83 FR 28623 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice To Extend Collection 3038-0092; Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 119 (June 20, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 119 (June 20, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-13255 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 28623-28625] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-13255] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice To Extend Collection 3038-0092; Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the extension of a collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction [[Page 28624]] Act (``PRA''), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment. This notice solicits comments on the obligation to maintain records related to clearing documentation between the customer and the customer's clearing member. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control No. 3038- 0092, 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: Christopher Hower, Special Counsel, Division of Clearing and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-6703; 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 they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of Information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 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 before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing notice for the extension of the collection of information listed below. 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. Title: Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing (OMB Control No. 3038-0092). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: Section 4d(c) of the CEA, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act, directs the Commission to require futures commission merchants to implement conflict of interest procedures that address such issues the Commission determines to be appropriate. Similarly, section 4s(j)(5), as added by the Dodd-Frank Act, requires swap dealers and major swap participants to implement conflict of interest procedures that address such issues the Commission determines to be appropriate. Section 4s(j)(5) also requires swap dealers and major swap participants to ensure that any persons providing clearing activities or making determinations as to accepting clearing customers are separated by appropriate informational partitions from persons whose involvement in pricing, trading, or clearing activities might bias their judgment or contravene the core principle of open access. Section 4s(j)(6) of the CEA prohibits a swap dealer and major swap participant from adopting any process or taking any action that results in any unreasonable restraint on trade or imposes any material anticompetitive burden on trading or clearing, unless necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Act. Section 2(h)(1)(B)(ii) of the CEA requires that derivatives clearing organization rules provide for the non- discriminatory clearing of swaps executed bilaterally or through an unaffiliated designated contract market or swap execution facility. Pursuant to these provisions, the Commission promulgated Sec. 1.71(d)(1) relating to FCMs and Sec. 23.605(d)(1) relating to swap dealers and major swap participants. These regulations would prohibit swap dealers and major swap participants from interfering or attempting to influence the decisions of affiliated FCMs with regard to the provision of clearing services and activities and would prohibit FCMs from permitting them to do so. Also, Sec. 23.607 prohibits a swap dealer and major swap participant from adopting any process or taking any action that results in any unreasonable restraint on trade or imposes any material anticompetitive burden on trading or clearing, unless necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Act. Additionally, Sec. 39.12(b)(3) requires that derivatives clearing organization rules provide for the non-discriminatory clearing of swaps executed bilaterally or through an unaffiliated designated contract market or swap execution facility. Sections 1.71(f) and 23.605(f) provide that records be maintained pursuant to Commission Regulation 1.31. As discussed further below, the additional information collection burden arising from the proposed regulations primarily is restricted to the costs associated with the affected registrants' obligation to maintain records related to clearing documentation between the customer and the customer's clearing member. The information collection obligations imposed by the proposed regulations are necessary to implement certain provisions of the CEA, including ensuring that registrants exercise effective risk management and for the efficient operation of trading venues among SDs, MSPs, FCMs, and DCOs. With respect to the 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. 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\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 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 [[Page 28625]] 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. Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its estimate of the burden for this collection, which include 101 Swap Dealers, Major Swap Participants, 65 Futures Commission Merchants and 16 Derivatives Clearing Organizations. The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 182. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 18.1 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3296 hours. Frequency of Collection: Daily, annually, or as needed. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: June 15, 2018. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018-13255 Filed 6-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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U.S.C. app. 2 10(d), that the portion of public benefits; keep wireless networks ten (10) business days before the
this meeting dealing with pre-decisional as open to innovation as possible; and meeting.
changes to the Commerce Control List make wireless services available to all Status: Interested parties are invited
and U.S. export control policies shall be Americans. See Charter at https:// to attend and to submit written
exempt from the provisions relating to www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/ comments to the Committee at any time
public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. publications/csmac_signed_charter_9- before or after the meeting. Parties
2 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining 30-17.pdf wishing to submit written comments for
portions of the meeting will be open to This Committee is subject to the consideration by the Committee in
the public. Federal Advisory Committee Act advance of a meeting may send them via
For more information contact Yvette (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is postal mail to Commerce Spectrum
Springer on (202) 482–2813. consistent with the National Management Advisory Committee,
Telecommunications and Information National Telecommunications and
Yvette Springer, Information Administration, 1401
Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b).
