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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105011-105012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30766]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), of the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected costs and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 27, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this 
notice's publication to OIRA, at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please find this particular information collection by 
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the website's search function. Comments can be entered 
electronically by clicking on the ``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. 3038-3043, at https://comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/PublicInfo.aspx.
    Or by either of the following methods:

     Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 
Commission,

[[Page 105012]]

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 Sec.  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 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.
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    \1\ 17 CFR 145.9.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Chiang, Senior Assistant 
General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, (202) 418-5578; email: [email protected], and refer 
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to OMB Control No. 3038-3043.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Rules Relating to Review of National Futures Association 
Decisions in Disciplinary, Membership Denial, Registration, and Member 
Responsibility Actions (OMB Control Number 3038-0043). This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: 17 CFR part 171 rules require a registered futures 
association to provide fair and orderly procedures for membership and 
disciplinary actions. The Commission's review of decisions of 
registered futures associations in disciplinary, membership denial, 
registration, and member responsibility actions is governed by Section 
17(h)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 21(h)(2). The rules 
establish procedures and standards for Commission review of such 
actions, and the reporting requirements included in the procedural 
rules are either directly required by Section 17 of the Commodity 
Exchange Act or are necessary to the type of appellate review role 
Congress intended the Commission to undertake when it adopted that 
provision. Because the number of respondents, responses per respondent, 
and time per response has not changed, this renewal does not change the 
reporting burden for this collection.
    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 December 3, 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 80896 (``60-Day 
Notice'') The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 
60-Day Notice.
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    \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).
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    Burden Statement: The estimated total annual respondent burden for 
this collection is three hours. This estimate includes the time needed 
to transmit decisions of disciplinary, membership denial, registration, 
and member responsibility actions to the Commission for review.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Average Burden Hour(s) per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3 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: December 19, 2024
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-30766 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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