83 FR 54327 - Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-23538

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 November 28, 2018.

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 following methods. Please identify the 
comments by ``OMB Control No. 3038-0101.''
     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. 
3038-0101.''
     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 website at http://comments.cftc.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting 
comments through the website.
    A copy of the supporting statement 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

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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: Duane C. Andresen, Associate Director, 
Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
(202) 418-5492; email: [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No. 
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3038-0101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade (OMB Control No. 
3038-0101). This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Section 738 of the Dodd-Frank Act amended section 4(b) of 
the Commodity Exchange Act to provide that the Commission may adopt 
rules and regulations requiring foreign boards of trade (FBOT) that 
wish to provide their members or other participants located in the 
United States with direct access to the FBOT's electronic trading and 
order matching system to register with the Commission. Pursuant to this 
authorization, the CFTC adopted a final rule requiring FBOTs that wish 
to permit trading by direct access to provide certain information to 
the Commission in applications for registration and, once registered, 
to provide certain information to meet quarterly and annual reporting 
requirements. Currently, Part 48 of the Commission's regulations sets 
forth reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements to ensure registered 
FBOTs providing for trading by direct access meet statutory and 
regulatory requirements on an initial and ongoing basis.
    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. On August 13, 2018, the Commission 
published in the Federal Register notice of the proposed extension of 
this information collection and provided 60 days for public comment on 
the proposed extension, 83 FR 39989 (``60-Day Notice''). The Commission 
did not receive any comments on the 60-Day Notice.
    Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its estimate of the 
burden for this collection for registered FBOTs, by reducing the number 
of FBOTs to which the burden applies. The respondent burden for this 
collection is estimated to be as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 23.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 375.2.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,630.
    Frequency of Collection: When a reportable event occurs and 
quarterly and annually for required reports.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: October 24, 2018.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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required under the Administrative the Commission published in the COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
Procedure Act and other applicable Federal Register notice of the proposed COMMISSION
laws, and may be accessible under the extension of this information collection
Freedom of Information Act. and provided 60 days for public Agency Information Collection
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comment on the proposed extension, 83 Activities Under OMB Review
Melissa D’Arcy, Special Counsel, FR 39991 (60-Day Notice). The
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
Division of Clearing and Risk, Commission received one comment on
Commission.
Commodity Futures Trading the 60-Day Notice.
ACTION: Notice.
Commission, (202) 418–5086; email: In a comment letter submitted in
mdarcy@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB response to the 60-Day Notice, the SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Control No. 3038–0085. American Bankers Association (ABA) Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: urged the Commission to amend (PRA), this notice announces that the
Title: Rule 50.50 End-User Commission regulation 50.50 with Information Collection Request (ICR)
Notification of Non-Cleared Swap (OMB respect to the frequency of the reporting abstracted below has been forwarded to
Control No. 3038–0085). This is a requirement.2 Currently, end-users the Office of Management and Budget
request for an extension and revision of electing the exception are required to (OMB) for review and comment. The
a currently approved information report information to the Commission ICR describes the nature of the
collection. annually, if not more frequently. The information collection and its expected
Abstract: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street ABA requested that the Commission costs and burden.
Reform and Consumer Protection Act issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to DATES: Comments must be submitted on
