Commodity Futures Trading Commission March 9, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) is calling for nominations to the Subcommittee on Convergence in Agricultural Commodity Markets (Subcommittee on Convergence or Subcommittee) under the auspices of the Agricultural Advisory Committee. The Subcommittee on Convergence was established to identify the causes of poor cash-futures convergence in select agricultural commodity markets and advise the Commission on actions to remedy the situation. Nominations are sought for highly qualified representatives from government agencies, industry, exchanges, and groups representing interests or organizations involved with or affected by the convergence issues. Individuals seeking to be nominated to the Subcommittee on Convergence should possess demonstrable expertise in a related field or represent a stakeholder of interest in the issue. Prospective nominees should be open to participating in an open public-private forum.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to 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; it includes the actual data collection instruments.