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1The OMB control numbers for the CFTC 

regulations were published on December 30, 1981. 

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

2The Commission notes that the terms 

‘‘registered’’ and ‘‘designated’’ are used 

interchangeably and mean the same thing. 

3 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq. 

4See Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, tit. 

VII, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010) (codified as amended in 

various sections of 7 U.S.C.), available at https://

www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/idc/groups/public/

@lrfederalregister/documents/file/2013-12242a.pdf. 

the source to make a correction to the 

record. As stated above, this will allow 

applicants to gain confidence in the 

reliability and accuracy of the USPTO 

system when filing applications in 

DOCX format, and safeguard the 

applicant should any conversion 

discrepancies have taken place. 

The applicant-generated PDF that 

accompanies a DOCX filing will not 

become part of the permanent record 

unless a petition is filed requesting the 

USPTO to correct the record in view of 

the applicant-generated PDF. In the 

absence of such a petition, the USPTO 

will dispose of the applicant-generated 

PDF, and all copies thereof, after a 

retention period of at least three years 

after the patent grant or abandonment of 

the application. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

review their applications, including the 

USPTO-generated PDF, shortly after 

filing the application to identify any 

errors or discrepancies in the record, as 

discussed above. The applicant should 

file any necessary petition to correct the 

record early in prosecution and 

promptly after discovering any errors or 

discrepancies. 

As an alternative to filing a petition, 

applicants may be able to correct 

discrepancies resulting from filing an 

application in DOCX format by relying 

on a proper priority or benefit claim. A 

proper priority or benefit claim under 

37 CFR 1.55 or 37 CFR 1.78 to a priorfiled application that is present on the 

filing date of the application is 

considered an incorporation by 

reference of the prior-filed application 

as to any inadvertently omitted portion 

of the specification or drawing(s), 

subject to the conditions and 

requirements of 37 CFR 1.57(b). 

Therefore, in some instances, 

discrepancies resulting from filing an 

application in DOCX format may be 

addressed by amending portions of the 

specification pursuant to the 

incorporation by reference provisions of 

37 CFR 1.57(b), in lieu of a petition. The 

amendment should be identified as an 

amendment under 37 CFR 1.57(b), and 

it must comply with 37 CFR 1.57(b) and 

37 CFR 1.121. 

The USPTO continues to host training 

sessions on filing documents in DOCX. 

Information on filing application 

documents in DOCX, as well as 

information on how to submit an 

applicant-generated PDF and a link to 

the DOCX training sessions, is available 

at www.uspto.gov/patents/docx. 

Kathi Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09027 Filed 4–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Extend 

Collection 3038–0052: Core Principles 

& Other Requirements for DCMs 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or 

‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity 

for public comment on the proposed 

renewal of a collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’), 

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. This notice solicits 

comments on reporting requirements 

relating to collections of information 

related to designated contract markets 

(‘‘DCMs’’) under the Commission’s 

regulations. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 27, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038– 

0052’’ by any of the following methods: 

• The Agency’s website, at https://

comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the website. 

• 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. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. All comments must be 

submitted in English, or if not, 

accompanied by an English translation. 

Comments will be posted as received to 

https://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roger Smith, Associate Chief Counsel, 

Division of Market Oversight, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581; 202–418–5344; email: rsmith@

cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 

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 Commission is 

publishing notice of the proposed 

extension of the existing collection of 

information listed below. 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.1

Title: Core Principles & Other 

Requirements for DCMs (OMB Control 

No. 3038–0052). This is a request for a 

revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: The regulations governing 

designated contract markets (‘‘DCMs’’) 

originally were adopted pursuant to the 

Commodity Futures Modernization Act 

of 2000, which amended section 5 of the 

Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’) to 

impose requirements concerning the 

registration 2 and operation of DCMs.3

The DCM statutory framework 

subsequently was revised as a result of 

further amendments to the CEA under 

Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

Reform and Consumer Protection Act 

(‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’).4 Part 38 of the 

Commission’s regulations governs the 

activities of DCMs. The information 

collected pursuant to Part 38 is 


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5Section 38.707 specifically references Part 9. 

Accordingly, the Commission’s previous 

information collection estimates under Part 38 have 

included compliance with Part 9 to the extent 

applicable to DCMs. The Commission is referencing 

DCMs’ compliance obligations with Part 9 for the 

sake of clarity, but this does not represent a new 

or modified information collection. 

6The Commission notes that § 38.605 

incorporates and references § 1.52. Accordingly, the 

Commission’s previous information collection 

estimates under Part 38 have included compliance 

with § 1.52 to the extent applicable to DCMs. The 

Commission is referencing DCMs’ compliance 

obligations with § 1.52 for the sake of clarity, but 

this does not represent a new or modified 

information collection. 

7For the collections related to Commission 

regulation 38.251(g), the Commission notes that the 

number of registered, active DCMs has decreased 

from 17 to 16. This decrease is reflected below for 

collections related to Commission regulation 

38.251(g). However, despite this decrease, the total 

information collection burdens for OMB control 

number 3038–0052 will increase. 

