2012-31252

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 250 (Monday, December 31, 2012)[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 77038-77039]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-31252]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent to

Renew Collection, Futures Volume, Open Interest, Price, Deliveries and

Exchange of Futures for Physicals

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing

an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 in

response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on futures

volume, open interest, price,

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deliveries, and exchange of futures for physicals.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 1, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other

aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for

reducing the burden, to the addresses below. Please refer to OMB

Control No. 3038-0012 in any correspondence.

Comments may be mailed to Gary J. Martinaitis, Division of Economic

Analysis, U.S. 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.

Comments may also be submitted 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: Sauntia Warfield, Assistant 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

instructions for submitting comments.

Please submit your comments using only one method and identity that

it is for the renewal of 3038-0012.

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. 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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\1\ See 17 CFR 145.9.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary J. Martinaitis, (202) 418-5209;

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FAX: (202) 418-5527; email: gmartinaitis@cftc.gov.

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(c) 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 USC 3506(c)(2)(A), requires

Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of information, including each

proposed extension of an existing 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.

With respect to the following 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.

Futures Volume, Open Interest, Price, Deliveries and Exchange of

Futures for Physicals, OMB control number 3038-0012--Extension

Commission Regulation 16.01 requires the U.S. futures exchanges to

publish daily information on the items listed in the title of the

collection. The information required by this rule is in the public

interest and is necessary for market surveillance. This rule is

promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained

in Sections 5 and 5a of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 7 and 7a

(2000).

The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of

information as follows:

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden

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Annual Number Frequency of Total Annual Hours per

17 CFR Section of Respondents Response Responses Response Total Hours

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16.01......................... 15 On occasion..... 3750 0.5 1875

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Dated: December 21, 2012.

Sauntia Warfield,

Assistant Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2012-31252 Filed 12-28-12; 8:45 am]

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Last Updated: December 31, 2012