[Federal Register: March 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 16651-16652]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 April 28, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Gary Martinaitis, Division
of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418-5209; Fax: (202) 418-5527;
e-mail: gmartinaitis @cftc.gov and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0013.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Exemptions from Speculative Limits (OMB Control No. 3038-
0013). This is a request for extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Commission regulations 1.47, 1.48, and 150.3(b) require
limited information from traders whose commodity futures and options
positions exceed federal speculative position limits. The regulations
are designed to assist in the monitoring of compliance with speculative
position limits adopted by the Commission. These regulations are
promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained
in sections 4a(a), 4i, and 8a(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7
U.S.C. 6a(1), 6i, and 12a(5).
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. The OMB control numbers for the
referenced CFTC 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 January 22, 2008 (73 FR 3705).
Burden statement: The Commission estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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Reports Estimated
Estimated annually by Total annual number of
Regulations (17 CFR) number of each responses hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response
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Rule 1.47 and 1.48.............. 7 2 14 3 42
Part 150........................ 2 1 2 3 6
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There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.
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.
3038-0013 in any correspondence.
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Gary Martinaitis, Division of Market Oversight, 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: March 25, 2008.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-6490 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
Last Updated: March 28, 2008