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[FR Doc. 2020–11394 Filed 5–26–20; 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 Information and Regulatory Affairs (‘‘OIRA’’), of 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. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 May 26, 2020 Jkt 250001 Comments must be submitted on or before June 26, 2020. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this notice’s publication to OIRA, at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the website’s search function. Comments can be entered electronically by clicking on the ‘‘comment’’ button next to the information collection on the ‘‘OIRA Information Collections Under Review’’ page, or the ‘‘View ICR—Agency Submission’’ page. A copy of the supporting statement for the collection of information discussed herein may be obtained by visiting https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. In addition to the submission of comments to https://Reginfo.gov as indicated above, a copy of all comments submitted to OIRA may also be submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) by clicking on the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ box next to the descriptive entry for OMB Control No. 3038–0049, at https:// comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/ PublicInfo.aspx. Or by either of the following methods: • Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 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. All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments submitted to the Commission should include 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 obscene language. All submissions that have been redacted or removed that contain comments on the merits of the DATES: 1 17 PO 00000 CFR 145.9. Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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; Steven Haidar, Special Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5611, email: shaidar@cftc.gov; or Melissa D’Arcy, Special Counsel, Division of Clearing and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5086, email: mdarcy@cftc.gov; and refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0049. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No-Action, and Exemptive Letters (OMB Control No. 3038–0049). This is a request for an extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: This collection covers the information requirements for voluntary requests for, and the issuance of, interpretative, no-action, and exemptive letters submitted to Commission staff pursuant to the provisions of section 140.99 of the Commission’s regulations,2 and related requests for confidential treatment pursuant to section 140.98(b) 3 of the Commission’s regulations. The collection requirements described herein are voluntary. They apply to parties that choose to request a benefit from Commission staff in the form of the regulatory action described in section 140.99. Such benefits may include, for example, relief from some or all of the burdens associated with other collections of information, relief from regulatory obligations that do not constitute collections of information, interpretations, or extensions of time for compliance with certain Commission regulations. It is likely that persons who would opt to request action under section 140.99 will have determined that the sought relief substantially outweighs the information collection burdens. This information collection is necessary, and would be used, to assist Commission staff in understanding the type of relief that is being requested and the basis for the request. It is also 2 17 CFR 140.99. An archive containing CFTC staff letters may be found at https://www.cftc.gov/ LawRegulation/CFTCStaffLetters/index.htm. 3 17 CFR 140.98(b). E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 102 / Wednesday, May 27, 2020 / Notices necessary, and would be used, to provide staff with a sufficient basis for determining whether: (1) Granting the relief would be necessary or appropriate under the facts and circumstances presented by the requestor; (2) the relief provided should be conditional and/or time-limited; and (3) granting the relief would be consistent with staff responses to requests that have been presented under similar facts and circumstances. In some cases, the requested relief might be granted upon the requirement that those who seek the benefits of that relief fulfill certain conditions that are necessary to ensure that the relief granted by Commission staff is appropriate. Once again, it is likely that those who would comply with these conditions will have determined that the sought relief outweighs the compliance burden. This information collection also is necessary to provide a mechanism whereby persons requesting interpretative, no-action, and exemptive letters may seek temporary confidential treatment of their request and the Commission staff response thereto and the grounds upon which such confidential treatment is sought. 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 March 18, 2020, 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, 85 FR 15436 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice. Accordingly, the Commission believes that the burden estimate described in the 60-Day Notice is appropriate. Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its estimate of the burden for this collection for persons registered with the Commission (such as commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, derivatives clearing organizations, designated contract markets, futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, swap dealers, and swap execution facilities), persons seeking an exemption from registration, persons whose registration with the Commission is pending, trade associations and their members, eligible contract participants, and other persons seeking relief from discrete regulatory requirements. The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 68. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 May 26, 2020 Jkt 250001 Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 40. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,720. Frequency of Collection: Occasional. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: May, 20, 2020. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2020–11296 Filed 5–26–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings 10:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 28, 2020. TIME AND DATE: PLACE: Conference call. STATUS: Open. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) will hold this meeting to consider the following matters: • Proposed Rule: Amendments to Regulation 3.10(c)(3)—Providing an Exemption from Registration for Foreign Persons Acting as Commodity Pool Operators on Behalf of Offshore Commodity Pools; and • Interim Final Rule: Amendments to Regulation 23.161—Extending the Compliance Schedule for Initial Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps in Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic. The agenda for this meeting will be available to the public and posted on the Commission’s website at https:// www.cftc.gov. Instructions for public access to the live audio feed of the meeting will also be posted on the Commission’s website. In the event that the time, date, or place of this meeting changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date, or place of the meeting, will be posted on the Commission’s website. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, 202–418–5964. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: May 21, 2020. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2020–11409 Filed 5–22–20; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31751 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel will take place. DATES: Open to the public Wednesday, June 24, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). ADDRESSES: The address of the open meeting will be online. The phone number for the remote access is: CONUS: 888–469–2037; OCONUS: 1– 517–308–9287; PARTICIPANT CODE: 8227323. These numbers and the dial-in instructions will also be posted on the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel website at: https:// www.health.mil/About-MHS/OASDHA/ Defense-Health-Agency/Operations/ Pharmacy-Division/BeneficiaryAdvisory-Panel. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Paul J. Hoerner, USAF, 703– 681–2890 (Voice), None (Facsimile), dha.ncr.j-6.mbx.baprequests@mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 22042–5101. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31750-31751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11296]


