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Michael R. Jurkowski, 

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[FR Doc. 2023–25417 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Extend 

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 (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 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

3038–0026, by any of the following 

methods: 

• The Agency’s website, at https://

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 

https://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Pai, Attorney Advisor, Market 

Participants Division, Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, (646) 

746–9893; email: apai@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 

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 Section 

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 https://www.cftc.gov that it any 

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. 

Burden Statement: The Commission 

is revising its estimate of the burden due 

to the reduced number of futures 

commission merchants in the industry. 

The respondent burden for this 

collection is estimated to be as follows: 

• Estimated number of respondents: 

52. 

• Total annual responses: 208. 

• Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17. 

• 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 14, 2023. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25424 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

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