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Mineral Policy Act of 1970 does not
inform the meaning of ‘‘fuel mineral’’ in
the Energy Act, uranium nevertheless
qualifies as a ‘‘fuel mineral’’ under the
latter statute. The Energy Act excludes
‘‘fuel minerals’’ from the definition of
critical minerals, and uranium is used
as a fuel: While uranium has important
non-fuel uses, it is a major fuel
commodity in the United States.
Many public comments addressed
issues not directly associated with the
development of the 2022 final list of
critical minerals. Instead, they
addressed regulatory and policy issues.
These comments will be passed on to
other agencies for appropriate
consideration.
A small number of comments
requested the addition of processed
mineral products that were not
evaluated for inclusion on the list in
this cycle. These included high purity
silicon metal and boron carbide, for
example, materials for which USGS
does not have sufficient data to evaluate
at this stage. The USGS appreciates the
input from stakeholders and is
identifying opportunities to include
evaluation of these and other minerals
or mineral products in the next update
of the methodology.
The Department’s list of critical
minerals is not static and will be
reviewed at least every three years and
revised as necessary to reflect current
data on supply, demand, and
concentration of production, as well as
current policy priorities, as required
under the Energy Act. The 2022 final
list of critical minerals was created
using the most recent available data for
non-fuel minerals and the current state
of the methodology for evaluation of
criticality.
The methodology used to develop the
2022 final list of critical minerals is
based on the definition of ‘‘critical
mineral’’ and the criteria specified in
The Energy Act. The methodology was
published by the USGS in 2020 1 and
2021 2 and includes three evaluations:
(1) A quantitative evaluation of supply
risk wherever sufficient data were
available, (2) a semi-quantitative
evaluation of whether the supply chain
had a single point of failure, and (3) a
1 Nassar, N.T., Brainard, J., Gulley, A., Manley, R.,
Matos, G., Lederer, G., Bird, L.R., Pineault, D.,
Alonso, E., Gambogi, J., Fortier, S.M., 2020,
Evaluating the mineral commodity supply risk of
the U.S. manufacturing sector Sci. Adv., 6(8) (2020),
p. eaay8647, https://doi.org/10.1126/
sciadv.aay8647.
2 Nassar, N.T., and Fortier, S.M., 2021,
Methodology and technical input for the 2021
review and revision of the U.S. Critical Minerals
List: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
2021–1045, 31 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/
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qualitative evaluation when other
evaluations were not possible. The
quantitative evaluation uses (A) a net
import reliance indicator of the
dependence of the U.S. manufacturing
sector on foreign supplies, (B) an
enhanced production concentration
indicator which focuses on production
concentration outside of the United
States, and (C) weights for each
producing country’s production
contribution by its ability or willingness
to continue to supply the United States.
Further details on the underlying
rationale and the specific approach, data
sources, and assumptions used to
calculate each component of the supply
risk metrics are described in the
references cited in this notice.
Several comments addressed the
overall methodology that USGS used to
develop the list, including assertions
that the USGS should include
additional quantitative or qualitative
factors. USGS appreciates these
suggestions and will consider them in
future updates to the methodology.
However, the USGS did not find that
any of the comments identified
technical flaws in the factors considered
or data used in the quantitative
methodology that would warrant any
changes in the methodology.
After considering all comments
received, the USGS believes that the
methodology described in USGS OpenFile Report 2021–1045 (https://doi.org/
10.3133/ofr20211045) remains a valid
basis for the review and revision of the
list of critical minerals. Therefore, the
USGS is hereby finalizing the draft list
of 50 critical minerals as the final list.
A listing of which critical minerals are
predominantly recovered as byproducts
and further rationale for excluding
copper, helium, lead, phosphate,
potash, rhenium, silver, strontium, and
uranium from the 2022 final list of
critical minerals are outlined in the
draft list of critical minerals published
in the Federal Register at 86 FR 62199.
Host minerals for critical minerals that
are predominantly recovered as
byproducts are identified in USGS
Open-File Report 2021–1045, p. 11.
The U.S. Government and other
organizations may also use other
definitions and rely on other criteria to
identify a mineral as critical. In
addition, there are many minerals not
on the 2022 final list of critical minerals
that are nevertheless important to the
economic and national security of the
United States. This 2022 final list of
critical minerals is not intended to
replace related terms and definitions of
minerals that are deemed strategic,
critical or otherwise important.

