82 FR 43946 - Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
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| FR Document | 2017-20025 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 43946-43947] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20025] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (``ICR'') abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 20, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, may be submitted directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (``OIRA'') in OMB, within 30 days of the notice's publication, by either of the following methods. Please identify the comments by OMB Control No. 3038-0079.By email addressed to: [email protected]; or By mail addressed to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. A copy of all comments submitted to OIRA should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') by either of the following methods. The copies should refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0079. By submission through the Commission's Web site: http://comments.cftc.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site; By mail addressed to: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; or By hand delivery/courier to: The address listed above for submission by mail. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Driscoll, Associate Chief Counsel, (202) 418-5544, [email protected]; or Jacob Chachkin, Special Counsel, 202-418-5496, [email protected], both in the CFTC Division of [[Page 43947]] Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight. Supporting statements. A copy of the supporting statements for the collection of information discussed herein may be obtained by visiting http://RegInfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures by Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants (OMB Control No. 3038-0079). This is a request for an amendment to a currently approved information collection. Abstract: In 2012, the Commission promulgated Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants with Counterparties (``External Business Conduct Standards Final Rulemaking'') \1\ which include all of Subpart H of Part 23 of the Commission's regulations (``EBCS Rules'').\2\ In the External Business Conduct Standards Final Rulemaking, the Commission stated that the information collections associated with the EBCS Rules were part of the overall supervision, compliance and recordkeeping requirements imposed by the Commission in certain other rulemakings including, among others, the collection of information for rules on Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures by Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants under Sec. 23.605 under OMB Collection No. 3038-0079. While the collections associated with the EBCS Rules do overlap with the requirements in certain other Commission regulations, the OMB collections associated with those other Commission regulations do not accurately reflect the burdens imposed by the EBCS Rules. The Commission is proposing to amend the information collection under OMB Control No. 3038-0079 to clearly reflect the paperwork burden imposed by the EBCS Rules under Sec. Sec. 23.401-450 and ensure that the paperwork burden of the EBCS Rules is centrally located under OMB Control No. 3038-0079. In addition, the Commission will be retitling the collection under OMB Control No. 3038-0079 ``Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Conflicts of Interest and Business Conduct Standards with Counterparties'' to more accurately reflect its coverage. The collections of information contained in the EBCS Rules are necessary to implement requirements set forth in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act \3\ and for the protection of investors and market participants. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants with Counterparties, 77 FR 9734, Feb. 17, 2012. \2\ Subpart H of Part 23 is titled ``Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Dealing with Counterparties, Including Special Entities.'' Subpart H includes the following provisions: Sec. 23.400 (Scope); Sec. 23.401 (Definitions); Sec. 23.402 (General Provisions); Sec. 23.410 (Prohibition on fraud, manipulation and other abusive practices); Sec. 23.430 (Verification of counterparty eligibility); Sec. 23.431 (Disclosures of material information); Sec. 23.432 (Clearing disclosures); Sec. 23.433 Communications--fair dealing); Sec. 23.434 (Recommendations to counterparties--institutional suitability; Sec. 23.440 (Requirements for swap dealers acting as advisors to Special Entities); Sec. 23.450 (Requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants acting counterparties to Special Entities); and Sec. 23.451 (Political contributions by certain swap dealers). \3\ See Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010). The text of the Dodd-Frank Act may be accessed at: http://www.cftc.gov/ucm/groups/public/@swaps/documents/file/hr4173_enrolledbill.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On June 20, 2017, the Commission published in the Federal Register a notice of the proposed extension of this information collection and provided 60 days for public comment on the proposed extension. See 82 FR 28050 (June 20, 2017). The Commission received no relevant comments. Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is detailed below and includes the burden currently associated with OMB Collection No. 3038-0079 in connection with Sec. 23.605 (Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants) and the EBCS Rules. The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants. Estimated Number of Respondents: 102. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 2,352.9 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 240,000 hours. Frequency of Collection: Ongoing. Comment instructions. All comments must be submitted in English or, if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to http://www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information that you believe is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (``FOIA''), a petition for confidential treatment of the exempt information may be submitted according to the procedures established in Sec. 145.9 of the Commission's regulations, 17 CFR 145.9. The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all of your submission from http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be inappropriate for publication, such as obscene language. All submissions that have been redacted or removed that contain comments on the merits of the ICR will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable laws, and may be accessible under the FOIA. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: September 15, 2017. Robert N. Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2017-20025 Filed 9-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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off Washington. Some of these data- National Oceanic and Atmospheric
limited OFLs may be reviewed and Administration Agency Information Collection
resolved by the SSC at the September Activities Under OMB Review
11–18, 2017 meeting in Boise, Idaho. If RIN 0648–XF694 AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
not, then the full suite of OFLs listed Commission.
above will be reviewed by the SSC Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
ACTION: Notice.
