[Federal Register: April 22, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 77)]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity,
Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft report.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or agency) in
accordance with Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554; H.R. 5658)
as implemented by the final guidelines published by the Office of
Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, on September
28, 2001 (66 FR 49718) and on January 3, 2002 (67 FR 369) (and
reprinted in their entirety on February 22, 2002, 67 FR 8452),
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity,
Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal
Agencies,'' has posted its draft report on the CFTC website, http://www.cftc.gov/. This report provides the agency's information quality
guidelines and explains how such guidelines will ensure and maximize
the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information,
including statistical information, disseminated by the CFTC. The draft
report also details the administrative mechanisms that will allow
affected persons to seek and obtain appropriate correction of
information maintained and disseminated by the CFTC that does not
comply with the OMB or agency guidelines.

DATES: Comments on the draft report should be received by June 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara W. Black, Office of the
Executive Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, e-mail: [email protected], telephone:
(202) 418-5130.

    Dated: April 16, 2002.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-9715 Filed 4-19-02; 8:45 am]
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