Position Limits

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CFTC Form 304 Statement of Cash Positions for Unfixed-Price Cotton "On Call"	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2026 Supporting Statement 3038-0013.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-04-06	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
29025	Position Limits	Form and Instruction	Modified	Statement of Cash Positions for Unfixed-Price Cotton "On Call"

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3038-0013	ICR Reference No: 202512-3038-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202303-3038-004
Agency/Subagency: CFTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Position Limits
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/01/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	4,648	4,648
Time Burden (Hours)	11,748	11,748
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The information received under OMB control no. 3038-0013 is currently submitted by exchanges (defined under the regulations as Designated Contract Markets) or by market participants. The CFTC currently uses this information to administer its speculative position limit regime -- as mandated by Congress in Section 4a of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act) which allows the Commission to set speculative limits in any commodity for future delivery in order to prevent excessive speculation and to ensure the validity of exemptions granted from that regime. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements are used to verify exemptions from position limit requirements on a universe of 25 physically-settled futures contracts and their linked cash-settled futures, options on futures, and “economically equivalent” swaps. Further, the collections are necessary to determine whether exemptions from position aggregation requirements have been properly applied. The information is also critical in the operation of the Commission’s activities to monitor and surveil its markets, including to protect against excessive speculation and market manipulation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 6a Name of Law: Commodity Exchange Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 4507	02/02/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 23407	05/01/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Position Limits	CFTC Form 304	Statement of Cash Positions for Unfixed-Price Cotton "On Call"

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,648	4,648	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,748	11,748	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,703,750

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/01/2026

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