Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038-0095; Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps, 19298-19299 [2024-05718]

Download as PDF 19298 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 53 / Monday, March 18, 2024 / Notices environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) describing the potential effects of NMFS’ proposed issuance of the Permit associated with the submitted HGMP. NMFS is furnishing this notice in order to allow other agencies, Tribes, and the public an opportunity to review and comment on these documents. DATES: Written comments on the EA must be received at the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES) on or before 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on April 17, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the permit application and draft EA by the following methods: • Email: Include ‘‘Permit 25803’’ in the subject line. Joel.Casagrande@ noaa.gov. • Mail: Submit written comments to National Marine Fisheries Service, West Coast Region, Coastal California Office, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, California 95404; Attn: Joel Casagrande. • The permit application, and attached HGMP, may be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ preview_open_for_comment.cfm. • The draft EA document is available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ protected-resource-regulations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Casagrande, Santa Rosa, CA, (707) 575– 6016, email: joel.casagrande@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): Endangered, Central California Coast (CCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Background The FED has applied for an enhancement permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for a period of 10 years that would allow take of multiple life stages of CCC coho salmon. Hatchery activities would be permitted pursuant to the HGMP for the SCSCBP, which is attached to the application. The purpose of the SCSCBP is to advance the conservation, viability, and recovery of the CCC coho salmon ESU, with an emphasis on populations in the Santa Cruz Mountains Diversity Stratum. The activities proposed for the SCSCBP are consistent with both the Federal recovery plan and state recovery strategy for coho salmon. The SCSCBP directly addresses recovery action ScC– CCC–10.1.1.6 in the Final CCC Coho Salmon ESU Recovery Plan (NMFS 2012) by using captive rearing to: reduce the risk of extinction due to genetic and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Mar 15, 2024 Jkt 262001 demographic processes; preserve locally adapted phenotypes and genotypes; and promote regional recovery via the release of hatchery fish into streams from which they have been extirpated. The program is jointly operated by FED and the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project (MBSTP), with technical support provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NMFS, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The program consists of the following main activities: broodstock collection; propagation; tissue collection for genetic analyses and other pathology screenings; captive rearing of coho salmon; fish marking and tagging; and the release of coho salmon (egg to adult life stages) into program streams in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The broodstock are derived predominantly from hatchery-reared coho salmon juveniles from artificial propagation, as well as a small number of natural-origin coho salmon from coastal streams of the Santa Cruz Mountains, and a small number of coho salmon from the Russian River Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program (natural origin fish sourced from the Russian River or Lagunitas/Olema Creek basins) used as outbreeders to improve genetic diversity. Captive broodstock are initially propagated and reared at the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery (KFH) in Santa Cruz County until they are yearlings, whereupon they are divided among three facilities and subsequently reared to maturity. The three facilities are: KFH; Don Clausen Fish Hatchery in Sonoma County; and FED laboratory facility in the City of Santa Cruz, California. Previously, the FED and MBSTP conducted program activities under section 10 (a)(1)(A) permits 1112 and 1083, respectively. Activities that constitute take of CCC coho salmon and would be permitted include: (1) handling and transport of broodstock and production fish between program facilities and the natural environment; (2) captive rearing and associated activities, including tissue sample collection, marking, and tagging; and (3) sacrifice for artificial propagation and routine pathology screenings. The HGMP includes measures to minimize take and both genetic and ecological effects to naturally produced CCC coho salmon and CCC steelhead (O. mykiss) resulting from operations at the facilities and as a result of fish releases into program streams. References Cited National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 2012. Final Recovery Plan for Central California Coast coho salmon PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Evolutionarily Significant Unit. National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region, Santa Rosa, California. Authority Section 9 of the ESA and Federal regulations prohibit the taking of a species listed as endangered or threatened. The ESA defines ‘‘take’’ to mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. NMFS may issue permits for scientific purposes or for the enhancement of the propagation or survival of the affected endangered or threatened species authorizing the taking, importation, or other acts otherwise prohibited by section 9 of the Act (50 CFR 222.308). The final permit decision will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal Register. NEPA requires Federal agencies to conduct an environmental analysis of their proposed actions to determine if the actions may affect the human environment (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 1500–1508; and Companion Manual for NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A). Therefore, NMFS is seeking public input on the scope of the required NEPA analysis in the EA, including the range of reasonable alternatives and associated impacts of any alternatives. Dated: March 12, 2024. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–05561 Filed 3–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038–0095; Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 53 / Monday, March 18, 2024 / Notices information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment. This notice solicits comments on the information collection requirements set out in the Commission’s regulations concerning large trader reporting for physical commodity swaps. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 17, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ‘‘3038–0095’’ by any of the following methods: • The Agency’s website, at https:// comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the website. • 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. Please submit your comments using only one method and identify that it is for the renewal of Collection Number 3038–0095. All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to https://www.cftc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Smith, Assistant Chief Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5698; email: jsmith@cftc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information listed below. Title: Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps (OMB Control No. 3038–0095). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Mar 15, 2024 Jkt 262001 Abstract: Part 20 of the Commission’s regulations (‘‘Reporting Rules’’) requires clearing organizations and any persons that are ‘‘reporting entities’’ to file swaps position data with the Commission. The Reporting Rules collect clearing member reports from clearing organizations. The Reporting Rules also require position reports from reporting entities for principal and counterparty positions in cleared and uncleared physical commodity swaps. Reporting entities are those persons that are either ‘‘clearing members’’ or ‘‘swap dealers’’ that are otherwise not clearing members. For purposes of part 20, reporting parties are required to submit data on positions on a futures equivalent basis so as to allow the Commission to assess a trader’s market impact across differently structured but linked derivatives instruments and markets. This renewal updates the total requested burden based on available reported data. With respect to the collection of information, the CFTC invites comment on: • Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have a practical use; • The accuracy of the Commission’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Ways to minimize the burden of collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology; e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to https:// www.cftc.gov. You should submit 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 1 17 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 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. Burden Statement: The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,654. Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses (Reporting and Recordkeeping): 33,325. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 14.33. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,366. Frequency of Collection: Daily; On Occasion. The Commission estimates that the annualized capital and start-up and operational and maintenance costs associated with this collection total $33,895,705. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: March 13, 2024 Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–05718 Filed 3–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Wednesday, March 20, 2024—10 a.m. (See MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED for each meeting) PLACE: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD. STATUS: Commission Meetings—Open to the public (10:00 a.m.); Closed Meeting will follow immediately after conclusion of the public meeting. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: TIME AND DATE: Open Session Decisional Matter on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—Safety Standard For Bassinets and Cradles. A live webcast of the meeting can be viewed at the following link: https:// cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/ j.php?MTID=m468509775636536775a9a 64934810080. Closed Session Briefing matters. CFR 145.9. Sfmt 4703 19299 E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19298-19299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05718]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To 
Renew Collection 3038-0095; Large Trader Reporting for Physical 
Commodity Swaps

