2016-18859

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Page 52666]

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

[FR Doc No: 2016-18859]

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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 of 1995 (PRA),

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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect

of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the

burden, may be submitted directly to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in OMB, within 30 days of the notice's

publication, by email at [email protected]. Please identify

the comments by OMB Control No. 3038-0017. Please provide the Commodity

Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') with a copy of

all submitted comments at the address listed below. Please refer to OMB

Reference No. 3038-0017, found on http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also

be mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office

of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,

and to: Gary Martinaitis, Associate Director, Division of Market

Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; or through the CFTC

Web site at http://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for

submitting comments through the Web site.

Comments may also be mailed to: Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,

Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission,

Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581 or

by Hand Deliver/Courier at the same address.

A copy of the supporting statements for the collection of

information discussed above may be obtained by visiting RegInfo.gov.

All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an

English translation. Comments will be posted as received to

www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Martinaitis, Associate Director,

Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission,

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

No. 3038-0017. A copy may also be obtained from this contact.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Notice of Intent to Renew Collection, Market Surveys (OMB

Control No. 3038-0017). This is a request for extension of a currently

approved information collection.

Abstract: Under Commission Rule 21.02, upon call by the Commission,

information must be furnished related to futures or options positions

held or introduced by futures commission merchants, members of contract

markets, introducing brokers, and foreign brokers and, for options

positions, by each reporting market. This rule is designed to assist

the Commission in prevention of market manipulation and is promulgated

pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained in section

8a of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 12a (2010).

Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is

estimated to be as follows:

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden

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Annual number Frequency of Total annual Hours per

17 CFR Sec. of respondents response responses response Total hours

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21.02......................... 400 Annually........ 400 1.75 700

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The total annual cost burden per respondent is estimated to be

$38,500. The Commission based its calculation on a blended hourly wage

rate of $55 for a Programmer and Compliance Manager.\1\

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\1\ In arriving at a wage rate for the hourly costs imposed,

Commission staff used the Management & Professional Earnings in the

Securities Industry Report, published in 2013 by the Securities

Industry and Financial Markets Associations (Report). The wage rate

used the median salary of a Programmer and Compliance Manager as

published in the 2013 Report and divided that figure by 2000 annual

working hours to arrive at the hourly rate of $55.

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

Dated: August 4, 2016.

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2016-18859 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am]

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Last Updated: August 9, 2016