Groundfish Subcommittee at this Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
September 28 webinar meeting. The SUMMARY: In compliance with the
SSC Groundfish Subcommittee will also AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
review additional model runs from the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the
2017 assessment of Pacific ocean perch Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’)
(POP) and may recommend a new Commerce. abstracted below has been forwarded to
assessment of POP as best scientific ACTION: Notice; public meeting. the Office of Management and Budget
information available. Additionally, the (‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The
SSC Groundfish Subcommittee will SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery ICR describes the nature of the
review a paper addressing conditions Management Council’s (Council) information collection and its expected
placed on the west coast bottom trawl Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) costs and burden.
groundfish fishery for shortraker Committee with Advisory Panel (AP) DATES: Comments must be submitted on
rockfish, silvergray rockfish, and will hold a public meeting. or before October 20, 2017.
California skate by the Marine ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
Stewardship Council. DATES: The meeting will be held on
burden estimated or any other aspect of
Friday October 6, 2017. The meeting the information collection, including
No management actions will be will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude no
decided by the SSC’s Groundfish suggestions for reducing the burden,
later than 3 p.m. The meeting will be may be submitted directly to the Office
Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish held via webinar with a telephone-only
Subcommittee members’ role will be of Information and Regulatory Affairs
connection option. For agenda details, (‘‘OIRA’’) in OMB, within 30 days of the
development of recommendations and see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. notice’s publication, by either of the
reports for consideration by the SSC and
ADDRESSES: Information about following methods. Please identify the
Pacific Council at the November
connecting to this webinar based comments by OMB Control No. 3038–
meeting in Costa Mesa, California. 0079.
meeting will be posted on the Council
Although nonemergency issues not Web site at www.mafmc.org two weeks • By email addressed to:
contained in the meeting agendas may prior to meeting. OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov; or
be discussed, those issues may not be • By mail addressed to: Office of
the subject of formal action during these Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Information and Regulatory Affairs,
meetings. Action will be restricted to Management Council, 800 N. State Office of Management and Budget,
those issues specifically listed in this Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Attention: Desk Officer for the
notice and any issues arising after telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Commodity Futures Trading
publication of this notice that require Web site at www.mafmc.org. Commission, 725 17th Street NW.,
emergency action under Section 305(c) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Washington, DC 20503.
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive A copy of all comments submitted to
Conservation and Management Act, Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery OIRA should be sent to the Commodity
provided the public has been notified of Management Council, telephone: (302) Futures Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’
the intent of the SSC Groundfish 526–5255. or ‘‘Commission’’) by either of the
Subcommittee to take final action to following methods. The copies should
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0079.
address the emergency.
purpose of the meeting is to review the • By submission through the
Special Accommodations final list of risk elements to be evaluated Commission’s Web site: http://
by the Council as part of its Ecosystem comments.cftc.gov. Please follow the
These meetings are physically Approach to Fisheries Management. At instructions for submitting comments
accessible to people with disabilities. this meeting, the EOP Committee and through the Web site;
Requests for sign language Advisors will provide final rankings of • By mail addressed to: Christopher
interpretation or other auxiliary aids the risk elements that will be Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
should be directed to Mr. Kris communicated to the full Council at its Commission, Commodity Futures
Kleinschmidt 503–820–2411 at least ten October meeting in Riverhead, NY. Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
days prior to the meeting date. Once adopted, the prioritized risk Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Dated: September 15, 2017. matrix will be used by the Council to Washington, DC 20581; or
inform its future work and scientific • By hand delivery/courier to: The
Tracey L. Thompson,
research plans. address listed above for submission by
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Acting Director, Office of Sustainable mail.
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Dated: September 14, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2017–20038 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] Tracey L. Thompson, Katherine Driscoll, Associate Chief
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Counsel, (202) 418–5544, kdriscoll@
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. cftc.gov; or Jacob Chachkin, Special
[FR Doc. 2017–19976 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] Counsel, 202–418–5496, jchachkin@
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P cftc.gov, both in the CFTC Division of
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Swap Dealer and Intermediary addition, the Commission will be publication, such as obscene language.
Oversight. retitling the collection under OMB All submissions that have been redacted
Supporting statements. A copy of the Control No. 3038–0079 ‘‘Swap Dealer or removed that contain comments on
supporting statements for the collection and Major Swap Participant Conflicts of the merits of the ICR will be retained in
of information discussed herein may be Interest and Business Conduct the public comment file and will be
obtained by visiting http://RegInfo.gov. Standards with Counterparties’’ to more considered as required under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: accurately reflect its coverage. The Administrative Procedure Act and other
Title: Conflicts of Interest Policies and collections of information contained in applicable laws, and may be accessible
Procedures by Swap Dealers and Major the EBCS Rules are necessary to under the FOIA.
Swap Participants (OMB Control No. implement requirements set forth in the (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
3038–0079). This is a request for an Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act 3 and for the Dated: September 15, 2017.
amendment to a currently approved Robert N. Sidman,
information collection. protection of investors and market
participants. Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
Abstract: In 2012, the Commission
promulgated Business Conduct On June 20, 2017, the Commission [FR Doc. 2017–20025 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am]
Standards for Swap Dealers and Major published in the Federal Register a BILLING CODE 6351–01–P
Swap Participants with Counterparties notice of the proposed extension of this
(‘‘External Business Conduct Standards information collection and provided 60
Final Rulemaking’’) 1 which include all days for public comment on the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
of Subpart H of Part 23 of the proposed extension. See 82 FR 28050
Commission’s regulations (‘‘EBCS (June 20, 2017). The Commission Department of the Army
Rules’’).2 In the External Business received no relevant comments.
