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OMB Control No:
1028-0062
ICR Reference No:
201205-1028-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200805-1028-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/GS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Industrial Minerals Surveys
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
11/29/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/22/2012
Terms of Clearance:
USGS will provide OMB with more information on how the potential nonresponse bias has been assessed and reduced, as well as fully justify the cutoff sampling based on aspects such as the volume, volatility, and estimation error of the sample.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2015
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2012
Responses
20,255
0
18,339
Time Burden (Hours)
13,794
0
12,639
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Industries that produce and consume industrial minerals use the 40 forms to report production, consumption, stocks, and receipts of industrial mineral commodities (including phosphate rock, sulfur, cement, stone, sand and gravel, etc.). We compile these data into tables, which are published monthly, quarterly, semiannually, and annually. The data collected is used for military and civilian planning, and Federal policy and economic decisions related to the commodities covered.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 91 - 631 2
Name of Law: National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970
PL:
Pub.L. 96 - 479 5
Name of Law: National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980
US Code:
50 USC 98 et seq.
Name of Law: Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act
Statute at Large:
64 Stat. 798
Name of Statute: Defense Production Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
77 FR 6580
02/08/2012
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
77 FR 37704
06/22/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
45
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Ball Clay and Kaolin
9-4017-A
Ball Clay and Kaolin
Barite
9-4011-A
Barite
Bentonite and Fuller's Earth
9-4016-A
Bentonite and Fuller's Earth
Byproduct Sulfurnic Acid
9-4002-A
Byproduct Sulfuric Acid
Common Clay and Shale and Fire Clay
9-4015-A
Common Clay and Shale and Fire Clay
Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (Private Sector)
9-4008-A
Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used
Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used (State & Local Govt)
9-4008-A
Construction Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used
Construction Sand and Gravel Crushed and Broken Stone
9-4142-Q
Crushed and Broken Stone and Construction Sand and Gravel
Construction Sand and Gravel and Crushed and Broken Stone (State and Local)
9-4142-Q
Crushed and Broken Stone and Construction Sand and Gravel (State and Local)
Crude Iodine
9-4023-A
Crude Iodine
Crude Mica
9-4020-A
Crude Mica
Crude Perlite
9-4024-A
Crude Perlite
Diatomite
9-4036-A
Diatomite
Dimension Stone (Including Slate)
9-4009-A
Dimension Stone (Including Slate)
Elemental Sulfur
9-4029-M
Elemental Sulfur (purity of 97% or better)
Exfoliated Vermiculite
9-4005-A
Exfoliated Vermiculate
Expanded Perlite
9-4025-A
Expanded Perlite
Feldspar
9-4032-A
Feldspar
Fertilizer Minerals
9-4144-S
Fertilizer Materials
Ground Mica (Including Sericite)
9-4018-A
Ground Mica (Including Sericite)
Gypsum
9-4006-A
Gypsum
Gypsum (Six Month Report)
9-4031-S
Gypsum (Six Month Report)
Industrial Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used
9-4010-A
Industrial Sand and Gravel - Sold or Used
Lime
9-4001-A
Lime
Marketable Phosphate Rock
9-4030-M
Marketable Phosphate Rock
Metallic Abrasives
9-4033-Q
Metallic Abrasives
Mica Splittings
9-4019-A
Mica Splittings
Natural Graphite Consumption
9-4022-A
Natural Graphite Consumption
Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (Private Sector)
9-4028-A
Natural and Synthetic Gem Material
Natural and Synthetic Gem Material (State/Local Govt)
9-4028-A
Natural and Synthetic Gem Material
Peat
9-4026-A
Peat
Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid
9-4035-S
Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid
Portland Masonry Cement (State and Local)
9-4039-M
Portland and Masonry Cement (Monthly - State and Local)
Portland and Masonry Cement
9-4041-A
Portland and Masonry Cement
Portland and Masonry Cement (State and Local)
9-4041-A
Portland and Masonry Cement (Annual State and Local)
Portland, Blended, and Masonry Cement
9-4039-M
Portland, Blended, and Masonry Cement
Production of Natural Zeolites
9-4115-A
Production of Natural Zeolites
Pumice and Pumicite (including Volcanic Ash)
9-4004-A
Pumice and Pumicite [Including Volcanic Ash]
Quartz Crystal
9-4014-A
Quartz Crystal
Salt Company Report
9-4012-A
Salt Company Report
Salt Plant Report
9-4013-A
Salt Plant Report
Stone - Crushed and Broken (State/local govt)
9-4007-A
Stone - Crushed and Broken
Stone-Crushed and Broken (Private Sector)
9-4007-A
Stone - Crushed and Broken
Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid
9-4027-A
Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid
Synthetic Graphite
9-4112-A
Synthetic Graphite
Talc, Soapstone, and Pyrophyllite
9-4021-A
Talc, Soapstone, and Pyrophyllite
ICR Summary 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
20,255
18,339
0
393
1,523
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
13,794
12,639
0
182
973
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:
9-4028 for state and local government is removed because only private industry responds to that survey. This is the reason for the "Program Change Due to Agency Discretion" The burden is reduced by 10 responses and 3 burden hours. The USGS is revising USGS Forms 9-4004-A (Pumice and Pumicite [including Volcanic Ash]), 9-4027-A (Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid), and 9-4035-S (Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid). USGS Form 9-4027-A is being renamed from Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid Sold or Used by End Use Industries and USGS Form 9-4035-S is being renamed from Phosphate Rock. USGS Form 9-4144-S (Fertilizer Materials) is a new canvass form to be included in this information collection. As an Industrial Minerals Survey, USGS Form 9-4142-Q is an existing canvass included under OMB Control No. 1028-0065 which is being transferred to this information collection where it more logically belongs. Based on feedback received from industry contacts, the revisions (density and units of measure) to USGS Form 9-4004-A clarify the data being reported. USGS Form 4027-A collects annual data on elemental sulfur and sulfuric acid sold and used. This revision also collects data on sulfuric acid production. Production data for sulfuric acid is important because it is used directly and indirectly in many industries; the largest consumer is the fertilizer industry. Information collected on sulfuric acid production is important to the public and private sector to fully understand supply and demand. USGS Form 9-4035-S collects semiannual data on the production of crude and marketable phosphate rock mined and marketable phosphate rock sold or used. This revision also collects data on the production of phosphoric acid. Phosphoric acid is the primary product produced from phosphate rock and the feedstock for most phosphate fertilizers. USGS Form 9-4144-S will collect semiannual data from the fertilizer industry on the production of nitrogen and phosphate compounds and associated fertilizer materials.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$3,112,817
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Shari Baloch 703 648-7174 smbaloch@usgs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
06/22/2012
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