[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14706-14707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7498]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of intent to renew information collection 3038-0021: 
Regulations governing bankruptcies of commodity brokers.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is planning to renew 
information collection 3038-0021, Regulations Governing Bankruptcies of 
Commodity Brokers, which is due to expire July 31, 1999. The 
information collected pursuant to this rule is intended to protect, to 
the extent possible, the property of the public in the case of the 
bankruptcy of a commodity broker.
    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Commission solicits comments to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and

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    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of the 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection 
should contact the CFTC Clearance Officer, 1155 21st Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418-5160.
    Title: Regulations Governing Bankruptcies of Commodity Brokers.
    Control Number: 3038-0021.
    Action: Extension.
    Respondents: Futures Commission Merchants.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 388 total hours.

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                                                                                                     Est. avg.
                   Respondents                    Regulation (17   Estimated No.      Annual        hours. per
                                                       CFR)       of respondents     responses       response
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Futures Commission Merchants....................           1.90             472            7757            0.35
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    Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 1999.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 99-7498 Filed 3-25-99; 8:45 am]
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