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	Repair queued
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	Repair queued
Form 9-4079-M Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form 9-4078-M Molybdenum Concentrates	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 9-4078-M Molybdenum Concentrates	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4077-A Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
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	Repair queued
Form 9-4116-MA Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products - Annually	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form 9-4047-A Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption	Form and Instruction	Modified	Missing upstream
Form 9-4047-A Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4120-A Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
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	Repair queued
Form 9-4116-MA Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4093-M Tungsten Concentrate & Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form 9-4093-M Tungsten Concentrate & Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form 9-4076-A Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4076-A Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form 9-4064-M Cobalt	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 9-4064-M Cobalt	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4050-A Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
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	Modified	Missing upstream
Form 9-4048-A Rhenium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 9-4045-M Iron Ore (Usable ore)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
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	Repair queued
Form 9-4044-A Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Published 30-day 89 14517.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-02-27	Repair queued
Published 30-day 89 14517.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-02-27	Available
1028-0068 Ferrous Metal 30-day FRN updated.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-11-28	Repair queued
1028-0068 Ferrous Metal 30-day FRN updated.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-11-28	Available
1028-0068 Ferrous Metals 60-day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-10-05	Missing upstream
1028-0068 Ferrous Metals 60-day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-10-05	Available
1028-0068 Ferrous Metals 20231128 .docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-11-28	Repair queued
1028-0068 Ferrous Metals 20231128 .docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-11-28	Available
1028-0068 SS-B Ferrous Metals 20230830 sts v2.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2023-10-05	Repair queued
1028-0068 SS-B Ferrous Metals 20230830 sts v2.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2023-10-05	Available
50 USC 2061 Defense production act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Repair queued
50 USC 2061 Defense production act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Available
50 USC 98 strategic critical materials.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Missing upstream
50 USC 98 strategic critical materials.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Available
30 USC 21a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Repair queued
30 USC 21a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Available
30 USC 1601.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Repair queued
30 USC 1601.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-08-30	Available
Operation Registration.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-07-19	Repair queued
Operation Registration.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-07-19	Available
User Registration.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-07-18	Repair queued
User Registration.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-07-18	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
197751	Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
197750	Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Molybdenum Concentrate ¿ Molybdenum Products
197750	Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
197749	Molybdenum Concentrates	Form and Instruction	Modified	Molybdenum Concentrates
197749	Molybdenum Concentrates	Form and Instruction	Modified
197748	Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate	Form and Instruction	Modified	Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate
197748	Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate	Form and Instruction	Modified
183484	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually	Form and Instruction	Modified	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron
183484	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually	Form and Instruction	Modified
183482	Manganese Ore & Products - Annually	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Manganese Ore & Products
183482	Manganese Ore & Products - Annually	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183481	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually	Form and Instruction	Modified	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption
183481	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually	Form and Instruction	Modified
183480	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)
183480	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)	Form and Instruction	Modified
183478	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron
183478	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly)	Form and Instruction	Modified
183475	Tungsten Concentrate & Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Tungsten Concentrate & Products
183475	Tungsten Concentrate & Products	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183473	Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum	Form and Instruction	Modified	Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum
183473	Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum	Form and Instruction	Modified
183472	Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Manganese Ore & Products
183472	Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183471	Cobalt	Form and Instruction	Modified	Cobalt
183471	Cobalt	Form and Instruction	Modified
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
183470	Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials	Form and Instruction	Modified
183469	Rhenium	Form and Instruction	Modified	Rhenium
183469	Rhenium	Form and Instruction	Modified
183455	Iron Ore (usable ore)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Iron Ore (Usable ore)
183455	Iron Ore (usable ore)	Form and Instruction	Modified
11231	Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)
11231	Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1028-0068	ICR Reference No: 202310-1028-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-1028-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: Steven Stoller
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: 08/04/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/27/2024
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	2,718	0	2,208
Time Burden (Hours)	1,364	0	1,158
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): 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 Materials Stock Piling Act
   US Code: 30 USC 21 (a) Name of Law: National Mining and Minerals Polcy Act of 1970
   US Code: 30 USC 1601 et seq. 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:
	88 FR 66883	09/28/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 14517	02/27/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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
Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel	9-4140-A	Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel
Rhenium	9-4048-A	Rhenium
Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)	9-4120-A	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)
Tungsten Concentrate & Products	9-4093-M	Tungsten Concentrate & Products

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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	2,718	2,208	0	496	14	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,364	1,158	0	142	64	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Updated form 9-4076-A Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum. Increased responses and burden hours accordingly.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $501,496

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.     No

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.     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? No

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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: 02/27/2024

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