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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 229 / Monday, November 30, 2015 / Notices
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Robert N. Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015–30235 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351–01–P
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew
Collection Number 3038–0087,
Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily
Trading Records Requirements for
Swap Dealers and Major Swap
Participants
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed renewal of a collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(‘‘PRA’’), 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. This notice solicits
comments on the collections of
information mandated by Commission
regulations 23.201 through 23.205
(Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily
Trading Records Requirements For
Swap Dealers and Major Swap
Participants).
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted on
or before January 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by ‘‘Reporting,
Recordkeeping, and Daily Trading
Records Requirements For Swap Dealers
and Major Swap Participants,’’ and
Collection Number 3038–0087 by any of
the following methods:
• The Agency’s Web site, at https://
comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
• 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.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Portal.
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Please submit your comments using
only one method.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to https://
www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Kezsbom, Special Counsel, 202–
418–5372, akezsbom@cftc.gov; Division
of Swap Dealer and Intermediary
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
20581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA,1 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.
Title: Reporting, Recordkeeping, and
Daily Trading Records Requirements
For Swap Dealers and Major Swap
Participants (OMB Control No. 3038–
0087). This is a request for an extension
of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: On April 3, 2012, the
Commission adopted Commission
regulations 23.201 through 23.205
(Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily
Trading Records Requirements For
Swap Dealers and Major Swap
Participants) 2 pursuant to sections
4s(f) 3 and 4s(g) 4 of the Commodity
Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’).5 Commission
regulations 23.201 through 23.205
require, among other things, swap
dealers (‘‘SD’’) 6 and major swap
participants (‘‘MSP’’) 7 to maintain
1 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
CFR 23.201–23.205.
3 7 U.S.C. 4s(f).
4 7 U.S.C. 4s(g).
5 77 FR 20128.
6 For the definition of SD, see section 1a(49) of
the CEA and Commission regulation 1.3(ggg). 7
U.S.C. 1a(49) and 17 CFR 1.3(ggg).
7 For the definitions of MSP, see section 1a(33) of
the CEA and Commission regulation 1.3(hhh). 7
U.S.C. 1a(33) and 17 CFR 1.3(hhh).
2 17
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transaction and position records of their
swaps (including daily trading records)
and to maintain specified business
records (including records related to the
governance and financial status of the
swap dealer or major swap participant,
complaints received by such SD or MSP
and such SD or MSP’s marketing and
sales materials). They also require SDs
and MSPs to report certain swap
transaction data to swap data
repositories, to satisfy certain real time
public reporting requirements, and to
maintain records of information
reported to swap data depositories and
for real time reporting purposes.8 The
Commission believes that the
information collection obligations
imposed by Commission regulations
23.201 through 23.205 are necessary to
implement sections 4s(f) and 4s(g) of the
CEA, including ensuring that each SD
and MSP maintains the required records
of their business activities and an audit
trail sufficient to conduct
comprehensive and accurate trade
reconstruction. 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.
With respect to the 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.
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.9
8 See
9 17
17 CFR 23.201–23.205.
CFR 145.9.
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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 information collection
request 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 Commission
is revising its estimate of the burden for
this collection to reflect the current
number of registered SDs and MSPs.
The respondent burden for this
collection is estimated to be as follows:
Number of Registrants: 106.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per
Registrant: 2,096.
Estimated Aggregate Burden Hours:
222,176.
Frequency of Recordkeeping/Third
Party Disclosure: Daily, or as applicable.
There are no new capital costs or
operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Robert N. Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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ACTION:
The Department of Defense is
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it is amending the charter for the Board
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Board’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
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Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
committee’s charter is being amended
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a and in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41
CFR 102–3.50(a).
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The Board is a statutory Federal
advisory committee that assists the
Secretary of Defense in an advisory
capacity in carrying out the Secretary’s
responsibility to conduct the business of
the Uniformed Services University of
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The Board shall provide advice and
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The DoD, through the Office of the
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and ensures compliance with the
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Sunshine Act’’), governing Federal
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DoD policies and procedures.
Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C.
2113a(b), the Board shall be composed
of 15 members, appointed or designated
as follows:
a. Nine persons outstanding in the
field of health care, higher education
administration, or public policy, who
shall be appointed from civilian life by
the Secretary of Defense;
b. The Secretary of Defense, or his
designee, who shall be an ex-officio
member;
c. The Surgeons General of the
Uniformed Services, who shall be exofficio members; and
d. The President of the University,
who shall be a non-voting, ex-officio
member. As directed by 10 U.S.C.
2113a(c), the term of office for each
member of the Board (other than exofficio members) shall be six years
except that:
a. Any member appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring before the expiration
of the term for which his predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed for
the remainder of such term; and,
b. Any member whose term of office
has expired shall continue to serve until
his successor is appointed.
In accordance with 10 U.S.C.
