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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 76953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31650]

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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 January 9, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Gary Martinaitis, Division 
of Market Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 
21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418-5209; FAX: (202) 418-
5527; email: gmartinaitis@cftc.gov and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-
0015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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: Copies of Crop and Market Information Reports, OMB 
Control No. 3038-0015--Extension.
    The information collected pursuant to this rule, 17 CFR 1.40, is in 
the public interest and is necessary for market surveillance. These 
rules are promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority 
contained in Sections 4a(a), 4i, and 8a(5) of the Commodity Exchange 
Act, 7 U.S.C. 6a(1), 6i, and 12a(5). 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 September 6, 2011 (76 
FR 55055).
    Burden statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to average .17 hours per response.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: 15.
    Estimated number of responses: 15.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2.5 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. 
3038-0015 in any correspondence.

Gary Martinaitis, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for CFTC, 725 17th Street, Washington, 
DC 20503.

     Dated: December 5, 2011.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-31650 Filed 12-8-11; 8:45 a.m.]
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