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1 17 CFR 145.9. 

compliance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 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, as described below, 

on the proposed Information Collection 

Request (‘‘ICR’’) titled: Copies of Crop 

and Market Information Reports. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control No. 3038– 

0015 by any of the following methods: 

• The Agency’s website, at http://

comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the website. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20581. 

• Hand delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail above. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Charnisky, Division of Market 

Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 525 West Monroe, 

Chicago, IL 60661; (312) 596–0630; 

FAX: (312) 596–0711; email: 

acharnisky@cftc.gov and refer to OMB 

Control No. 3038–0015. 

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 

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 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies 

to provide a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed 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. 

Title: ‘‘Copies of Crop and Market 

Information Reports,’’ OMB Control No. 

3038–0015. This is a request for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The information collected 

pursuant to this rule, 17 CFR 1.40, is in 

the public interest and is necessary for 

market surveillance. Manipulation of 

commodity futures prices is a violation 

of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act). 

Section 9(a)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 

13(a)(2)) prohibits the dissemination of 

false or misleading or knowingly 

inaccurate reports that affect or tend to 

affect the prices of commodities. In 

order to facilitate the enforcement of 

this provision, Commission regulation 

1.40 requires that members of an 

exchange and FCMs provide upon 

request copies of any report published 

or given general circulation which 

concerns crop or market information 

that affects or tends to affect the price 

of any commodity. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Evaluate 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; 

• Evaluate 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; 

• Enhance the quality, usefulness, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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. 

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 § 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 http://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. 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action include future 

commission merchants (‘‘FCMs’’) and 

members of contract markets. 

Burden statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 0.17 hours per response. 

• Respondents/Affected Entities: 10. 

• Estimated number of responses: 10. 

• Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1.7 hours. 

• Frequency of collection: On 

occasion. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

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

Dated: November 23, 2020. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26198 Filed 11–25–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Technology Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) announces 

that on December 14, 2020, from 9 a.m. 

to 12 p.m., the Technology Advisory 

Committee (TAC) will hold a public 

meeting via teleconference. At this 

meeting, the TAC will hear 

presentations from the TAC 

subcommittees on Distributed Ledger 

Technology and Market Infrastructure 

and Virtual Currencies. The TAC also 

plans to vote on a recommendation from 

the Cyber Security subcommittee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

December 14, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m. Members of the public who wish 

to submit written statements in 

connection with the meeting should 

submit them by December 21, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

via teleconference. You may submit 

public comments, identified by 

‘‘Technology Advisory Committee,’’ by 

any of the following methods: 

• CFTC website: http:// 

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Comments Online process 

on the website. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 


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Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail, above. 

Any statements submitted in 

connection with the committee meeting 

will be made available to the public, 

including publication on the CFTC 

website, http://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meghan Tente, TAC Designated Federal 

Officer, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581; (202) 418–5785. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to the meeting 

by telephone by calling a domestic tollfree telephone or international toll or 

toll-free number to connect to a live, 

listen-only audio feed. Call-in 

participants should be prepared to 

provide their first name, last name, and 

affiliation. 

• Domestic Toll Free: 877–951–7311. 

• International Toll and Toll Free: 

Will be posted on the CFTC’s website, 

http://www.cftc.gov, on the page for the 

meeting, under Related Links. 

• Pass Code/Pin Code: 6754747. 

The meeting agenda may change to 

accommodate other TAC priorities. For 

agenda updates, please visit the TAC 

committee website at: https:// 

www.cftc.gov/About/CFTCCommittees/ 

TechnologyAdvisory/tac_meetings.html. 

After the meeting, a transcript of the 

meeting will be published through a 

link on the CFTC’s website at: http:// 

www.cftc.gov. All written submissions 

provided to the CFTC in any form will 

also be published on the CFTC’s 

website. Persons requiring special 

accommodations to attend the meeting 

because of a disability should notify the 

contact person above. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 section10(a)(2)). 

Dated: November 23, 2020. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26173 Filed 11–25–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent to Renew 

Collection 3038–0026, Gross Collection 

of Exchange-Set Margins for Omnibus 

Accounts 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed renewal of a 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), 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. 

This notice solicits comments on 

requirements relating to Gross 

Collection of Exchange-Set Margins for 

Omnibus Accounts. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

3038–0026, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Agency website, via its Comments 

Online process: http:// 

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the website. 

• 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. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Bretscher, Special Counsel, 

Market Participants Division, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, (312) 353–0529; email: 

mbretscher@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 

U.S.C. 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. 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. 

Title: Gross Collection of ExchangeSet Margins for Omnibus Accounts 

(OMB Control Number 3038–0026). This 

is a request for extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: Commission Regulation 1.58 

requires that FCMs margin omnibus 

accounts on a gross, rather than a net, 

basis. The regulation provides that the 

carrying FCM need not collect margin 

for positions traded by a person through 

an omnibus account in excess of the 

amount that would be required if the 

same person, instead of trading through 

an omnibus account, maintained its 

own account with the carrying FCM. To 

prevent abuse of this exception to the 

regulation, a carrying FCM must 

maintain a written representation from 

the originating FCM or foreign broker 

that the particular positions held in the 

omnibus account are part of a hedge or 

spread transaction. This rule is 

promulgated pursuant to the 

Commission’s rulemaking authority 

contained in Sections 4c, 4d, 4f, 4g and 

8a of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 

U.S.C. 6c, 6d, 6f, 6g and 12a (2000). 

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. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publically. 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 


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