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Download as PDF 60134 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 186 / Thursday, September 24, 2020 / Notices TABLE 1—DATES AND TIMES OF UPCOMING WEBINARS/CONFERENCE CALLS Venue Date Time Webinar ........... October 13, 2020 ..... 2–4 p.m. Webinar ........... November 18, 2020 .. 2–4 p.m. The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at public webinars/ conference calls to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning of each webinar/conference call, the moderator will explain how the webinar/ conference call will be conducted and how and when participants can provide comments. NMFS representative(s) will structure the webinars so that all members of the public will be able to comment, if they so choose, regardless of the controversial nature of the subject(s). Participants are expected to respect the ground rules, and those that do not may be asked to leave the webinar/conference call. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq., and 1801 et seq. Dated: September 18, 2020. Samuel D. Rauch, III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–21086 Filed 9–23–20; 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 Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burdens. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 26, 2020. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this notice’s publication to SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Sep 23, 2020 Jkt 250001 Instructions Link: https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/ j.php?MTID=mc9a709850a6b36f6bce20d4fe3921108. Meeting number: 199 057 6075. Password: 2utD84dRnPv. Join by phone: 1–415–527–5035. Access code: 199 057 6075. Link: https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/ j.php?MTID=m1eef6e3722eef5185452c5e4139a5fa7. Meeting number: 199 661 2520. Password: mMS2QWuuF43. Join by phone: 1–415–527–5035. Access code: 199 661 2520. 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. 3038–0023 and 3038–0072, 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 1 17 PO 00000 CFR 145.9. Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Joshua Sterling, Director, (202) 418– 6700, jsterling@cftc.gov; Amanda Olear, Deputy Director, (202) 418–5283, aolear@cftc.gov; or Christopher W. Cummings, Special Counsel, (202) 418– 5445, ccummings@cftc.gov, Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, and refer to OMB Control Numbers 3038–0023 and 3038–0072. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles: Registration Under the Commodity Exchange Act (OMB control number 3038–0023); Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants (OMB control number 3038–0072). This is a request for extension and revision of these currently approved information collections. Abstract: In Adoption of Revised Registration Form 8–R, 85 FR 37880 (June 24, 2020), the Commission published a revised version of Commission Form 8–R. The Form 8–R is the application form that individuals must use to register with the Commission as an associated person, floor broker, floor trader, floor trader order enterer, or to be listed as a principal of a registrant. Separately, in Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent to Extend and Revise Collections, Comment Request: Adoption of Revised Registration Form 8–R, 85 FR 37922 (June 24, 2020) (‘‘60-Day Notice’’), the Commission addressed the PRA E:\FR\FM\24SEN1.SGM 24SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 186 / Thursday, September 24, 2020 / Notices implications of the revisions to Form 8– R. As indicated above, Form 8–R is covered by two OMB control numbers. OMB control number 3038–0023 applies to Form 8–R in connection with registering as a floor broker or as a floor trader, or registering as an associated person of, or being listed as a principal of, a futures commission merchant, retail foreign exchange dealer, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor trader firm or leverage transaction merchant.2 OMB control number 3038– 0072 applies to Form 8–R in connection with applying to be listed as a principal of a swap dealer or major swap participant.3 I. Revision of Commission Form 8–R The revised Form 8–R contains several changes that increase the existing information collection burden (currently 1 hour) associated with Form 8–R. The Commission estimates that the changes, which are discussed below, when considered together in aggregate add a total of 0.1 burden hours to the information collection burdens associated with Form 8–R. First, in the ‘‘Completing the Proficiency Requirements Section,’’ a new paragraph is added describing the obligation