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Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street
NW., Washington, DC 20581.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Riva
Adriance, (202) 418–5495; FAX (202)
418–5527; e-mail: rshiltz@cftc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, 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(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 350(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44
Section 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. To comply with this
requirement, the CFTC is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information listed below.
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 of,
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 electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
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Establishing Procedures To Implement
the Notification Requirements for
Entities Operating as Exempt Markets
OMB Control No. 3038–0054—
Extension
with sections 2(h)(5)(B) of the Act. An
exempt commercial markets consistent
with section 2(h)(5)(B) of the Act. An
exempt commercial market may provide
the Commission with access to
transactions conducted on the facility or
it can satisfy its reporting requirements
by complying with the Commissions’s
reporting requirements. The Act
affirmatively vests the Commission’s
reporting requirements. The Act
affirmatively vests the Commission with
comprehensive antimanipulation
enforcement authority over these
trading facilities. The Commission is
charged with monitoring these markets
for manipulation and enforcing the
antimanipuation provisions of the Act.
The informational requirements
imposed by proposed rules are designed
to ensure that the Commission can
effectively perform these functions.
Section 5d of the Act establishes a
category of market exempt from
Commission oversight referred to as an
‘‘exempt board of trade.’’ Rule 36.2
implements regulations that define
those commodities that are eligible to
trade on an exempt board of trade. Rule
36.2(b) implements the notification
requirements of section 5d of the Act.
Rule 36.2(b)(1) requires exempt boards
of trade relying on this exemption to
disclose to traders that the facility and
trading on the facility is not regulated
by the Commission. This requirement is
necessary to make manifest the nature of
the market and to avoid misleading the
public.
The Commission estimates the burden
of this collection of information as
follows:
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
Number of Respondents: 20.
Total Annual Responses: 20.
Total Annual Hours: 200.
Dated: May 16, 2007.
Eileen A. Donovan,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
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Sections 2(h)(3) through (5) of the
Commodity Exchange Act (Act) add
exempt commercial markets as markets
excluded from the Act’s other
requirements. The rules implement the
qualifying conditions of the exemption.
Rule 36.3(a) implements the notification
requirements, and rule 36.3(b)(1)
establishes information requirements for
exempt commercial markets consistent
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0090]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Information Collection; Rights in Data
and Copyrights
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for a revision
to an existing OMB clearance.
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat has submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request to review and approve a revision
of a currently approved information
collection requirement concerning
rights in data and copyrights. A request
for public comments was published in
the Federal Register at 72 FR 10178, on
March 7, 2007. No comments were
received. This OMB clearance expires
on June 30, 2007.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the FAR,
and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the
public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB,
Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC
20503, and a copy to the General
Services Administration, FAR
Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW,
Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy
Division, GSA (202) 501–3775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Purpose
Rights in data regulations concern the
rights of the Government, and
organizations with which the
Government contracts, to information
developed under such contracts. The
delineation of such rights is necessary
in order to protect the contractor’s rights
to not disclose proprietary data and to
insure that data developed with public
funds is available to the public.The
information collection burdens and
recordkeeping requirements included in
the regulations fall into the following
four categories:
(a) A provision which is to be
included in solicitations where the
offeror would identify any proprietary
data he/she would use during contract
performance in order that the
contracting officer might ascertain if
such proprietary data should be
delivered.
(b) Contract provisions which, in
unusual circumstances, would be
included in a contract and require a
contractor to deliver proprietary data to
the Government for use in evaluation of
work results, or is software to be used
in a Government computer. These
situations would arise only when the
very nature of the contractor’s work is
comprised of limited rights data or
restricted computer software and if the
Government would need to see that data
in order to determine the extent of the
work.
(c) A technical data certification for
major systems, which requires the
contractor to certify that the data
delivered under the contract is
complete, accurate and compliant with
the requirements of the contract. As this
provision is for major systems only, and
few civilian agencies have such major
systems, only about 30 contracts will
involve this certification.
(d) The Additional Data Requirements
clause, which is to be included in all
contracts for experimental,
developmental, research, or
demonstration work (other than basic or
applied research to be performed solely
by a university or college where the
contract amount will be $500,000 or
less). The clause requires that the
contractor keep all data first produced
in the performance of the contract for a
period of three years from the final
acceptance of all items delivered under
the contract. Much of this data will be
in the form of the deliverables provided
to the Government under the contract
(final report, drawings, specifications,
etc.). Some data, however, will be in the
form of computations, preliminary data,
records of experiments, etc., and these
will be the data that will be required to
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be kept over and above the deliverables.
The purpose of such recordkeeping
requirements is to insure that the
Government can fully evaluate the
research in order to ascertain future
activities and to insure that the research
was completed and fully reported, as
well as to give the public an opportunity
to assess the research results and secure
any additional information. All data
covered by this clause is unlimited
rights data paid for by the Government.