(Dodd-Frank Act) amended Section consider revising the reporting or before November 28, 2018.
2(h)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act requirement in Commission regulation ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
(CEA) to provide that it shall be 50.50(b)(2) to permit end-users to report burden estimate or any other aspect of
unlawful for any person to engage in a this information less frequently than the information collection, including
swap unless that person submits such annually, in certain cases. The ABA’s suggestions for reducing the burden,
swap for clearing to a derivatives request for an amendment to the rule may be submitted directly to the Office
clearing organization if the swap is text in Commission regulation 50.50 is of Information and Regulatory Affairs
required to be cleared. However, Section outside the scope of the request for an (OIRA) in OMB within 30 days of this
2(h)(7) of the CEA, as added by the extension of the subject collection. The notice’s publication by either of the
Dodd-Frank Act, also provides that a ABA did not submit any comments to following methods. Please identify the
swap otherwise subject to the clearing the Commission related to the burdens comments by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–
requirement is eligible for an elective associated with this information 0101.’’
exception from clearing if one party to collection, such as the estimated • By email addressed to:
the swap is not a financial entity, is number of respondents or the estimated OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov or
using swaps to hedge or mitigate average burden hours per respondent. • By mail addressed to: the Office of
commercial risk, and notifies the Accordingly, the Commission continues Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Commission, in a manner set forth by to believe that the burden estimates Office of Management and Budget,
the Commission, how it generally meets published in the 60-Day Notice are Attention Desk Officer for the
its financial obligations associated with appropriate. Commodity Futures Trading
entering into non-cleared swaps (End- Burden Statement: The respondent Commission, 725 17th Street NW,
User Exception). burden for this collection is estimated to Washington, DC 20503.
The Commission adopted be as follows: A copy of all comments submitted to
Commission regulation 39.6 to specify Estimated Number of Respondents: OIRA should be sent to the Commodity
requirements for electing the End-User 1,815. Futures Trading Commission (the
Exception, including the reporting of ‘‘Commission’’) by either of the
Estimated Average Burden Hours per
certain information to a registered swap following methods. The copies should
Respondent: 0.58.
data repository (SDR) or the refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0101.’’
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Commission. Following the publication • By mail addressed to: Christopher
of Commission regulation 39.6, the Hours: 1,053.3
Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
Commission recodified it as Frequency of Collection: On occasion; Commission, Commodity Futures
Commission regulation 50.50 (17 CFR annually. Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
50.50). The information reported and There are no capital costs or operating Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,
collected under Commission regulation and maintenance costs associated with Washington, DC 20581;
50.50 is necessary as part of the overall this collection. • By Hand Delivery/Courier to the
package of swap-related information Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. same address; or
that must generally be submitted by • Through the Commission’s website
Dated: October 24, 2018.
reporting counterparties to SDRs under at http://comments.cftc.gov. Please
the Dodd-Frank Act. The Commission Robert Sidman, follow the instructions for submitting
uses this information to assess and Deputy Secretary of the Commission. comments through the website.
monitor the market participants electing [FR Doc. 2018–23539 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] A copy of the supporting statement
the End-User Exception to the swap BILLING CODE 6351–01–P for the collection of information
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clearing requirement in order to prevent discussed herein may be obtained by
evasion of the clearing requirement. 2 ABA’s comment letter submitted in response to visiting http://RegInfo.gov.
An agency may not conduct or the 60-Day Notice, Oct. 12, 2018, available at: All comments must be submitted in
sponsor, and a person is not required to https://comments.cftc.gov/PublicComments/View English, or if not, accompanied by an
Comment.aspx?id=61830&SearchText=.
respond to, a collection of information 3 1815 × .58 hr = 1,052.7, and when rounded up English translation. Comments will be
unless it displays a currently valid OMB to the next whole number equals 1,053 (the posted as received to http://
control number. On August 13, 2018, estimated total annual burden hours). www.cftc.gov. You should submit only

