26818 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 90 / Tuesday, May 9, 2000 / Notices

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew

Collection 3038–0017, Market Surveys

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (CFTC) is

announcing an opportunity for public

comment on the proposed collection of

certain information by the agency.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,

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 on

requirements relating to market surveys

conducted to determine use of futures

markets by commercial entities or to

investigate underlying causes of

marketwide phenomena.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Lamont L. Reese, Division Economic

Analysis, U.S. Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street

NW., Washington, DC 20581.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lamont L. Reese, (202) 418–5310; FAX:

(202) 418–5527; email: Ireese@cftc.gov.

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(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.

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.

Market Surveys, OMB Control No. 3038–

0017—Extension

Section 8(a)(i) and (ii) of the

Commodity Exchange Act (Act) provide

that for the efficient execution of the

provisions of the Act and in order to

inform Congress, the Commission may

make investigations concerning futures

markets and may publish general

statistical information from such

investigations. In certain instances in

response to abrupt and substantial

changes in market prices, Congressional

inquiry or other reasons, the

Commission may conduct full market

investigation requiring that all persons

holding futures positions on the date in

question in a specific market be

identified. In such cases the

Commission issues its call for survey

information pursuant to Rule 21.02, 17

CFR 21.02.

The Commission estimates the burden

of this collection of information as

follows:

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR section

Annual number of respondents

Frequency of response Total annual

responses

Hours per

response Total hours

17 CFR 21.02 ............................................... 400 On occasion .......................... 400 1.75 700

There are no capital costs or operating

and maintenance costs associated with

this collection.

This estimate is based on the number

of members of contract markets, futures

commission merchants, and foreign

brokers who receive an abbreviated call

for information in machine-readable

form.

Dated: May 3, 2000.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 00–11528 Filed 5–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0075]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request Entitled

Government Property

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding an extension to an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0075).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat will be submitting to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve

an extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Government Property. This

OMB clearance expires on July 31, 2000.

Public comments are particularly

invited on: Whether this collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of functions of the FAR,

and whether it will have practical

utility; whether our estimate of the

public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;