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Rey Israel Marquez,
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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Agricultural Advisory Committee
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations
and topic submissions.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC or
Commission) is requesting nominations
for membership on the Agricultural
Advisory Committee (AAC or
Committee) and is also inviting the
submission of potential topics for
discussion at future Committee
meetings. The AAC is a discretionary
advisory committee established by the
Commission in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
DATES: The deadline for the submission
of nominations and topics is September
7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Nominations and topics for
discussion at future AAC meetings
should be emailed to AAC@cftc.gov or
sent by hand delivery or courier to
Brigitte Weyls, AAC Designated Federal
Officer, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Please use the title ‘‘Agricultural
Advisory Committee’’ for any
nominations or topics you submit.
Submissions through the AAC@cftc.gov
email address are encouraged.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brigitte Weyls, AAC Designated Federal
Officer, at 312–596–0547 or email:
bweyls@cftc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AAC
was established to assist the
Commission in assessing issues
affecting agricultural producers;
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consumers; processors; lenders; other
major market participants, including
derivatives intermediaries, buy-side
representatives, and exchanges;
regulators, and others interested in or
affected by the agricultural derivatives
markets through public meetings and
Committee reports and
recommendations. The duties of the
AAC are solely advisory and include
calling for reports and/or
recommendations by the AAC or AAC
subcommittee(s), adopting reports and/
or recommendations, transmitting
reports to the Commission, and making
recommendations to the Commission.
Determinations of actions to be taken
and policy to be expressed with respect
to the reports or recommendations of
the AAC are made solely by the
Commission.
AAC members generally serve as
representatives and provide advice
reflecting the views of organizations and
entities that constitute the structure of
the agricultural derivatives markets.
Depending on the issues faced, the
Commission may, from time to time,
appoint experts to serve as Special
Government Employees (SGEs), or
officials of other Federal agencies to
serve, on the AAC. If nominated, SGEs
will be asked to submit and complete a
Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report (OGE Form 450). Historically,
the AAC has had between 30–40
members representing the following
viewpoint categories: (i) agricultural
producers and/or direct and indirect
users/consumers of agricultural
products; (ii) providers of agricultural
credit; (iii) other major market
participants, including derivatives
intermediaries, buy-side representatives,
and exchanges; (iv) regulators or
representatives from other relevant
government agencies; and (v) academia
or public interest groups. The AAC has
held approximately one meeting per
year. AAC members serve at the
pleasure of the Commission. In
addition, AAC members do not receive
compensation or honoraria for their
services, and they are not reimbursed
for travel and per diem expenses.
The Commission seeks members who
represent organizations or groups with
an interest in the AAC’s mission and
function and reflect a balanced and
representative sample of agricultural
producers; consumers; processors;
lenders; other major market
participants, including derivatives
intermediaries, buy-side representatives,
and exchanges; regulators, and others
interested in or affected by the
agricultural derivatives markets. To
advise the Commission effectively, AAC
members must have a high-level of
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expertise and experience in the
agricultural derivatives markets and the
Commission’s regulation of such
markets, including from a historical
perspective. To the extent practicable,
the Commission will strive to select
members reflecting wide ethnic, racial,
gender, and age representation. AAC
members should be open to
participating in a public forum.
The Commission invites the
submission of nominations for AAC
membership. Each nomination
submission should include relevant
information about the proposed
member, such as the individual’s name,
title, and organizational affiliation, as
well as information that supports the
individual’s qualifications to serve on
the AAC. The submission should also
include suggestions for topics for
discussion at future AAC meetings as
well as the name and email or mailing
address of the person nominating the
proposed member.
Submission of a nomination is not a
guarantee of selection as a member of
the AAC. As noted in the AAC’s
Membership Balance Plan, the CFTC
identifies members for the AAC through
a variety of methods. Such methods may
include public requests for nominations
for membership; recommendations
sought from existing advisory
committee members; consultations with
knowledgeable persons outside the
CFTC (agricultural producers, consumer
groups, other market participants, state
or Federal government agencies,
academia, etc.); requests to be
represented received from individuals
and organizations; and Commissioners’
and CFTC staff’s professional
knowledge of those experienced in the
agricultural derivatives markets.
The office of the Commissioner
primarily responsible for the AAC plays
a primary, but not exclusive, role in this
process and makes recommendations
regarding membership to the
Commission. The Commission, by vote,
authorizes proposed members to serve
on the AAC.
The Commission also invites
submissions from the public regarding
the topics on which the AAC should
focus. In other words, topics that:
(a) Reflect matters of public concern
to agricultural derivatives markets, such
as contract design, hedging
effectiveness, price discovery, customer
protection, the role of intermediaries,
exchange rules; and/or
(b) Are important to otherwise assist
the Commission in identifying and
understanding the impact and
implications of the evolving market
structure of the agricultural derivatives
markets.
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Each topic submission should include
the commenter’s name and email or
mailing address.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. II)
Dated: August 2, 2022.
Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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[CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2022–0020]
CPSC Staff Workshop: PGA Message
Set Test (Beta Pilot) of Electronic
Filing of Certain Certificate of
Compliance Data for Regulated
Imported Consumer Products
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
On October 13, 2022, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC or Commission) staff will hold a
workshop to discuss the upcoming test
(Beta Pilot Test) of electronic filing
(eFiling) of certificate of compliance
(certificate) data. The Beta Pilot Test
will involve a 6-month test of
approximately 30 to 50 participants,
who will eFile certificate data for
regulated imported consumer products
with U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), using the Partner
Government Agency (PGA) Message Set,
at the time of entry filing or upon entry
summary filing if both entry and entry
summary are filed together. Staff’s Beta
Pilot Test workshop will discuss the
purpose and mechanics of eFiling
certificate data in the Beta Pilot Test and
other associated topics described in this
notice. We invite interested parties to
attend the workshop and thereafter to
submit written comments on the Beta
Pilot Test.
DATES: The workshop will be held from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on
Thursday, October 13, 2022. If you wish
to attend the workshop, either in-person
at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda, MD,
or virtually, register by Thursday,
October 6, 2022. The comment period
will open on the date of the workshop,
October 13, 2022, and comments must
be received by Friday, November 11,
2022.
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CPSC staff will hold the
workshop in the Hearing Room at
CPSC’s headquarters in Bethesda,
Maryland: 4330 East West Highway, 4th
Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814. You may
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attend the workshop free of charge. If
interested in attending the workshop,
you should register online at: https://
www.cpsc.gov/Beta-Pilot-TestWorkshop-on-eFiling-of-CertificateData, and specify whether you plan to
attend in person or virtually. As more
information about the workshop
becomes available, staff will post this
information at: https://www.cpsc.gov/
efiling.
After the workshop, you may submit
comments on the topics raised
concerning the Beta Pilot Test,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2022–
0020, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: CPSC
encourages you to submit electronic
comments to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments. CPSC typically does not
accept comments submitted by
electronic mail (email), except as
described below.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written
Submissions: Submit comments by
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Division
of the Secretariat, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone: (301) 504–7479. If you wish
to submit confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to
the public, you may submit such
comments by mail, hand delivery,
courier, or you may email them to: cpscos@cpsc.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number. CPSC may post all comments
without change, including any personal
identifiers, contact information, or other
personal information provided, to:
https://www.regulations.gov. Do not
submit through this website confidential
business information, trade secret
information, or other sensitive or
protected information that you do not
want to be available to the public. If you
wish to submit such information, please
submit it according to the instructions
for mail/hand delivery/courier/
confidential written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents on the Beta
Pilot Test or comments received, go to:
https://www.regulations.gov, and insert
the docket number, CPSC–2022–0020,
into the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct questions regarding the workshop
to Arthur Laciak, eFiling Program
Specialist, Office of Import
Surveillance, U.S. Consumer Product
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Safety Commission, (301) 504–7516,
efilingpilot@cpsc.gov. Questions sent by
electronic mail should contain the
subject heading: ‘‘Beta Pilot Workshop
Question,’’ and include a short
description of the question.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Beta Pilot Test
On June 10, 2022, the Commission
and CBP announced in the Federal
Register their joint intent to conduct a
Beta Pilot Test via the PGA Message Set
to the CBP-authorized electronic data
interchange system, known as the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) (the June 10th Notice).1 87 FR
35513. The June 10th Notice asked for
Beta Pilot Test participants and
comments on CPSC’s burden estimates
for a proposed collection of information
related to the Beta Pilot Test. Id. at
35518–20. The June 10th Notice also
provided background on CPSC’s eFiling
Program and proposed rule to amend 16
CFR part 1110 to require eFiling of
certificate data (78 FR 28080 (May 14,
2013), the 2013 NPR).2 Id. at 35514–15.
To summarize, the Beta Pilot Test will
assess the electronic filing of data from
a certificate for regulated consumer
products under CPSC’s jurisdiction. Id.
The June 10th Notice explains that the
purposes of the Beta Pilot Test are to
develop and test the IT infrastructure
necessary to support a full-scale eFiling
requirement, inform CPSC’s pending
rulemaking, develop internal
procedures to support enforcement, and
assist CPSC to target imports more
accurately by enhancing targeting of
noncompliant trade and facilitating the
flow of legitimate trade. Id. at 35514.
Compared to a previous CPSC PGA
Message Set test in 2016 (the Alpha
Pilot), the Beta Pilot Test will include
more participants than the Alpha Pilot
(up from 8 to 30–50), add two additional
data elements, and involve more varied
consumer products under CPSC’s
jurisdiction (products classified under
approximately 300 HTS codes).3 Id. at
1 The Commission voted 5–0 to publish this
notice.
2 In addition to the June 10th Notice, stakeholders
can find background on CPSC’s eFiling initiative in
CPSC’s staff’s document: CPSC Plan to Create an
eFiling Program for Imported Consumer Products
(2020 eFiling Plan). CPSC Plan to Create an eFiling
Program for Imported Consumer Products,
published December 2020. Staff’s 2020 eFiling Plan
recommended a multiyear, four-phased approach:
(1) create and fund an eFiling program, (2) conduct
an eFiling Beta Pilot Test, (3) initiate rulemaking,
and (4) dedicate ongoing resources.
