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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Action: Notice

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to 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 [30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OMB within 30 days of the notice's publication. Comments, identified by “Risk Management Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations (OMB Control No. 3038-0076),” should be mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Comments may be also be submitted, regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, identified by “Risk Management Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations (OMB Control No. 3038-0076),” by any of the following methods:

Agency Web site, via its Comments Online process: http://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site.

Mail: Send to Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581.

Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail, above.

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to http://www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider

information that 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 set forth in section 145.9 of the Commission's regulations.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection.

Abstract: Part 39 of the Commission’s regulations establishes risk management requirements for derivatives clearing organizations (“DCOs”), which are required to be registered with the Commission. Part 39 also establishes procedures for registration of DCOs. The Commission will use the information in this collection to assess compliance of DCOs and DCO applicants with requirements for DCOs prescribed in the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations.

Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to average 10 hours per response.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Derivatives clearing organizations and applicants for registration as a derivatives clearing organization.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 17.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1903 hours.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Issued by the Commission this _____ day of __________ 2015.

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,

Secretary of the Commission

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