11006 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2001 / Notices

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Request of the Chicago Mercantile

Exchange (CME) for Approval of its

Benzene Futures Contract

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of terms

and conditions of a commodity futures

contract.

SUMMARY: The Chicago Mercantile

Exchange (CME or Exchange) has

requested that the Commission approve

its benzene futures contract, pursuant to

the provisions of section 5c(c)(2)(A) of

the Commodity Exchange Act as

amended. The Acting Director of the

Division of Economic Analysis

(Division) of the Commission, acting

pursuant to the authority delegated by

the Commission Regulation 140.96, has

determined that publication of the

proposal for comment is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in

considering the views of interest

persons, and is consistent with the

purposes of the Commodity Exchange

Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521 or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the CME benzene futures

contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Joseph Storer of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC

(202) 418–5282. Facsimile number:

(202) 418–5527. Electronic mail:

jstorer@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the terms and conditions will be

available for inspection at the Office of

the Secretariat, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20581. Copies of the

terms and conditions can be obtained

through the Office of the Secretariat by

mail at the above address or by phone

at (202) 418–5100.

Other materials submitted by the CME

in support of the request for approval

may be available upon request pursuant

to the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552) and the Commission’s

regulations thereunder (17 CFR part 145

(2000)), except to the extent they are

entitled to confidential treatment as set

forth in 17 CFR 145.5 and 145.9.

Requests for copies of such materials

should be made to the FOI, Privacy and

Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the

Office of Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the CME should send such comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20581 by the specified

date.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 14,

2001.

John R. Mielke,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 01–4227 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0012]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Termination

Settlement Proposal Forms—FAR

(Standard Forms 1435 through 1440)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding an extension to an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0012).

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 Termination Settlement

Proposal Forms—FAR (Standard Forms

1435 through 1440). The clearance

currently expires on May 31, 2001.

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

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before April 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW.,

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0012,

Termination Settlement Proposal—FAR

(SF’s 1435 through 1440), in all

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The termination settlement proposal

forms (Standard Forms 1435 through

1440) provide a standardized format for

listing essential cost and inventory

information needed to support the

terminated contractor’s negotiation

position. Submission of the information

assures that a contractor will be fairly

reimbursed upon settlement of the

terminated contract.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 864.

Responses Per Respondent: 2.4.

Total Responses: 2,074.

Hours Per Response: 2.5.

Total Burden Hours: 5,185.

C. Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the

proposal from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW., Room

4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone

(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB

Control No. 9000–0012, Termination

Settlement Proposal Forms—FAR (SF’s

1435 through 1440), in all

correspondence.