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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 Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (``OIRA''), of 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 June 26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this 
notice's publication to OIRA, at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please find this particular information collection by 
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the website's search function. Comments can be entered 
electronically by clicking on the ``comment'' button next to the 
information collection on the ``OIRA Information Collections Under 
Review'' page, or the ``View ICR--Agency Submission'' page. A copy of 
the supporting statement for the collection of information discussed 
herein may be obtained by visiting https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    In addition to the submission of comments to https://Reginfo.gov as 
indicated above, a copy of all comments submitted to OIRA may also be 
submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the 
``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') by clicking on the ``Submit Comment'' box 
next to the descriptive entry for OMB Control No. 3038-0049, at https://comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/PublicInfo.aspx.
    Or by either of the following methods:
     Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 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.
    All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied 
by an English translation. Comments submitted to the Commission should 
include 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 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]; Steven 
Haidar, Special Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-5611, email: [email protected]; or 
Melissa D'Arcy, Special Counsel, Division of Clearing and Risk, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-5086, email: 
_____________________________________-
[email protected]; and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0049.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No-
Action, and Exemptive Letters (OMB Control No. 3038-0049). This is a 
request for an extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: This collection covers the information requirements for 
voluntary requests for, and the issuance of, interpretative, no-action, 
and exemptive letters submitted to Commission staff pursuant to the 
provisions of section 140.99 of the Commission's regulations,\2\ and 
related requests for confidential treatment pursuant to section 
140.98(b) \3\ of the Commission's regulations.
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    \2\ 17 CFR 140.99. An archive containing CFTC staff letters may 
be found at https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/CFTCStaffLetters/index.htm.
    \3\ 17 CFR 140.98(b).
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    The collection requirements described herein are voluntary. They 
apply to parties that choose to request a benefit from Commission staff 
in the form of the regulatory action described in section 140.99. Such 
benefits may include, for example, relief from some or all of the 
burdens associated with other collections of information, relief from 
regulatory obligations that do not constitute collections of 
information, interpretations, or extensions of time for compliance with 
certain Commission regulations. It is likely that persons who would opt 
to request action under section 140.99 will have determined that the 
sought relief substantially outweighs the information collection 
burdens.
    This information collection is necessary, and would be used, to 
assist Commission staff in understanding the type of relief that is 
being requested and the basis for the request. It is also

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necessary, and would be used, to provide staff with a sufficient basis 
for determining whether: (1) Granting the relief would be necessary or 
appropriate under the facts and circumstances presented by the 
requestor; (2) the relief provided should be conditional and/or time-
limited; and (3) granting the relief would be consistent with staff 
responses to requests that have been presented under similar facts and 
circumstances. In some cases, the requested relief might be granted 
upon the requirement that those who seek the benefits of that relief 
fulfill certain conditions that are necessary to ensure that the relief 
granted by Commission staff is appropriate. Once again, it is likely 
that those who would comply with these conditions will have determined 
that the sought relief outweighs the compliance burden. This 
information collection also is necessary to provide a mechanism whereby 
persons requesting interpretative, no-action, and exemptive letters may 
seek temporary confidential treatment of their request and the 
Commission staff response thereto and the grounds upon which such 
confidential treatment is sought.
    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 March 18, 2020, 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, 85 FR 15436 (``60-Day Notice''). The Commission 
did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice. 
Accordingly, the Commission believes that the burden estimate described 
in the 60-Day Notice is appropriate.
    Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its estimate of the 
burden for this collection for persons registered with the Commission 
(such as commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, 
derivatives clearing organizations, designated contract markets, 
futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, swap dealers, and 
swap execution facilities), persons seeking an exemption from 
registration, persons whose registration with the Commission is 
pending, trade associations and their members, eligible contract 
participants, and other persons seeking relief from discrete regulatory 
requirements.
    The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as 
follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 68.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 40.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,720.
    Frequency of Collection: Occasional.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: May, 20, 2020.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-11296 Filed 5-26-20; 8:45 am]
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