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Authority: E.O. 13817, 82 FR 60835
(December 26, 2017) and The Energy
Act of 2020, Section 7002 of Title VII
(December 27, 2020).
James D. Applegate,
Associate Director for Natural Hazards,
Exercising the Delegated Authority of the
Director, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2022–04027 Filed 2–22–22; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX22LR000F60100; OMB Control Number
1028–0062]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Industrial Minerals
Surveys
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is
proposing to renew an Information
Collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
U.S. Geological Survey, Information
Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise
Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192;
or by email to gs-info_collections@
usgs.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1028–0062 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Elizabeth S. Sangine by
email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 703–648–7720. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
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requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on July 6,
2021, (see 86 FR 35524). One comment
was received from the Bureau of
Economic Analysis supporting the
collection of these data as nationally
important.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comments addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
USGS minerals information Program; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the USGS enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
USGS minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments you submit in response to
this notice are a matter of public record.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information (PII)
in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your PII—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comment to withhold your
PII from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Abstract: Respondents to these forms
supply the USGS with domestic
production and consumption data for
industrial mineral commodities, some of
which are considered strategic and
critical to assist in determining National
Defense Stockpile goals. These data and
derived information will be published
as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks,
monthly Mineral Industry Surveys,
annual Mineral Commodity Summaries,
and special publications for use by
government agencies, industry
education programs, and the general
public.
Title of Collection: Industrial Minerals
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0062.
Form Number: Various, 38 forms.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit institutions:
U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and
consumers of industrial minerals. Public
sector: State and local governments.

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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 17,053.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 17,053.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: For each form, the burden
time ranges from 10 minutes to 5 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 11,727.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘nonhour
cost’’ burdens associated with this IC.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, nor is a person required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authorities for this action are the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the National
Materials and Minerals Policy, Research
and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.), the National Mining and
Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C.
21(a)), the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98
et seq.), and the Defense Production Act
(50 U.S.C. 2061 et seq.).
Michael Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals
Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register
of Historic Places/National Historic
Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW,
MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240,
[email protected], 202–913–3763.
The
properties listed in this notice are being
considered for listing or related actions
in the National Register of Historic
Places. Nominations for their
consideration were received by the
National Park Service before February
12, 2022. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of
36 CFR part 60, comments are being
accepted concerning the significance of
the nominated properties under the
National Register criteria for evaluation.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Nominations submitted by State or
Tribal Historic Preservation Officers:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

GEORGIA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The National Park Service is
soliciting electronic comments on the
significance of properties nominated
before February 12, 2022, for listing or
related actions in the National Register
of Historic Places.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
electronically by March 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged
to be submitted electronically to
National_Register_Submissions@
nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public
Comment on .’’ If you
have no access to email you may send
them via U.S. Postal Service and all
other carriers to the National Register of
Historic Places, National Park Service,
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De Kalb County
College Avenue Bridge, Covered Bridge Ln.
(1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain
Park), Stone Mountain vicinity,
SG100007520
MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex County
Browne-Masonic Building, 126–150 Pleasant
St., Malden, SG100007522
MICHIGAN
Wayne County
Burbank, Luther, Elementary School, (Public
Schools of Detroit MPS), 15600 East State
Fair Ave., Detroit, MP100007521
MISSOURI
Crawford County
Shamrock Court, (Route 66 in Missouri MPS),
1246 South Service Rd., Sullivan,
MP100007530
Jackson County
St. Francis Xavier Parish Church & Rectory,
1001 East 52nd St., Kansas City,
SG100007529
OREGON
Multnomah County
South Park Blocks, 1003 SW Park Ave.,
Portland, SG100007518

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