8 17 CFR 145.9. 

necessary for the Commission to 

evaluate whether entities operating as, 

or applying to become, DCMs comply 

with the Part 38 and other Commission 

requirements and the CEA’s statutory 

requirements. 

Collection 3038–0052 was created in 

response to the Part 38 regulatory 

requirements for DCMs. In general, 

OMB Control Number 3038–0052 covers 

all information collections in Part 38, 

including Subpart A and the DCM core 

principles (i.e., Subparts B through X) as 

well as the related appendices thereto 

(i.e., Appendix A—Form DCM; 

Appendix B—Guidance on, and 

Acceptable Practices in, Compliance 

with Core Principles; and Appendix C— 

Demonstration of Compliance That a 

Contract Is Not Readily Susceptible to 

Manipulation). Further, this OMB 

control number, 3038–0052, also 

includes all information collections 

related to Part 9 (‘‘Rules Relating to 

Review of Exchange Disciplinary, 

Access Denial or Other Adverse 

Actions’’) to the extent Part 9 is 

applicable to DCMs.5 This collection 

also includes the requirements under 

regulation 38.251(g) in connection with 

the reporting of specific market 

disruption events to the Commission. 

This OMB control number, 3038– 

0052, also includes collections under 

regulation 1.52 regarding the Enhanced 

Protections Afforded Customer and 

Customer Funds Held by Futures 

Clearing Merchants and Derivatives 

Clearing Organizations. Commission 

regulation 1.52 imposes information 

collection burdens on DCMs.6

Additionally, this OMB control 

number, 3038–0052, also includes 

collections under regulation 38.1051(n) 

that relate to system safeguards and 

cybersecurity testing requirements and 

requires DCMs to provide the 

Commission with annual trading 

volume information. 

For the majority of collections under 

OMB control number 3038–0052, the 

Commission notes that the number of 

registered, active DCMs has increased 

from 14 to 16. This increase in the 

number of registered DCMs will 

increase the total information collection 

burdens for OMB control number 3038– 

0052 as shown below.7

With respect to the 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. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. If you wish for 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.8

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 Information Collection 

Request 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. 

Burden Statement: The Commission 

is revising its estimate of the burden for 

this collection to reflect the current 

number of respondents and estimated 

burden hours. The respondent burden 

for this collection is estimated to be as 

follows: 

• Regulatory & Core Principle 

Compliance Part 38 (Subparts A–W) and 

related Appendices: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 330. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,280. 

Frequency of Collection: Per Trading 

Day. 

• § 1.52 (Examination Program and 

Audit of Program): 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 49. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 784. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

• Core Principle 16 ‘‘Conflicts of 

Interest’’ and Related Acceptable 

Practices (Annual Assessment Report): 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 70. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,120. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

• § 38.1101 et al. (Quarterly Financial 

Reports): 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 40. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 640. 

Frequency of Collection: Quarterly. 

• § 38.1051(n) (Required Production 

of Annual Trading Volume): 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 0.5. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

• § 38.3 and Form DCM (DCM 

Registration): 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 4. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 300. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,200 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: As 

applicable. 

• § 38.251(g) (Required Market 

Disruptions Notifications): 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 66.4 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,062.4 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: As needed. 

• §§ 38.950 and 38.951 

(Recordkeeping Related to Compliance 

with 38.251(g)): 


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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 25 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 400 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: As needed. 

• Total Annual Burden for the 

Collection: 10,494.4 hours. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

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

Dated: April 22, 2022. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09014 Filed 4–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2022–0010; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0574] 

Information Collection Requirements; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; DFARS Part 

215, Only One Offer and Related 

Clauses in DFARS 252 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD 

announces the proposed extension of a 

public information collection 

requirement and seeks public comment 

on the provisions thereof. DoD invites 

comments on: Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of DoD, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the estimate of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use through August 31, 

2022. DoD proposes that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years beyond the current expiration 

date. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by June 27, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0574, using any of the following 

methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0574 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David E. Johnson, telephone 202–913– 

5764. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Part 215; Only 

One Offer and Related Clauses in 

DFARS 252; OMB Control Number 

0704–0574. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Respondents: 2,691. 

Responses per Respondent: 1.33, 

approximately. 

Annual Responses: 3,593. 

Average Burden per Response: 37.7 

hours, approximately. 

Annual Burden Hours: 135,330. 

Reporting Frequency: On Occasion. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection pertains to information that 

an offeror or contractor must submit to 

DoD if only one offer was received in 

response to a competitive solicitation, 

and the contracting officer must request 

certified cost or pricing data, to meet the 

standard for adequate price competition 

that is applicable to DoD. The 

Government requires this information in 

order to determine whether an offered 

price is fair and reasonable and to meet 

the statutory requirement for certified 

cost or pricing data. The contracting 

officer obtains this information through 

use of DFARS solicitation provisions 

252.215–7008, Only One Offer, and 

DFARS 252.215–7010, Requirements for 

Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data 

Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing 

Data. These provisions implement 10 

U.S.C. 2306a. 

Jennifer D. Johnson, 

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09039 Filed 4–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0025] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; Carl 

D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act State Plan 

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education (OCTAE), Department 

of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 31, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Corinne Sauri, 

202–245–6412. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 


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