Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review, 18301-18302 [2023-06308]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 28, 2023 / Notices pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule (approximately $183,500 per year) for each day worked on the FirstNet Authority Board.8 Board members work intermittent schedules and may not work more than 130 days per year during their term. Each Board member must be a United States citizen, cannot be a registered lobbyist, and cannot be a registered agent of, employed by, or receive payments from, a foreign government.9 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 IV. Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest FirstNet Authority Board members must comply with certain federal conflict of interest statutes and ethics regulations, including some financial disclosure requirements. 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NTIA will recommend candidates based on an assessment of qualifications as well as demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative way to achieve the goals and objectives of the FirstNet Authority as set forth in the Act. NTIA may consult with FirstNet Authority Board members or executives in making its recommendation. Board candidates will be vetted through the Department of Commerce and are subject to an appropriate background check for security clearance. Josephine Arnold, Senior Attorney-Advisor, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–06379 Filed 3–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WL–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings 8:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, March 24, 2023. PLACE: Virtual meeting. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Matters relating to the Commission’s retention of outside counsel. 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. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. TIME AND DATE: Dated: March 23, 2023. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–06453 Filed 3–24–23; 11:15 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18301 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 April 27, 2023. 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. 3038–0013, 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, pre1 17 CFR 145.9. E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 18302 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 28, 2023 / Notices 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven A. Haidar, Assistant Chief Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, (202) 418–5611, email: shaidar@ cftc.gov; or Grey Tanzi, Assistant Chief Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, (312) 596–0635, email: gtanzi@cftc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Part 150, Position Limits, (OMB Control No. 3038–0013). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’) section 4a directs the Commission to establish limits on speculative positions, as the Commission determines to be necessary, to prevent the harms caused by excessive speculation. This Position Limits collection of information (OMB Control No. 3038–0013) includes collections of information required under both the Final Rule and the Aggregation Rule (as each Rule is defined below). In 2021, the Commission issued a final rule on position limits that implemented CEA section 4a and established the Commission’s new position limits regime found in part 150 of the Commission’s Regulations (‘‘Final Rule’’).2 The Final Rule, among other things, included: new and amended Federal spot-month limits for the 25 core referenced futures contracts; (2) amended Federal non-spot limits for the nine legacy agricultural contracts subject to existing Federal position limits; (3) amended rules governing exchange-set limit levels and grants of exemptions therefrom; (4) an amended process for requesting certain spread exemptions and non-enumerated bona fide hedge recognitions for purposes of Federal position limits directly from the Commission; (5) a new streamlined process for recognizing non-enumerated bona fide hedge positions from Federal limit requirements; and (6) amendments to part 19 of the Commission’s Regulations and related provisions that eliminated certain reporting obligations 2 See ‘‘Position Limits for Derivatives,’’ 86 FR 3236 (Jan. 24, 2021). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Mar 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 that require traders to submit a Form 204 and Parts I and II of Form 304. Separately, in 2016 the Commission issued a final rule amending Commission Regulation 150.4, which sets forth requirements regarding the aggregation of positions subject to federal position limits (the ‘‘Aggregation Rule’’).3 Among other things, Regulation 150.4 includes standards for the aggregation of accounts and procedures for seeking an exemption from position aggregation requirements under the Commission’s federal position limits. 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.4 On January 19, 2023, 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, 88 FR 3395 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice. Burden Statement: The Commission anticipates that there will continue to be approximately 776 respondents and the hourly burden will remain the same as provided in the 60-Day Notice. The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows: Estimated number of respondents: 776. Estimated average burden hours per respondent: 15.14 hours. Estimated total annual burden hours for all respondents: 11,748 hours. Frequency of Collection: As needed. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: March 22, 2023. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–06308 Filed 3–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 3 See ‘‘Aggregation of Positions,’’ 81 FR 91454 (Dec. 16, 2016). The position aggregation requirements set forth in Regulation 150.4 are the subject of No-Action Letter 22–09 and have been the subject of similar no-action letters since the rule’s effective date. As such, as of the date of this notice, market participants do not submit the reports set forth in Regulation 150.4. Accordingly, all collections of information and related burden estimates under Regulation 150.4 are hypothetical. 4 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8 (b)(3)(vi). PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army [Docket ID: USA–2023–HQ–0007] Proposed Collection; Comment Request U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Department of the Army, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the USACE 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 May 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: 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 Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 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. SUMMARY: To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), 3909 Halls Ferry Road, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18301-18302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06308]


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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 April 27, 2023.

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. 3038-0013, 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-

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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: Steven A. Haidar, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, (202) 418-5611, email: 
[email protected]; or Grey Tanzi, Assistant Chief Counsel, Division of 
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Market Oversight, (312) 596-0635, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Part 150, Position Limits, (OMB Control No. 3038-0013). This 
is a request for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') section 4a directs the 
Commission to establish limits on speculative positions, as the 
Commission determines to be necessary, to prevent the harms caused by 
excessive speculation. This Position Limits collection of information 
(OMB Control No. 3038-0013) includes collections of information 
required under both the Final Rule and the Aggregation Rule (as each 
Rule is defined below).
    In 2021, the Commission issued a final rule on position limits that 
implemented CEA section 4a and established the Commission's new 
position limits regime found in part 150 of the Commission's 
Regulations (``Final Rule'').\2\ The Final Rule, among other things, 
included: new and amended Federal spot-month limits for the 25 core 
referenced futures contracts; (2) amended Federal non-spot limits for 
the nine legacy agricultural contracts subject to existing Federal 
position limits; (3) amended rules governing exchange-set limit levels 
and grants of exemptions therefrom; (4) an amended process for 
requesting certain spread exemptions and non-enumerated bona fide hedge 
recognitions for purposes of Federal position limits directly from the 
Commission; (5) a new streamlined process for recognizing non-
enumerated bona fide hedge positions from Federal limit requirements; 
and (6) amendments to part 19 of the Commission's Regulations and 
related provisions that eliminated certain reporting obligations that 
require traders to submit a Form 204 and Parts I and II of Form 304.
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    \2\ See ``Position Limits for Derivatives,'' 86 FR 3236 (Jan. 
24, 2021).
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    Separately, in 2016 the Commission issued a final rule amending 
Commission Regulation 150.4, which sets forth requirements regarding 
the aggregation of positions subject to federal position limits (the 
``Aggregation Rule'').\3\ Among other things, Regulation 150.4 includes 
standards for the aggregation of accounts and procedures for seeking an 
exemption from position aggregation requirements under the Commission's 
federal position limits.
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    \3\ See ``Aggregation of Positions,'' 81 FR 91454 (Dec. 16, 
2016). The position aggregation requirements set forth in Regulation 
150.4 are the subject of No-Action Letter 22-09 and have been the 
subject of similar no-action letters since the rule's effective 
date. As such, as of the date of this notice, market participants do 
not submit the reports set forth in Regulation 150.4. Accordingly, 
all collections of information and related burden estimates under 
Regulation 150.4 are hypothetical.
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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.\4\ On January 19, 2023, 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, 88 FR 3395 (``60-Day 
Notice''). The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 
60-Day Notice.
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    \4\ 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8 (b)(3)(vi).
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    Burden Statement: The Commission anticipates that there will 
continue to be approximately 776 respondents and the hourly burden will 
remain the same as provided in the 60-Day Notice. The respondent burden 
for this collection is estimated to be as follows:
    Estimated number of respondents: 776.
    Estimated average burden hours per respondent: 15.14 hours.
    Estimated total annual burden hours for all respondents: 11,748 
hours.
    Frequency of Collection: As needed.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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


    Dated: March 22, 2023.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-06308 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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