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time, necessitating some level of
consistency between surveys. Further,
against the backdrop of these sometimes
competing interests, NTIA must also be
mindful of the burden on respondents
and the potential that an excessively
long or complex survey could lead to
reductions on response rates. With those
constraints in mind, NTIA last
redesigned the survey instrument in
collaboration with our Census Bureau
partners prior to the 2015 edition of the
survey, implemented additional
improvements for the 2017 survey, and
redeployed that same questionnaire for
the most recent survey in 2019. In an
effort to explore further refinements to
the survey instrument ahead of future
data collections, NTIA is contracting
with the Census Bureau to conduct
cognitive testing of current and
proposed questions beginning late 2020.
Prior to implementing any substantive
changes to the survey questions, Census
Bureau staff test the draft survey
instrument with members of the public,
and use the results to recommend
changes that improve the performance
of individual questions and the survey
instrument overall.
Before submitting a draft survey
instrument for testing, NTIA is soliciting
feedback from the public as to how it
might further improve the questions
asked in the survey—including, but not
limited to, anyone who has used the
survey data or is interested in doing so.
NTIA intends to build on previous work
by adding, deleting, or modifying
questions asked in the 2019 NTIA
internet Use Survey, preserving where
possible the ability to track changes over
time while also improving the efficacy
and utility of the survey instrument.
Interested parties can find the most
recent survey instrument at https://
www.ntia.gov/files/ntia/blogimages/
november_2019_cps_supplement_-_
final.pdf, and previous versions of the
questionnaire can be found in the
technical documentation accompanying
each public use dataset, available from
https://www.ntia.gov/page/downloaddigital-nation-datasets.
NTIA invites all suggestions of
possible survey instrument changes to
submit for cognitive testing. The
following questions serve as a nonexhaustive guide to some of the survey
design issues commenters may wish to
address:
1. Should NTIA be aware of any past
or future planned uses of data from the
NTIA internet Use Survey? If so, which
survey questions or topics were or
would be most important to
accomplishing this work?
2. What questions, if any, should
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internet Use Survey? New questions
could either expand on an existing
topic, e.g., an additional type of
computing device or online activity not
currently tracked, or address an entirely
new topic in computer or internet use.
Commenters may wish to discuss the
desired response format (yes or no,
multiple choice, etc.), unit of
measurement (individuals, households,
or a subset of either), and other details
of the data to be collected. Further,
parties proposing new questions may
consider commenting on how NTIA
should address any resulting increase in
respondent burden, including time
needed to administer the survey.
3. Which existing questions, if any,
should NTIA consider modifying for
future editions of the NTIA internet Use
Survey? NTIA may modify the text of an
existing survey question in a range of
situations, including when recent
developments suggest a need for new
terminology or answer choices, or when
a different question structure may
reduce respondent burden or improve
the resulting data. Commenters may
suggest changes in general terms or by
proposing specific question text. If
desired, parties may also comment on
any potential impacts to time-series
comparisons.
4. Which existing questions, if any,
should NTIA consider removing from
the NTIA internet Use Survey? Reasons
NTIA may consider removing a question
include, but are not limited to, lack of
practical utility (or lesser utility
compared with potential new
questions), challenges to collecting
accurate data through a household
survey, or events obviating the
continued need for a previously
important question. Please comment on
any challenges that may result from
question removal, including the loss of
time-series comparisons.
5. In addition to questions discussed
above, are there any questions or general
issues related to the NTIA internet Use
Survey that should be of particular
focus during the cognitive testing
process? The Census Bureau will test
the entire draft survey instrument,
creating an opportunity to assess the
performance of all questions
individually and collectively.
Instructions for Commenters:
Commenters are encouraged to address
any or all of the questions in this Notice
and Request for Public Comments.
Comments that contain references to
studies, research, and other empirical
data that are not widely published
should include copies of the referenced
materials with the submitted comments.
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copy-protected. Commenters should
include the name of the person or
organization filing the comment, as well
as a page number on each page of their
submissions. All personal identifying
information (for example, name,
address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible.
Do not submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
Dated: August 13, 2020.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–18041 Filed 8–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–60–P

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent To Extend
Collection 3038–0059: Part 41, Relating
to Security Futures Products
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity
for public comment on the extension of
a proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. In
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 proposed Information Collection
Request (‘‘ICR’’) titled: Part 41, Relating
to Security Futures Products; OMB
Control Number 3038–0059.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control No. 3038–
0059, by any of the following methods:
• The Agency’s website, at http://
comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the website.
• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 1155 21st Street NW,
Washington, DC 20581.
• Hand delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail above.
Please submit your comments using
only one method. All comments must be
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submitted in English, or if not,
accompanied by an English translation.
Comments will be posted as received to
http://www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Steinberg, Associate Director,
Division of Market Oversight,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, (202) 418–5102; email:
[email protected].
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
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. 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.1
Title: Part 41, Relating to Security
Futures Products (OMB Control No.
3038–0059). This is a request for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Section 4d(c) of the
Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’), 7
U.S.C. 6d(c), requires the CFTC to
consult with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) and
issue such rules, regulations, or orders
as are necessary to avoid duplicative or
conflicting regulations applicable to
firms that are fully registered with the
SEC as brokers or dealers and the CFTC
as futures commission merchants
involving provisions of the CEA that
pertain to the treatment of customer
funds. The CFTC, jointly with the SEC,
issued regulations requiring such
dually-registered firms to make choices
as to how its customers’ transactions in
security futures products will be treated,
either as securities transactions held in
a securities account or as futures
transactions held in a futures account.
1 The OMB control numbers for the CFTC
regulations were published on December 30, 1981.
See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981).

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How an account is treated is important
in the unlikely event of the insolvency
of the firm. Securities accounts receive
insurance protection under provisions
of the Securities Investor Protection Act.
By contrast, futures accounts are subject
to the protections provided by the
segregation requirements of the CEA.
With respect to the collection of
information, the Commission 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 electronic, or other
forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
You should submit 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 § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.2
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.
Burden Statement: The respondent
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 1.05 hours per response. This
estimate includes the time needed to
review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining information
and disclosing and providing
information; adjust the existing ways to
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comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; and transmit
or otherwise disclose the information.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are businesses
and other for-profit institutions.
Respondents/Affected Entities: 34.
Estimated number of responses: 506.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 529 hours.
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: August 13, 2020.
Robert Sdman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020–18039 Filed 8–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
VISTA Project Implementation
Evaluation Sponsor Survey
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Corporation for National
and Community Service (CNCS) has
submitted a public information
collection request (ICR) entitled
Volunteers in Service to America
(VISTA) Project Implementation
Evaluation Sponsor Survey for review
and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by
September 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Corporation for
National and Community Service, Kelly
Daly at 202–606–6849 or by email to
[email protected].
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