83 FR 26269 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038-0033, Notification of Pending Legal Proceedings

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 109 (June 6, 2018)

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is announcing an opportunity for public comments on the proposed extension of a collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment. This notice solicits comments on the information collection requirements in Commission regulation 1.60 concerning notification of pending legal proceedings.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26269-26270]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12106]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To 
Renew Collection 3038-0033, Notification of Pending Legal Proceedings

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or 
``Commission'') is announcing an opportunity for public comments on the 
proposed extension of a collection of certain information by the 
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''), Federal agencies 
are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for 
public comment. This notice solicits comments on the information 
collection requirements in Commission regulation 1.60 concerning 
notification of pending legal proceedings.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control No. 3038-
0033 by any of the following methods:
     The Agency's website, at http://comments.cftc.gov/. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments through the website.
     Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 
Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail above.
    Please submit your comments using only one method. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Schwartz, Deputy General 
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, (202) 416-5958; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 
Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for each collection of information that they conduct or 
sponsor. ``Collection of Information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) 
and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that 
members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide 
information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day 
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension of an existing 
collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for 
approval. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a valid OMB control number. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC 
is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information listed 
below.
    Title: Notification of Pending Legal Proceedings Pursuant to 17 CFR 
1.60 (OMB Control Number 3038-0033). This is a request for extension of 
a currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: The rule is designed to assist the Commission in 
monitoring legal proceedings involving the responsibilities imposed on 
contract markets and their officials and futures commission merchants 
(FCMs) and their principals by the Commodity Exchange Act, or 
otherwise. This renewal updates the total requested burden based on 
available reported data.
    With respect to the following collection of information, the CFTC 
invites comments on:
     Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information will have a practical 
use;
     The accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
     Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of collection of information 
on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; e.g. permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    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 Information Collection Request 
will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as 
required under the Administrative Procedures Act and other applicable 
laws, and may be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act.
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    Burden Statement: The annual respondent burden for this collection 
during the renewal period is estimated to be as follows:

                                                            Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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                                                       Annual number of respondents   Total annual number
                   17 CFR section                       (contract markets & FCMs)         of responses        Hours per response        Total hours
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1.60................................................                            79                      1                    .20                   15.8
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    There are no capital costs or operating costs or maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: May 31, 2018.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-12106 Filed 6-5-18; 8:45 am]
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