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laws, and may be accessible under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Pai, Attorney Advisor, Market 

Participants Division, Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, (646) 

746–9893; email: apai@cftc.gov, and 

refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0026. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Gross Collection of ExchangeSet Margins for Omnibus Accounts 

(OMB Control No. 3038–0026). This is 

a request for extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: Commission Regulation 1.58 

requires futures commission merchants 

to collect exchange-set margin for 

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 collection of information is 

necessary in order to provide 

documentation that can be inspected 

with regard to questions of proper 

compliance with gross margining 

requirements. 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. 

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 Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on 

November 17, 2023 (88 FR 80284) (‘‘60- 

Day Notice’’). The Commission did not 

receive any relevant comments on the 

60-Day Notice. 

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: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 52. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

208. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17 hours. 

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: January 23, 2024. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01600 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2024–0003; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0483] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 

231, Independent Research and 

Development Technical Descriptions 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System; Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD 

announces the proposed extension of a 

public information collection 

requirement and seeks public comment 

on the provisions thereof. DoD invites 

comments on: whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of DoD, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of DoD’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 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. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use under Control Number 

0704–0483 through May 31, 2024. DoD 

proposes that OMB approve an 

extension of the information collection 

requirement, to expire three years after 

the approval date. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by March 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0483, using either of the following 

methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0483 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jon M. Snyder, at 703–945–5341. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: Independent 

Research and Development Technical 

Descriptions; OMB Control Number 

0704–0483. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Respondents: 79. 

Responses per Respondent: 66.82. 

Annual Responses: 5,279. 

Average Burden per Response: 0.5 

hour. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,640. 

Needs and Uses: DFARS 231.205–18 

requires contractors to report 

independent research and development 

(IR&D) projects to the Defense Technical 

Information Center (DTIC) using DTIC’s 

online IR&D database. The inputs must 

be updated at least annually and when 

the project is completed. The data 

provide in-process information on IR&D 

projects for which DoD reimburses the 

contractor as an allowable indirect 

expense. In addition to improving DoD’s 

ability to determine whether contractor 

IR&D costs are allowable, the data 

provide visibility into the technical 

content of industry IR&D activities to 

meet DoD needs. 

Jennifer D. Johnson, 

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01527 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2024–0004; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0214] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement Part 217, 

Special Contracting Methods 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 


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