Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request: Reporting of Pre-enactment Swap Transactions, 1603-1604 [2011-326]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 11, 2011 / Notices Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). Issuance of EFPs and related permits are necessary for the collection of Highly Migratory Species (HMS) for public display and scientific research that is exempt from regulations (e.g., seasons, prohibited species, authorized gear, and minimum sizes) that may prohibit the collection of live animals or biological samples. A Display Permit is issued for the collection of HMS for the purpose of public display whereas a Shark Research Permit allows the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and commercial shark fishermen to conduct cooperative research to collect fisherydependent data for management of the Atlantic shark fishery. The regulations at 50 CFR 600.745 and 50 CFR 635.32 govern scientific research activity, exempted fishing, and exempted educational activities with respect to Atlantic HMS. Since the Magnuson-Stevens Act does not consider scientific research to be ‘‘fishing,’’ scientific research is exempt from this statute, and NMFS does not issue EFPs for bona fide research activities (e.g., research conducted from a research vessel and not a commercial or recreational fishing vessel) involving species that are regulated only under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (e.g., most species of sharks) and not under ATCA. NMFS requests copies of scientific research plans for these activities and indicates concurrence by issuing a LOA to researchers to indicate that the proposed activity meets the definition of research and is therefore exempt from regulation. Scientific research is not exempt from regulation under ATCA. NMFS issues SRPs for collection of species managed under this statute (e.g., tunas, swordfish, billfish), which authorize researchers to collect HMS from bona fide research vessels (e.g., NMFS or university research vessel.) NMFS will issue an EFP when research/collection involving Atlantic tunas, swordfish, and billfishes occurs from commercial or recreational fishing platforms. To regulate these fishing activities, NMFS needs information to determine the justification of granting an EFP, LOA, SRP, Display or Shark Research Permit. The application requirements are detailed at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2). Interim, annual and no-catch/fishing reports must also be submitted to the HMS Management Division within NMFS. The authority for the HMS Management Division for requiring this information is found at 50 CFR 635.32(a). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:33 Jan 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 II. Method of Collection Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. Methods of submittal include e-mail of electronic forms, mail and facsimile transmission of paper forms. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–0471. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently approved collection). Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal government; business or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 75. Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours for a scientific research plan; 40 minutes for an application for an EFP, Display Permit, SRP, Shark Research Permit or LOA for HMS; 1 hour for an interim report; 40 minutes for an annual fishing report; 15 minutes for an application for an amendment; 5 minutes for notification of departure phone calls to NMFS Enforcement; 2 minutes for ‘‘nocatch’’ reports; and 2 minutes for tag applications. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 236. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $119 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: January 5, 2011. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–275 Filed 1–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1603 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request: Reporting of Preenactment Swap Transactions Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘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 and to allow 60 days for public comment. The Commission recently adopted an interim final rule, as required by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (‘‘DoddFrank Act’’), requiring counterparties to a pre-enactment unexpired swap to report such swaps according to such rules as the Commission may in the future adopt. This notice solicits comments on the record retention requirement that is embedded in the interim final rule’s reporting requirement, which was recognized by the Commission in an interpretive note to the final rule. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 14, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ‘‘Pre-Enactment Swap Collection,’’ by any of the following methods: • The Agency’s Web site, at https:// comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site. • Mail: David A. Stawick, 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 https:// www.cftc.gov. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Nathan, Division of Market Oversight, Senior Special Counsel, CFTC, (202) 418–5133; e-mail: snathan@cftc.gov. E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1 1604 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 11, 2011 / Notices 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 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 of the proposed collection of information listed below. Abstract: Section 729 of the DoddFrank Act required the CFTC to adopt, within 90 days of enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, an interim final rule for the reporting of swap transactions entered into before July 21, 2010 whose terms had not expired as of that date (‘‘pre-enactment unexpired swaps’’). Pursuant to this mandate, the CFTC adopted an interim final rule requiring specified parties to pre-enactment unexpired swap transactions to report certain information related to such transactions to a swap data repository (‘‘SDR’’) or to the Commission by the compliance date to be established in reporting rules required under Section 2(h)(5) of the CEA, or within 60 days after an appropriate SDR becomes registered under Section 21 of the CEA and commences operations to receive and maintain data related to such swap, whichever occurs first. An interpretative note to the rule advises that counterparties that may be required to report to an SDR or the CFTC will need to preserve information pertaining to the terms of such swaps. Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be .5 hours per response. These estimates include the time to locate the information related to the pre-enactment unexpired swap transactions and the time to ensure such information is maintained in such form as it currently exists. Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap Dealers, Major Swap Participants, and other counterparties to a swap transaction (i.e., end-user, non-SD/nonMSP counterparties). Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 900 hours. Frequency of Collection: Once. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:33 Jan 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 Issued by the Commission this 5th day of January, 2011. David Stawick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2011–326 Filed 1–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Sunshine Act Meeting Notice The White House Council for Community Solutions gives notice of their following first meeting: DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 4, 2011, 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. PLACE: The Council will meet in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. This meeting will be streamed live for public viewing and a link will be available on the council’s Web site: https://www.serve.gov/ communitysolutions. PUBLIC COMMENT: The public is invited to submit publicly available comments through the Council’s Web site. To send statements to the Council, please send written statements to the Council’s electronic mailbox at WhiteHouseCouncil@cns.gov. The public can also follow the Council’s work by visiting its Web site: https:// www.serve.gov/communitysolutions. STATUS: Open. 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Carry out a comprehensive study to evaluate and assess policies that provide opportunities for the promotion and advancement of minority members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including minority members who are senior officers; and b. In carrying out the study, the Commission shall examine the following: (1) The efforts to develop and maintain diverse leadership at all levels of the Armed Forces. (2) The successes and failures of developing and maintaining a diverse leadership, particularly at the general and flag officer positions. (3) The effect of expanding Department of Defense secondary educational programs to diverse civilian populations, to include military service academy preparatory schools. (4) The ability of current recruitment and retention practices to attract and maintain a diverse pool of qualified individuals in sufficient numbers in officer pre-commissioning programs. 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Agencies

