90 FR 55858

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 231 (Thursday, December 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 55858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21882]

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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 January 5, 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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
In addition to the submission of comments to https://Reginfo.gov 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 clicking on the ``Submit Comment'' box
next to the descriptive entry for OMB Control No. 3038-0102, at https://comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/PublicInfo.aspx.
Or by either of the following methods:
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.
All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Comments submitted to the Commission should
include only information that you wish to make available publicly. If
you wish 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 Sec. 145.9 of the
Commission's regulations.\1\ 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 ICR 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.
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\1\ 17 CFR 145.9.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Schmelzer, Special Counsel, (202)
836-0567, [email protected], of the Division of Clearing and Risk,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Street NW, Washington, DC 20581; and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-
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0102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Clearing Exemption for Certain Swaps Entered into by
Cooperatives (OMB Control No. 3038-0102). This is a request for an
extension of a currently approved information collection.
Abstract: Section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act
(``CEA'') requires certain entities to submit swaps for clearing if
they are required to be cleared by the Commission. Commission
regulation 50.51 permits certain cooperatives to elect not to clear
certain swaps that otherwise would be required to be cleared, provided
that they meet certain conditions. The rule establishes a reporting
requirement for cooperatives that is critical to ensuring compliance
with the Commission's clearing requirement under section 2(h)(1) of the
CEA and is necessary in order for Commission staff to prevent abuse of
the cooperative exemption. In addition, this collection relates to
information that the Commission needs to monitor elections of the
cooperative exemption and to assess market risks.
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.\2\ On July 31, 2025, 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, 90 FR 36028 (``60-Day Notice''). The Commission
did not receive any comments on the 60-Day Notice.
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\2\ 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 anticipates that there will
continue to be approximately 25 eligible respondents and the hourly
burden will remain the same. The respondent burden for this collection
is estimated to be as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion; annually.
There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.

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

Dated: December 1, 2025.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-21882 Filed 12-3-25; 8:45 am]
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