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1 17 CFR 145.9. 

2 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 

1320.8(b)(3)(vi). The OMB control numbers for the 

CFTC regulations were published on December 30, 

1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). 

‘‘comment’’ button next to the 

information collection on the ‘‘OIRA 

Information Collections Under Review’’ 

page, or the ‘‘View ICR—Agency 

Submission’’ page. A copy of the 

supporting statement for the collection 

of information discussed herein may be 

obtained by visiting https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

In addition to the submission of 

comments to https://Reginfo.gov as 

indicated above, a copy of all comments 

submitted to OIRA may also be 

submitted to the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) by clicking 

on the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ box next to 

the descriptive entry for OMB Control 

No. 3038–3033, at https://comments.

cftc.gov/FederalRegister/PublicInfo.

aspx. 

Or by either of the following methods: 

• 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. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments 

submitted to the Commission should 

include 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 § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1 The 

Commission reserves the right, but shall 

have no obligation, to review, prescreen, filter, redact, refuse or remove 

any or all of your submission from 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Bulan, Managing Counsel, Office 

of the General Counsel, Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, (202) 

418–5143; email: lbulan@cftc.gov, and 

refer to OMB Control No. 3038–3033. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Notification of Pending Legal 

Proceedings Pursuant to 17 CFR 1.60 

(OMB Control Number 3038–0033). This 

is a request for extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: Rule 1.60 of the 

Commission’s Part 1 regulations 

requires every designated contract 

market (‘‘DCM’’) and futures 

commission merchant (‘‘FCM’’) to 

submit to the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) 

certain specified information 

concerning pending legal proceedings to 

which the DCM or FCM is a party or to 

which its property is subject. Rule 37.2 

of the same part makes the requirement 

of 1.60 applicable to swap execution 

facilities (‘‘SEFs’’). This renewal 

updates the total requested burden 

based on available reported data. 

The Commission originally estimated 

that 101 entities would be affected by 

this rule. That number was based on the 

number of active registrants, including 

62 FCMs,18 DCMs, and 21 SEFs. 

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.2 On September 13, 

2024, the Commission published in the 

Federal Register notice of the proposed 

extension of this information collection 

and provided 60 days for public 

comment on the proposed extension, 89 

FR 74930 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The 

Commission did not receive any 

comments on the 60-Day Notice. 

Burden Statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 0.25 hours per response, once 

annually. This estimate includes 

providing the Commission with notice 

and copies of specified legal documents. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

101. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 0.25. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25.25. 

Frequency of Collection: Once 

annually. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

Dated: November 20, 2024. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Members of the Performance Review 

Board for the Department of the Air 

Force 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the names 

of members of the 2024 Performance 

Review Board for the Department of the 

Air Force. 

DATES: Applicable December 16, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct any written comments or 

requests for information to Ms. Virginia 

Reynolds (Primary Point of Contact) and 

Ms. Jacquelyn Salkeld, Department of 

the Air Force Civilian Senior Executive 

Management Office, SAF/MRL, 1660 Air 

Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330– 

1040, Primary POC telephone (703) 

695–4555; email virginia.reynolds@

us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 4314(c) (1–5), the 

Department of the Air Force announces 

the appointment of members to the Air 

Force’s Senior Executive Service (SES) 

Performance Review Board. 

Appointments are made by the 

authorizing official. Each board member 

shall review and evaluate performance 

scores provided by the Senior 

Executive’s rater/immediate supervisor. 

Performance standards must be applied 

consistently across the Air Force. The 

board will make final recommendations 

to the authorizing official relative to the 

performance of the executive. 

The members of the 2024 Performance 

Review Board for the Air Force are: 

1. Honorable Alex Wagner (Chair), 

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

for Manpower and Reserve Affairs 

2. General Duke Richardson (Co-Chair), 

Commander, Air Force Materiel 

Command 

3. Ms. Gwendolyn DeFilippi, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 

Air Force for Manpower and 

Reserve Affairs 

4. Mr. Carlos Rodgers, Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

for Financial Management and 

Comptroller 

5. Major General Michael Martin, 

Director of Operations, United 

States Special Operations 

Command 

6. Mr. Edwin Oshiba, Administrative 

Assistant to the Secretary of the Air 

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7. Ms. Glenda Scheiner, Assistant 

Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, 

Personnel and Services 

8. Ms. Darlene Costello, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 

Air Force Acquisition, Technology 

& Logistics 

9. Mr. Douglas Sanders, Principal 

Deputy General Counsel of the Air 

Force 

10. Ms. Katharine Kelley, Deputy Chief 

of Space Operations for Human 

Capital, United States Space Force 

11. Ms. Shannon McGuire (Legal 

Advisor), Deputy General Counsel 

for Fiscal Ethics and Administrative 

Law 

12. Mr. Richard Desmond (Legal 

Advisor), Associate General 

Counsel of the Air Force 

The following Tier 3 Career SES 

members will serve as alternates: 

