Nonferrous Metals Surveys

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form C88 Scandium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form G43 Precious Metals	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C90 Gallium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C87 Rare Earths	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C85 Thorium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C84 Magnesium Compounds	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C71 Slab Zinc	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C70 Zinc	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C65 Titanium Materials	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C62 Tin	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C58 Lead and Smelter	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C54 Scrap Copper, Brass and Nickel	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C53 Consumption of Copper	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C52 Aluminum Scrap	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C49 Lead and Titanium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C39 Zirconium and Hafnium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C31 Magnesium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C11 Bismuth	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C06 Antimony	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C04 Alumina	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C01 Bauxite	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form G47 Gold and Silver mining	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C78 Lode Mine	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C63 Pig Tin	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C62 Tin	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C58 Lead and Smelter	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C55 Copper material	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C52 Aluminum scrap	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form G37 Titanium metal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form c21 Copper	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
1028-0053 30-day Nonferrous metals 2018-05-30.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-05-30	Available
1028-0053 SS-A Nonferrous Metals 2018-05-08.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-05-08	Available
50 USC 2061 Defense production act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-27	Available
50 USC 98 strategic critical materials.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-27	Available
30 USC 21a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-27	Available
30 USC 1601.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-27	Available
1028-0053 60-d Nonferrous metals 2018-02-16.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-27	Available
1028-0053 SS-B Nonferrous Metals 2018-03-16.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2018-03-27	Available
Appendix 2015-03-09.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-03-25	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
200534	Scandium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Scandium
186639	Refinery Production of Precious Metals	Form and Instruction	Modified	Precious Metals
186638	Gallium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Gallium
186637	Rare Earths	Form and Instruction	Modified	Rare Earths
186636	Thorium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Thorium
186635	Magnesium Compounds	Form and Instruction	Modified	Magnesium Compounds
186633	Slab Zinc (Annual)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Slab Zinc
186632	Zinc (Annual)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Zinc
186631	Titanium Materials	Form and Instruction	Modified	Titanium Materials
186630	Tin (Annual)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Tin
186629	Lead and Smelter (Annual)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Lead and Smelter
186628	Scrap Copper, Brass and Nickel	Form and Instruction	Modified	Scrap Copper, Brass and Nickel
186627	Consumption of Copper	Form and Instruction	Modified	Consumption of Copper
186626	Aluminum Scrap (Annual)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Aluminum Scrap
186625	Lead and Titanium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Lead and Titanium
186624	Zirconium and Hafnium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Zirconium and Hafnium
186622	Magnesium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Magnesium
186620	Bismuth (Annual)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Bismuth
186619	Primary Antimony (Annual)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Antimony
186618	Alumina	Form and Instruction	Modified	Alumina
186616	Bauxite	Form and Instruction	Modified	Bauxite
186615	Mine Production of Gold and Silver (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Gold and Silver mining
186614	Lode Mine Production (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Lode Mine
186611	Pig Tin	Form and Instruction	Modified	Pig Tin
186610	Tin (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Tin
186609	Lead and Smelter (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Lead and Smelter
186608	Copper Materials	Form and Instruction	Modified	Copper material
186607	Aluminum Scrap (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Aluminum scrap
186604	Titanium Metal	Form and Instruction	Modified	Titanium metal
11199	Copper	Form and Instruction	Modified	Copper

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1028-0053	ICR Reference No: 201710-1028-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201501-1028-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: Steven Stoller
Title: Nonferrous Metals Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/27/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/30/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2018
Responses	3,647	0	4,252
Time Burden (Hours)	2,636	0	3,212
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These 27 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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
   US Code: 30 USC 1601 et seq. Name of Law: The National Minerals and Policies Act of 1970
  

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:
	83 FR 7065	02/16/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 24817	05/30/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 30

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alumina	C04	Alumina
Aluminum Scrap (Annual)	C52	Aluminum Scrap
Aluminum Scrap (Monthly)	C52	Aluminum scrap
Bauxite	C01	Bauxite
Bismuth (Annual)	C11	Bismuth
Consumption of Copper	C53	Consumption of Copper
Copper	c21	Copper
Copper Materials	C55	Copper material
Gallium	C90	Gallium
Lead and Smelter (Annual)	C58	Lead and Smelter
Lead and Smelter (Monthly)	C58	Lead and Smelter
Lead and Titanium	C49	Lead and Titanium
Lode Mine Production (Monthly)	C78	Lode Mine
Magnesium	C31	Magnesium
Magnesium Compounds	C84	Magnesium Compounds
Mine Production of Gold and Silver (Monthly)	G47	Gold and Silver mining
Pig Tin	C63	Pig Tin
Primary Antimony (Annual)	C06	Antimony
Rare Earths	C87	Rare Earths
Refinery Production of Precious Metals	G43	Precious Metals
Scandium	C88	Scandium
Scrap Copper, Brass and Nickel	C54	Scrap Copper, Brass and Nickel
Slab Zinc (Annual)	C71	Slab Zinc
Thorium	C85	Thorium
Tin (Annual)	C62	Tin
Tin (Monthly)	C62	Tin
Titanium Materials	C65	Titanium Materials
Titanium Metal	G37	Titanium metal
Zinc (Annual)	C70	Zinc
Zirconium and Hafnium	C39	Zirconium and Hafnium

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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	3,647	4,252	0	0	-605	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,636	3,212	0	0	-576	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We estimate that there will be 3,647 annual responses totaling 2,636 burden hours. This is a net decrease of 605 responses and 576 burden hours from our previous request of 4,252 responses and 3,212 burden hours. The difference represents an adjustment in estimated resources and corresponding burden hours based upon mergers, closures, and our experience in administering this program over the last 3 years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $718,632

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 05/30/2018

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