Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

Published date14 July 2021
Citation86 FR 37135
Record Number2021-14960
SectionNotices
CourtCommodity Futures Trading Commission
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:
                0
                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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