Ferrous Metals Surveys

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

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

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

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

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
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/25/2014
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	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

table that charts list of burden

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

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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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