82 FR 52890 - Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 219 (November 15, 2017)

Page Range		52890-52893
FR Document		2017-24683

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.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 December 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimate 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 this notice's 
publication by either of the

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following methods. Please identify the comments by ``OMB Control No. 
3038-XXXX.''
     By email addressed to: [email protected] or
     By mail addressed to: The 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 (the ``Commission'') by either of 
the following methods. The copies should refer to ``OMB Control No. 
3038-XXXX.''
     By mail addressed to: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary 
of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three 
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581;
     By Hand Delivery/Courier to the same address; or
     Through the Commission's Web site at http://comments.cftc.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting 
comments through the Web site.
    A copy of the supporting statements for the collection of 
information discussed herein may be obtained by visiting http://RegInfo.gov.
    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, 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.\1\ 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 Freedom of 
Information Act.
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    \1\ 17 CFR 145.9.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Smith, Director, Office of 
Proceedings, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-5371; 
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email: [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-XXXX.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Reparations Complaint, CFTC Form 30 (OMB Control No. 3038-
XXXX). This is a request for approval of a new information collection.
    Abstract: Pursuant to Section 14 of the Commodity Exchange Act, 
members of the public may apply to the Commission to seek damages 
against Commission registrants for alleged violations of the Act and/or 
Commission regulations. The legislative intent of the Reparations 
program was to provide a low-cost, speedy, and effective forum for the 
resolution of customer complaints and to sanction individuals and firms 
found to have violated the Act and/or any regulations.
    In 1984, the Commission promulgated Part 12 of the Commission 
regulations to administer Section 14. Rule 12.13 provides the standards 
and procedures for filing a Reparations complaint. Specifically, 
subparagraph (b) describes the form and content requirements of a 
complaint. CFTC Form 30 mirrors the requirements set forth in 
subparagraph (b).
    The Commission began utilizing Form 30 in or about 1984. The form 
was created to assist customers, who are typically pro se and non-
lawyers. It was also designed as a way to provide proper notice to 
respondents of the charges against them. This form is critical to 
fulfilling this policy goal. Accordingly, the Commission is requesting 
an OMB control number to continue the use of Form 30.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the 
CFTC's regulations were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 
(Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on September 1, 2017 (82 FR 41614). The Commission did not 
receive any relevant comments on the 60-day notice.
    Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to be as follows:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Commodity futures customers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 1.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22.5.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

    Dated: November 8, 2017.
Robert N. Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.

    Note: The following appendix will not appear in the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

Appendix to Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review--
CFTC Form 30

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paraprofessionals/paralegals. The mean survey by the National Association of will be approximately $66.88 per hour.
hourly rate for financial administrator is Legal Assistants. Using those Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the
$40.84 according to the Bureau of Labor proportions and the estimated rates of respondent cost burden for submitting
Statistics’ Occupational Employment $40.84 per hour for financial the information in this collection will be
Statistics program (OES 15–1141). The administrators and $145 per hour for approximately $293,993.33 per year.
mean hourly rate for paralegals is $145 paraprofessionals, the USPTO estimates
according to the 2016 compensation that the average rate for all respondents

Estimated time for Estimated annual Estimated annual Rate Total hourly cost
IC No. Item response responses burden hours ($/hr) burden
(minutes)

(a) (b) (a) × (b)/60 = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e)

1 ................. Credit Card Payment 2 87,874 2,929.13 66.88 $195,900.44
Form.
(PTO–2038) ...................
2 ................. Deposit Account Replen- 2 20,843 694.77 66.88 46,465.99
ishment.
3 ................. Refund Request ............ 4 8,079 538.60 66.88 36,021.57
4 ................. Financial Manager 7 2,000 233.33 66.88 15,605.33
Stored Payment Meth-
ods.

Total .... ........................................ .............................. 118,796 4,395.83 .............................. 293,993.33

Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) or service being paid for by credit card, (d) Ways to minimize the burden of
Respondent Cost Burden: $112,725.00. but some customers may submit just the the collection of information on
There are no capital start-up, Credit Card Payment Form without respondents, e.g., the use of automated
maintenance, or recordkeeping costs additional supporting documents. The collection techniques or other forms of
associated with this information USPTO estimates that roughly 5 percent information technology.
collection. However, this collection of the 87,874 paper Credit Card Payment
Ivan King,
does have annual (non-hour) cost Forms submitted annually may be
burden in the form of service fees mailed in; approximately 4,394 per year. Acting Director, Records and Information
Governance Division, Office of the Chief
associated with deposit accounts and The USPTO estimates that it will
Information Officer.
returned payments as well as postage receive an additional 28,922 mailed
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costs. In addition to the fee information submissions per year, including Deposit
Account Replenishments and Refund BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
discussed here, information about the
deposit account rules is available Requests, for a total of 33,316 mailed
through the USPTO Web site at: https:// submissions per year. The USPTO
www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ estimates that the first-class postage cost COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
fees-and-payment/deposit-account- for a mailed submission will be $0.49, COMMISSION
rules-and-information for a total postage cost of approximately
$16,324.84 per year. Agency Information Collection
There are service fees for not Activities Under OMB Review
maintaining the minimum balance The total annual (non-hour)
required for the deposit account and for respondent cost burden for this AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
returned payments. There is a $25 collection in the form of service fees and Commission.
service charge for deposit accounts that postage costs is estimated to be
ACTION: Notice.
are below the minimum balance at the approximately $112,724.84 per year.
end of the month. The USPTO estimates IV. Request for Comments SUMMARY: In compliance with the
that it assesses 3,600 of these low Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Comments submitted in response to (PRA), this notice announces that the
balance charges annually, for a total of this notice will be summarized or
$90,000 per year. There is also a $50 Information Collection Request (ICR)
included in the request for OMB abstracted below has been forwarded to
service charge for processing a payment approval of this information collection;
refused (including a check returned the Office of Management and Budget
they also will become a matter of public (OMB) for review and comment. The
‘‘unpaid’’) or charged back by a record.
financial institution. The USPTO ICR describes the nature of the
Comments are invited on:
estimates that it assesses 128 of these information collection and its expected
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
returned payment charges annually, for costs and burden.
information is necessary for the proper
a total of $6,400 per year. The total performance of the functions of the DATES: Comments must be submitted on
estimated service fees for this collection agency, including whether the or before December 15, 2017.
are $96,400 per year. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
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information shall have practical utility;
Customers may incur postage costs (b) The accuracy of the agency’s burden estimate or any other aspect of
when submitting the Credit Card estimate of the burden (including hours the information collection, including
Payment Form and other paper forms or and cost) of the proposed collection of suggestions for reducing the burden,
requests to the USPTO by mail. information; may be submitted directly to the Office
Customers generally send the Credit (c) Ways to enhance the quality, of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Card Payment Form to the USPTO along utility, and clarity of the information to (OIRA) in OMB within 30 days of this
with other documents related to the fee be collected; and notice’s publication by either of the

