Commodity Futures Trading Commission February 16, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is issuing an order (``Order'') authorizing the National Futures Association (``NFA'') as a Commission designee to receive direct electronic access to data maintained in swap data repositories (``SDRs'') registered with the Commission. The Commission is authorized to designate persons to receive direct electronic access to SDR data pursuant to Section 21(c)(4)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA''). NFA is registered with the Commission as a registered futures association (``RFA'') pursuant to Section 17 of the CEA. Direct access to SDR data will facilitate NFA's performance of functions delegated to NFA by the Commission, as well as the performance of other duties authorized by the CEA and the Commission. As a condition to authorizing NFA as a Commission designee, NFA is required to keep all non-public information received through direct electronic access to SDR data confidential and to refer any request for such data to the Commission for handling.