Survey message about proprietary data

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INDIVIDUAL COMPANY DATA - PROPRIETARY
Unless authorization is granted by you, the data furnished in this report will be treated in confidence by the
Department of the Interior, except that they may be disclosed to Federal defense agencies, or to the Congress upon
official request for appropriate purposes. Unless objection is made in writing to the USGS, the information furnished in
this report may be disclosed to the respondent's State Geological Survey (or similar State Agency) if the State has
appropriate safeguards to prevent disclosing company proprietary data.
Public reporting burden for this voluntary collection of information is estimated to average 45 MINUTES per response.
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Comments regarding this collection of information should be directed
to: U.S. Geological Survey, Statistics and Information Systems Section, 988 National Center, Reston, VA 20192.
Collection of nonfuel minerals information is authorized by Public Law 96-479 and the Defense Production Act. This
information is used to support executive policy decisions pertaining to emergency preparedness, national defense,
and analyses for minerals legislation and industrial trends. The USGS relies on your voluntary and timely response to
assure that its information is complete and accurate.
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6/21/2016