2014-29442
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74712-74713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29442]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To
Renew Collection 3038-0023, Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity
Trading Advisors: Amendments to Compliance Obligations
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or
``CFTC'') 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 the continued registration
requirements relating to commodity pool operators and commodity trading
advisors.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``Commodity Pool
Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors: Amendments to Compliance
Obligations'' 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
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instructions for submitting comments through the Portal.
Please submit your comments using only one method.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Olear, Associate Director,
Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; (202)
418-5283; email: [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-
0023.
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: ``Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors:
Amendments to Compliance Obligations,'' (OMB Control No. 3038-0023).
This is a request for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended by the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank
Act''), Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010), the CFTC promulgated
rules and forms relating to registration with the Commission applicable
to intermediaries, and employees and principals thereof, operating in
the futures, options, swaps, and retail forex markets. There were no
new requirements imposed; however, due to amendments to the Commodity
Exchange Act made by the Dodd-Frank Act, there was an increase in
registrants in certain registration categories.
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 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.
Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is
estimated to be 0.09 hours per response.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Futures Commission Merchants,
Introducing Brokers, Commodity Pool Operators, Commodity Trading
Advisors, Associated Persons, Retail Foreign Exchange Dealers.
Estimated number of respondents: 77,857.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 7,029.8 hours.
Frequency of collection: Periodically.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2014.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-29442 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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