Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Extend Collection 3038-0015, Copies of Crop and Market Information Reports

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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 in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments, as described below, on the Information Collection Request ("ICR") titled, Copies of Crop and Market Information Reports.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72533-72534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22890]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To 
Extend Collection 3038-0015, Copies of Crop and Market Information 
Reports

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments, as 
described below, on the Information Collection Request (``ICR'') 
titled, Copies of Crop and Market Information Reports.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 11, 2027.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, specifically referencing ``OMB 
Control No. 3038-0015,'' 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: John Dunfee, Division of Enforcement, 
(202) 418-5396, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2d8d6c7dcd4d7d7f2d1d4c6d19cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="402a24352e26252500232634236e272f36">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 
20581, and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0015.

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

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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 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. 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.
    Title: ``Copies of Crop and Market Information Reports,'' OMB 
Control No. 3038-0015. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Abstract: The collection of information pursuant to this rule, 17 
CFR 1.40, is in the public interest and is necessary for market 
surveillance. Manipulation of commodity futures prices is a violation 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act). Section 9(a)(2) of the Act (7 
U.S.C. 13(a)(2)) prohibits the dissemination of false or misleading or 
knowingly inaccurate reports that affect or tend to affect the prices 
of commodities. In order to facilitate the enforcement of this 
provision, Commission regulation 1.40 requires that members of an 
exchange and FCMs provide upon request copies of any report published 
or given general circulation which concerns crop or market information 
that affects or tends to affect the price of any commodity.
    With respect to the following collection of information, the CFTC 
invites comments on:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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.
    Burden statement: The burden for this collection is estimated to be 
as follows:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action include future commission merchants (``FCMs'') and members 
of designated contract markets and swap execution facilities.
    <bullet> Estimated number of respondents/affected entities: 10.
    <bullet> Estimated annual hours per respondent/response: 2.
    <bullet> Estimated total annual burden: 20 hours.
    <bullet> Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: November 6, 2026.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-22890 Filed 11-9-26; 8:45 am]
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