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ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR Section 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Frequency of response Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

hours 

17 CFR 140.99 ........ 350 On occasion ............................................................................... 455 7.0 3,185 

17 CFR 41.3 ............ 60 On occasion ............................................................................... 24 0.5 12 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

This estimate is based on the number 

of requests for such letters in the last 

three years. Although the burden varies 

with the type, size, and complexity of 

the request submitted, such request may 

involve analytical work and analysis, as 

well as the work of drafting the request 

itself. 

Dated: May 18, 2007. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission 

[FR Doc. 07–2566 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0023, Registration 

Under the Commodity Exchange Act 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘the 

Commission’’) 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, and 

to allow 60 days for comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments on requirements 

relating to information collected to 

assist the Commission in the prevention 

of market manipulation. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Christopher W. Cummings, Division of 

Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, 

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher W. Cummings, (202) 418–

5445; Fax (202) 418–5526; e-mail: 

ccummings@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 Commission is 

publishing notice of the proposed 

collection of information listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the 

Commission 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 of, 

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 electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Registration Under the Commodity 

Exchange Act, OMB Control No. 3038–

0023—Extension 

This collection covers the paperwork 

requirements associated with the 

process of registration by futures 

industry intermediaries, including 

futures commission merchants, 

introducing brokers, commodity pool 

operators, commodity trading advisors, 

associated persons of each of the 

foregoing, and floor brokers, as well as 

floor traders. The Commission has 

authorized the National Futures 

Association, an industry self-regulatory 

organization and the only registered 

futures association, to perform the 

registration processing functions. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

Annual number of respondents Frequency of response Total annual 

responses 

Hours per response Total hours 

70,708 ............................................................. Periodically ..................................................... 73,646 .09 6,628 

Dated: May 18, 2007 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–2567 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: DoD. 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), 

the Sunshine in the Government Act of 


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1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of 

Defense gives notice that it is renewing 

the charter for the Transformation 

Advisory Group. 

The Transformation Advisory Group, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.50(d), is a 

discretionary Federal advisory 

committee established to provide the 

Secretary of Defense, through the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 

the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces 

Command independent advice and 

recommendations on strategic, 

scientific, technical, intelligence and 

policy-related issues to the Nation’s 

joint enterprise, and the U.S. Joint 

Forces Command. In accordance with 

DoD policy and procedures, the 

Commander U.S. Joint Forces Command 

is authorized to act upon the advice 

emanating from this advisory 

committee. 

The Transformation Advisory Group 

will be composed of more than 24 

members drawn from a cross-section of 

experts in their fields. The areas of 

expertise include, but are not limited to, 

innovation, development, strategic 

communications, logistics, technologies, 

business practices, military, 

government, education, training, 

intelligence and appropriations. 

Committee members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime Federal officers or employees, shall 

serve as Special Government Employees 

under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Committee members shall be appointed 

on an annual basis by the Secretary of 

Defense, and with the exception of 

travel and per diem for official travel, 

shall serve without compensation. The 

Commander, U.S. Joint Forces 

Command shall select the committee’s 

chairperson from the committee’s 

membership at large. 

The Transformation Advisory Group 

shall meet at the call of the committee’s 

Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the Chairperson and 

the Commander U.S. Joint Forces 

Command. The Designated Federal 

Officer shall be a full-time or permanent 

part-time DoD employee, and shall be 

appointed in accordance with 

established DoD policies and 

procedures. The Designated Federal 

Officer or duly appointed Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer shall attend 

all committee meetings and 

subcommittee meetings. 

The Transformation Advisory Group 

shall be authorized to establish 

subcommittees, as necessary and 

consistent with its mission, and these 

subcommittees or working groups shall 

operate under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

other appropriate Federal regulations. 

Such subcommittees or workgroups 

shall not work independently of the 

chartered committee, and shall report 

all their recommendations and advice to 

the Transformation Advisory Group for 

full deliberation and discussion. 

Subcommittees or workgroups have no 

authority to make decisions on behalf of 

the chartered committee nor can they 

report directly to the Department of 

Defense or any Federal officers or 

employees who are not members of the 

Transformation Advisory Group. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Transformation 

Advisory Group membership about the 

committee’s mission and functions. 

Written statements may be submitted at 

any time or in response to the stated 

agenda of planned meeting of the 

Transformation Advisory Group. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Transformation Advisory 

Group, and this individual will ensure 

that the written statements are provided 

to the membership for their 

consideration. Contact information for 

the Designated Federal Officer can be 

obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Transformation Advisory Group. The 

Designated Federal Officer, at that time, 

may provide additional guidance on the 

submission of written statements that 

are in response to the stated agenda for 

the planned meeting in question. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact 

Frank Wilson, DoD Committee 

Management Officer, 703–601–2554. 

Dated: May 16, 2007. 

C.R. Choate, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2560 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 22, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: May 17, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Ready for College: Adult 

Education Transitions Program. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 


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