Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review, 47608-47609 [2018-20509]

Download as PDF 47608 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 183 / Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Notices Technology Advisory Committee; Meeting Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on October 5, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a public meeting in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s Washington, DC, headquarters. At this meeting, the TAC will hear presentations and actionable recommendations from select TAC subcommittees (potentially including Automated and Modern Trading Markets; Distributed Ledger Technology and Market Infrastructure; Virtual Currencies; and Cyber Security subcommittees); and discuss how RegTech is opening up the possibility of machine readable and executable regulatory rulebooks (i.e., Robo Rulebooks), as well as the potential role of regulators. DATES: The meeting will be held on October 5, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by October 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581. You may submit public comments, identified by ‘‘Technology Advisory Committee,’’ by any of the following methods: • CFTC website: https:// comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Comments Online process on the website. • Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail, above. Any statements submitted in connection with the committee meeting will be made available to the public, including publication on the CFTC website, https://www.cftc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Gorfine, TAC Designated Federal Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418–5625. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 The meeting will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may also listen to the meeting by telephone by calling a domestic toll-free telephone or international toll or toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-only audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. Domestic Toll Free: 1–877–951–7311 International Toll and Toll Free: Will be posted on the CFTC’s website, https:// www.cftc.gov, on the page for the meeting, under Related Links. Pass Code/Pin Code: 5965976 The meeting agenda may change to accommodate other TAC priorities. For agenda updates, please visit the TAC committee site at: https://www.cftc.gov/ About/CFTCCommittees/ TechnologyAdvisory/tac_meetings. After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published through a link on the CFTC’s website, https:// www.cftc.gov. All written submissions provided to the CFTC in any form will also be published on the CFTC’s website. Persons requiring special accommodations to attend the meeting because of a disability should notify the contact person above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2, sec. 10(a)(2). Dated: September 17, 2018. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018–20508 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2018. PLACE: Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference Room. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Examinations and enforcement matters. In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date, and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission’s website at https:// www.cftc.gov. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. TIME AND DATE: Natise L. Allen, Secretariat Program Assistant. [FR Doc. 2018–20540 Filed 9–18–18; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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 October 22, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimated 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– 97. • By email addressed to: OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov 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 any of the following methods. The copies should refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0097.’’ • 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 https://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 https://RegInfo.gov. 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. You should submit only SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 183 / Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Notices information that you wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information that 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 set forth in section 145.9 of the Commission’s regulations.1 The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to review, prescreen, filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all of your submission from https://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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Wallace, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Clearing and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5150; email: mwallace@cftc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Part 39, Process for Review of Swaps for Mandatory Clearing (OMB Control No. 3038–0097). This is a request for extension and revision 2 of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations require a derivatives clearing organization (‘‘DCO’’) that wishes to accept a swap for clearing to be eligible to clear the swap and to submit the swap to the Commission for a determination as to whether the swap is required to be cleared. Commission Regulation 39.5 sets forth the process for these submissions. The Commission uses the information in this collection to determine whether a DCO that wishes to accept a swap for clearing is eligible to clear the swap and whether the swap should be required to be cleared. 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 July 6, 2018, the Commission published in the Federal Register notice of the proposed extension of this information collection 1 17 CFR 145.9. 2 The total number of respondents has been increased from 14 in 2015 to 16 in 2018, based on the current number of registered DCOs, thus increasing the total annual burden hours from the previous 560 hours (40 hrs/response × 14) to 640 hours (40 hrs./response × 16) currently. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 and provided 60 days for public comment on the proposed extension, 83 FR 31530 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice. Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows: Respondents/Affected Entities: Derivatives clearing organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 16. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 40. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 640 hours. Frequency of Collection: On occasion.3 Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: September 17, 2018. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018–20509 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD. PLACE: Commission Meeting—Open to the Public. STATUS: Briefing Matter: Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Plan. A live webcast of the Meeting can be viewed at https://www.cpsc.gov/live. MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the Secretariat, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–6833. Dated: September 18, 2018. Alberta E. Mills, Secretary. BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 3 While the 60-Day Notice indicates ‘‘daily, annual, and on occasion,’’ the frequency of information collection is only ‘‘on occasion’’ based on current data. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Department of the Army [Docket ID: USA–2016–HQ–0038] Proposed Collection; Comment Request Department of the Army, DoD. Information collection notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 19, 2018. SUMMARY: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350–1700. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the Product Manager for Force Protection Systems (PdM–FPS), 5900 Putnam Road, Building 365/Suite 1, (SFAE–IEW–TF), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2018–20607 Filed 9–18–18; 4:15 pm] Frm 00010 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADDRESSES: TIME AND DATE: PO 00000 47609 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47608-47609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20509]


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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 October 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimated 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. 3038-97.
     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 any of the 
following methods. The copies should refer to ``OMB Control No. 3038-
0097.''
     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 https://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 https://RegInfo.gov.
    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. 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 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 
set forth in section 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 https://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: Megan Wallace, Senior Special Counsel, 
Division of Clearing and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
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(202) 418-5150; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Part 39, Process for Review of Swaps for Mandatory Clearing 
(OMB Control No. 3038-0097). This is a request for extension and 
revision \2\ of a currently approved information collection.
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    \2\ The total number of respondents has been increased from 14 
in 2015 to 16 in 2018, based on the current number of registered 
DCOs, thus increasing the total annual burden hours from the 
previous 560 hours (40 hrs/response x 14) to 640 hours (40 hrs./
response x 16) currently.
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    Abstract: The Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations 
require a derivatives clearing organization (``DCO'') that wishes to 
accept a swap for clearing to be eligible to clear the swap and to 
submit the swap to the Commission for a determination as to whether the 
swap is required to be cleared. Commission Regulation 39.5 sets forth 
the process for these submissions. The Commission uses the information 
in this collection to determine whether a DCO that wishes to accept a 
swap for clearing is eligible to clear the swap and whether the swap 
should be required to be cleared.
    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 July 6, 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 31530 (``60-Day Notice''). The Commission 
did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice.
    Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to be as follows:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Derivatives clearing organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 40.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 640 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.\3\
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    \3\ While the 60-Day Notice indicates ``daily, annual, and on 
occasion,'' the frequency of information collection is only ``on 
occasion'' based on current data.

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

    Dated: September 17, 2018.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-20509 Filed 9-19-18; 8:45 am]
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