These 32 forms, covering production,
consumption, stocks, and receipts of nonferrous 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
aluminum, antimony, bauxite, copper, gold, lead platinum, silver,
tin, zinc and others. In addition to quantities produced or
consumed, various forms in which commodities are produced or
consumed are requested, along with the uses of the quantities
consumed. These data are compiled into tables, which are published
monthly,
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:
(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;
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.