[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56103-56107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23155]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 5


Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions; Conforming Changes to 
Existing Regulations in Response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Final rules; interpretation.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) 
is amending its regulations governing off-exchange foreign currency 
transactions with members of the retail public (i.e., retail forex 
transactions). These amendments (Amendments) are necessary to 
incorporate into Part 5 of the Commission's regulations changes made to 
the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The Commission is also 
issuing certain related technical interpretations of various provisions 
of the CEA as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act with respect to retail 
forex transactions.

DATES: Effective September 12, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher W. Cummings, Special 
Counsel, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, or Barbara S. 
Gold, Associate Director, Division of Clearing and Intermediary 
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20581; telephone number: (202) 418-5450; facsimile 
number: (202) 418-5528; and electronic mail: [email protected] or 
[email protected], respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act.\1\ 
Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act \2\ amended the CEA \3\ to establish a 
comprehensive new regulatory framework for swaps and security-based 
swaps. The goal of this legislation was to reduce risk, increase 
transparency, and promote market integrity within the financial system 
by,

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among other things: (1) Providing for the registration and 
comprehensive regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants; 
(2) imposing clearing and trade execution requirements on standardized 
derivative products; (3) creating robust recordkeeping and real-time 
reporting regimes; and (4) enhancing the Commission's rulemaking and 
enforcement authorities with respect to, among others, all registered 
entities and intermediaries subject to the Commission's oversight.
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    \1\ See Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010). The text of the 
Dodd-Frank Act may be accessed through the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.cftc.gov/.
    \2\ Pursuant to Section 701 of the Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII may 
be cited as the ``Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 
2010.''
    \3\ 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq. (2006). The CEA also can be accessed 
through the Commission's Web site.
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    To accomplish its goal, the Dodd-Frank Act, among other things, 
amended the existing definitions in, and added new definitions to, CEA 
Section 1a, which has resulted in a reorganization and renumbering of 
the definitions in Section 1a.\4\ The Dodd-Frank Act also deleted two 
classes of persons and added a new class of person permitted to serve, 
or to offer to serve, as a counterparty to a retail forex transaction 
under CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B) (``permitted counterparty''), which 
similarly has resulted in a reorganization and redesignation of the CEA 
provisions identifying these permitted counterparties.\5\
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    \4\ See Dodd-Frank Act Section 721(a).
    \5\ See Dodd-Frank Act Section 742(c)(1).
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    As is explained below, the foregoing changes to the CEA necessitate 
corresponding amendments to Part 5 of the Commission's regulations,\6\ 
which concerns retail forex transactions. In this regard, the 
Commission notes that it is also proposing other rulemakings in 
response to the Dodd-Frank Act that could affect the Part 5 
regulations.\7\ The Commission intends to resolve any discrepancies 
that may arise between any of these other rulemakings and the 
Amendments in the course of finalizing its rulemakings under the Dodd-
Frank Act.
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    \6\ The Commission's regulations are found at 17 CFR Ch. I 
(2011) and can be accessed through the Commission's Web site, http://www.cftc.gov.
    \7\ See, e.g., Adaptation of Regulations to Incorporate Swaps, 
76 FR 33066 (Jun. 7, 2011) (``June 7 Proposal''), whereby in 
response to the deletion of the term ``derivatives transaction 
execution facility'' from the CEA by the Dodd-Frank Act, the 
Commission has proposed to delete reference to the term 
``derivatives transaction execution facility'' from Regulation 
5.1(m), which defines the term ``retail forex transaction.''
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II. The Amendments