Burden Statement: The respondent Army Education Advisory
Conduct Standards Final Rulemaking, Subcommittee Meeting Notice
burden for this collection is detailed
the Commission stated that the
below and includes the burden AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
information collections associated with
currently associated with OMB ACTION:Notice of open subcommittee
the EBCS Rules were part of the overall
Collection No. 3038–0079 in connection meeting.
supervision, compliance and
with § 23.605 (Conflicts of Interest
recordkeeping requirements imposed by
Policies and Procedures for Swap SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
the Commission in certain other
Dealers and Major Swap Participants) is publishing this notice to announce
rulemakings including, among others,
and the EBCS Rules. The Commission the following Federal advisory
the collection of information for rules
estimates the burden of this collection committee meeting of the Command and
on Conflicts of Interest Policies and
of information as follows: General Staff College (CGSC) Board of
Procedures by Swap Dealers and Major Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap
Swap Participants under § 23.605 under Visitors, a subcommittee of the Army
Dealers and Major Swap Participants. Education Advisory Committee. This
OMB Collection No. 3038–0079. While Estimated Number of Respondents:
the collections associated with the EBCS meeting is open to the public.
102. DATES: The CGSC Board of Visitors
Rules do overlap with the requirements Estimated Average Burden Hours per
in certain other Commission Subcommittee will meet from 1:00 p.m.
Respondent: 2,352.9 hours. to 5:00 p.m. on November 6 from 8:30
regulations, the OMB collections Estimated Total Annual Burden on
associated with those other Commission a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on November 7, 2017.
Respondents: 240,000 hours.
regulations do not accurately reflect the Frequency of Collection: Ongoing. ADDRESSES: U. S. Army Command and
burdens imposed by the EBCS Rules. Comment instructions. All comments General Staff College, Lewis and Clark
The Commission is proposing to amend must be submitted in English or, if not, Center, 100 Stimson Ave., Bell
the information collection under OMB accompanied by an English translation. Conference Room, Ft. Leavenworth, KS
Control No. 3038–0079 to clearly reflect Comments will be posted as received to 66027.
the paperwork burden imposed by the http://www.cftc.gov. You should submit FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
EBCS Rules under §§ 23.401–450 and only information that you wish to make Robert Baumann, the Alternate
ensure that the paperwork burden of the available publicly. If you wish the Designated Federal Officer for the
EBCS Rules is centrally located under Commission to consider information subcommittee, in writing at Command
OMB Control No. 3038–0079. In that you believe is exempt from and General Staff College, 100 Stimson
disclosure under the Freedom of Ave., Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027, by
1 Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers
Information Act (‘‘FOIA’’), a petition for email at robert.f.baumann.civ@mail.mil
and Major Swap Participants with Counterparties, or by telephone at (913) 684–2742.
77 FR 9734, Feb. 17, 2012.
confidential treatment of the exempt
2 Subpart H of Part 23 is titled ‘‘Business Conduct information may be submitted according SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap to the procedures established in § 145.9 subcommittee meeting is being held
Participants Dealing with Counterparties, Including of the Commission’s regulations, 17 CFR under the provisions of the Federal
Special Entities.’’ Subpart H includes the following 145.9. The Commission reserves the Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
provisions: § 23.400 (Scope); § 23.401 (Definitions);
§ 23.402 (General Provisions); § 23.410 (Prohibition right, but shall have no obligation, to U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
on fraud, manipulation and other abusive review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse Government in the Sunshine Act of
practices); § 23.430 (Verification of counterparty or remove any or all of your submission 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
eligibility); § 23.431 (Disclosures of material from http://www.cftc.gov that it may 41 CFR 102–3.150.
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information); § 23.432 (Clearing disclosures);
§ 23.433 Communications—fair dealing); § 23.434 deem to be inappropriate for Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
(Recommendations to counterparties—institutional of the meeting is to provide the
suitability; § 23.440 (Requirements for swap dealers 3 See Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Subcommittee with an overview of
acting as advisors to Special Entities); § 23.450 Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 CGSC academic programs, with focus on
(Requirements for swap dealers and major swap Stat. 1376 (2010). The text of the Dodd-Frank Act
participants acting counterparties to Special may be accessed at: http://www.cftc.gov/ucm/
the College’s two degree-granting
Entities); and § 23.451 (Political contributions by groups/public/@swaps/documents/file/hr4173_ schools: The Command and General
certain swap dealers). enrolledbill.pdf. Staff School (CGSS) and the School of
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted on or before October 20, 2017. | |
| Contact | Katherine Driscoll, Associate Chief Counsel, (202) 418-5544, [email protected]; or Jacob Chachkin, Special Counsel, 202-418-5496, [email protected], both in the CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight. | |
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