1. Mr. Douglas Bennett, Auditor General 

of the Air Force 

2. Mr. William Bailey, Director and 

Program Executive Officer for the 

Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office 

3. Mr. Thomas Lawhead, Assistant 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy 

Integration and Requirements 

4. Mr. Stephen Hart, Assistant Deputy 

Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and 

Programs 

5. Ms. Venice Goodwine, Chief 

Information Officer 

6. Ms. Jennifer Miller, Director of Staff, 

Office of the Secretary of the Air 

Force 

Tommy W. Lee, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27567 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Adoption of Categorical 

Exclusions Under the National 

Environmental Policy Act 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of adoption of categorical 

exclusions. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force (DAF) has identified categorical 

exclusions (CATEXes) established by 

the Department of the Army (DA), 

Department of the Navy (DON), National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA), Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA) and Agricultural Research 

Service (ARS) that cover categories of 

actions that DAF is adopting. This 

notice identifies the thirty-five 

CATEXes established by the above 

listed Federal agencies and describes 

the categories of proposed actions for 

which the DAF intends to use these 

CATEXes. The DAF has consulted with 

these agencies, as described herein, and 

obtained concurrence on DAF use of 

these CATEXes. 

DATES: The CATEXes identified below 

are available for DAF use effective 

immediately. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. Jack Bush, DAF NEPA 

Policy and Execution Oversite, 703– 

695–1773, af.a4c.nepaworkflow@

us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

NEPA and CATEXes 

Congress enacted the National 

Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 

4321–4347 (NEPA) to encourage 

productive and enjoyable harmony 

between humans and the environment, 

recognizing the profound impact of 

human activity and the critical 

importance of restoring and maintaining 

environmental quality to the overall 

welfare of humankind. (42 U.S.C. 4321 

and 4331). NEPA seeks to ensure that 

agencies consider the environmental 

effects of their proposed major actions 

in their decision-making processes and 

inform and involve the public in that 

process. NEPA created the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ), which 

promulgated NEPA implementing 

regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500–1508 

(CEQ regulations). 

To comply with NEPA, agencies 

determine the appropriate level of 

review of any major Federal action—an 

environmental impact statement (EIS), 

environmental assessment (EA), or 

categorical exclusion (CATEX) (40 CFR 

1501.3). If a proposed action is likely to 

have significant environmental effects, 

the agency must prepare an EIS and 

document its decision in a record of 

decision (40 CFR part 1502, and 

§ 1505.2). If the proposed action is not 

likely to have significant environmental 

effects or the effects are unknown, the 

agency may instead prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA), which 

involves a more concise analysis and 

process than an EIS (40 CFR 1501.5). 

Following the EA, the agency may 

conclude that the action will have no 

significant effects and document that 

conclusion in a finding of no significant 

impact (40 CFR 1501.6). If the analysis 

concludes that the action is likely to 

have significant effects, then an EIS is 

required. 

Pursuant to NEPA and the CEQ 

regulations, a Federal agency can also 

establish CATEXes—categories of 

actions that the agency has determined 

normally do not significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment—in 

their agency NEPA procedures (42 

U.S.C. 4336e(1); 40 CFR 1501.4, 

1507.3(c)(8)(ii), and 1508.1(e)). 

If an agency determines that a CATEX 

covers a proposed action, it then 

evaluates the proposed action for 

extraordinary circumstances in which a 

normally excluded action may have a 

significant effect (40 CFR 1501.4(b)). If 

no extraordinary circumstances are 

present, the agency may apply the 

CATEX to the proposed action without 

preparing an EA or EIS (42 U.S.C. 

4336(a)(2), 40 CFR 1501.4). DAF 

considers extraordinary circumstances 

pursuant to appendix B to 32 CFR part 

989—Categorical Exclusions, § A2.2. 

Additional Analysis and will 

concurrently use the agency 

extraordinary circumstances for the 

adopted CATEXes as identified below. 

If an extraordinary circumstance 

exists, the agency nevertheless may 

apply the categorical exclusion if the 

agency conducts an analysis and 

determines that the proposed action 

does not in fact have the potential to 

result in significant effects 

notwithstanding the extraordinary 

circumstance or the agency modifies the 

action to address the extraordinary 

circumstance. In such cases, the agency 

shall document such determination and 

should publish it on the agency’s 

website or otherwise make it publicly 

available (40 CFR 1501.4 (b)(1)). 

Section 109 of NEPA, enacted as part 

of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, 

allows a Federal agency to adopt 

another Federal agency’s CATEX for 

proposed actions (42 U.S.C. 4336c). To 

use another agency’s CATEXes under 

section 109, the adopting agency must 

identify the relevant CATEX listed in 

another agency’s (‘‘establishing agency’’) 

NEPA procedures that covers the 

adopting agency’s category of proposed 

actions or related actions; consult with 

the establishing agency to ensure that 

the proposed adoption of the CATEX is 

appropriate for a category of actions; 

identify to the public the CATEX that 

the adopting agency plans to use for its 

proposed actions; and document 

adoption of the CATEX (42 U.S.C. 

4336c). 

II. DA, DON, NASA, TVA, and ARS 

Categorical Exclusions 

DAF is adopting fifteen CATEXes 

established by the DA. These CATEXes 

are listed in DA’s NEPA regulations at 

32 CFR part 651, appendix B. Each of 

the DA CATEXes includes conditions 

on the scope and application of the 


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