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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0026, Gross Collection 

of Exchange-Set Margins for Omnibus 

Accounts 

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 gross collection 

of Exchange-Set margins for Omnibus 

Accounts. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Barbara S. Gold, Associate Director, 

Division of Clearing and Intermediary 

Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara S. Gold, (202) 418–5430; Fax: 

(202) 418–5528; e-mail: bgold@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. 

Gross Collection of Exchange-Set 

Margins for Omnibus Accounts, OMB 

Control Number 3038–0026—Extension 

Commission Regulation 1.58 requires 

that FCMs margin omnibus accounts on 

a gross, rather than a net, basis. The 

regulation provides that the carrying 

FCM need not collect margin for 

positions traded by a person through an 

omnibus account in excess of the 

amount that would be required if the 

same person, instead of trading through 

an omnibus account, maintained its 

own account with the carrying FCM. 

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 1.58 ............................. 150 On occasion .............................. 600 .08 48 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

This estimate is based on the number 

of written records maintained in the last 

three years. Although the burden varies, 

such records may involve analytical 

work and analysis, as well as multiple 

levels of review. 

Dated: November 27, 2007. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E7–23279 Filed 11–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0113] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Acquisition of 

Helium 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding an extension to an existing 

OMB clearance (9000–0113). 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning acquisition of helium. The 

clearance currently expires on February 

29, 2008. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

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technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden to 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, 

NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 

20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0113, Acquisition of Helium, in 

all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. 

William Clark, Contract Policy Division, 

GSA (202) 219–1813. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The Helium Act (Pub. L. 86–777) (50 

U.S.C. 167, et seq.) and the Department 

of the Interior’s regulations (43 CFR part 

3195) on purchase of helium are 

implemented in the FAR at Subpart 8.5. 

The FAR requires contractors to 

purchase major helium requirements 

from Federal helium suppliers, to the 

extent that supplies are available. In 

addition, the Contractor is required to 

provide the Contracting Officer the 

following data within 10 days after the 

Contractor or subcontractor receives a 

delivery of helium from a Federal 

helium supplier: (1) The name of the 

supplier; (2) The amount of helium 

purchased; (3) The delivery date(s); and 

(4) The location where the helium was 

used. The information is used in 

administration of certain Federal 

contracts to ensure contractor 

compliance with contract clauses. The 

contracting officer must forward the 

information to the Department of 

Interior’s Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) within 45 days of the close of 

each fiscal quarter. The quarterly reports 

will help BLM verify refined helium 

sales made to Federal agencies by 

Federal helium suppliers. Without the 

information, the required use of Federal 

helium suppliers cannot be monitored 

and enforced effectively. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 26. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Total Responses: 26. 

Hours Per Response: 1. 

Total Burden Hours: 26. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 

F Street, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control No. 9000–0113, 

Acquisition of Helium, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: November 16, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. 07–5917 Filed 11–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000-0155] 

Information Collection; Prohibition on 

Acquisition of Products Produced by 

Forced or Indentured Child Labor 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding an extension to an existing 

OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

regarding prohibition on acquisition of 

products produced by forced or 

indentured child labor. The clearance 

currently expires on January 31, 2008. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before: 

February 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), General Services Administration, 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0155, Prohibition on 

Acquisition of Products Produced by 

Forced or Indentured Child Labor, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. 

Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

This information collection complies 

with Executive Order 13126, Prohibition 

on Acquisition of Products Produced by 

Forced or Indentured Child Labor, 

signed by the President on June 12, 

1999. Executive Order 13126 requires 

that this prohibition be enforced within 

the federal acquisition system by means 

of: (1) A provision that requires the 

contractor to certify to the contracting 

officer that the contractor or, in the case 

of an incorporated contractor, a 

responsible official of the contractor has 

made a good faith effort to determine 

whether forced or indentured child 

labor was used to mine, produce, or 

manufacture any product furnished 

under the contract and that, on the basis 

of those efforts, the contractor is 

unaware of any such use of child labor; 

and (2) A provision that obligates the 

contractor to cooperate fully in 

providing reasonable access to the 

contractor’s records, documents, 

persons, or premises if reasonably 

requested by authorized officials of the 

contracting agency, the Department of 

the Treasury, or the Department of 

Justice, for the purpose of determining 

whether forced or indentured child 

labor was used to mine, produce, or 

manufacture any product furnished 

under the contract. 

The information collection 

requirements of the Executive Order are 

evidenced via the certification 

requirements delineated at FAR 

22.1505, 52.212–3, 52.222–18, and 

52.222–19. 

To eliminate some of the 

administrative burden on offerors who 

must submit the same information to 

various contracting offices, the Civilian 

Agency Acquisition Council and the 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

Council (Councils) decided to amend 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) to require offerors to submit 

representations and certifications 

electronically via the Business Partner 

Network (BPN), unless certain 

exceptions apply. Online 

Representations and Certifications 

Application (ORCA) is the specific 

application on the BPN to replace the 

paper based Representations and 

Certifications (Reps and Certs) process. 

The change to the FAR is being 

accomplished by FAR Case 2002—024. 

The clearance associated with this case 

referenced this OMB Control No. 9000–

0155 and reduced the hours of burden 

by 35%—attributable to mandated use 

of ORCA. This reduction is already 

reflected in the figures below. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Hours Per Response: 0.325. 

Total Burden Hours: 162. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

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