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following methods. Please identify the Commission reserves the right, but shall typically pro se and non-lawyers. It was
comments by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038– have no obligation, to review, pre- also designed as a way to provide
XXXX.’’ screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove proper notice to respondents of the
• By email addressed to: any or all of your submission from charges against them. This form is
OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov or http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to critical to fulfilling this policy goal.
• By mail addressed to: The Office of be inappropriate for publication, such as Accordingly, the Commission is
Information and Regulatory Affairs, obscene language. All submissions that requesting an OMB control number to
Office of Management and Budget, have been redacted or removed that continue the use of Form 30.
Attention Desk Officer for the contain comments on the merits of the An agency may not conduct or
Commodity Futures Trading ICR will be retained in the public sponsor, and a person is not required to
Commission, 725 17th Street NW., comment file and will be considered as respond to, a collection of information
Washington, DC 20503. required under the Administrative unless it displays a currently valid OMB
A copy of all comments submitted to Procedure Act and other applicable control number. The OMB control
OIRA should be sent to the Commodity laws, and may be accessible under the numbers for the CFTC’s regulations
Futures Trading Commission (the Freedom of Information Act. were published on December 30, 1981.
‘‘Commission’’) by either of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The
following methods. The copies should Eugene Smith, Director, Office of Federal Register notice with a 60-day
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038– Proceedings, Commodity Futures comment period soliciting comments on
XXXX.’’ Trading Commission, (202) 418–5371; this collection of information was
• By mail addressed to: Christopher email: esmith@cftc.gov, and refer to published on September 1, 2017 (82 FR
Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the OMB Control No. 3038–XXXX. 41614). The Commission did not receive
Commission, Commodity Futures SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: any relevant comments on the 60-day
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Title: Reparations Complaint, CFTC notice.
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Form 30 (OMB Control No. 3038– Burden Statement: The respondent
Washington, DC 20581; XXXX). This is a request for approval of burden for this collection is estimated to
• By Hand Delivery/Courier to the a new information collection. be as follows:
same address; or Abstract: Pursuant to Section 14 of
• Through the Commission’s Web site Respondents/Affected Entities:
the Commodity Exchange Act, members
at http://comments.cftc.gov. Please Commodity futures customers.
of the public may apply to the
follow the instructions for submitting Commission to seek damages against Estimated Number of Respondents:
comments through the Web site. Commission registrants for alleged 15.
A copy of the supporting statements violations of the Act and/or Commission Estimated Average Burden Hours per
for the collection of information regulations. The legislative intent of the Respondent: 1.5.
discussed herein may be obtained by Reparations program was to provide a Estimated Total Annual Burden
visiting http://RegInfo.gov. low-cost, speedy, and effective forum Hours: 22.5.
All comments must be submitted in for the resolution of customer Frequency of Collection: Once.
English, or if not, accompanied by an complaints and to sanction individuals There are no capital costs or operating
English translation. Comments will be and firms found to have violated the Act and maintenance costs associated with
posted as received to http:// and/or any regulations. this collection.
www.cftc.gov. You should submit only In 1984, the Commission promulgated
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
information that you wish to make Part 12 of the Commission regulations to
available publicly. If you wish the administer Section 14. Rule 12.13 Dated: November 8, 2017.
Commission to consider information provides the standards and procedures Robert N. Sidman,
that you believe is exempt from for filing a Reparations complaint. Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
disclosure under the Freedom of Specifically, subparagraph (b) describes
Note: The following appendix will not
Information Act, a petition for the form and content requirements of a appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.
confidential treatment of the exempt complaint. CFTC Form 30 mirrors the
information may be submitted according requirements set forth in subparagraph Appendix to Agency Information
to the procedures established in § 145.9 (b). Collection Activities Under OMB
of the Commission’s regulations.1 The The Commission began utilizing Form Review—CFTC Form 30
30 in or about 1984. The form was
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before December 15, 2017.
Contact		Eugene Smith, Director, Office of Proceedings, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-5371;
FR Citation		82 FR 52890