A. Amendments Resulting Solely From a Renumbering of a CEA Definition

    Several definitions in Regulation 5.1 employ the phrase ``eligible 
contract participant as that term is defined in [CEA] Section 1a(12).'' 
Specifically, this phrase is found in the following definitions in 
Regulation 5.1: ``commodity pool operator'' (paragraph (d)(1) of the 
regulation); ``commodity trading advisor'' (paragraph (e)(1) of the 
regulation); ``introducing broker'' (paragraph (f)(1) of the 
regulation); ``retail forex account'' (paragraph (i) of the 
regulation); and ``retail forex account agreement'' (paragraph (j) of 
the regulation). However, as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, the term 
``eligible contract participant'' is now defined in CEA Section 1a(18). 
By the Amendments, the Commission is amending Regulations 5.1(d)(1), 
(e)(1), (f)(1), (i) and (j) to reflect this numbering change, such that 
each of the definitions contained in these regulations refers to CEA 
Section 1a(18).\8\
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    \8\ For the same reason, by the June 7 Proposal, the Commission 
proposed to amend the definition of the term ``retail forex 
customer'' in paragraph (k) of Regulation 5.1, such that the 
definition similarly would refer to Section 1a(18).
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    Regulations 5.10, which concerns risk assessment recordkeeping 
applicable to retail forex transactions, and 5.11, which concerns risk 
assessment reporting applicable to retail forex transactions, provide 
at paragraphs (c)(2) and (d)(2), respectively, that ``the term `Foreign 
Futures Authority' shall have the meaning set forth in [CEA] section 
1a(10).'' As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, this term is now defined 
in CEA Section 1a(26). The Amendments similarly change Regulations 
5.10(c)(2) and 5.11(d)(2) to reflect this numbering change, such that 
the definition of ``Foreign Futures Authority'' refers to CEA Section 
1a(26).
    Regulation 5.18 establishes trading and operational standards for 
persons offering to serve as a retail forex counterparty. Specifically, 
paragraph (a)(1)(ii) refers to such persons as a ``[f]utures commission 
merchant as defined in [CEA] Section 1a(20).'' Pursuant to the Dodd-
Frank Act, the term ``futures commission merchant'' (FCM) is now 
defined in CEA Section 1a(28). Accordingly, the Amendments likewise 
revise Regulation 5.18(a)(1)(ii) so that the FCM reference therein is 
to CEA Section 1a(28).

B. Amendments Resulting From the Change in Permitted Counterparties

    Regulation 5.1(h) defines the term ``retail foreign exchange 
dealer'' (RFED) to mean ``any person that is, or that offers to be, the 
counterparty to a retail forex transaction, except for a person 
described in sub-paragraph (aa), (bb), (cc)(AA), (dd), (ee) or (ff) of 
[CEA] section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II).'' \9\ The Dodd-Frank Act: (1) Removed 
from this list of permitted counterparties the persons previously found 
in items (dd) and (ff), which respectively refered to certain insurance 
companies (including a regulated subsidiary or affiliate) and 
investment bank holding companies; (2) redesignated item (ee) as item 
(dd); and (3) redesignated item (gg) as item (ff).\10\ In light of 
these changes, the Amendments delete from Regulation 5.1(h)(1) the 
references therein to items (ee) and (ff) of CEA Section 
2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II). For similar reasons, the Amendments change the 
references in Regulations 5.10(a)(1), 5.11(a)(1) and 5.11(a)(2) to the 
authority pursuant to which a person is registered with the Commission 
as an RFED from CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(gg) to CEA Section 
2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(ff).
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    \9\ CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B) generally provides the Commission 
with authority over retail forex transactions.
    \10\ As a result of these changes, then, the identification of 
the permitted counterparties in CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) runs 
from (aa) through (dd), skips (ee), and ends at (ff). See Part III 
of this Federal Register release, infra.
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C. Amendments Related to the FCM Definition

    For the effective regulation of retail forex transactions, the CEA 
and Part 5 distinguish between an FCM that is ``primarily or 
substantially'' engaged in soliciting and accepting orders for 
exchange-traded futures contracts and accepting customer funds or 
property to margin or secure such contracts, who is permitted under CEA 
Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(cc) to engage in retail forex transactions 
based on its registration as an FCM, and a person that is registered as 
an FCM but is not ``primarily or substantially'' engaged in those 
activities, who must register as an RFED in order to engage in retail 
forex transactions. Regulation 5.1(g) currently provides that the term 
``[p]rimarily or substantially means, when used to describe the extent 
of a futures commission merchant's engagement in the activities 
described in section 1a(20)'' of the CEA, that the FCM's gross revenues 
meet certain thresholds, or that the FCM is a clearing member of a 
derivatives clearing organization.\11\ The Commission explained this 
distinction, which originated in the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 
(CRA),\12\ as being ``for use in determining whether a registered FCM 
is primarily or substantially engaged in FCM activities, such that it 
need not register as an RFED in order to conduct customer business.'' 
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    \11\ See CEA Section 5b and Part 39 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    \12\ See Title XIII of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 
2008, Public Law 110-246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2189-2204 (2008).
    \13\ 75 FR 3282, 3288 (Jan. 20, 2010).
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    Thus, the Commission defined the term ``primarily or 
substantially'' in

