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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew
Collection 3038–0026, Gross Collection
of Exchange-Set Margins for Omnibus
Accounts
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
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 in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
requirements relating to gross collection
of Exchange-Set margins for Omnibus
Accounts.
Comments must be submitted on
or before February 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Barbara S. Gold, Associate Director,
Division of Clearing and Intermediary
DATES:
Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20581.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara S. Gold, (202) 418–5430; Fax:
(202) 418–5528; e-mail: bgold@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 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. 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,
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.
Gross Collection of Exchange-Set
Margins for Omnibus Accounts, OMB
Control Number 3038–0026—Extension
Commission Regulation 1.58 requires
that FCMs margin omnibus accounts on
a gross, rather than a net, basis. The
regulation provides that the carrying
FCM need not collect margin for
positions traded by a person through an
omnibus account in excess of the
amount that would be required if the
same person, instead of trading through
an omnibus account, maintained its
own account with the carrying FCM.
The Commission estimates the burden
of this collection of information as
follows:
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
17 CFR section
Annual number
of respondents
17 CFR 1.58 .............................
150
There are no capital costs or operating
and maintenance costs associated with
this collection.
This estimate is based on the number
of written records maintained in the last
three years. Although the burden varies,
such records may involve analytical
work and analysis, as well as multiple
levels of review.
Dated: November 27, 2007.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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Total annual
responses
Frequency of response
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0113]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Information Collection; Acquisition of
Helium
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding an extension to an existing
OMB clearance (9000–0113).
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
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Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat will be submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
an extension of a currently approved
information collection requirement
concerning acquisition of helium. The
clearance currently expires on February
29, 2008.
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
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden to
the General Services Administration,
FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street,
NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC
20405. Please cite OMB Control No.
9000–0113, Acquisition of Helium, in
all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr.
William Clark, Contract Policy Division,
GSA (202) 219–1813.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Helium Act (Pub. L. 86–777) (50
U.S.C. 167, et seq.) and the Department
of the Interior’s regulations (43 CFR part
3195) on purchase of helium are
implemented in the FAR at Subpart 8.5.
The FAR requires contractors to
purchase major helium requirements
from Federal helium suppliers, to the
extent that supplies are available. In
addition, the Contractor is required to
provide the Contracting Officer the
following data within 10 days after the
Contractor or subcontractor receives a
delivery of helium from a Federal
helium supplier: (1) The name of the
supplier; (2) The amount of helium
purchased; (3) The delivery date(s); and
(4) The location where the helium was
used. The information is used in
administration of certain Federal
contracts to ensure contractor
compliance with contract clauses. The
contracting officer must forward the
information to the Department of
Interior’s Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) within 45 days of the close of
each fiscal quarter. The quarterly reports
will help BLM verify refined helium
sales made to Federal agencies by
Federal helium suppliers. Without the
information, the required use of Federal
helium suppliers cannot be monitored
and enforced effectively.
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B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 26.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Total Responses: 26.
Hours Per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 26.
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, Washington, DC 20405,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000–0113,
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Dated: November 16, 2007.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0155]
Information Collection; Prohibition on
Acquisition of Products Produced by
Forced or Indentured Child Labor
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding an extension to an existing
OMB clearance.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat will be submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
an extension of a currently approved
information collection requirement
regarding prohibition on acquisition of
products produced by forced or
indentured child labor. The clearance
currently expires on January 31, 2008.
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
February 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the Regulatory Secretariat
(VIR), General Services Administration,
Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–0155, Prohibition on
Acquisition of Products Produced by
Forced or Indentured Child Labor, in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr.
Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy
Division, GSA (202) 501–3775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
This information collection complies
with Executive Order 13126, Prohibition
on Acquisition of Products Produced by
Forced or Indentured Child Labor,
signed by the President on June 12,
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1999. Executive Order 13126 requires
that this prohibition be enforced within
the federal acquisition system by means
of: (1) A provision that requires the
contractor to certify to the contracting
officer that the contractor or, in the case
of an incorporated contractor, a
responsible official of the contractor has
made a good faith effort to determine
whether forced or indentured child
labor was used to mine, produce, or
manufacture any product furnished
under the contract and that, on the basis
of those efforts, the contractor is
unaware of any such use of child labor;
and (2) A provision that obligates the
contractor to cooperate fully in
providing reasonable access to the
contractor’s records, documents,
persons, or premises if reasonably
requested by authorized officials of the
contracting agency, the Department of
the Treasury, or the Department of
Justice, for the purpose of determining
whether forced or indentured child
labor was used to mine, produce, or
manufacture any product furnished
under the contract.
The information collection
requirements of the Executive Order are
evidenced via the certification
requirements delineated at FAR
22.1505, 52.212–3, 52.222–18, and
52.222–19.
To eliminate some of the
administrative burden on offerors who
must submit the same information to
various contracting offices, the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (Councils) decided to amend
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) to require offerors to submit
representations and certifications
electronically via the Business Partner
Network (BPN), unless certain
exceptions apply. Online
Representations and Certifications
Application (ORCA) is the specific
application on the BPN to replace the
paper based Representations and
Certifications (Reps and Certs) process.
The change to the FAR is being
accomplished by FAR Case 2002—024.
The clearance associated with this case
referenced this OMB Control No. 9000–
0155 and reduced the hours of burden
by 35%—attributable to mandated use
of ORCA. This reduction is already
reflected in the figures below.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 500.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Hours Per Response: 0.325.
Total Burden Hours: 162.
OBTAINING COPIES OF
PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a
copy of the information collection
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0113]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection;
Acquisition of Helium
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance (9000-0113).
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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 will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently
approved information collection requirement concerning acquisition of
helium. The clearance currently expires on February 29, 2008.
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
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technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before February 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR),
1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0113, Acquisition of Helium, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. William Clark, Contract Policy
Division, GSA (202) 219-1813.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The Helium Act (Pub. L. 86-777) (50 U.S.C. 167, et seq.) and the
Department of the Interior's regulations (43 CFR part 3195) on purchase
of helium are implemented in the FAR at Subpart 8.5.
The FAR requires contractors to purchase major helium requirements
from Federal helium suppliers, to the extent that supplies are
available. In addition, the Contractor is required to provide the
Contracting Officer the following data within 10 days after the
Contractor or subcontractor receives a delivery of helium from a
Federal helium supplier: (1) The name of the supplier; (2) The amount
of helium purchased; (3) The delivery date(s); and (4) The location
where the helium was used. The information is used in administration of
certain Federal contracts to ensure contractor compliance with contract
clauses. The contracting officer must forward the information to the
Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within 45 days
of the close of each fiscal quarter. The quarterly reports will help
BLM verify refined helium sales made to Federal agencies by Federal
helium suppliers. Without the information, the required use of Federal
helium suppliers cannot be monitored and enforced effectively.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 26.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Total Responses: 26.
Hours Per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 26.
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,
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control
No. 9000-0113, Acquisition of Helium, in all correspondence.
Dated: November 16, 2007.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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