2113a(d), one of the members of the
Board (other than an ex-officio member)
shall be designated as Chair by the
Secretary of Defense and shall be
presiding officer of the Board.
Board members that are not ex-officio
members shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense and their
appointments will be renewed on an
annual basis according to DoD policies
and procedures.
Those members appointed by the
Secretary of Defense from civilian life
provide their best judgment on the
matters before the Board, based upon
each individual’s professional
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experience. Board members who are not
full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees will be appointed
as experts or consultants pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special
government employee (SGE) members.
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pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a). No
member may serve more than two
consecutive terms of service without
Secretary of Defense or Deputy
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members (other than ex-officio
members), while attending conferences
or meetings or while otherwise
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shall be entitled to receive
compensation at a rate to be fixed by the
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pertains to official business of the
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with the Board’s mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish
subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups to support the Board.
Establishment of subcommittees will be
based upon a written determination, to
include terms of reference, by the
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, or the USD(P&R),
as the Board’s Sponsor.
Such subcommittees will not work
independently of the Board and will
report all of their recommendations and
advice solely to the Board for full and
open deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups have no authority to make
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verbally or in writing, on behalf of the
Board. No subcommittee or any of its
members can update or report, verbally
or in writing, on behalf of the Board,
directly to the DoD or any Federal
officers or employees. Each member,
based upon his or her individual
professional experience, provides his or
her best judgment on the matters before
the Board, and he or she does so in a
manner that is free from conflict of
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will be appointed by the Secretary of
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if the individual is already a member of
the Board. Subcommittee members will
not serve more than two consecutive
terms of service, unless authorized by
the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
Subcommittee members who are not
full-time or permanent part-time Federal
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To
Renew Collection Number 3038-0087, Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily
Trading Records Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap
Participants
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or
``Commission'') is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed renewal of a collection of certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''), 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. This notice solicits comments on the collections of
information mandated by Commission regulations 23.201 through 23.205
(Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily Trading Records Requirements For
Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``Reporting,
Recordkeeping, and Daily Trading Records Requirements For Swap Dealers
and Major Swap Participants,'' and Collection Number 3038-0087 by any
of the following methods:
The Agency's Web site, at https://comments.cftc.gov/.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site.
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.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Portal.
Please submit your comments using only one method.
All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to
https://www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Kezsbom, Special Counsel, 202-
418-5372, akezsbom@cftc.gov; Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA,\1\ 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.
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\1\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Title: Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily Trading Records
Requirements For Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants (OMB Control
No. 3038-0087). This is a request for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: On April 3, 2012, the Commission adopted Commission
regulations 23.201 through 23.205 (Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily
Trading Records Requirements For Swap Dealers and Major Swap
Participants) \2\ pursuant to sections 4s(f) \3\ and 4s(g) \4\ of the
Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'').\5\ Commission regulations 23.201
through 23.205 require, among other things, swap dealers (``SD'') \6\
and major swap participants (``MSP'') \7\ to maintain transaction and
position records of their swaps (including daily trading records) and
to maintain specified business records (including records related to
the governance and financial status of the swap dealer or major swap
participant, complaints received by such SD or MSP and such SD or MSP's
marketing and sales materials). They also require SDs and MSPs to
report certain swap transaction data to swap data repositories, to
satisfy certain real time public reporting requirements, and to
maintain records of information reported to swap data depositories and
for real time reporting purposes.\8\ The Commission believes that the
information collection obligations imposed by Commission regulations
23.201 through 23.205 are necessary to implement sections 4s(f) and
4s(g) of the CEA, including ensuring that each SD and MSP maintains the
required records of their business activities and an audit trail
sufficient to conduct comprehensive and accurate trade reconstruction.
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.
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\2\ 17 CFR 23.201-23.205.
\3\ 7 U.S.C. 4s(f).
\4\ 7 U.S.C. 4s(g).
\5\ 77 FR 20128.
\6\ For the definition of SD, see section 1a(49) of the CEA and
Commission regulation 1.3(ggg). 7 U.S.C. 1a(49) and 17 CFR 1.3(ggg).
\7\ For the definitions of MSP, see section 1a(33) of the CEA
and Commission regulation 1.3(hhh). 7 U.S.C. 1a(33) and 17 CFR
1.3(hhh).
\8\ See 17 CFR 23.201-23.205.
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With respect to the 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.
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 Sec. 145.9 of the
Commission's regulations.\9\
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\9\ 17 CFR 145.9.
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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 information collection request 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 Commission is revising its estimate of the
burden for this collection to reflect the current number of registered
SDs and MSPs. The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to
be as follows:
Number of Registrants: 106.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Registrant: 2,096.
Estimated Aggregate Burden Hours: 222,176.
Frequency of Recordkeeping/Third Party Disclosure: Daily, or as
applicable.
There are no new capital costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Robert N. Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-30236 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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