Committee Liaison Officer. Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4600,
The Committee functions solely as an
[FR Doc. 2018–13174 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20230. It would be
advisory body in compliance with the
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FACA. For more information about the helpful if paper submissions also
Committee visit: https:// include a compact disc (CD) that
www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac. contains the comments in Microsoft
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Word and/or PDF file formats. CDs
Matters To Be Considered: The
Committee provides advice to the should be labeled with the name and
National Telecommunications and organizational affiliation of the filer.
Information Administration Assistant Secretary to assist in
developing and maintaining spectrum Alternatively, comments may be
management policies that enable the submitted via electronic mail to dreed@
Commerce Spectrum Management
United States to maintain or strengthen ntia.doc.gov and should also be in one
Advisory Committee Meeting
its global leadership role in the or both of the file formats specified
AGENCY: National Telecommunications introduction of communications above. Comments must be received five
and Information Administration, U.S. technology, services, and innovation; (5) business days before the scheduled
Department of Commerce. thus expanding the economy, adding meeting date in order to provide
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. sufficient time for review. Comments
jobs, and increasing international trade,
received after this date will be
SUMMARY: This notice announces a while at the same time providing for the
distributed to the Committee, but may
public meeting of the Commerce expansion of existing technologies and
not be reviewed prior to the meeting.
Spectrum Management Advisory supporting the country’s homeland
Records: NTIA maintains records of
Committee (Committee). The Committee security, national defense, and other
all Committee proceedings. Committee
provides advice to the Assistant critical needs of government missions.
records are available for public
Secretary of Commerce for NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its
inspection at NTIA’s Washington, DC
Communications and Information and website, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
office at the address above. Documents
the National Telecommunications and category/csmac, prior to the meeting. To
including the Committee’s charter,
Information Administration (NTIA) on the extent that the meeting time and
member list, agendas, minutes, and
spectrum management policy matters. agenda permit, any member of the
reports are available on NTIA’s website
public may speak to or otherwise
DATES: The meeting will be held on July at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/
address the Committee regarding the
24, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., csmac.
agenda items. See Open Meeting and
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Dated: June 15, 2018.
Public Participation Policy, available at
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ Kathy Smith,
the Renaissance Boulder Flatiron Hotel, csmac. Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
500 Flatiron Boulevard, Broomfield, CO Time and Date: The meeting will be and Information Administration.
80021. Public comments may be mailed held on July 24, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to [FR Doc. 2018–13238 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am]
to Commerce Spectrum Management 12:00 p.m. MDT. The meeting time and BILLING CODE 3510–60–P
Advisory Committee, National the agenda topics are subject to change.
Telecommunications and Information The meeting will be available via two-
Administration, 1401 Constitution way audio link and may be webcast. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, Please refer to NTIA’s website, https:// COMMISSION
DC 20230 or emailed to dreed@ www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, for
ntia.doc.gov. the most up-to-date meeting agenda and Agency Information Collection
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: access information. Activities: Notice To Extend Collection
David J. Reed, Designated Federal Place: The meeting will be held at 3038–0092; Customer Clearing
Officer, at (202) 482–5955 or dreed@ Renaissance Boulder Flatiron Hotel, 500 Documentation and Timing of
ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA’s Flatiron Boulevard, Broomfield, CO Acceptance for Clearing
website at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ 80021. The meeting will be open to the AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
category/csmac. public and members of the press on a Commission.
first-come, first-served basis as space is
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACTION: Notice.
Background: The Committee provides limited. The public meeting is
advice to the Assistant Secretary of physically accessible to people with SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Commerce for Communications and disabilities. Individuals requiring Trading Commission (CFTC) is
Information on needed reforms to accommodations, such as sign language announcing an opportunity for public
domestic spectrum policies and interpretation or other auxiliary aids, comment on the extension of a
management in order to: License radio are asked to notify Mr. Reed at (202) collection of certain information by the
frequencies in a way that maximizes 482–5955 or dreed@ntia.doc.gov at least agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
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deem to be inappropriate for review the process that will culminate with virtually any water containing
publication, such as obscene language. in the granting of a patent license(s) liquid.
All submissions that have been redacted around September 2018; Licensing Process—The U.S. Army
or removed that contain comments on www.arl.army.mil/ Research Laboratory intends to move
the merits of the ICR will be retained in AlNanogalvanicPowder. On this expeditiously to license this provisional
the public comment file and will be website, you can register your interest to
patent. The process will consist of two
considered as required under the be contacted about further
stages; Phase 1: Solicit Interest & Phase
Administrative Procedure Act and other developments, post general questions,
applicable laws, and may be accessible learn about Inventor webex’s, and 2: Request for Patent License
under the Freedom of Information Act. download background technical Application.
