[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9843-9844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03983]

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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 March 30, 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. 3038-0025, 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

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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: Scott Thompson, Assistant General
Counsel for Ethics, Office of the General Counsel, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission; phone: 202-418-6590; email: [email protected], and
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refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0025.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Practice by Former Members and Employees of the Commission
(OMB Control No. 3038-0025). This is a request for an extension of a
currently approved information collection.
Abstract: Commission Rule 140.735-6 governs the practice before the
Commission of former members and employees of the Commission and is
intended to ensure that the Commission is aware of any existing
conflict of interest. The rule, at 17 CFR 140.735-6(e), requires former
members and employees who are employed or retained to represent any
person before the Commission within two years of their separation from
the CFTC, to file a brief written statement with the Commission's
Office of the General Counsel. The proposed rule was promulgated
pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained in Section
8a(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 12a(5) (1994), as
amended.
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 December 11, 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 57453 (``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 respondent burden for this collection is
estimated to average 0.10 hours per response to file the brief written
statement. This estimate includes the time needed to review
instructions, utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, verifying, processing and disclosing
information, and adjust/update existing methods to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and requirements.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 0.10.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2.
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: February 25, 2026.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-03983 Filed 2-26-26; 8:45 am]
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