: 50 USC 98 et seq Name of Law: Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act
   PL: Pub.L. 96 - 479 5(3)f Name of Law: National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980
  

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:
	79 FR 19639	04/09/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 43505	07/25/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 17

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually	9-4116-MA	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron
Molybdenum Concentrates	9-4078-M	Molybdenum Concentrates
Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel	9-4140-A	Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel
Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate	9-4077-A	Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate
Silicon Alloys	9-4106-M	Silicon Alloys
Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually	9-4047-A	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption
Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)	9-4044-A	Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)
Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum	9-4076-A	Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum
Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly	9-4071-MA	Manganese Ore & Products
Iron Ore (usable ore)	9-4045-M	Iron Ore (Usable ore)
Rhenium	9-4048-A	Rhenium
Manganese Ore & Products - Annually	9-4071-MA	Manganese Ore & Products
Cobalt	9-4064-M	Cobalt
Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products	9-4079-M	Molybdenum Concentrate ¿ Molybdenum Products
Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials	9-4050-A	Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials
Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)	9-4120-A	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)
Tungsten Concentrate & Products	9-4093-M	Tungsten Concentrate & Products
Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly)	9-4116-MA	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron
Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases and Consumption - Monthly	9-4047-MA	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases and Consumption
Tungsten Ore & Concentrate	9-4092-A	Tungsten Ore & Concentrate

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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	2,667	3,201	0	-430	-104	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,319	1,660	0	-215	-126	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: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: Three reasons account for the change in burden hours: 1) Changes in the estimated numbers of respondents 2) A reduction in the average burden time per form for USGS Form 9-4044-A from 30 minutes to 15 minutes 3) The conversion to OMB-exempt status for USGS Forms 9-4092-A and 9-4106-M because they will almost certainly not exceed 9 respondents

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $548,663

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: 07/25/2014

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