24164 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday, May 1, 1998 / Notices

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Concept Release Concerning the

Regulation of Noncompetitive

Transactions Executed on or Subject

to the Rules of a Contract Market

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period on

Concept Release.

SUMMARY: On January 16, 1998, the

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission issued a Concept Release

concerning the regulation of

noncompetitive transactions executed

on or subject to the rules of a contract

market. Through this release, the

Commission solicited comments on a

broad range of questions concerning the

oversight of transactions involving (i)

the exchange of futures contracts for, or

in connection with, cash commodities,

(ii) other noncompetitive transactions,

and (iii) the use of execution facilities

for noncompetitive transactions. The

Concept Release was initially published

for public comment on January 26, 1998

(63 FR 3708) with comments on the

release due by March 27, 1998. In

response to a request from the Coffee,

Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc., the

Commission extended the comment

period for an additional 30 days, until

April 27, 1998.

The Commission has received a

request from the Futures Industry

Association Inc. to extend the comment

period on certain parts of the Concept

Release which relate to block trading.

The Commission has decided to grant

this request. The extended deadline for

comments on the issues raised in

section III.A.3. (‘‘Alternative Execution

Procedures’’) of the Concept Release is

September 1, 1998. To the extent that

comments on sections III.B.

(‘‘Qualifying Standards’’), III.C.

(‘‘Continuing Regulatory

Requirements’’), and IV. (‘‘Execution

Facilities for Noncompetitive

Transactions Executed on or Subject to

the Rules of a Contract Market’’) relate

to the block trading issues raised in

section III.A.3. of the Concept Release,

they also may be received on or before

September 1, 1998.

The deadline for comments on all

other issues raised in the Concept

Release remains April 27, 1998.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

Concept Release should submit their

views and comments by the specified

date to Jean A. Webb, Secretary,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20581. In addition, comments may

be sent by facsimile transmission to

facsimile number (202) 418–5521, or by

electronic mail to secretary@cftc.gov.

DATES: Comments on section III.A.3. of

the Concept Release must be received

on or before September 1, 1998. To the

extent that comments on sections III.B.,

III.C., and IV. relate to the block trading

issues raised in section III.A.3. of the

Concept Release, they must be received

on or before September 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Creed, Attorney, Division of

Trading and Markets, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20581. Telephone:

(202) 418–5493.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on this 27th

day of April, 1998, by the Commodity

Futures Trading Commission.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 98–11602 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Proposed Information Collection;

Comment Request.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (hereinafter the

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, conducts a

preclearance consultation program to

provide the general public and Federal

agencies with an opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing collections of information in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44

U.S.C. & 3508(c)(2)(A)). This program

helps to ensure that requested data can

be provided in the desired format,

reporting burden (time and financial

resources) is minimized, collection

instruments are clearly understood, and

the impact of collection requirement on

respondents can be properly assessed.

Currently, the Corporation is soliciting

comments concerning its proposed

Program Development Assistance and

Training (PDAT) Budget Form.

Copies of the information collection

requests can be obtained by contacting

the office listed below in the address

section of this notice.

The Corporation is particularly

interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Corporation, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

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 submissions

of responses.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addresses section by July 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Corporation for National and

Community Service, Office of

Evaluation and Effective Practices—

Training and Technical Assistance,

Attn: Jim Ekstrom, 1201 New York

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Ekstrom, (202) 606–5000, ext. 139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

In the past Program Development

Assistance and Training (PDAT) Budget

information was requested informally

without the form being proposed in this

notice. As a result, the PDAT financial

information submitted to the

Corporation by applicants did not

consistently provide the information

that was requested. The Corporation

anticipates that the use of the one-page

budget form being proposed here will

result in the submission of more

complete PDAT-related financial

information by the applicants.

B. Current Action

Each year the Corporation seeks to

collect PDAT budget information from

the 48 state commissions on national

and community service. The

information that will be collected on the

proposed one-page PDAT budget form

will be used during the Corporation’s

annual review of PDAT applications.

The proposed PDAT budget form will be

useful to the Corporation in the PDAT

application review process that leads to

the allocation of PDAT funds to the state

commissions.

Type of Review: New form.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.