Notice2026-09634
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
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Published
May 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ("PRA"), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request ("ICR") abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ("OIRA"), of the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB"), for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27307-27308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09634]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(``PRA''), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Request (``ICR'') abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (``OIRA''), of the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB''), for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this
notice's publication to OIRA, at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Please find this particular information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the website's search function. Comments can be entered
electronically by clicking on the ``comment'' button next to the
information collection on the ``OIRA Information Collections Under
Review'' page, or the ``View ICR--Agency Submission'' page. A copy of
the supporting statement for the collection of information discussed
herein may be obtained by visiting <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
In addition to the submission of comments to <a href="https://Reginfo.gov">https://Reginfo.gov</a> as
indicated above, a copy of all comments submitted to OIRA may also be
submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the
``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') by any of the following methods:
<bullet> <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and
press the ``Search'' button, then proceed as follows:
1. Under Refine Documents Results--check the box to ``Only show
documents open for comment'';
2. Under Agency--select ``See More'' and check the box for
``Commodity Futures Trading Commission,'' then press the Apply button;
3. Identify this notice in the list of CFTC documents open for
comment, press the ``Comment'' button to open the submission form, and
follow the instructions on the form.
Alternatively, if you are viewing this notice on
<a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a>, click the ``Submit A Public Comment'' button
at the top of the page to open the comment form. Follow the
instructions on the form to submit your comment to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
<bullet> Mail: Send to--Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
<bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: Address to--CFTC Comment
Submission, Attn: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
Please submit your comments using only one of these methods. To
avoid possible delays with mail or in-person deliveries, submissions
through <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> are encouraged.
All comments must be submitted in English or, if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Do not include in your comment text or
attachments any personal identifying information or business
information that you do not want published online. Comments (regardless
of submission method) will be published without review for, and without
removal of, any personal identifying information or information your
business may consider confidential.
If you wish to submit confidential information for the Commission's
consideration, please contact the CFTC personnel listed in this Notice
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT before making any submission.
Please also carefully review the Commission's procedures in 17 CFR
145.9 for requesting confidential treatment under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) of information submitted to the Commission.
The CFTC reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to
review, pre-screen, filter, or redact all or any part of your comment
submission. The CFTC also reserves the right, without further
notification, to refuse to publish or to remove from public view all or
any part of your submission to the extent it contains content
inappropriate for publication in a comment file, such as--without
limitation--obscene language, threats of violence, solicitations for
commercial sales or illegal activity, or obvious spam. If a submission
that is refused for or withdrawn from publication because of
inappropriate content also contains comments on the merits of this
notice, such submission will be retained in the record for the matter
and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure
Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and other applicable laws, and may be
accessible under the FOIA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Schmelzer, Special Counsel, (202)
836-0567, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f1a0c1c17121a13051a0d3f1c190b1c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a2f392922272f26302f380a292c3e29642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>, of the Division of Clearing and Risk;
Dina Moussa, Special Counsel, (202) 418-5696, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3878e8c96909082a380859780cd848c95">[email protected]</a>, or
Catherine Brescia, Attorney Advisor, (202) 418-6236, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563534243325353f37163530223578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70131202150313191130131604135e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>,
of the Market Participants Division; Roger Smith, (202) 418-5344,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3042435d59445870535644531e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95e7e6f8fce1fdd5f6f3e1f6bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>, of the Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 800, Chicago, IL
60604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[[Page 27308]]
Title: Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No-
Action, and Exemptive Letters (OMB Control No. 3038-0049). This is a
request for an extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: This collection covers the information requirements for
voluntary requests for, and the issuance of, interpretative, no-action,
and exemptive letters submitted to Commission staff pursuant to the
provisions of section 140.99 of the Commission's regulations,\1\ and
related requests for confidential treatment pursuant to section
140.98(b) \2\ of the Commission's regulations.
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\1\ 17 CFR 140.99. An archive containing CFTC staff letters may
be found at <a href="https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/CFTCStaffLetters/index.htm">https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/CFTCStaffLetters/index.htm</a>.
\2\ 17 CFR 140.98(b).
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The collection requirements described herein are voluntary. They
apply to parties that choose to request a benefit from Commission staff
in the form of the regulatory action described in section 140.99. Such
benefits may include, for example, staff action related to some or all
of the burdens associated with other collections of information, staff
action related to regulatory obligations that do not constitute
collections of information, interpretations, or extensions of time for
compliance with certain Commission regulations. Any person requesting
action under section 140.99 will likely have determined the staff
action sought substantially outweighs any associated information
collection burden.
This information collection is necessary, and is used, to assist
Commission staff in understanding the type of staff action that is
being requested and the basis for the request. It is also necessary,
and is used, to provide staff with a sufficient basis for determining
whether: (1) granting the requested action would be necessary or
appropriate under the facts and circumstances presented by the
requestor; (2) the requested action provided should be conditional and/
or time-limited; and (3) granting the requested action would be
consistent with staff responses to requests that have been presented
under similar facts and circumstances. In some cases, Commission staff
might grant the requested action with certain conditions it deems
appropriate. Once again, those complying with these conditions will
likely have determined the staff action sought outweighs any associated
burden. This information collection also is necessary to provide a
mechanism whereby persons requesting interpretative, no-action, and
exemptive letters may seek temporary confidential treatment of their
request and the Commission staff response thereto and the grounds upon
which such confidential treatment is sought.
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.\3\ On February 17, 2026, the
Commission published in the Federal Register notice of the proposed
extension of this information collection and provided 60 days for
public comment on the proposed extension, 91 FR 7264 (``60-Day
Notice''). The Commission did not receive any comments on the 60-Day
Notice.
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\3\ 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8 (b)(3)(vi).
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Burden Statement: The Commission is revising its existing burden
estimate for this information collection to reflect the current number
of respondents and estimated burden hours. The respondent burden for
this collection is estimated to be as follows:
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 44.
Estimated Average Annual Burden Hours Per Respondent: 40.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,760.
Frequency of Collection: Occasional.
There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: May 12, 2026.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-09634 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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