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information that you wish to make An agency may not conduct or Human Capital Planning and Executive
available publicly. If you wish the sponsor, and a person is not required to Resources, Court Services and Offender
Commission to consider information respond to, a collection of information Supervision Agency for the District of
that you believe is exempt from unless it displays a currently valid OMB Columbia, 800 North Capitol Street NW,
disclosure under the Freedom of control number. On August 13, 2018, Suite 701, Washington, DC 20005, (202)
Information Act, a petition for the Commission published in the 220–5637.
confidential treatment of the exempt Federal Register notice of the proposed
information may be submitted according extension of this information collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
to the procedures established in § 145.9 and provided 60 days for public 4314(c)(1) of Title 5 of the United States
of the Commission’s regulations.1 The comment on the proposed extension, 83 Code requires each agency to establish,
Commission reserves the right, but shall FR 39989 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The in accordance with regulations
have no obligation, to review, pre- Commission did not receive any prescribed by the Office of Personnel
screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove comments on the 60-Day Notice. Management, one or more SES
any or all of your submission from Burden Statement: The Commission Performance Review Boards (PRB).
http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to is revising its estimate of the burden for (Section 4314(c)(4) requires that notice
be inappropriate for publication, such as this collection for registered FBOTs, by of appointment of PRB members be
obscene language. All submissions that reducing the number of FBOTs to which published in the Federal Register). The
have been redacted or removed that the burden applies. The respondent PRB is responsible for making
contain comments on the merits of the burden for this collection is estimated to recommendations to the appointing and
ICR will be retained in the public be as follows: awarding authority on the performance
comment file and will be considered as Estimated Number of Respondents: appraisal ratings and performance
required under the Administrative 23. awards for SES employees. Members of
Procedure Act and other applicable Estimated Average Burden Hours per
the PRB will serve a term that shall
laws, and may be accessible under the Respondent: 375.2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden begin on December 1, 2018. The
Freedom of Information Act. following executives have been
Hours: 8,630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frequency of Collection: When a designated as member of the
Duane C. Andresen, Associate Director, reportable event occurs and quarterly Performance Review Board for CSOSA
Division of Market Oversight, and annually for required reports. and PSA:
Commodity Futures Trading There are no capital costs or operating
Commission, (202) 418–5492; email: Cedric Hendricks, Associate Director for
and maintenance costs associated with the Office of Legislative,
dandresen@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB this collection.
Control No. 3038–0101. Intergovernmental and Public Affairs
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. for CSOSA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: October 24, 2018. Reggie James, Reginald James, Associate
Title: Registration of Foreign Boards Robert Sidman,
of Trade (OMB Control No. 3038–0101). Director for the Office of
Deputy Secretary of the Commission. Administration for CSOSA
This is a request for extension of a
[FR Doc. 2018–23538 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] Linda Mays, Associate Director for the
currently approved information
collection. BILLING CODE 6351–01–P Office of Human Resources for
Abstract: Section 738 of the Dodd- CSOSA
Frank Act amended section 4(b) of the William Kirkendale, Associate Director
Commodity Exchange Act to provide COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE for the Office of Information
that the Commission may adopt rules Technology for CSOSA
and regulations requiring foreign boards DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
of trade (FBOT) that wish to provide Sheila Stokes, General Counsel for
SES Performance Review Board CSOSA
their members or other participants
located in the United States with direct AGENCY: Court Services and Offender David Huffer, Associate Director for the
access to the FBOT’s electronic trading Supervision Agency for the District of Office of Research and Evaluation for
and order matching system to register Columbia. CSOSA
with the Commission. Pursuant to this ACTION: Notice. Paul Girardo, Associate Director for the
authorization, the CFTC adopted a final Office of Financial Management for
rule requiring FBOTs that wish to SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
appointment of new members to the CSOSA
permit trading by direct access to
provide certain information to the Court Services and Offender Leslie Cooper, Director for PSA
Commission in applications for Supervision Services for the District of Catherine Terry-Crusor, Associate
registration and, once registered, to Columbia (CSOSA) and the Pretrial Director for the Office of Operations
provide certain information to meet Services Agency for the District of for PSA
quarterly and annual reporting Columbia (PSA), Senior Executive
Service (SES) Performance Review Lisa Rawlings, Chief of Staff for CSOSA
requirements. Currently, Part 48 of the
Commission’s regulations sets forth Board. PSA is an independent agency Jerrolyn Patricia Smoot, Deputy Director
reporting and/or recordkeeping within CSOSA. The Performance for PSA
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

requirements to ensure registered Review Board assures consistency, Dated: October 23, 2018.
FBOTs providing for trading by direct stability, and objectivity in the appraisal
Rochelle Durant,
access meet statutory and regulatory process.
DATES: Applicable: December 1, 2018 to
Federal Register Liaison.
requirements on an initial and ongoing
basis. February 2019. [FR Doc. 2018–23541 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE P
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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 November 28, 2018.
Contact		Duane C. Andresen, Associate Director, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-5492; email: [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No.
FR Citation		83 FR 54327