2016-07006

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Pages 17447-17448]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2016-07006]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To

Renew Collection 3038-0012, Futures Volume, Open Interest, Price,

Deliveries and Purchases/Sales of Futures for Commodities or for

Derivatives Positions

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 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 information, including each proposed extension of an

existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public

comment. This notice solicits comments on futures volume, open

interest, price, deliveries, and purchases/sales of futures for

commodities or for derivatives positions.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``Futures Volume &

Open Interest Collection,'' 3038-0012, by any of the following methods:

The Agency's Web site, at http://comments.cftc.gov/.

Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site.

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.

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/.

Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Portal.

Please submit your comments using only one method.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary J. Martinaitis, Associate Deputy

Director, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, (202) 418-5209; email: [email protected], and refer to

OMB Control No. 3038-0012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, 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: Futures Volume, Open Interest, Price, Deliveries and

Purchases/Sales of Futures for Commodities or for Derivatives Positions

(OMB Control No. 3038-0012). This is a request for extension of a

currently approved information collection.

Abstract: Commission Regulation 16.01 requires the U.S. futures

exchanges to publish daily information on the items listed in the title

of the collection. The information required by this rule is in the

public interest and is necessary for market surveillance. This rule is

promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained

in section 5 of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 7 (2010).

With respect to the 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

http://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\

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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 http://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 Request 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 respondent burden for this collection is

estimated to be as follows:

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden

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Annual number

17 CFR section of Frequency of Total annual Hours per Total hours

respondents response responses response

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16.01....................... 15 Daily............. 3,750 0.5 1,875

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Respondents/Affected Entities: Designated Contract Markets.

Estimated number of respondents: 15.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,875 hours.

Frequency of collection: Daily.

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

Dated: March 23, 2016.

Robert N. Sidman,

Deputy Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2016-07006 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]

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