2023-24874
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77565-77566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24874]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To
Renew Collection 3038-0103, Ownership and Control Reports, Forms 102/
102S, 40/40S, and 71 (Trader and Account Identification Reports)
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), of 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this
notice's publication to OIRA, at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please find this particular information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the website's search function. Comments can be entered
electronically by clicking on the ``comment'' button next to the
information collection on the ``OIRA Information Collections Under
Review'' page, or the ``View ICR--Agency Submission'' page. A copy of
the supporting statement for the collection of information discussed
herein may be obtained by visiting https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
In addition to the submission of comments to https://Reginfo.gov as
indicated above, a copy of all comments submitted to OIRA may also be
submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the
``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') by clicking on the ``Submit Comment'' box
next to the descriptive entry for OMB Control No. 3038-0103, at https://comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/PublicInfo.aspx.
Or by either of the following methods:
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.
All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Comments submitted to the Commission should
include 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chase Lindsey, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
20581; (202) 740-4833; [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No.
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3038-0103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Ownership and Control Reports, Forms 102/102S, 40/40S, and
71 (Trader and Account Identification Reports) (OMB Control No. 3038-
0103). This is a request for extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The final rules \2\ created new information collection
requirements via Sec. Sec. 17.01, 18.04, 18.05, and 20.5.
Specifically, Sec. 17.01 provides for the filing of Form 102A, Form
102B and Form 71, as follows:
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\2\ See Final Rule, Ownership and Control Reports, Forms 102/
102S, 40/40S, and 71, 78 FR 69178 (Nov. 18, 2013). Terms used herein
and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to
such terms in the final rules or in the Commission's regulations.
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Pursuant to Sec. 17.01(a), futures commission merchants
(``FCMs''), clearing members, and foreign brokers shall identify new
special accounts to the Commission on Form 102A;
Pursuant to Sec. 17.01(b), clearing members shall
identify volume threshold accounts to the Commission on Form 102B; and
Pursuant to Sec. 17.01(c), omnibus volume threshold
account originators and omnibus reportable sub-account originators
shall identify reportable subaccounts to the Commission on Form 71 when
requested via a special call by the Commission or its designee.
Additional reporting requirements arise from Sec. 18.04, which
results in the collection of information via Form 40 from and regarding
traders who own, hold, or control reportable positions; volume
threshold account controllers; persons who own volume threshold
accounts; reportable sub-account controllers; and persons who own
reportable sub-accounts.
Reporting requirements also arise from Sec. 20.5(a), which
requires all reporting entities to submit Form 102S for swap
counterparty or customer consolidated accounts with reportable
positions. In addition, Sec. 20.5(b) requires every person subject to
books or records under current Sec. 20.6 to complete a 40S filing
after a special call upon such person by the Commission.
In addition to the reporting requirements summarized above, Sec.
18.05 imposes recordkeeping requirements upon: (1) Traders who own,
hold, or control a reportable futures or options on futures position;
(2) volume threshold account controllers; (3) persons who own volume
threshold accounts; (4) reportable sub-account controllers; and (5)
persons who own reportable subaccounts.
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.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. On August 30, 2023, the Commission
published in the Federal Register notice of the proposed revision of
this information collection
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and provided 60 days for public comment on the proposed extension, 88
FR 59877 (``60-Day Notice''). The Commission received no relevant
comments that addressed its PRA burden estimates.
Burden Statement: The Commission estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,779.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 102.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 188,980.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: November 6, 2023.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-24874 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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