of an individual seeking approval as a swap associated person or as a sole-proprietor swap firm to satisfy the Swaps Proficiency Requirements (recently implemented by NFA with the Commission’s approval),4 and what constitutes satisfaction of those requirements. Second, in the application itself, a new question is added asking whether the applicant has completed the Swaps Proficiency Requirements within the past two years. The revised Form 8–R also contains several changes that do not alter the information collection burdens associated with Form 8–R. First, the revised form replaces the FBI-mandated 2 OMB control number 3038–0023 also covers Commission Forms 7–R, 7–W and 8–T in connection with various registration activities involving floor brokers, floor traders, futures commission merchants, retail foreign exchange dealers, introducing brokers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, floor trader firms or leverage transaction merchants, and their principals and associated persons, as applicable. Forms 7–R, 7–W and 8–T were not amended in connection with the revision of Form 8–R. 3 OMB control number 3038–0072 also covers Commission Forms 7–R, 7–W and 8–T in connection with various registration activities involving swap dealers and major swap participants, and principals thereof. Forms 7–R, 7– W and 8–T were not amended in connection with the revision of Form 8–R. 4 See, NFA Interpretive Notice entitled ‘‘NFA Bylaw 301 And Compliance Rule 2–24: Proficiency Requirements for Swap APs,’’ effective January 31, 2020. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Sep 23, 2020 Jkt 250001 disclosure, for persons whose fingerprints are taken for purposes other than criminal justice, with an updated version of that disclosure. Second, in the ‘‘Definition of Terms’’ section, the definition of ‘‘adversary action’’ is revised to conform the definition to the way the term is used in the form’s ‘‘Disciplinary Information Section.’’ Finally, the words ‘‘entity’’ and ‘‘person’’ are underlined where they occur in the text to indicate that these are terms that are defined in the ‘‘Definition of Terms’’ section. II. Comments In the 60-Day Notice, the Commission provided 60 days for public comment on the extension and revision of the currently approved information collections under OMB control numbers 3038–0023 and 3038–0072 including, among other things, its estimates regarding the modified information collection burdens associated with the amendments to Form 8–R. The Commission did not receive any comments that addressed any of its estimates or any other aspect of the information collection. Burden Statement: As explained above, the Commission believes that the revisions to Form 8–R will increase the information collection burdens associated with that Form under OMB control numbers 3038–0023 and 3038– 0072. • OMB control number 3038–0023 The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of information under OMB control number 3038–0023 to be: Respondents/Affected Entities: Users of Form 8–R, specifically (i) associated persons of futures commission merchants, retail foreign exchange dealers, introducing brokers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and leverage transaction merchants; floor brokers; (ii) principals of futures commission merchants, retail foreign exchange dealers, introducing brokers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, floor trader firms, or leverage transaction merchants; (iii) floor brokers; (iv) floor traders; and (v) floor trader order enterers. Estimated number of respondents: 78,055. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 7,856 hours. Frequency of collection: Periodically. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. • OMB control number 3038–0072 The Commission further estimates that as a result of the revisions to Form 8–R, the burden of the collection of PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60135 information under OMB control number 3038–0072 will be: Respondents/Affected Entities: (1) Users of Form 8–R, specifically swap dealers and major swap participants; and (2) users of Form 8–R, specifically principals of swap dealers and of major swap participants. Estimated number of respondents: 772. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 683 hours. Frequency of collection: Periodically. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: September 21, 2020. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2020–21097 Filed 9–23–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–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. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24SEN1.SGM 24SEN1

