Ferrous Metals Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 9-4140-A Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4079-M Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4078-M Molybdenum Concentrates Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4077-A Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4116-MA Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products - Annually Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4047-A Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4120-A Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4116-MA Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4093-M Tungsten Concentrate & Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4076-A Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4071-MA Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4064-M Cobalt Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4050-A Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4048-A Rhenium Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 9-4045-M Iron Ore (usable ore) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 9-4044-A Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
1028-0068 30-day notice Ferrous Metals.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-10-16
1028-0068 SS-A Ferrous Metals 2020-09-29 sts v12.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-09-30
1028-0068 60-day Ferrous Metals Surveys 2020-08-14.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-09-23
1028-0068 SS-B Ferrous Metals 2020-08-11 sts v2.docx Supporting Statement B	2020-09-23
50 USC 2061 Defense production act.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-08-30
50 USC 98 strategic critical materials.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-08-30
30 USC 21a.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-08-30
30 USC 1601.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-08-30
Operation Registration.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-19
User Registration.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197751	Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel Form and Instruction	Modified
197750	Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
197749	Molybdenum Concentrates Form and Instruction	Modified
197748	Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183484	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
183482	Manganese Ore & Products - Annually Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183481	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually Form and Instruction	Modified
183480	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used) Form and Instruction	Modified
183478	Iron & Steel Scrap & Pig Iron (Monthly) Form and Instruction	Modified
183475	Tungsten Concentrate & Products Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183473	Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183472	Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183471	Cobalt Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183470	Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183469	Rhenium Form and Instruction	Modified
183455	Iron Ore (usable ore) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
11231	Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese) Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1028-0068	ICR Reference No: 202006-1028-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201702-1028-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: Steven Stoller
Title: Ferrous Metals Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/19/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	2,208	2,296
Time Burden (Hours)	1,158	1,199
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: 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
   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
  

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:
	85 FR 49672	08/14/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 65868	10/16/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 17

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)	9-4044-A	Iron Ore (containing less than 5% manganese)
Columbium (Niobium) & Tantalum	9-4076-A	Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum
Manganese Ore & Products - Monthly	9-4071-MA	Manganese Ore & Products
Iron Ore (usable ore)	9-4045-M	Iron Ore (Usable ore)
Rhenium	9-4048-A	Rhenium
Manganese Ore & Products - Annually	9-4071-MA	Manganese Ore & Products
Cobalt	9-4064-M	Cobalt
Molybdenum Concentrate – Molybdenum Products	9-4079-M	Molybdenum Concentrate ¿ Molybdenum Products
Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials	9-4050-A	Finished (natural & synthetic) Iron Oxide Pigments & Other Iron Oxide Materials
Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)	9-4120-A	Slag Iron & Steel (sold or used)
Tungsten Concentrate & Products	9-4093-M	Tungsten Concentrate & Products
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
Molybdenum Concentrates	9-4078-M	Molybdenum Concentrates
Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel	9-4140-A	Production, Shipments, and Stocks of Reclaimed Nickel
Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate	9-4077-A	Molybdenum Ore and Concentrate
Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption - Annually	9-4047-A	Nickel -- Stocks, Purchases & Consumption

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,208	2,296	0	0	-88	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,158	1,199	0	0	-41	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $496,525

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: 10/19/2020

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