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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\1\ 17 CFR 145.9.
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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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Last Updated: March 29, 2016