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[Notices]
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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 burdens.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden estimated or any other 
aspect of the 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. 3038-0023 and 3038-
0072, 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: Joshua Sterling, Director, (202) 418-
6700, [email protected]; Amanda Olear, Deputy Director, (202) 418-
5283, [email protected]; or Christopher W. Cummings, Special Counsel, 
(202) 418-5445, [email protected], Division of Swap Dealer and 
Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, and refer to OMB Control Numbers 3038-
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0023 and 3038-0072.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Registration Under the Commodity Exchange Act (OMB control 
number 3038-0023); Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap 
Participants (OMB control number 3038-0072). This is a request for 
extension and revision of these currently approved information 
collections.
    Abstract: In Adoption of Revised Registration Form 8-R, 85 FR 37880 
(June 24, 2020), the Commission published a revised version of 
Commission Form 8-R. The Form 8-R is the application form that 
individuals must use to register with the Commission as an associated 
person, floor broker, floor trader, floor trader order enterer, or to 
be listed as a principal of a registrant. Separately, in Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent to Extend and 
Revise Collections, Comment Request: Adoption of Revised Registration 
Form 8-R, 85 FR 37922 (June 24, 2020) (``60-Day Notice''), the 
Commission addressed the PRA

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implications of the revisions to Form 8-R. As indicated above, Form 8-R 
is covered by two OMB control numbers. OMB control number 3038-0023 
applies to Form 8-R in connection with registering as a floor broker or 
as a floor trader, or registering as an associated person of, or being 
listed as a principal of, a futures commission merchant, retail foreign 
exchange dealer, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, 
commodity pool operator, floor trader firm or leverage transaction 
merchant.\2\ OMB control number 3038-0072 applies to Form 8-R in 
connection with applying to be listed as a principal of a swap dealer 
or major swap participant.\3\
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    \2\ OMB control number 3038-0023 also covers Commission Forms 7-
R, 7-W and 8-T in connection with various registration activities 
involving floor brokers, floor traders, futures commission 
merchants, retail foreign exchange dealers, introducing brokers, 
commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, floor trader 
firms or leverage transaction merchants, and their principals and 
associated persons, as applicable. Forms 7-R, 7-W and 8-T were not 
amended in connection with the revision of Form 8-R.
    \3\ OMB control number 3038-0072 also covers Commission Forms 7-
R, 7-W and 8-T in connection with various registration activities 
involving swap dealers and major swap participants, and principals 
thereof. Forms 7-R, 7-W and 8-T were not amended in connection with 
the revision of Form 8-R.
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I. Revision of Commission Form 8-R

    The revised Form 8-R contains several changes that increase the 
existing information collection burden (currently 1 hour) associated 
with Form 8-R. The Commission estimates that the changes, which are 
discussed below, when considered together in aggregate add a total of 
0.1 burden hours to the information collection burdens associated with 
Form 8-R.
    First, in the ``Completing the Proficiency Requirements Section,'' 
a new paragraph is added describing the obligation of an individual 
seeking approval as a swap associated person or as a sole-proprietor 
swap firm to satisfy the Swaps Proficiency Requirements (recently 
implemented by NFA with the Commission's approval),\4\ and what 
constitutes satisfaction of those requirements. Second, in the 
application itself, a new question is added asking whether the 
applicant has completed the Swaps Proficiency Requirements within the 
past two years.
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    \4\ See, NFA Interpretive Notice entitled ``NFA Bylaw 301 And 
Compliance Rule 2-24: Proficiency Requirements for Swap APs,'' 
effective January 31, 2020.
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    The revised Form 8-R also contains several changes that do not 
alter the information collection burdens associated with Form 8-R. 
First, the revised form replaces the FBI-mandated disclosure, for 
persons whose fingerprints are taken for purposes other than criminal 
justice, with an updated version of that disclosure. Second, in the 
``Definition of Terms'' section, the definition of ``adversary action'' 
is revised to conform the definition to the way the term is used in the 
form's ``Disciplinary Information Section.'' Finally, the words 
``entity'' and ``person'' are underlined where they occur in the text 
to indicate that these are terms that are defined in the ``Definition 
of Terms'' section.

II. Comments

    In the 60-Day Notice, the Commission provided 60 days for public 
comment on the extension and revision of the currently approved 
information collections under OMB control numbers 3038-0023 and 3038-
0072 including, among other things, its estimates regarding the 
modified information collection burdens associated with the amendments 
to Form 8-R. The Commission did not receive any comments that addressed 
any of its estimates or any other aspect of the information collection.
    Burden Statement: As explained above, the Commission believes that 
the revisions to Form 8-R will increase the information collection 
burdens associated with that Form under OMB control numbers 3038-0023 
and 3038-0072.

 OMB control number 3038-0023

    The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of 
information under OMB control number 3038-0023 to be:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Users of Form 8-R, specifically (i) 
associated persons of futures commission merchants, retail foreign 
exchange dealers, introducing brokers, commodity trading advisors, 
commodity pool operators, and leverage transaction merchants; floor 
brokers; (ii) principals of futures commission merchants, retail 
foreign exchange dealers, introducing brokers, commodity trading 
advisors, commodity pool operators, floor trader firms, or leverage 
transaction merchants; (iii) floor brokers; (iv) floor traders; and (v) 
floor trader order enterers.
    Estimated number of respondents: 78,055.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 7,856 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Periodically.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

 OMB control number 3038-0072

    The Commission further estimates that as a result of the revisions 
to Form 8-R, the burden of the collection of information under OMB 
control number 3038-0072 will be:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: (1) Users of Form 8-R, specifically 
swap dealers and major swap participants; and (2) users of Form 8-R, 
specifically principals of swap dealers and of major swap participants.
    Estimated number of respondents: 772.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 683 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Periodically.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: September 21, 2020.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-21097 Filed 9-23-20; 8:45 am]
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