Burden Statement: The Commission information, as well as, templates for all Phase 1—Solicit Interest: Phase 1 will
is revising its estimate of the burden for the require documents that will be used open on 18 JUN 2018. Companies may
this collection, which include 101 Swap throughout the process. obtain technical information, samples,
Dealers, Major Swap Participants, 65 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and speak with inventors for the
Futures Commission Merchants and 16 After registering on the website above, purpose of technical due diligence.
Derivatives Clearing Organizations. The requests for additional data, powder Phase 2—Request for Patent License
respondent burden for this collection is samples, and other inquiries can be Application: Phase 2 will open on 25
estimated to be as follows: directed to Brian Metzger telephone: JUL 2018. Phase 2 will allow all
Estimated Number of Respondents: 406–994–7782, brian.metzger@ interested parties to conduct an
182. montana.edu, TechLink, 2310
Estimated Average Burden Hours per evaluation of the powder, ask the
University Way Technology Blvd., Suite inventors questions about the non-
Respondent: 18.1 hours. 2–2, Bozeman, MT 59715. TechLink is
Estimated Total Annual Burden provisional patent application, and
an authorized DoD partnership work with TechLink to develop a
Hours: 3296 hours. intermediary.
Frequency of Collection: Daily, National/Worldwide Commercialization
annually, or as needed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Plan which will form the basis for the
There are no capital costs or operating Description of the Technology— Patent License Application.
and maintenance costs associated with Aluminum Based Nanogalvanic Alloys On or around 1 SEP 2018, the U.S.
this collection. for Hydrogen Generation. Army Research Laboratory will evaluate
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) It has long been known that the Patent License Applications that
aluminum (Al) reacts with water to have been received to date for possible
Dated: June 15, 2018.
produce hydrogen (H2) gas and granting of Patent License Agreement(s).
Robert Sidman, aluminum oxide via a hydrolysis In its decisions concerning the granting
Deputy Secretary of the Commission. reaction. Aluminum metal oxidizes of license(s), the U.S. Army Research
[FR Doc. 2018–13255 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] when in contact with water, rapidly Laboratory will give special
BILLING CODE 6351–01–P producing a passivating oxide layer consideration to small business firms,
which prevents the hydrolysis reaction and consortia involving small business
(evolution of H2). Further, hydrolysis to firms. While the Army intends to insure
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE evolve H2 can only occur if the native
that its licensed inventions are broadly
oxide layer is actively removed. This is
Department of the Army commercialized throughout the United
usually achieved by adding hazardous
corrosive compounds (caustic soda, States, a PCT application is planned to
Notice of Availability of Government- hydrochloric acid, etc.) which dissolve be filed for the patent noted above. The
Owned Inventions; Available for in water, toxic and expensive metals Army intends that licensees interested
Licensing (such as gallium, platinum, etc.), or by in a license in Europe, Canada, China,
forcing the reaction by additional and Japan will assume foreign
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
external energy (electric current and/or prosecution and pay the costs of such
ACTION: Notice of intent. prosecution.
superheated steam).
SUMMARY: The invention listed below is The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404)
assigned to the United States (ARL) has invented a novel
Government as represented by the nanogalvanic structured aluminum Collaborative Research Opportunity—
Secretary of the Army and is being made based particulate material which is The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is
generally availability of exclusive, capable of generating hydrogen very also open to engaging in negotiations
partially exclusive or non-exclusive rapidly by hydrolysis reaction with with licensee(s) to establish a parallel
licenses by the Department of the Army. water and any liquid that contains water Collaborative Research and
U.S. Army Case Number ARL 17–33 (e.g., naturally scavenged water, coffee, Development Agreement to mutually
entitled ‘‘Aluminum Based energy drink, urine, etc.) at room continue the development of the
Nanogalvanic Alloys for Hydrogen temperature without chemicals, material.
Generation,’’ and a provisional patent catalysts or externally supplied power.
application filed at the U.S. Patent and These patent pending powders produce Brenda S. Bowen,
Trademark Office (USPTO) on July 24, hydrogen at a rate that currently is one
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Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
2017 and assigned USPTO of the fastest reported for Al and water [FR Doc. 2018–13225 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am]
PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION reactions without the need of hazardous
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No. 62/536,143. and costly materials or additional
In order to support a better processes. The reaction results in the
understanding of the material, ARL has production of hydrogen and heat with
established the following website to only inert residual materials. ARL has
host details on the technology and a demonstrated that hydrolysis will occur
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| Contact | Christopher Hower, Special Counsel, Division of Clearing and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-6703; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 28623 |
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