Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review, 55055-55056 [2011-22637]

Download as PDF 55055 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 6, 2011 / Notices information relating to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or under an administrative protective order, without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. In accordance with section 705(b)(2)(B) of the Act, if our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final determination within 45 days after the Department makes its final determination. Disclosure and Public Comment In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b), we will disclose to the parties the calculations for this preliminary determination within five days of its announcement. We will notify parties of the schedule for submitting case briefs and rebuttal briefs, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c) and 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1), respectively. A list of authorities relied upon, a table of contents, and an executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs submitted to the Department. Executive summaries should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. Section 774 of the Act provides that the Department will hold a public hearing to afford interested parties an opportunity to comment on arguments raised in case or rebuttal briefs, provided that such a hearing is requested by an interested party. If a request for a hearing is made in this investigation, we intend to hold the hearing two days after the deadline for submission of the rebuttal briefs, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(d). Any such hearing will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Parties should confirm, by telephone, the date, time, and place of the hearing 48 hours before the scheduled time. Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 1870, within 30 days of the publication of this notice, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c). Requests should contain: (1) The party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: August 29, 2011. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–22716 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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; it includes the actual data collection instruments [if any]. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before October 6, 2011. DATES: Gary Martinaitis, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418–5209; FAX: (202) 418–5527; e-mail: gmartinaitis @cftc.gov and refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Exemptions from Speculative Limits (OMB Control No. 3038–0013). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: Commission regulations 1.47, 1.48, and 150.3(b) require limited information from traders whose commodity futures and options positions exceed federal speculative position limits. The regulations are designed to assist in the monitoring of compliance with speculative position limits adopted by the Commission. These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the Commission’s rulemaking authority contained in Sections 4a(a), 4i, and 8a(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 6a(1), 6i, and 12a(5). 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. The OMB control numbers for the referenced CFTC regulations were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on June 22, 2011 (76 FR 36525). Burden statement: The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN Estimated number of respondents Regulations (17 CFR) Reports annually by each respondent Total annual responses 7 2 2 1 14 2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Rule 1.47 and 1.48 .................................................................................. Part 150 ................................................................................................... There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Sep 02, 2011 Jkt 223001 to OMB Control No. 3038–0013 in any correspondence. Gary Martinaitis, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581; and PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated number of hours per response Annual burden 3 3 Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for CFTC, 725 17th Street, Washington, DC 20503. E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1 42 6 55056 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 6, 2011 / Notices Dated: August 30, 2011. David A. Stawick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2011–22637 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [Docket No. CPSC–2011–0058] Toy Safety Standard: Strategic Outreach and Education Plan U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (‘‘CPSC,’’ ‘‘Commission,’’ or ‘‘we’’) is announcing the development of a strategic outreach and education plan to help the business community and other stakeholders learn about testing and certification requirements for children’s toys and toy chests and their compliance with ASTM International’s (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials) (‘‘ASTM’’) Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety, F 963–08 (‘‘ASTM F 963–08’’), and section 4.27 (toy chests) from ASTM International’s F 963–07e1 version of the standard (‘‘ASTM F 963–07e1’’). We describe the plan and invite public comment on how we might improve the plan. DATES: Written comments must be submitted no later than October 21, 2011. SUMMARY: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC–2011– 0058, by any of the following methods: ADDRESSES: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. To ensure timely processing of comments, the Commission is no longer accepting comments submitted by electronic mail (e-mail) except through www.regulations.gov. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Written Submissions Submit written submissions in the following way: Mail/hand delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions), preferably in [six] copies, to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504–7923. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Sep 02, 2011 Jkt 223001 docket number for this rulemaking. All comments received may be posted, without change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal information provided to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information electronically. Such information should be submitted in writing. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to: https:// www.regulations.gov. Neal S. Cohen, Small Business Ombudsman, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504–7504; e-mail: ncohen@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: I. Background On July 20, 2011, the Commission voted to approve publication of a ‘‘notice of requirements’’ that would establish the criteria and process for the CPSC’s acceptance of accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies (commonly referred to as ‘‘laboratories’’) for testing, pursuant to ASTM International’s (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials) (‘‘ASTM’’) Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety, F 963–08 (‘‘ASTM F 963–08’’), and section 4.27 (toy chests) from ASTM International’s F 963–07e1 version of the standard (‘‘ASTM F 963– 07e1’’). (For simplicity, we will refer to both standards as the ‘‘toy safety standard’’). The issuance of the ‘‘notice of requirements’’ by the Commission means that manufacturers of children’s toys must ensure that covered toys are tested for compliance with the toy safety standard by an accredited third party laboratory whose accreditation is accepted by the CPSC. The ‘‘notice of requirements’’ also means that based on the results of the third party testing, toy manufacturers must issue a written children’s product certificate that certifies the compliance of each covered toy to the toy safety standard. The Commission will enforce these third party testing and certification requirements beginning with those covered toys manufactured after December 31, 2011. Given the likely impact on those who manufacture or import toys that are covered by the toy safety standard, we believe that it is important to engage in a strategic outreach and education plan to the business community and other stakeholders. An effective outreach and PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 education plan will target the affected group of stakeholders and give the small business community and other stakeholders clear and detailed information to enable them to plan and act accordingly and make more informed and timely business decisions. This notice describes our outreach and education plan. We intend to make information on our plan and on the toy safety standard available at: https:// www.cpsc.gov/toysafety by September 30, 2011. We envision three stages for this strategic outreach and education plan: • Stage 1 will inform stakeholders generally about the need to test and certify to the toy safety standard. We plan to use traditional and social media to communicate the toy safety requirements and the effective compliance date of January 1, 2012. In addition, staff will target relevant trade publications, industry organizations, consumer groups, and others to ensure that the communications message is disseminated widely and to solicit additional outreach ideas and targets. The Small Business Ombudsman will publish a plain English guide on the requirements. Additionally, we hope that the publication of this document in the Federal Register may elicit additional suggestions and ideas. • Stage 2 will provide detailed ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions’’ (‘‘FAQs’’) and examples so that stakeholders can better understand the requirements and staff’s interpretations of certain provisions before the requirements go into effect. We believe that issuing FAQs in a timely fashion will allow the small business community and other stakeholders to plan and act accordingly to make more informed and timely business decisions. Traditionally, we have used FAQs as a means of explaining new regulations and requirements; however, we are also exploring other means of illustrating the toy safety requirements, such as instructional videos and webinars. • Stage 3 will begin after we have developed the materials to educate stakeholders. We will target our ongoing education campaign efforts to promote higher rates of compliance with the toy standard and the testing and certification requirements. We will attend industry trade shows, as funding permits, and make presentations about the new requirements. In addition, we will attend international meetings, conferences, trade shows, and other public forums, as funding permits, where we will speak about the new requirements and serve as a resource for companies seeking additional information. Because many small E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55055-55056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22637]


