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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 

requirement, 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. 

Copies of Crop and Market Information 

Reports, OMB Control Number 3038–

0015—Extension 

The information collected pursuant to 

this rule, 17 CFR 140, is in the public 

interest and is necessary for market 

surveillance. 

Burden Statement: 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR section 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response Total hours 

140 ................................................................................................................... 15 15 0.16 2.5 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

Dated: September 3, 2008. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–20872 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0021, Regulations 

Governing Bankruptcies of Commodity 

Brokers 

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 

Regulations Governing Bankruptcies of 

Commodity Brokers. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

William Penner, Division of Clearing & 

Intermediary Oversight, U.S. 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Penner, (202) 418–5407; FAX: 

(202) 418–5536; e-mail: 

wpenner@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 

requirement, 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. 

Regulations Governing Bankruptcies 

of Commodity Brokers, OMB control 

number 3038–0021—Extension. 

The information collected pursuant to 

this rule is intended to protect, to the 

extent possible, the property of the 

public in the case of the bankruptcy of 

a commodity broker. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 


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52332 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 9, 2008 / Notices 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR section 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response Total hours 

Part 190 ........................................................................................................... 301 4951 0.20 248 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

Dated: September 3, 2008. 

David Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–20876 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially 

Exclusive Patent License 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

Part 404 of Title 37, Code of Federal 

Regulations, which implements Public 

Law 96–517, as amended, the 

Department of the Air Force announces 

its intention to grant Allcomp, 

Incorporated, a California corporation, 

having a place of business at 209 Puente 

Avenue, City of Industry, California 

91746–2304 an exclusive license in any 

right, title and interest the Air Force has 

in: 

U.S. Patent No. 6,309,703, issued 30 

October 2001, entitled ‘‘Carbon and Ceramic 

Matrix Composites Fabricated by a Rapid 

Low-Cost Process Incorporating In-Situ 

Polymerization of Wetting Monomers,’’ by 

Phillip G. Wapner, Wesley P. Hoffman and 

Steven Jones. 

DATES: A license for this patent will be 

granted unless a written objection is 

received within fifteen (15) days from 

the date of publication of this Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Written 

objection should be sent to: Air Force 

Material Command Law Office, 

AFMCLO/JAZ, Building 11, room D18, 

2240 B Street, Wright Patterson AFB, 

OH 45433–7109. Telephone: (937) 255–

2838; Facsimile (937) 255–7333. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–20880 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Management; Notice of 

Membership of the Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of Membership of the 

Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 

members of the Performance Review 

Board (PRB) for the Department of 

Education for the Senior Executive 

Service (SES) performance cycle that 

ends September 30, 2008. Under 5 

U.S.C. 4314(c)(1) through (5), each 

agency is required to establish one or 

more PRBs. 

Composition and Duties 

The PRB of the Department of 

Education for 2008 is composed of 

career senior executives, noncareer 

senior executives, and Presidential 

appointees. 

The PRB reviews and evaluates the 

initial appraisal of each senior 

executive’s performance, along with any 

comments by that senior executive and 

by any higher-level executive or 

executives. The PRB makes 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority relative to the performance of 

the senior executive, including 

recommendations on performance 

awards. The Department of Education’s 

PRB also makes recommendations on 

SES pay adjustments for career senior 

executives. 

Membership 

The Secretary has selected the 

following executives of the Department 

of Education for the specified SES 

performance cycle: Chris Marston 

(Chair), Cheryl Oldham, Philip Link, 

Thomas Skelly, Ricky Takai, Wendy 

Tada, Paul Riddle, and Danny Harris. 

Alternate members are: JoAnn Ryan and 

Larry Kean. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Beth Pultz, Director, Executive 

Resources Team, Human Resources 

Services, Office of Management, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 2E124, LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4573. 

Telephone: (202) 401–0853. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister. 

To use PDF, you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: September 4, 2008. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. E8–20903 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

Overview Information; National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)—

Small Business Innovation Research 

Program (SBIR)—Phase I; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133S–1. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: September 9, 

2008. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: November 10, 2008. 


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