[Federal Register: October 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 198)]
[Notices]               
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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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), 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; it 
includes the actual data collection instruments [if any].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 12, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: David Van Wagner at CFTC, 
(202) 418-5481; FAX: (202) 418-5536; e-mail: dvanwagner@cftc.gov and 
refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Rules Pertaining to Contract Markets and Their Members (OMB

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Control No. 3038-0022). This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Abstract: Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 7a-
2(c), establishes procedures for registered entities (designated 
contract markets, registered derivatives transaction execution 
facilities and registered derivatives clearing organizations) to 
implement new rules and rule amendments by either seeking prior 
approval or (for most rules) certifying to the Commission that such 
rules or rule amendments do not violate the Act or Commission 
regulations. Rules 40.4, 40.5 and 40.6 implement these statutory 
provisions.
    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. The OMB control numbers for the 
CFTC's regulations were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 
(Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on August 5, 2004 (69 FR 47419-01).
    Burden statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to average .83 hours per response. These estimates include 
the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and 
utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, 
validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining 
information and disclosing and providing information; adjust the 
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and 
requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of 
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: 11,006.
    Estimated number of responses: 13,118.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 57 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer to OMB Control No. 
3038-0022 in any correspondence.

David Van Wagner, Division of Market Oversight, U.S. Commodity futures 
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581;

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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for CFTC, 725 17th Street, Washington, 
DC 20503.

    Dated: October 6, 2004.
Edward W. Colbert,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-22968 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]

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