The Rights in Data–General clause
(FAR 52.227–14(d)), outlines a
procedure whereby a contracting officer
can challenge restrictive markings on
data delivered. Under civilian agency
contracts, limited rights data or
restricted computer software is rarely, if
ever, delivered to the Government.
Therefore, there will rarely be any
challenges. Thus, there is no burden on
the public.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 1,100.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,100.
Hours Per Response: .95.
Total Burden Hours: 1,045.
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
The annual recordkeeping burden is
estimated as follows:
Recordkeepers: 1,100.
Hours Per Recordkeeper: 2.
Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours:
2,200.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800
F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000–0090, Rights in
Data and Copyrights, in all
correspondence.
Dated: May 14, 2007.
Al Matera,
Acting Director,Contract Policy Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Substitutions
for Military or Federal Specifications
and Standards (OMB Control Number
0704–0398)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments regarding a proposed
extension of an approved information
collection requirement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), DoD announces the
proposed extension of a public
information collection requirement and
seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of DoD,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved this information
collection requirement for use through
September 30, 2007. This proposal also
includes 1,124 burden hours related to
alternate preservation, packaging, and
packing, presently approved under
OMB Control Number 0704–0187 for
use through February 28, 2009. DoD
proposes that OMB extend its approval
for these collections for 3 additional
years.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments
received by July 23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0704–0398, using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include
OMB Control Number 0704–0398 in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: (703) 602–7887.
• Mail: Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Amy
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0090]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Rights in
Data and Copyrights
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for a revision to an existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
a request to review and approve a revision of a currently approved
information collection requirement concerning rights in data and
copyrights. A request for public comments was published in the Federal
Register at 72 FR 10178, on March 7, 2007. No comments were received.
This OMB clearance expires on June 30, 2007.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035,
Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy
Division, GSA (202) 501-3775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Purpose
Rights in data regulations concern the rights of the Government,
and organizations with which the Government contracts, to information
developed under such contracts. The delineation of such rights is
necessary in order to protect the contractor's rights to not disclose
proprietary data and to insure that data developed with public funds is
available to the public. The information collection burdens and
recordkeeping requirements included in the regulations fall into the
following four categories:
(a) A provision which is to be included in solicitations where the
offeror would identify any proprietary data he/she would use during
contract performance in order that the contracting officer might
ascertain if such proprietary data should be delivered.
(b) Contract provisions which, in unusual circumstances, would be
included in a contract and require a contractor to deliver proprietary
data to the Government for use in evaluation of work results, or is
software to be used in a Government computer. These situations would
arise only when the very nature of the contractor's work is comprised
of limited rights data or restricted computer software and if the
Government would need to see that data in order to determine the extent
of the work.
(c) A technical data certification for major systems, which
requires the contractor to certify that the data delivered under the
contract is complete, accurate and compliant with the requirements of
the contract. As this provision is for major systems only, and few
civilian agencies have such major systems, only about 30 contracts will
involve this certification.
(d) The Additional Data Requirements clause, which is to be
included in all contracts for experimental, developmental, research, or
demonstration work (other than basic or applied research to be
performed solely by a university or college where the contract amount
will be $500,000 or less). The clause requires that the contractor keep
all data first produced in the performance of the contract for a period
of three years from the final acceptance of all items delivered under
the contract. Much of this data will be in the form of the deliverables
provided to the Government under the contract (final report, drawings,
specifications, etc.). Some data, however, will be in the form of
computations, preliminary data, records of experiments, etc., and these
will be the data that will be required to be kept over and above the
deliverables. The purpose of such recordkeeping requirements is to
insure that the Government can fully evaluate the research in order to
ascertain future activities and to insure that the research was
completed and fully reported, as well as to give the public an
opportunity to assess the research results and secure any additional
information. All data covered by this clause is unlimited rights data
paid for by the Government.
The Rights in Data-General clause (FAR 52.227-14(d)), outlines a
procedure whereby a contracting officer can challenge restrictive
markings on data delivered. Under civilian agency contracts, limited
rights data or restricted computer software is rarely, if ever,
delivered to the Government. Therefore, there will rarely be any
challenges. Thus, there is no burden on the public.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 1,100.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,100.
Hours Per Response: .95.
Total Burden Hours: 1,045.
C. Annual Recordkeeping Burden
The annual recordkeeping burden is estimated as follows:
Recordkeepers: 1,100.
Hours Per Recordkeeper: 2.
Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 2,200.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0090, Rights in Data and Copyrights, in all correspondence.
Dated: May 14, 2007.
Al Matera,
Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.
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