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Regulation 5.1(g), and drafted the requirement to register as an RFED 
if a registered FCM was not engaged primarily or substantially in FCM 
activities, with reference to the activities described in the then-
existing FCM definition and by means of a simple reference to ``the 
activities described in Section 1a(20)'' of the CEA. However, in 
addition to renumbering the FCM definition in the CEA from Section 
1a(20) to Section 1a(28), the Dodd-Frank Act amended the FCM definition 
itself to include certain activities involving swaps and retail forex 
transactions among the activities that bring a person within the FCM 
definition, and it added to the FCM definition any person that is 
registered with the Commission as an FCM.\14\ In order to maintain the 
distinction between FCM and RFED established by the CRA, the Amendments 
amend Regulations 5.1(g) and 5.3(a)(4)(i) such that each of these rules 
refers solely to those provisions of the CEA's FCM definition that were 
in effect at the time of adoption of the CRA--i.e., the activities 
that, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, are now set forth in CEA Sections 
1a(28)(A)(i)(I)(aa)(AA) (``the purchase or sale of a commodity for 
future delivery'') and 1a(28)(A)(i)(II) (``in or in connection with the 
activities described in [item aa of subclause (I)], accepts any money, 
securities, or property (or extends credit in lieu thereof) to margin, 
guarantee, or secure any trades or contracts that result or may result 
therefrom'').
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    \14\ See Dodd-Frank Act Section 721(a)(13).
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III. Interpretation of Dodd-Frank Act Amendments to CEA Sections 
2(c)(2)(B) and 2(c)(2)(C)

    As is noted above, the Dodd-Frank Act revised the list of permitted 
counterparties in CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) from items (aa) through 
(gg), to items (aa) through (dd) and (ff) (without an item (ee)). It 
did so in order both to delete insurance companies and investment bank 
holding companies from the list of permitted counterparties in CEA 
Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) and to re-designate the items corresponding 
to the remaining permitted counterparties.\15\ However, in amending CEA 
Sections 2(c)(2)(B) and 2(c)(2)(C),\16\ the Dodd-Frank Act did not 
adjust certain internal references in these sections to reflect these 
changes to the list of permitted counterparties.
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    \15\ See Dodd-Frank Act Sections 741(b) and 742(c).
    \16\ CEA Section 2(c)(2)(C) generally provides the Commission 
with authority over certain transactions that are not within the 
scope of CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B).
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    Thus, for example, at numerous places CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B) 
continues to refers to item (gg), although item (gg) has been 
redesignated as item (ff).\17\ Similarly, in various other provisions 
of CEA Sections 2(c)(2)(B) and 2(c)(2)(C) the permitted counterparties 
other than FCMs and RFEDs are listed as either ``item (aa), (bb), (dd), 
(ee) or (ff)'' of CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) or ``item (aa) through 
(ff)'' of CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II).\18\ These references now 
inadvertently include RFEDs, because RFEDs are now listed in item (ff). 
Finally, these same references inadvertently no longer include a 
financial holding company, because while the Dodd-Frank Act 
redesignated this permitted counterparty as item (dd), it nonetheless 
called for ``striking `(dd)' each place it appears'' in CEA Sections 
2(c)(2)(B) and 2(c)(2)(C).\19\
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    \17\ This occurs once each in CEA Sections 2(c)(2)(B)(iii), 
2(c)(2)(B)(iv)(I) and 2(c)(2)(B)(iv)(III), and twice in CEA Section 
2(c)(2)(B)(v).
    \18\ Reference to ``item (aa), (bb), (dd), (ee) or (ff)'' of CEA 
Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) occurs in Sections 2(c)(2)(B)(iv)(I)(aa), 
2(c)(2)(B)(iv)(I)(bb), 2(c)(2)(B)(iv)(I)(cc), 
2(c)(2)(B)(iv)(II)(aa), 2(c)(2)(C)(i)(I)(aa), 
2(c)(2)(C)(ii)(II)(aa), 2(c)(2)(C)(iii)(I)(aa), 
2(c)(2)(C)(iii)(I)(bb) and 2(c)(2)(C)(iii)(II)(aa). The reference to 
``item (aa) through (ff)'' occurs in CEA Section 
2(c)(2)(B)(iv)(IV)(aa).
    \19\ Absent the interpretation being provided herein, the 
instruction in Dodd-Frank Act Sections 741(b)(8)(A) and 741(b)(9)(A) 
for ``striking `(dd)' each place it appears'' in CEA Sections 
2(c)(2)(B) and 2(c)(2)(C) not only would remove the (dd) item 
heading from Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(dd) (which identifies a 
financial holding company as a permitted counterparty for retail 
forex transactions), but it would also affect all of the cross-
references to ``item (aa), (bb), (dd), (ee) or (ff),'' identified 
previously.
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    To avoid any impediment to a full implementation of its regulatory 
program for retail forex transactions that any of the foregoing 
provisions might present, by this Federal Register release the 
Commission is issuing the following interpretations of the Dodd-Frank 
Act. First, to clarify that CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) includes a 
financial holding company as a permitted counterparty to retail forex 
transactions, the Commission interprets the directions in Dodd-Frank 
Act Sections 741(b)(8) and (b)(9) to strike item ``(dd)'' each place it 
appears as a direction to strike item ``(ee)'' instead.\20\ This 
interpretation is necessary and appropriate because pursuant to the 
Dodd-Frank Act item (dd) includes a financial holding company as a 
permitted counterparty to retail forex transactions and item (ee) no 
longer exists in CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II). Second, to clarify that 
an RFED is a permitted counterparty, the Commission interprets each 
reference in CEA Sections 2(c)(2)(B) and 2(c)(2)(C) to ``item (gg) '' 
as a reference to ``item (ff).'' This interpretation similarly is 
necessary and appropriate because pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act item 
(ff) includes an RFED as a permitted counterparty and item (gg) no 
longer exists in CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II).
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    \20\ Thus, CEA Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(dd) retains its 
designation, and each reference to ``item (aa), (bb), (dd), (ee) or 
(ff)'' identified previously continues to include a reference to ``a 
financial holding company.''
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IV. Related Matters

