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that can be supplied and the time

necessary to fill an order, as well as any

relevant information regarding past

production.

CITA will protect any business

confidential information that is marked

business confidential from disclosure to

the full extent permitted by law. CITA

will make available to the public nonconfidential versions of the request and

non-confidential versions of any public

comments received with respect to a

request in room 3100 in the Herbert

Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

Persons submitting comments on a

request are encouraged to include a nonconfidential version and a nonconfidential summary.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01–12441 Filed 5–14–01; 1:59 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew

Collection 3038–0025, Practice by

Former Members and Employees of

the Commission

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (CFTC) is

announcing an opportunity for public

comment on the proposed collection of

certain information by the agency.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,

Federal agencies are required to publish

notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of an existing collection of

information, and to allow 60 days for

public comment in response to the

notice. This notice solicits comments on

requirements relating to practice before

the Commission by former members and

employees of the Commission.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Linda J. Mauldin, Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20581.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda J. Mauldin at (202) 418–5120;

FAX: (202) 418–5524; email:

lmauldin@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain

approval from the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of

information they conduct or sponsor.

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests

or requirements that members of the

public submit reports, keep records, or

provide information to a third party.

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning each

proposed collection of information,

including each proposed extension of an

existing collection of information,

before submitting the collection to OMB

for approval. To comply with this

requirements, the CFTC is publishing

notice of the proposed collection of

information listed below.

With respect to the following

collection of information, the CFTC

invites comments on:

• Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information will have a practical use;

• The accuracy of the Commission’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

• Ways to enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

• Ways to minimize the burden of

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 submission of responses.

Practice by former members and

employees of the Commission, OMB

control number 3038–0025—Extension

Commission Rule 140.735–6 governs

the practice before the Commission of

former members and employees of the

Commission and is intended to ensure

that the Commission is aware of any

existing conflict of interest. The rule

generally requires former members and

employees who are employed or

retained to represent any person before

the Commission within two years of the

termination of their CFTC employment

to file a brief written statement with the

Commission’s Office of General

Counsel. The proposed rule was

promulgated pursuant to the

Commission’s rulemaking authority

contained in Section 8a(5) of the

Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C.

12a(5) (1994).

The Commission estimates the burden

of this collection of information as

follows:

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR section

Annual

number of

respondents

Frequency of

response

Total annual

responses

Hours per

response Total hours

17 CFR 140.735–6 ........................................................................ 3 1.5 4.5 .10 0.45

There are no capital costs or operating

and maintenance costs associated with

this collection.

This estimate is based on the number

of responses received over the last three

years.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 01–12242 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Meeting of the Chief of Naval

Operations (CNO) Executive Panel

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Chief of Naval Operations

Executive Panel will meet to conduct

the final briefing of the Expeditionary

Sensors Task Force to the Chief of Naval

Operations. This meeting will consist of

discussions relating to how best to bring

a robust sensor system with supporting

networks into being. This meeting will

be closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Thursday, May 24th, 2001, from 1:15

p.m. to 1:45 p.m.