[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16643-16644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07201]


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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 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 April 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect 
of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, may be submitted directly to OMB within 30 days of the notice's 
publication by email at [email protected]. Please identify 
the comments by OMB Control No. 3038-0076. Please provide the 
Commission with a copy of all submitted comments at the address listed 
below. Please refer to OMB Reference No. 3038-0076, found on http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also be mailed to the Office of Information

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and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: 
Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 725 17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to Eileen Chotiner, Senior 
Program Analyst, Division of Clearing and Risk, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20581. Comments may also be submitted by any of the 
following methods:
     Agency Web site, via its Comments Online process: http://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments 
through the Web site.
     Mail: Send to 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.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Please submit your comments to the Commission using only one of 
these methods.
    All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied 
by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to 
http://www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish 
to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider 
information that 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 set forth in 
section 145.9 of the Commission's regulations.\1\
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    \1\ Commission regulations referred to herein are found at 17 
CFR 1 et seq. (2014).
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    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 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 
rulemaking 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Chotiner, Division of Clearing 
and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5467; email: 
[email protected], and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0076.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: ``Risk Management Requirements for Derivatives Clearing 
Organizations, 3038-0076.'' This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: Part 39 of the Commission's regulations establishes risk 
management requirements for derivatives clearing organizations 
(``DCOs''), which are required to be registered with the Commission. 
Part 39 also establishes procedures for registration of DCOs. The 
Commission will use the information in this collection to assess 
compliance of DCOs and DCO applicants with requirements for DCOs 
prescribed in the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations.
    Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 10 hours per response.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Derivatives clearing organizations 
and applicants for registration as a derivatives clearing organization.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 17.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,903 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: March 25, 2015.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-07201 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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