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1603-1604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-326]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, 
Comment Request: Reporting of Pre-enactment Swap Transactions

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or 
``CFTC'') is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the 
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (``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 and to allow 60 days 
for public comment. The Commission recently adopted an interim final 
rule, as required by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(``Dodd-Frank Act''), requiring counterparties to a pre-enactment 
unexpired swap to report such swaps according to such rules as the 
Commission may in the future adopt. This notice solicits comments on 
the record retention requirement that is embedded in the interim final 
rule's reporting requirement, which was recognized by the Commission in 
an interpretive note to the final rule.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``Pre-Enactment Swap 
Collection,'' by any of the following methods:
     The Agency's Web site, at https://comments.cftc.gov/. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site.
     Mail: David A. Stawick, 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 
https://www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Nathan, Division of Market 
Oversight, Senior Special Counsel, CFTC, (202) 418-5133; e-mail: 
snathan@cftc.gov.

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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 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 of the proposed collection of information 
listed below.
    Abstract: Section 729 of the Dodd-Frank Act required the CFTC to 
adopt, within 90 days of enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, an interim 
final rule for the reporting of swap transactions entered into before 
July 21, 2010 whose terms had not expired as of that date (``pre-
enactment unexpired swaps''). Pursuant to this mandate, the CFTC 
adopted an interim final rule requiring specified parties to pre-
enactment unexpired swap transactions to report certain information 
related to such transactions to a swap data repository (``SDR'') or to 
the Commission by the compliance date to be established in reporting 
rules required under Section 2(h)(5) of the CEA, or within 60 days 
after an appropriate SDR becomes registered under Section 21 of the CEA 
and commences operations to receive and maintain data related to such 
swap, whichever occurs first. An interpretative note to the rule 
advises that counterparties that may be required to report to an SDR or 
the CFTC will need to preserve information pertaining to the terms of 
such swaps.
    Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to be .5 hours per response. These estimates include the time 
to locate the information related to the pre-enactment unexpired swap 
transactions and the time to ensure such information is maintained in 
such form as it currently exists.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap Dealers, Major Swap 
Participants, and other counterparties to a swap transaction (i.e., 
end-user, non-SD/non-MSP counterparties).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 900 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.

    Issued by the Commission this 5th day of January, 2011.
David Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-326 Filed 1-10-11; 8:45 am]
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