46614 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 21, 2007 / Notices 

Abstract: Section 4d(c) of the 

Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), 7 

U.S.C. 6d(c), requires the CFTC to 

consult with the SEC and issue such 

rules, regulations, or orders as are 

necessary to avoid duplicative or 

conflicting regulations applicable to 

firms that are fully registered with the 

SEC as brokers or dealers (brokerdealers) and the CFTC as futures 

commission merchants (FCMs) 

involving provisions of the CEA that 

pertain to the treatment of customer 

funds. The CFTC, jointly with the SEC, 

issued regulations requiring such 

dually-registered firms to make choices 

as to how its customers’ transactions in 

security futures products (SFP) will be 

treated, either as securities transactions 

held in a securities account or as futures 

transactions held in a futures account. 

How an account is treated is important 

in the unlikely event of the insolvency 

of the firm. Securities accounts receive 

insurance protection under provisions 

of the Securities Investor Protection Act. 

By contrast, futures accounts are subject 

to the protections provided by the 

segregations requirements of the CEA. 

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 

OMB control number for the CFTC’s 

rules relating to security futures 

products was published on August 23, 

2001. See 66 FR 44490 (Aug. 23, 2001). 

The Commission would like to solicit 

comments to: 

• 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. 

Burden Statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average .59 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: 144. 

Estimated number of responses: 

2,739. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,620.48 hours. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of colleting, 

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. 

Dated: August 15, 2007. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–4092 Filed 8–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–00XX] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; Online 

Procurement Services—Industry 

Outreach Feedback Survey and Online 

Procurement Services—Reverse 

Auction Service Providers Outreach 

Feedback Survey 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding a request for a new 

OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy’s (OFPP) and the 

General Services Administration’s 

(GSA) intention to initiate a new 

information collection to conduct two 

surveys on Online Procurement 

Services. The results from these surveys 

will be incorporated into a report to 

Congress. A request for public 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register at 72 FR 19884, on April 20, 

2007. No comments were received. 

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; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, FAR 

Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F. Street, NW., 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms. 

Julie Basile, Procurement Policy 

Analyst, Office of Management and 

Budget, Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 

9013, Washington, DC 20503 or via email to jbasile@omb.eop.gov or via 

telephone on (202) 395–4821. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (P. L. 109–360) 

requires OFPP, in consultation with the 

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, 

to review the use of online procurement 

services, such as reverse auction 

services, and identify types of 

commercial item procurements that are 

suitable for the use of such services; and 

features that should be provided by 

online procurement services that are 

used by Federal agencies. To conduct 

this review, a survey will be issued to 

the Government and industry buying 

activities and to reverse auction service 


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providers. The information collected 

through the surveys will be used to 

determine how the Government buying 

activities can most effectively use 

reverse auctions as a tool to support 

Government requiring activities and 

ensure that the U.S. taxpayer is best 

served. To view the two draft surveys 

entitled, Online Procurement Services—

Government and Industry Outreach 

Feedback and Online Procurement 

Services—Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Outreach Feedback, visit 

http://www.acquisition.gov. 

Title: Online Procurement Services—

Government and Industry Outreach 

Feedback; and Online Procurement 

Services—Reverse Auction Service Providers 

Outreach Feedback. 

OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The purpose of these two onetime surveys are to determine how 

Government buying activities can most 

effectively use reverse auctions as a tool to 

support Government requiring activities and 

to ensure the U.S. taxpayer is best served. 

Affected Public: Two respondent groups 

are identified and will receive similar 

surveys on Online Procurement Services: 

Government and industry buying activities; 

and reverse auction service providers. 

However, for the purposes of this collection 

we are counting the industry buying 

activities and reverse auction service 

providers. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 580 (not to exceed 

1000). 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 580 (not to exceed 

1000). 

Hours Per Response: 0.50. 

Total Burden Hours: 290. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

approximately 580 and not expected to 

exceed 1000. The estimated number of 

industry respondents to the Government 

and Industry Buying Activities Survey 

is 550. The estimated number of 

industry respondents to the Reverse 

Auction Survey is 30 based on the 

Government’s latest market research. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1 per company. The 

number of responses per respondent is 

one for each of the two surveys. Each 

respondent will only be required to 

complete one survey once. Estimated 

Total Annual Responses: approximately 

580 and not expected to exceed 1000 

(580 x 1). Estimated Time per Response: 

30 minutes (0.50 hours). The estimated 

average time for industry to respond to 

Government and Industry Buying 

Activity Survey is approximately 15 

minutes (0.25 hours), based on a pre-test 

of the draft instrument by Government 

employees. The data collection 

instrument for the Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Survey was pre-tested 

on a support contractor, a related 

business sector. The Reverse Auction 

Service Providers Survey instrument is 

similar to the Government and Industry 

Buying Activity Survey; therefore, the 

pre-test results for the Government and 

Industry Buying Activity Survey are 

used to estimate average response time 

for the Reverse Auction Service 

Providers Survey, which is 15 minutes 

(0.25 hours). Estimated Total Annual 

Burden on Respondents: 290 hours (580 

x 0.50). 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

C. Annual Review Burden and Cost 

Responses: 580. 

Review Time Per Response: .45. 

Total Burden Hours: 261. 

Cost Per Hour: $45.00. 

Total Cost: $11,745.00. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 

Room 4035, 1800 F. Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–00XX, Online Procurement 

Services—Industry Outreach Feedback 

Survey and Online. 

Dated: August 14, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. 07–4065; Filed 8–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[IC07–80–001, FERC Form 80] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

August 14, 2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and reinstatement of this 

information collection requirement. Any 

interested person may file comments 

directly with OMB and should address 

a copy of those comments to the 

Commission as explained below. The 

Commission received comments from 

two commenters in response to an 

earlier Federal Register notice of April 

16, 2007 (72 FR 18967–68) and has 

responded to those comments in the 

justification that it is submitting to 

OMB. Copies of this submission were 

also sent to the commenters. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by September 21, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Comments to 

OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and 

include the OMB Control No. as a point 

of reference. The Desk Officer may be 

reached by telephone at 202–395–7345. 

A copy of the comments should also be 

sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Office of the Executive 

Director, ED–34, Attention: Michael 

Miller, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may 

be filed either in paper format or 

electronically. Those persons filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. For paper filings an 

original and 14 copies of such 

comments should be submitted to the 

Secretary of the Commission, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 

and should refer to Docket No. IC07–80–

001. 

Documents filed electronically via the 

Internet must be prepared in 

WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable 

Document Format, or ASCII format. To 

file the document, access the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an EFiling,’’ and then follow the instructions 

for each screen. First time users will 

have to establish a user name and 

password. The Commission will send an 

automatic acknowledgement to the 

sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of 

comments. User assistance for electronic 

filings is available at 202–502–8258 or 

by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments 

should not be submitted to this e-mail 

address. 

All comments may be viewed, printed 

or downloaded remotely via the Internet 

through FERC’s homepage using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 


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