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Jurkowski, Acting Director, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2023–28280 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–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 January 22, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Dec 21, 2023 Jkt 262001 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. 3038–0062, 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 ICR will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable 1 17 PO 00000 CFR 145.9. Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 laws, and may be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Newsom, Special Counsel, Market Participants Division, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5301; email: pnewsom@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0062. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Transactions (OMB Control No. 3038– 0062). This is a request for an extension/ revision of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations under the CEA establishes rules applicable to retail foreign exchange dealers (‘‘RFEDs’’), futures commission merchants (‘‘FCMs’’), introducing brokers (‘‘IBs’’), commodity trading advisors (‘‘CTAs’’), and commodity pool operators (‘‘CPOs’’) engaged in the offer and sale of offexchange forex contracts to retail customers. Specifically: • Regulation 5.5 requires RFEDs, FCMs, and IBs to distribute risk disclosure statements to new retail forex customers. • Regulation 5.6 requires RFEDs and FCMs to report any failures to maintain the minimum capital required by Commission regulations. • Regulation 5.8 requires RFEDs and FCMs to calculate their total retail forex obligation. • Regulation 5.10 requires RFEDs to maintain and preserve certain risk assessment documentation. • Regulation 5.11(a)(1) requires RFEDs to submit certain risk assessment documentation to the Commission within 60 days of the effective date of their registration. • Regulation 5.11(a)(2) requires RFEDs to submit certain financial documentation to the Commission within 105 calendar days of the end of each fiscal year. RFEDs must also submit additional information, if requested, regarding affiliates’ financial impact on an RFED’s organizational structure. • Regulation 5.12(a) requires RFED applicants to submit a Form 1–FR–FCM concurrently with their registration application. • Regulation 5.12(b) requires registered RFEDs to file a Form 1–FR– FCM on a monthly and annual basis. • Regulation 5.12(g) states that, in the event that an RFED cannot file its Form 1–FR–FCM for any period within the time specified in Regulation 5.12(b), the RFED may file an application for an extension of time with its self-regulatory organization. E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 245 / Friday, December 22, 2023 / Notices • Regulation 5.13(a) requires RFEDs and FCMs to provide monthly account statements to their customers. • Regulation 5.13(b) requires RFEDs and FCMs to provide confirmation statements to their customers within one business day after the execution of any retail forex or forex option transaction. • Regulation 5.14 requires RFEDs and FCMs to maintain current ledgers of each transaction affecting its asset, liability, income, expense and capital accounts. • Regulation 5.18(g) requires each RFED, FCM, CPO, CTA, and IB subject to part 5 to maintain a record of all communications received that give rise to possible violations of the Act, rules, regulations or orders thereunder related to their retail forex business. • Regulation 5.18(i) requires each RFED and FCM to prepare and maintain on a quarterly basis a calculation of nondiscretionary retail forex customer accounts open for any period of time during the quarter that were profitable, and the percentage of such accounts that were not profitable. • Regulation 5.18(j) requires the chief compliance officer of each RFED and FCM to certify annually that the firm has in place processes to establish, maintain, review, modify and test policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the Act, rules, regulations and orders thereunder. • Regulation 5.19 requires each RFED, FCM, CPO, CTA, and IB subject to part 5 to submit to the Commission copies of any dispositive or partially dispositive decision for which a notice of appeal has been filed in any material legal proceeding (1) to which the firm is a party to or to which its property or assets is subject with respect to retail forex transactions, or (2) instituted against any person who is a principal of the firm arising from conduct in such person’s capacity as a principal of that firm. • Regulation 5.20 requires RFEDs, FCMs and IBs to submit documentation requested pursuant to certain types of special calls by the Commission. • Regulation 5.23 requires RFEDs, FCMs and IBs to notify the Commission regarding bulk transfers and bulk liquidations of customer accounts. The rules establish reporting and recordkeeping requirements that are necessary to implement the provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 2 regarding off-exchange transactions in foreign currency with 2 Public Law 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2189–220 (2008). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Dec 21, 2023 Jkt 262001 members of the public. The rules are intended to promote customer protection by providing safeguards against irresponsible or fraudulent business practices.3 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 October 16, 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 71341 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice. Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its burden estimate for 81 respondents, which include RFEDs, FCMs, IBs, CPOs, and CTAs. The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 81. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 1,757.5 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 142,324. 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: December 19, 2023. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–28243 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force 88591 Inc. having a place of business at 9213 Bolero Ave., Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Written objections must be filed no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of publication of this Notice. DATES: Submit written objections to the Air Force Materiel Command Law Office, AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, Room 260, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433–7109; Facsimile: (937) 255–3733; or Email: afmclo.jaz.tech@us.af.mil. Include Docket No. ARW–231206A–P in the subject line of the message. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Loux, AFRL/RWSP, 101 W Eglin Blvd., Eglin AFB, FL 32542–6810; Phone: 850–882–3920; or Email: william.loux.2@us.af.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Patent Application(s) A touch-based tracking method comprises starting a GUI which displays an environment; observing at least one of the presence or absence of one or more targets in relation to features in the environment; when an observation is made, reporting the observation through the GUI to form an input; reporting the observation in the GUI with a hand gesture; applying an algorithm to convert the input into a probability distribution; and updating a target state estimate and alters the environment display. The environment may be an area or a map, and the map may include a plurality of features, e.g. roads, building structures, forest, and water. The observation indicates the presence or non-presence of the one or more targets. The hand gesture is made on the map, such as a swiping motion with one or more fingers on the GUI, wherein the hand gesture indicates the strength of the observation. [ARW–231206A–PL] Intellectual Property Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License CURTIS et al., U.S. Patent no. 11,429,273 B1 issued 30 August 2022 and entitled ‘‘Touch-Based Tracking system and Method.’’ The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a patent license agreement, completed in compliance with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within the period for timely objections, will be treated as an objection and may be considered as an alternative to the proposed license. Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to ValorTrac SUMMARY: 3 See Regulation of Off-Exchange Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions and Intermediaries, 75 FR 55410, 55416 (Sept. 10, 2010). 4 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8 (b)(3)(vi). 5 This figure has been rounded from 1,757.09 to the nearest whole number. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88590-88591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28243]


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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 January 22, 2024.

