Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038-0007, Regulation of Domestic Exchange-Traded Options, 65606-65607 [2024-17792]

Download as PDF 65606 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 155 / Monday, August 12, 2024 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES salmon captured in the Keswick Dam fish trap. Eggs produced from these fish will be incubated at Livingston Stone NFH until the eyed stage, at which time they will be moved off-station by CDFW to remote-site incubators (RSIs) installed on Butte, Clear, Deer, and/or Mill creeks. In addition to the artificial propagation of spring-run Chinook salmon at Livingston Stone NFH in the capacity described above, natural-origin spring-run Chinook salmon trapped at Keswick Dam in excess of the agreed upon spawning target, or otherwise not selected for propagation, be translocated to Butte, Clear, Deer, and/or Mill creeks, instead of returning them to the Sacramento River at Caldwell Park. This action will promote spawning in higherquality tributary spawning and rearing habitats that are spatially separated from adult fall-run Chinook salmon spawners. Permit 18181–6M The permit modification requested by CDFW will allow for the operation of RSIs in various Central Valley rivers. The use of RSIs is expected to enhance the survival of ESA-listed Chinook salmon by: (1) spreading the risk of adverse impacts to early life stages caused by drought conditions; (2) assessing the efficacy of RSI systems for potential use in any future reintroduction program efforts; and/or (3) studying the growth, survival, and outmigration timing of juvenile salmon in their historical habitat to inform longterm reintroduction planning. RSIs may be deployed and operated in the McCloud River using Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon eggs from Livingston Stone NFH. RSIs in Butte, Clear, Deer, and/or Mill creeks would utilize Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon eggs from adults incidentally captured at the Keswick Dam fish trap and spawned at Livingston Stone NFH. CDFW also proposes to carry out monitoring and evaluation activities to assess the performance of reintroduction efforts in the McCloud River. Snorkel surveys may be conducted to monitor outmigration timing, juvenile distribution, and habitat use. Juveniles will be recaptured using rotary screw traps (or an alternative juvenile capture method, if determined necessary), which may include efficiency trials to expand fish counts to estimates of growth, survival and productivity of juveniles in the McCloud River. Habitatassociations will be assessed through snorkel surveys and/or backpack electrofishing at various locations in the McCloud River from Ah Di Na to Lake Shasta. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Aug 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 Authority Scientific research and enhancement permits are issued in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226). NMFS issues permits based on finding that such permits: (1) are applied for in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits. Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such hearings are held at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS. Applications Received This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will evaluate the applications, associated documents, and comments submitted to determine whether the applications meet the requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit decisions 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. Dated: August 6, 2024. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–17799 Filed 8–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038–0007, Regulation of Domestic Exchange-Traded Options Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed extension of a collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on rules related to risk disclosure and promotional material concerning certain domestic exchange-traded commodity options. Comments must be submitted on or before October 11, 2024. DATES: You may submit comments, identified by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038– 0007,’’ by any of the following methods: • The CFTC 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. • Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail above. Please submit your comments using only one method and identify that it is for the extension/renewal of Collection Number 3038–0007. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Brescia, Attorney Advisor, Market Participants Division, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, telephone: (202) 418– 6236; email: cbrescia@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0007. 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(c) 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, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing notice of the proposed extension of an existing collection of information listed below. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 155 / Monday, August 12, 2024 / Notices unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.1 Title: Rules Relating to Regulation of Domestic Exchange-Traded Options, OMB Control Number 3038–0007. This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Commission Regulations 33.7 and 33.8,2 respectively, require futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs): (1) to provide retail (i.e., non-eligible contract participant) 3 customers with, and retain, standard risk disclosure statements concerning the risk of trading certain domestic exchangetraded commodity options; 4 and (2) to retain all related promotional material and the source of authority for information contained therein. These requirements help assure that these customers are not fraudulently induced to invest in these commodity options by persons who misrepresent the risks of such transactions. The recordkeeping requirements assist the Commission and the National Futures Association (NFA) in verifying registrants’ compliance with their disclosure obligations and ensuring that related promotional material is not fraudulent or misleading. This information collection contains the third-party disclosure and recordkeeping requirements needed to ensure regulatory compliance by FCMs and IBs with these Commission Regulations. With respect to the above collection of information, the CFTC invites comments 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; 1 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). CFR 33.7 and 33.8. 3 Commission Regulation 33.7 does not require FCMs or IBs to provide the disclosure or obtain a related acknowledgment from institutional customers. See 17 CFR 33.7(a)(1). Commission Regulation 1.3 provides that ‘‘institutional customer’’ has the same meaning as ‘‘eligible contract participant’’ (‘‘ECP’’) as defined in section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’). Under the CEA, an ECP includes, for example, a financial institution, an insurance company, and a corporation with $10 million in assets. 4 See Commission Regulation 33.2(b). 17 CFR 33.2(b) (providing that Part 33 of the Commission’s Regulations applies to commodity option transactions that are options on contracts of sale of a commodity for future delivery except for commodity option transactions that are options on contracts of sale of a commodity for future delivery conducted or executed on or subject to the rules of a foreign board of trade). khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 2 17 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Aug 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 • 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 section 145.9 of the Commission’s regulations.5 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 Information Collection Requirement 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 Annual Respondents: 983. Estimated Average Annual Burden Hours per Respondent: 34.2. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33,619. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: August 6, 2024. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–17792 Filed 8–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 5 17 PO 00000 CFR 145.9, 74 FR 17395 (Apr. 15, 2009). Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65607 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0062] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice. AGENCY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by September 11, 2024. SUMMARY: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Lucas, (571) 372–7574, whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Industrial Capabilities Questionnaire; DD Form 2737; OMB Control Number 0704–0377. Type of Request: Extension without change. Number of Respondents: 12,800. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 12,800. Average Burden per Response: 12 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 153,600. Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to provide the adequate industrial capability analyses to indicate a diverse, healthy, and competitive industrial base capable of meeting DoD demands. Additionally, the information is required to perform the industrial assessments required by Chapter 148, section 2502 of Title 10 of the United States Code; and to support development of a defense industrial base information system as required by Section 722 of the 1992 Defense Production Act, as amended, and Section 802 of Executive Order 12919. Respondents are companies/facilities ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To 
Renew Collection 3038-0007, Regulation of Domestic Exchange-Traded 
Options

