2021-14960
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 37135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14960]
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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 Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), of 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 August 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this
notice's publication to OIRA, at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please find this particular information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the website's search function. Comments can be entered
electronically by clicking on the ``comment'' button next to the
information collection on the ``OIRA Information Collections Under
Review'' page, or the ``View ICR--Agency Submission'' page. A copy of
the supporting statement for the collection of information discussed
herein may be obtained by visiting https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
In addition to the submission of comments to https://Reginfo.gov as
indicated above, a copy of all comments submitted to OIRA may also be
submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the
``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') by clicking on the ``Submit Comment'' box
next to the descriptive entry for OMB Control No. 3038-0115, at https://comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/PublicInfo.aspx.
Or by either of the following methods:
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.
All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Comments submitted to the Commission should
include 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\ 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 https://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.
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\1\ 17 CFR 145.9.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Smith, Director, Office of
Proceedings, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-5371;
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email: [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Reparations Complaint, CFTC Form 30 (OMB Control No. 3038-0115).
This is a request for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to Section 14 of the Commodity Exchange Act,
members of the public may apply to the Commission to seek damages
against Commission registrants for alleged violations of the Act and/or
Commission regulations. The legislative intent of the Reparations
program was to provide a low-cost, speedy, and effective forum for the
resolution of customer complaints and to sanction individuals and firms
found to have violated the Act and/or any regulations.
In 1984, the Commission promulgated Part 12 of the Commission
regulations to administer Section 14. Rule 12.13 provides the standards
and procedures for filing a Reparations complaint. Specifically,
paragraph (b) describes the form and content requirements of a
complaint. CFTC Form 30 mirrors the requirements set forth in paragraph
(b).
The Commission began utilizing Form 30 in or about 1984. The form
was created to assist customers, who are typically pro se and non-
lawyers. It was also designed as a way to provide proper notice to
respondents of the charges against them. This form is critical to
fulfilling this policy goal.\2\
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\2\ The Commission plans to update its rules to include a web-
based version of Form 30 as an additional option for the public to
submit reparations complaints online.
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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. On May 11, 2021, the Commission
published in the Federal Register a notice of the proposed extension of
this information collection and provided 60 days for public comment, at
86 FR 25845 (``60-Day Notice''). The Commission did not receive any
relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice.
Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is
estimated to be as follows:
Respondents/Affected Entities: Commodity futures customers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 1.5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 36.
Frequency of Collection: As applicable.
There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: July 9, 2021.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-14960 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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