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. 3038-0062, 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: Philip Newsom, Special Counsel, Market 
Participants Division, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-
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5301; email: [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Transactions (OMB Control No. 
3038-0062). This is a request for an extension/revision of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Abstract: Part 5 of the Commission's regulations under the CEA 
establishes rules applicable to retail foreign exchange dealers 
(``RFEDs''), futures commission merchants (``FCMs''), introducing 
brokers (``IBs''), commodity trading advisors (``CTAs''), and commodity 
pool operators (``CPOs'') engaged in the offer and sale of off-exchange 
forex contracts to retail customers. Specifically:
     Regulation 5.5 requires RFEDs, FCMs, and IBs to distribute 
risk disclosure statements to new retail forex customers.
     Regulation 5.6 requires RFEDs and FCMs to report any 
failures to maintain the minimum capital required by Commission 
regulations.
     Regulation 5.8 requires RFEDs and FCMs to calculate their 
total retail forex obligation.
     Regulation 5.10 requires RFEDs to maintain and preserve 
certain risk assessment documentation.
     Regulation 5.11(a)(1) requires RFEDs to submit certain 
risk assessment documentation to the Commission within 60 days of the 
effective date of their registration.
     Regulation 5.11(a)(2) requires RFEDs to submit certain 
financial documentation to the Commission within 105 calendar days of 
the end of each fiscal year. RFEDs must also submit additional 
information, if requested, regarding affiliates' financial impact on an 
RFED's organizational structure.
     Regulation 5.12(a) requires RFED applicants to submit a 
Form 1-FR-FCM concurrently with their registration application.
     Regulation 5.12(b) requires registered RFEDs to file a 
Form 1-FR-FCM on a monthly and annual basis.
     Regulation 5.12(g) states that, in the event that an RFED 
cannot file its Form 1-FR-FCM for any period within the time specified 
in Regulation 5.12(b), the RFED may file an application for an 
extension of time with its self-regulatory organization.

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     Regulation 5.13(a) requires RFEDs and FCMs to provide 
monthly account statements to their customers.
     Regulation 5.13(b) requires RFEDs and FCMs to provide 
confirmation statements to their customers within one business day 
after the execution of any retail forex or forex option transaction.
     Regulation 5.14 requires RFEDs and FCMs to maintain 
current ledgers of each transaction affecting its asset, liability, 
income, expense and capital accounts.
     Regulation 5.18(g) requires each RFED, FCM, CPO, CTA, and 
IB subject to part 5 to maintain a record of all communications 
received that give rise to possible violations of the Act, rules, 
regulations or orders thereunder related to their retail forex 
business.
     Regulation 5.18(i) requires each RFED and FCM to prepare 
and maintain on a quarterly basis a calculation of nondiscretionary 
retail forex customer accounts open for any period of time during the 
quarter that were profitable, and the percentage of such accounts that 
were not profitable.
     Regulation 5.18(j) requires the chief compliance officer 
of each RFED and FCM to certify annually that the firm has in place 
processes to establish, maintain, review, modify and test policies and 
procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the Act, 
rules, regulations and orders thereunder.
     Regulation 5.19 requires each RFED, FCM, CPO, CTA, and IB 
subject to part 5 to submit to the Commission copies of any dispositive 
or partially dispositive decision for which a notice of appeal has been 
filed in any material legal proceeding (1) to which the firm is a party 
to or to which its property or assets is subject with respect to retail 
forex transactions, or (2) instituted against any person who is a 
principal of the firm arising from conduct in such person's capacity as 
a principal of that firm.
     Regulation 5.20 requires RFEDs, FCMs and IBs to submit 
documentation requested pursuant to certain types of special calls by 
the Commission.
     Regulation 5.23 requires RFEDs, FCMs and IBs to notify the 
Commission regarding bulk transfers and bulk liquidations of customer 
accounts.
    The rules establish reporting and recordkeeping requirements that 
are necessary to implement the provisions of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 \2\ regarding off-exchange transactions in 
foreign currency with members of the public. The rules are intended to 
promote customer protection by providing safeguards against 
irresponsible or fraudulent business practices.\3\
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    \2\ Public Law 110-246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2189-220 (2008).
    \3\ See Regulation of Off-Exchange Retail Foreign Exchange 
Transactions and Intermediaries, 75 FR 55410, 55416 (Sept. 10, 
2010).
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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 October 16, 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 71341 (``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 is revising its burden estimate 
for 81 respondents, which include RFEDs, FCMs, IBs, CPOs, and CTAs. The 
respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 81.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 1,757.\5\
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    \5\ This figure has been rounded from 1,757.09 to the nearest 
whole number.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 142,324.
    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: December 19, 2023.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-28243 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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