81 FR 85209 - Sunshine Act Meetings

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 227 (November 25, 2016)

Page Range		85209-85209
FR Document		2016-28522

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 2, 2016.

PLACE: Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC, 
9th Floor Commission Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance, enforcement, and examinations 
matters. In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting 
changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date, 
and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.cftc.gov.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202-418-
5964.

Natise Allen,
Executive Assistant.
[FR Doc. 2016-28522 Filed 11-22-16; 4:15 pm]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING DATES: Comments must be submitted on principles, standards or practices other
COMMISSION or before January 24, 2017. than United States generally accepted
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). At
Sunshine Act Meetings identified by ‘‘Form CPO–PQR the same time, the CFTC amended
Instructions,’’ or ‘‘OMB Control No. Regulation 4.27(c)(2) to permit a CPO
TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, that claims relief under Regulation
3038–0005’’ by any of the following
December 2, 2016. 4.22(d) as amended to use the same
methods:
PLACE: Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st • The Agency’s Web site, at http:// alternative accounting principles,
Street NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the standards or practices in presenting and
Commission Conference Room. instructions for submitting comments computing the financial information
STATUS: Closed. through the Web site. that the CPO is required to report on a
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: • Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, quarterly basis to the CFTC in Form
Surveillance, enforcement, and Secretary of the Commission, CPO–PQR. The instructions to Form
examinations matters. In the event that Commodity Futures Trading CPO–PQR, however, specify that all
the time, date, or location of this Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, financial information in the form must
meeting changes, an announcement of 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC be presented and computed in
the change, along with the new time, 20581. accordance with U.S. GAAP.
date, and/or place of the meeting will be • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Accordingly, the CFTC is proposing to
posted on the Commission’s Web site at Mail above. amend the instructions to Form CPO–
http://www.cftc.gov. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// PQR to permit use of alternative
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the accounting principles, standards or
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
instructions for submitting comments practices by CPOs that claim relief
Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. under Regulation 4.22(d), as amended.
through the Portal.
Natise Allen, Please submit your comments using With respect to the collection of
Executive Assistant. only one method. information, the CFTC invites
[FR Doc. 2016–28522 Filed 11–22–16; 4:15 pm] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments on whether the proposed
amendment to Collection 3038–0005 is
BILLING CODE 6351–01–P Christopher Cummings, Special
necessary for the proper performance of
Counsel, Division of Swap Dealer and
the functions of the CFTC, including
Intermediary Oversight, Commodity
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING whether the information will have a
Futures Trading Commission, (202)
COMMISSION practical use, and whether the proposed
418–5445; email: ccummings@cftc.gov.
amendment will increase the burden on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the CPOs who are required to file Form
Agency Information Collection
PRA, Federal agencies must obtain CPO–PQR.
Activities: Comment Request—
approval from the Office of Management All comments must be submitted in
Proposal To Amend Collection 3038–
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of English, or if not, accompanied by an
0005: Instructions to CFTC Form CPO–
information they conduct or sponsor. English translation. Comments will be
PQR
‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined posted as received to http://
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
Commission. and includes agency requests or information that you wish to make
ACTION: Notice. requirements that members of the public available publicly. If you wish the
submit reports, keep records, or provide Commission to consider information
SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures information to a third party. Section that you believe is exempt from
Trading Commission (CFTC) is 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. disclosure under the Freedom of
announcing an opportunity for public 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies Information Act, a petition for
comment on the proposed amendment to provide a 60-day notice in the confidential treatment of the exempt
to the collection of certain information Federal Register concerning each information may be submitted according
by the agency. Under the Paperwork proposed collection of information, to the procedures established in § 145.9
Reduction Act (PRA), Federal agencies including each proposed extension of an of the Commission’s regulations.1
are required to publish notice in the existing collection of information, The Commission reserves the right,
Federal Register concerning each before submitting the collection to OMB but shall have no obligation, to review,
proposed collection of information, for approval. To comply with this pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or
including proposed extension of an requirement, the CFTC is publishing remove any or all of your submission
existing collection of information, and notice of the proposed collection of from http://www.cftc.gov that it may
to allow 60 days for public comment. information listed below. deem to be inappropriate for
This notice solicits comments on the Title: Rules Relating to the Operations publication, such as obscene language.
proposed amendment of the instructions and Activities of Commodity Pool All submissions that have been redacted
to CFTC Form CPO–PQR to permit Operators and Commodity trading or removed that contain comments on
commodity pool operators (CPOs) to use Advisors and to Monthly Reporting by the merits of the Information Collection
specified alternative accounting Futures Commission Merchants (OMB Request will be retained in the public
principles, standards or practices in Control No. 3038–0005). This is a
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comment file and will be considered as
presenting and calculating financial request for comment on a proposed required under the Administrative
information in Form CPO–PQR to the amendment to a currently approved Procedure Act and other applicable
same extent that CPOs are permitted to information collection. laws, and may be accessible under the
use such alternative accounting Abstract: The CFTC has amended Freedom of Information Act.
principles, standards or practices Regulation 4.22(d) to permit a CPO that Burden Statement: The CFTC is not
pursuant to CFTC Regulation 4.22(d)(2) meets certain requirements to present revising its estimate of the burden for
to present and compute financial and compute required Annual Reports
statements in pool Annual Reports. in accordance with specified accounting 1 17 CFR 145.9.

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Dates		10:00 a.m., Friday, December 2, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 85209