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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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), 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; it 
includes the actual data collection instruments [if any].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 6, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Martinaitis, Division of Market 
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418-5209; FAX: (202) 418-5527; e-mail: 
gmartinaitis @cftc.gov and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Exemptions from Speculative Limits (OMB Control No. 3038-
0013). This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Commission regulations 1.47, 1.48, and 150.3(b) require 
limited information from traders whose commodity futures and options 
positions exceed federal speculative position limits. The regulations 
are designed to assist in the monitoring of compliance with speculative 
position limits adopted by the Commission. These regulations are 
promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained 
in Sections 4a(a), 4i, and 8a(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 
U.S.C. 6a(1), 6i, and 12a(5).
    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. The OMB control numbers for the 
referenced CFTC regulations were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 
FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal Register notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information 
was published on June 22, 2011 (76 FR 36525).
    Burden statement: The Commission estimates the burden of this 
collection of information as follows:

                                        Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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                                                                Reports                  Estimated
                                                  Estimated   annually by     Total      number of      Annual
              Regulations (17 CFR)                number of       each        annual     hours per      burden
                                                 respondents   respondent   responses     response
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Rule 1.47 and 1.48.............................            7            2           14            3           42
Part 150.......................................            2            1            2            3            6
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    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer to OMB Control No. 
3038-0013 in any correspondence.

Gary Martinaitis, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581;
     and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for CFTC, 725 17th Street, Washington, 
DC 20503.


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    Dated: August 30, 2011.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-22637 Filed 9-2-11; 8:45 am]
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