3 The products classified under the approximately
300 HTS codes that participants should expect to
be tested in the Beta Pilot include, but are not
limited to: ATVs; durable infant or toddler
products, such as baby carriages, cribs, and safety
gates; children’s furniture, backpacks, and school
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Agricultural Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations and topic submissions.
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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission)
is requesting nominations for membership on the Agricultural Advisory
Committee (AAC or Committee) and is also inviting the submission of
potential topics for discussion at future Committee meetings. The AAC
is a discretionary advisory committee established by the Commission in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
DATES: The deadline for the submission of nominations and topics is
September 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Nominations and topics for discussion at future AAC meetings
should be emailed to [email protected] or sent by hand delivery or courier
to Brigitte Weyls, AAC Designated Federal Officer, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois
60604. Please use the title ``Agricultural Advisory Committee'' for any
nominations or topics you submit. Submissions through the [email protected]
email address are encouraged.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brigitte Weyls, AAC Designated Federal
Officer, at 312-596-0547 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AAC was established to assist the
Commission in assessing issues affecting agricultural producers;
consumers; processors; lenders; other major market participants,
including derivatives intermediaries, buy-side representatives, and
exchanges; regulators, and others interested in or affected by the
agricultural derivatives markets through public meetings and Committee
reports and recommendations. The duties of the AAC are solely advisory
and include calling for reports and/or recommendations by the AAC or
AAC subcommittee(s), adopting reports and/or recommendations,
transmitting reports to the Commission, and making recommendations to
the Commission. Determinations of actions to be taken and policy to be
expressed with respect to the reports or recommendations of the AAC are
made solely by the Commission.
AAC members generally serve as representatives and provide advice
reflecting the views of organizations and entities that constitute the
structure of the agricultural derivatives markets. Depending on the
issues faced, the Commission may, from time to time, appoint experts to
serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs), or officials of other
Federal agencies to serve, on the AAC. If nominated, SGEs will be asked
to submit and complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE
Form 450). Historically, the AAC has had between 30-40 members
representing the following viewpoint categories: (i) agricultural
producers and/or direct and indirect users/consumers of agricultural
products; (ii) providers of agricultural credit; (iii) other major
market participants, including derivatives intermediaries, buy-side
representatives, and exchanges; (iv) regulators or representatives from
other relevant government agencies; and (v) academia or public interest
groups. The AAC has held approximately one meeting per year. AAC
members serve at the pleasure of the Commission. In addition, AAC
members do not receive compensation or honoraria for their services,
and they are not reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses.
The Commission seeks members who represent organizations or groups
with an interest in the AAC's mission and function and reflect a
balanced and representative sample of agricultural producers;
consumers; processors; lenders; other major market participants,
including derivatives intermediaries, buy-side representatives, and
exchanges; regulators, and others interested in or affected by the
agricultural derivatives markets. To advise the Commission effectively,
AAC members must have a high-level of expertise and experience in the
agricultural derivatives markets and the Commission's regulation of
such markets, including from a historical perspective. To the extent
practicable, the Commission will strive to select members reflecting
wide ethnic, racial, gender, and age representation. AAC members should
be open to participating in a public forum.
The Commission invites the submission of nominations for AAC
membership. Each nomination submission should include relevant
information about the proposed member, such as the individual's name,
title, and organizational affiliation, as well as information that
supports the individual's qualifications to serve on the AAC. The
submission should also include suggestions for topics for discussion at
future AAC meetings as well as the name and email or mailing address of
the person nominating the proposed member.
Submission of a nomination is not a guarantee of selection as a
member of the AAC. As noted in the AAC's Membership Balance Plan, the
CFTC identifies members for the AAC through a variety of methods. Such
methods may include public requests for nominations for membership;
recommendations sought from existing advisory committee members;
consultations with knowledgeable persons outside the CFTC (agricultural
producers, consumer groups, other market participants, state or Federal
government agencies, academia, etc.); requests to be represented
received from individuals and organizations; and Commissioners' and
CFTC staff's professional knowledge of those experienced in the
agricultural derivatives markets.
The office of the Commissioner primarily responsible for the AAC
plays a primary, but not exclusive, role in this process and makes
recommendations regarding membership to the Commission. The Commission,
by vote, authorizes proposed members to serve on the AAC.
The Commission also invites submissions from the public regarding
the topics on which the AAC should focus. In other words, topics that:
(a) Reflect matters of public concern to agricultural derivatives
markets, such as contract design, hedging effectiveness, price
discovery, customer protection, the role of intermediaries, exchange
rules; and/or
(b) Are important to otherwise assist the Commission in identifying
and understanding the impact and implications of the evolving market
structure of the agricultural derivatives markets.
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Each topic submission should include the commenter's name and email
or mailing address.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. II)
Dated: August 2, 2022.
Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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