These 30 forms, covering production, consumption, stocks, and receipts of nonferrous 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 in this collection request. Respondents use these forms to supply the USGS with domestic production and consumption data of nonferrous and related nonfuel mineral commodities, some of which are considered strategic and critical. This information will be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbook, monthly Mineral Industry Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, and special publications, for use by Government agencies, industry, education programs, and the general public.
US Code:
30 USC 1601 et seq.
Name of Law: The National Minerals and Policies Act of 1970
US Code:
50 USC 2061 et seq.
Name of Law: Defense Production Act
US Code:
50 USC 98 et seq.
Name of Law: Strategic and Critical Stock Piling Act
US Code:
42 USC 6901 et seq.
Name of Law: National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980
Estimated public reporting burden for USGS Form 9-4074-A (Zirconium and Hafnium) is being reduced to an average of 1 hour per response-down from 2 hours per response for the last renewal. No changes are proposed to this form.
USGS Form 9-4057-A (Primary Antimony) and USGS Form 9-4060-A (Bismuth) are being converted from annual and quarterly frequencies to annual only based on the industry's preference for annual canvasses, low response rates to the quarterly canvasses along with USGS efforts to increase the overall response rate for these voluntary canvasses, and limited seasonality to the data collected that allows annual data reporting to be sufficient for Government and industry data analyses.
USGS Form 9-4094-A (Zinc) and USGS Form 9-4095-A (Slab Zinc) are being converted from annual and monthly frequencies to annual only based on the industry's preference for annual canvasses, low response rates to the monthly canvasses along with USGS efforts to increase the overall response rate for these voluntary canvasses, and limited seasonality to the data collected that allows annual data reporting to be sufficient for Government and industry data analysis.
USGS Forms 9-4053-A (Mine Production of Gold and Silver), 9-4073-A (Mercury), and 9-4097-A (Lode Mine Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc) are still used but were removed from the IC list because of a permanent decrease in respondents.
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.
Form 9-4128-A Scandium
1028-0053 Nonferrous SS-A 2015-04-10.docx
Appendix 2015-03-09.doc
1028-0053 60-day Nonferrous metals Published 2015-01382.pdf
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