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4Public Law 104–13 (May 13, 1995). 

Foreign regulators and exchanges are 

not included in the definition of ‘‘small 

entities’’ per 47 FR 18618 and 66 FR 

42256. Therefore, the Chairman, on 

behalf of the Commission, hereby 

certifies, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b) 

that this proposed Questionnaire will 

not have an economic impact on a small 

entities. Nonetheless, the Commission 

specifically requests comment on the 

impact this proposed Questionnaire 

may have on small entities. 

Nonetheless, the Commission 

specifically requests comment on the 

impact this proposed Questionnaire 

may have on small entities—New 

Collection—3038.XXXX. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

When publishing a proposed 

questionnaire, the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 4 imposes certain 

requirements on federal agencies 

(including the Commission) in 

connection with their conducting or 

sponsoring any collection of 

information as defined by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. In 

compliance with the Act, the 

Commission, through this Questionnaire 

proposal, solicits comments to: (1) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (2) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) minimize the burden of the 

collection of the 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. 

The Commission has submitted this 

proposed Questionnaire and its 

associated information collection 

requirements to the Office of 

Management and Budget. The burden 

associated with this entire New 

Collection—3038–XXXX—including 

this proposed Questionnaire, is as 

follows: 

Average burden hours per response: 

One hour/question. 

Number of questions: 13. 

Number of respondents: 13. 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Persons wishing to comment on the 

estimated paperwork burden associated 

with this proposed Questionnaire 

should contact the Desk Officer, CFTC, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10202, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, (202) 395–7340. Copies of the 

information collection submission to 

OMB are available from the CFTC 

Clearance Officer, 1155 21st Street, 

NW., Washington DC 20581, (202) 418– 

5160. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2821 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, February 10, 

2010, 2–4 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Closed to the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Compliance Weekly Report— 

Commission Briefing 

The staff will brief the Commission on 

various compliance matters. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: February 2, 2010. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2809 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

Time and Date: Wednesday, February 

10, 2010, 9 a.m.–12 Noon. 

Place: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

Status: Open to the Public— 

Commission Briefing. 

Matter To Be Considered: 

Unblockable Drains/Minimum State 

Requirements for Grants/Public 

Accommodations-Virginia Graeme 

Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East-West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: February 2, 2010. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2811 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2010–OS–0015] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under 

Secretary of Defense (Industrial Policy), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

(Industrial Policy) announces a 

proposed new public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 


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Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Office of the Deputy 

Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial 

Policy), ATTN: Paul Halpern, 241 18th 

Street South, Suite 501, Arlington, VA 

22202 or call at 703–607–4058. 

Title and OMB Number: Survey of 

Foreign Acquired Domestic Facilities 

with Defense Capabilities; OMB Control 

Number 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: As part of its 

industrial base oversight 

responsibilities, DoD is planning to 

assess in a preliminary way the impact 

on the U.S. industrial base of the 

increasing foreign ownership of U.S. 

defense-relevant firms. Specifically, 

DoD will evaluate the extent to which 

foreign acquired firms (1) expanded 

domestically vs. off-shored production 

and R&D capabilities; and (2) remained 

reliable suppliers to defense customers. 

This assessment is limited to a sample 

of firms that were DoD suppliers when 

they were foreign-acquired acquired in 

2003 or 2004 and that the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology & Logistics 

determined at that time possessed 

defense critical technology under 

development. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 430 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 86. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: 5 

hours. 

Frequency: One-time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Deputy Under Secretary of 

Defense (Industrial Policy) has 

responsibility to assess the performance 

of the industrial base relevant to defense 

which includes the traditional defense 

industrial base as well as many dual use 

and commercial firms that supply goods 

and services to the defense sector. 

Because of the value of the U.S. dollar 

until recently relative to the currencies 

of many of its trading partners and the 

profitability of the defense sector over 

the past five years, an increasing 

number of defense-relevant firms have 

been acquired by foreign firms. 

As part of its industrial base oversight 

responsibilities, DoD is planning to 

assess in a preliminary way the impact 

on the U.S. industrial base of the 

increasing foreign ownership of U.S. 

defense-relevant firms. 

DoD will use the information 

collected to assess the extent to which 

the foreign-acquired sample of U.S. 

firms expanded U.S. facilities and/or 

off-shored them and whether they 

remained reliable suppliers to their 

defense agency customers. For the 

sample of firms surveyed, this 

assessment will attempt to address: 

(a) Growth or contraction in the firm 

size (measured in sales, capacity 

utilization, employment and production 

facility size) since being foreign 

acquired and the extent to which 

product lines are still produced in the 

U.S.; 

(b) Growth or contraction in R&D 

since being foreign acquired and the 

extent to which R&D is still performed 

primarily in the U.S.; 

(c) Growth or contraction in number 

of defense contracts and whether any 

such contracts were terminated and 

why; 

(d) Decisions not to participate in any 

defense-related contract competitions 

since being foreign-acquired and why. 

Dated: February 1, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2915 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOD–2009–OS–0172] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 12, 2010. 

Title and OMB Number: Customer 

Satisfaction Surveys—Generic 

Clearance; OMB Control Number 0704– 

0403. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 12,150. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 12,150. 

Average Burden Per Response: .4 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 810 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

assess the level of service the DTIC 

provides to its current customers. The 

surveys will provide information on the 

level of overall customer satisfaction as 

well as on customer satisfaction with 

several attributes of service that impact 

the level of overall satisfaction. These 

customer satisfaction surveys are 

required to implement Executive Order 

12862, ‘‘Setting Customer Service 

Standards.’’ Respondents are DTIC 

registered users who are components of 

the DoD, military services, other Federal 

Government Agencies, U.S. Government 

contractors, and universities involved in 

federally funded research. The 

information obtained by these surveys 

will be used to assist agency senior 

management in determining agency 

business policies and processes that 

should be selected for examination, 

modification, and reengineering from 

the customer’s perspective. These 

surveys will also provide statistical and 

demographic basis for the design of 

follow-on surveys. Future surveys will 

be used to assist monitoring of changes 

in the level of customer satisfaction over 

time. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 


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