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calculating an estimated respondent
hourly rate through an estimate of
earnings obtained from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2008–09 edition. The
USPTO estimates that half of the
submissions will be filed by public
relations specialists and half by research

nomination form, write the
recommendations, and submit the
request for the nomination to the
USPTO. This collection contains one
form.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 1,040 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $36,067. The USPTO is

engineers. The USPTO estimates that it
will cost public relations specialists
$23.68 per hour and research engineers
$45.68 per hour, for an average hourly
rate of $34.68. Considering these factors,
the USPTO estimates $36,067 per year
for labor costs associated with
respondents.
Estimated
time for
response

Item

Estimated
annual burden
hours

National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Form ...............................................

40 hours

26

1,040

Total ......................................................................................................................................

........................

26

1,040

Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $0.
There are no capital start-up,
operation, maintenance or record
keeping costs associated with this
information collection, and there are no
filing fees.
Although it is possible for the public
to submit the nominations through
regular or express mail, to date no
submissions have been received in this
manner. The majority of recent
submissions have been through
electronic mail. The USPTO, therefore,
is not calculating an estimate of postage
costs associated with this information
collection.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
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Estimated
annual
responses

Dated: September 25, 2008.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information
Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notification of Pending
Legal Proceedings Pursuant to
Regulation
Commodity Futures trading
commission.
ACTION: Renewal of an existing
collection—3038–0033.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
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 on
the rule requiring notification of
pending legal proceedings pursuant to
17 CFR 1.60.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Lynn A. Bulan, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20581.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn A. Bulan, (202) 418–5143; FAX:
(202) 418–5567; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, 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(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the

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public 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,
including each proposed extension of an
existing 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.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the CFTC
invites comments on:
• 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;
• 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;
• Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• 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.
Notification of Pending Legal
Proceedings Pursuant to 17 CFR 1.60,
OMB Control Number 3038–0033—
Extension
The rule is designed to assist the
Commission in monitoring legal
proceedings involving the
responsibilities imposed on contract
markets and their officials and futures
commission merchants and their
principals by the Commodity Exchange
Act, or otherwise.

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The Commission’s rules require
futures commission merchants and
introducing brokers: (1) To provide their
customers with standard risk disclosure
statements concerning the risk of
trading commodity interests; and (2) to
retain all promotional material and the
source of authority for information

contained therein. The purpose of these
rules is to ensure that customers are
advised of the risks of trading
commodity interests and to avoid fraud
and misrepresentation. In addition, the
Commission’s rules impose obligations
on contract markets that are designed to
avoid manipulation and fraud. In order

to ensure compliance with these rules,
the Commission requires the
information whose collection and
dissemination is required under 17 CFR
1.60.
The Commission estimates the burden
of this collection of information as
follows:

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Annual number
of respondents

17 CFR section
1.60 ..................................................................................................

There are no capital costs or operating
and maintenance costs associated with
this collection.
Dated: September 26, 2008.
David Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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235

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11 a.m., Friday, October

1155 21st St., NW., Washington,
DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference
Room.

STATUS:

11 a.m., Wednesday,
October 29, 2008.
PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington,
DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference
Room.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Enforcement Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084.
Sauntia S. Warfield,
Staff Assistant.
[FR Doc. E8–23418 Filed 9–30–08; 4:15 pm]

Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Surveillance

Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFOR
MATION: Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–

5084.
Sauntia S. Warfield
Staff Assistant.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

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TIME AND DATE:

TIME AND DATE:

11 a.m., Friday, October

24, 2008.
PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington,
DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference
Room.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Surveillance Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084.

11 a.m., Friday, October

3, 2008.
1155 21st St., NW., Washington,
DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference
Room.

PLACE:

STATUS:

Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Surveillance Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084.

Sauntia S. Warfield,
Staff Assistant.
[FR Doc. E8–23419 Filed 9–30–08; 4:15 pm]

Sauntia S. Warfield,
Staff Assistant.
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11 a.m., Friday, October
31, 2008.
PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington,
DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference
Room.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Surveillance Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084.
Sauntia S. Warfield,
Staff Assistant.
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Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Ala Wai Canal Project,
Honolulu, Oahu, HI
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:

Commodity Futures Trading
Commission

Sunshine Act Meetings

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TIME AND DATE:

PLACE:

TIME AND DATE:

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AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading
Commission
17, 2008.

Sunshine Act Meetings

1

Total hours

Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE:

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION

Hours per
response

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the
State of Hawaii Department of Land and
Natural Resources (DLNR) gives notice
that an Environmental Impact Statement
is being prepared for the Ala Wai Canal
Project, City and County of Honolulu,
HI. This effort is a multi-purpose project
being proposed under Section 209 of the
Flood Control Act of 1962 (Pub. L. 87–
874) and will incorporate both flood
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