Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review, 31307-31308 [2019-13942]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2019 / Notices Shrimp Trawl Fishery—Preferred, $17,171,000. • Communication Networks and Mapping Tools to Reduce Bycatch— Phase 1—Preferred, $4,416,000. • Restoring for Bluefin Tuna via Fishing Depth Optimization—Preferred, $6,175,000. • Reduce the Impacts of Ghost Fishing by Removing Derelict Fishing Gear from Marine and Estuarine Habitats—Not Preferred, $6,128,000. 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VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 247001 • Active Management and Protection—Preferred, $20,689,000. • Habitat Characterization at Known High Priority Sites—Not Preferred, $21,500,000. The Open Ocean TIG also analyzes a No Action alternative. One or more alternatives may be selected for implementation by the Open Ocean TIG in the Final RP/EA or in future restoration plans. Background For additional background information, see our original Federal Register notice, with which we opened the comment period (May 15, 2019; 84 FR 21753). Invitation To Comment The Open Ocean TIG seeks public review and comment on the Draft RP/ EA (see ADDRESSES above). Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, will become part of the public record. Authority The authority of this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and its implementing Oil Pollution Act Natural Resource Damage Assessment regulations found at 15 CFR part 990 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Dated: June 26, 2019. Carrie Selberg, Deputy Director, Office of Habitat Conservation, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2019–13996 Filed 6–28–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–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 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31307 Comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 2019. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimate 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– 0078.’’ • 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 (Commission) by either of the following methods. The copies should refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0078.’’ • 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. Please submit your comments to the Commission using only one method. 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 information that you wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information that you believe 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 established in § 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 DATES: 1 17 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM CFR 145.9. 01JYN1 31308 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2019 / Notices 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: Jacob Chachkin, Special Counsel, Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5496, email: jchachkin@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB Control No. 3038– 0078. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Title: Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures by Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers (OMB Control No. 3038–0078). This is a request for an extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: On April 3, 2012, the Commission adopted Commission regulation 1.71 (Conflicts of interest policies and procedures by futures commission merchants and introducing brokers) 2 pursuant to section 4d(c) 3 of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Commission regulation 1.71 requires generally that, among other things, futures commission merchants (FCM) 4 and introducing brokers (IB) 5 develop conflicts of interest procedures and disclosures, adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with their conflicts of interest and disclosure obligations, and maintain specified records related to those requirements.6 The Commission believes that the information collection obligations imposed by Commission regulation 1.71 are essential (i) to ensuring that FCMs and IBs develop and maintain the conflicts of interest systems, procedures and disclosures required by the CEA, and Commission regulations, and (ii) to the effective evaluation of these registrants’ actual compliance with the CEA and Commission regulations. 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 April 9, 2019, the 2 17 CFR 1.71. U.S.C. 6d(c). 4 For the definition of FCM, see section 1a(28) of the CEA and Commission regulation 1.3. 7 U.S.C. 1a(28) and 17 CFR 1.3. 5 For the definition of IB, see section 1a(31) of the CEA and Commission regulation 1.3. 7 U.S.C. 1a(31) and 17 CFR 1.3. 6 See 17 CFR 1.71. 37 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 247001 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, 84 FR 14098 (60-Day Notice). The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice. Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its estimate of the burden for this collection to reflect the current number of registered FCMs and IBs. Accordingly, the respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,244. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 44.5. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 55,358. Frequency of Collection: As applicable. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: June 25, 2019. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–13942 Filed 6–28–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION [Docket No. CFPB–2019–0037] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is proposing to reinstate with change a previously approved collection, titled, ‘‘Generic Information Collection Plan for Studies of Consumers Using Controlled Trials in Field and Economic Laboratory Settings.’’ Also in accordance with the PRA, the Bureau is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the following generic Information Collections titled, ‘‘Savings and Debt Study,’’ ‘‘Vague Language in Disclosures Study,’’ ‘‘Tiered Disclosure Study,’’ ‘‘Financial Scale Development Testing,’’ and ‘‘Disclosure Market Study’’ under this Generic Information Collection Plan. Each of these information collections SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 are contemporaneously being submitted to OMB with the request to reinstate with change the aforementioned generic information collection plan. DATES: Written comments are encouraged and must be received on or before July 31, 2019 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments in response to this notice are to be directed towards OMB and to the attention of the OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. You may submit comments, identified by the title of the information collection, OMB Control Number (see below), and docket number (see above), by any of the following methods: • Electronic: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: OIRA_submission@ omb.eop.gov. • Fax: (202) 395–5806. • Mail: Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. In general, all comments received will become public records, including any personal information provided. Sensitive personal information, such as account numbers or Social Security numbers, should not be included. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documentation prepared in support of this information collection request is available at www.reginfo.gov (this link becomes active on the day following publication of this notice). Select ‘‘Information Collection Review,’’ under ‘‘Currently under Review,’’ use the dropdown menu ‘‘Select Agency’’ and select ‘‘Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’’ (recent submissions to OMB will be at the top of the list). The same documentation is also available at https://www.regulations.gov. Requests for additional information should be directed to Darrin King, PRA Officer, at (202) 435–9575, or email: CFPB_PRA@ cfpb.gov. If you require this document in an alternative electronic format, please contact CFPB_Accessibility@ cfpb.gov. Please do not submit comments to these email boxes. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: Generic Information Collection Plan for Studies of Consumers Using Controlled Trials in Field and Economic Laboratory Settings. OMB Control Number: 3170–0048. Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved Information Collection. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,120 (three year period). E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31307-31308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13942]


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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 July 31, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimate 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. 3038-0078.''
     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 (Commission) by either of the 
following methods. The copies should refer to ``OMB Control No. 3038-
0078.''
     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.
    Please submit your comments to the Commission using only one 
method. 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 information that you wish 
to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider 
information that you believe 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 
established in Sec.  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

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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: Jacob Chachkin, Special Counsel, 
Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, (202) 418-5496, email: [email protected], and 
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refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0078.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures by Futures 
Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers (OMB Control No. 3038-
0078). This is a request for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: On April 3, 2012, the Commission adopted Commission 
regulation 1.71 (Conflicts of interest policies and procedures by 
futures commission merchants and introducing brokers) \2\ pursuant to 
section 4d(c) \3\ of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Commission 
regulation 1.71 requires generally that, among other things, futures 
commission merchants (FCM) \4\ and introducing brokers (IB) \5\ develop 
conflicts of interest procedures and disclosures, adopt and implement 
written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure 
compliance with their conflicts of interest and disclosure obligations, 
and maintain specified records related to those requirements.\6\ The 
Commission believes that the information collection obligations imposed 
by Commission regulation 1.71 are essential (i) to ensuring that FCMs 
and IBs develop and maintain the conflicts of interest systems, 
procedures and disclosures required by the CEA, and Commission 
regulations, and (ii) to the effective evaluation of these registrants' 
actual compliance with the CEA and Commission regulations.
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    \2\ 17 CFR 1.71.
    \3\ 7 U.S.C. 6d(c).
    \4\ For the definition of FCM, see section 1a(28) of the CEA and 
Commission regulation 1.3. 7 U.S.C. 1a(28) and 17 CFR 1.3.
    \5\ For the definition of IB, see section 1a(31) of the CEA and 
Commission regulation 1.3. 7 U.S.C. 1a(31) and 17 CFR 1.3.
    \6\ See 17 CFR 1.71.
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    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 April 9, 2019, 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, 84 FR 14098 (60-Day Notice). The Commission did 
not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice.
    Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its estimate of the 
burden for this collection to reflect the current number of registered 
FCMs and IBs. Accordingly, the respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to be as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,244.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 44.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 55,358.
    Frequency of Collection: As applicable.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: June 25, 2019.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-13942 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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