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing 
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain 
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 
Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of

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information, including each proposed extension of an existing 
collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment. 
This notice solicits comments on the information collection 
requirements set out in the Commission's regulations concerning large 
trader reporting for physical commodity swaps.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 17, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``3038-0095'' by any 
of the following methods:
     The Agency's website, at https://comments.cftc.gov/. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the website.
     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.
    Please submit your comments using only one method and identify that 
it is for the renewal of Collection Number 3038-0095. All comments must 
be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English 
translation. Comments will be posted as received to https://www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Smith, Assistant Chief Counsel, 
Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
(202) 418-5698; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 
Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or 
sponsor. ``Collection of Information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) 
and 5 CFR 1320.3 and includes agency requests or requirements that 
members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide 
information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day 
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing notice of the 
proposed collection of information listed below.
    Title: Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps (OMB 
Control No. 3038-0095). This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Abstract: Part 20 of the Commission's regulations (``Reporting 
Rules'') requires clearing organizations and any persons that are 
``reporting entities'' to file swaps position data with the Commission. 
The Reporting Rules collect clearing member reports from clearing 
organizations. The Reporting Rules also require position reports from 
reporting entities for principal and counterparty positions in cleared 
and uncleared physical commodity swaps. Reporting entities are those 
persons that are either ``clearing members'' or ``swap dealers'' that 
are otherwise not clearing members. For purposes of part 20, reporting 
parties are required to submit data on positions on a futures 
equivalent basis so as to allow the Commission to assess a trader's 
market impact across differently structured but linked derivatives 
instruments and markets. This renewal updates the total requested 
burden based on available reported data.
    With respect to the collection of information, the CFTC invites 
comment on:
     Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information will have a practical 
use;
     The accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
     Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of collection of information 
on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied 
by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to 
https://www.cftc.gov. You should submit 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.
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    Burden Statement: The Commission estimates the burden of this 
collection of information as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,654.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses (Reporting and 
Recordkeeping): 33,325.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 14.33.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,366.
    Frequency of Collection: Daily; On Occasion.
    The Commission estimates that the annualized capital and start-up 
and operational and maintenance costs associated with this collection 
total $33,895,705.

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

    Dated: March 13, 2024
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-05718 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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