[Federal Register: August 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 150)]
[Notices]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 [if any].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 4, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy R. Page, Office of General
Counsel, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418-5136; FAX: (202) 418-5524; e-mail:
[email protected] and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0033.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for extension of a
currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: Title: Notification of Pending Legal Proceedings Pursuant
to 17 CFR Sec. 1.60, OMB Control No. 3038-0033--Extension.
    The rules is designed to assist the Commission in monitoring legal
proceedings involving the responsibilities imposed on contract markets
and their officials and futures commission merchants and their
principals by the Commodity Exchange Act, or otherwise. These rules are
promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained
in Sections 4a(a), 4i, and 8a(5) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. 6a(1), 6i and
12a(5).
    An agency man 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. The OMB control numbers of the
CFTC's regulations were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035
(Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on this collection of information was
published on June 27, 2002 (67 FR 43285).
    Burden statement: The respondent burden for this collection is
estimated to average .10 hours per response.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: 100.
    Estimated number of responses: 100.
    Estimate total annual burden on respondents: 10 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer to OMB Control No.
3038-0033 in any correspondence.
    Nancy R. Page, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for CFTC, 725 17th Street, Washington,
DC 20503.

    Dated: July 31, 2002.
Catherine D. Dixon,
Assistant Secretary of the Commission
[FR Doc. 02-19701 Filed 8-2-02; 8:45 am]
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