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) 
is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed 
extension of a collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for 
public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments 
on rules related to risk disclosure and promotional material concerning 
certain domestic exchange-traded commodity options.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``OMB Control No. 
3038-0007,'' by any of the following methods:
     The CFTC 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.
     Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail above.
    Please submit your comments using only one method and identify that 
it is for the extension/renewal of Collection Number 3038-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Brescia, Attorney Advisor, 
Market Participants Division, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
telephone: (202) 418-6236; email: [email protected], and refer to OMB 
Control No. 3038-0007.

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(c) 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, including each proposed extension of an existing 
collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for 
approval. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing 
notice of the proposed extension of an existing collection of 
information listed below. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information

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unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.\1\
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    \1\ 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981).
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    Title: Rules Relating to Regulation of Domestic Exchange-Traded 
Options, OMB Control Number 3038-0007. This is a request for extension 
of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Commission Regulations 33.7 and 33.8,\2\ respectively, 
require futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers 
(IBs): (1) to provide retail (i.e., non-eligible contract participant) 
\3\ customers with, and retain, standard risk disclosure statements 
concerning the risk of trading certain domestic exchange-traded 
commodity options; \4\ and (2) to retain all related promotional 
material and the source of authority for information contained therein. 
These requirements help assure that these customers are not 
fraudulently induced to invest in these commodity options by persons 
who misrepresent the risks of such transactions. The recordkeeping 
requirements assist the Commission and the National Futures Association 
(NFA) in verifying registrants' compliance with their disclosure 
obligations and ensuring that related promotional material is not 
fraudulent or misleading.
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    \2\ 17 CFR 33.7 and 33.8.
    \3\ Commission Regulation 33.7 does not require FCMs or IBs to 
provide the disclosure or obtain a related acknowledgment from 
institutional customers. See 17 CFR 33.7(a)(1). Commission 
Regulation 1.3 provides that ``institutional customer'' has the same 
meaning as ``eligible contract participant'' (``ECP'') as defined in 
section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA''). Under the 
CEA, an ECP includes, for example, a financial institution, an 
insurance company, and a corporation with $10 million in assets.
    \4\ See Commission Regulation 33.2(b). 17 CFR 33.2(b) (providing 
that Part 33 of the Commission's Regulations applies to commodity 
option transactions that are options on contracts of sale of a 
commodity for future delivery except for commodity option 
transactions that are options on contracts of sale of a commodity 
for future delivery conducted or executed on or subject to the rules 
of a foreign board of trade).
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    This information collection contains the third-party disclosure and 
recordkeeping requirements needed to ensure regulatory compliance by 
FCMs and IBs with these Commission Regulations.
    With respect to the above collection of information, the CFTC 
invites comments 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 section 145.9 of the Commission's regulations.\5\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 145.9, 74 FR 17395 (Apr. 15, 2009).
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    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 Information Collection Requirement 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 Annual Respondents: 983.
    Estimated Average Annual Burden Hours per Respondent: 34.2.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33,619.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: August 6, 2024.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-17792 Filed 8-9-24; 8:45 am]
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