A. Administrative Procedure Act

    The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) generally requires an agency 
to publish notice of a proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register.\21\ 
This requirement does not apply, however, if the agency ``for good 
cause finds * * * that notice and public procedure are impracticable, 
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' \22\ In addition, 
the APA generally requires that an agency publish an adopted rule in 
the Federal Register 30 days before it becomes effective, with certain 
exceptions, including if an agency finds good cause.\23\ The Commission 
finds that notice and solicitation of comment before the effective date 
of the changes being made herein are unnecessary, inasmuch as the rule 
changes are entirely non-substantive technical adjustments, and the 
interpretation would do no more than clarify certain technical drafting 
anomalies to express what is clearly the intent of the Dodd-Frank 
Act.\24\ Accordingly, pursuant to section 553(b) of the APA, the 
Commission finds that there is good cause not to follow notice and 
comment procedures for this rulemaking. For the same reason, the 
Commission finds, pursuant to section 553(b) of the APA, that the 
Amendments may be made effective immediately upon publication in the 
Federal Register.
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    \21\ See 5 U.S.C. 553(b). This requirement does not apply to 
interpretative rules or general statements of policy.
    \22\ Id.
    \23\ See 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
    \24\ This finding also satisfies the requirements of the 
Congressional Review Act, specifically 5 U.S.C. 808(2), allowing the 
Proposal to become effective, notwithstanding the requirement of 5 
U.S.C. 801 (if a Federal agency finds that notice and public comment 
are ``impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public 
interest,'' a rule ``shall take effect at such time as the Federal 
agency promulgating the rule determines'').
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) \25\ requires that agencies, 
in proposing rules, consider the impact of those rules on small 
businesses.\26\ The

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Commission previously has established certain definitions of ``small 
entities'' to be used by the Commission in evaluating the impact of its 
rules on such entities in accordance with the RFA.\27\ The Commission 
previously has determined that FCMs and RFEDs should not be considered 
small entities for purposes of the RFA.\28\ With respect to commodity 
pool operators (CPOs), the Commission previously has determined that a 
CPO is a small entity for the purpose of the RFA if it meets the 
criteria for an exemption from registration under Regulation 
4.13(a)(2).\29\ Thus, because the Amendments apply to registered CPOs, 
the RFA is not applicable to them. As for introducing brokers (IBs) and 
commodity trading advisors (CTAs), the Commission previously has stated 
that it would evaluate within the context of a particular rule proposal 
whether all or some affected IBs and CTAs would be considered to be 
small entities and, if so, the economic impact on them of the 
particular rule.\30\ In this regard, the Commission notes that the 
Amendments apply to registered IBs and registered CTAs, and do not 
change their existing obligations or burdens. Moreover, as is explained 
below, the Amendments will not have a significant economic impact on 
any person who would be affected thereby, because they will not impose 
any additional operational requirements or otherwise direct or confine 
the activities of affected persons. Accordingly, the Chairman hereby 
certifies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that the Amendments will not have 
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.
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    \25\ 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (2006).
    \26\ By its terms, the RFA does not apply to ``individuals.'' 
See 48 FR 14933, n. 115 (Apr. 6, 1983).
    \27\ See 47 FR 18618 (Apr. 30, 1982).
    \28\ See 47 FR 18618, 18619 (Apr. 30, 1982) (FCMs) and 75 FR 
55410, 55416 (Sep. 10, 2010) (RFEDs).
    \29\ See 47 FR at 18619-20.
    \30\ See 48 FR 35248, 35276 (Aug. 3, 1993) (IBs) and 47 FR at 
18619, 18620 (CTAs).
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C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) \31\ imposes certain 
requirements on Federal agencies (including the Commission) in 
connection with their conducting or sponsoring any collection of 
information as defined by the PRA. The Commission believes that the 
Amendments will not impose new recordkeeping or information collection 
requirements that require approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. Accordingly, the PRA does not 
apply to this rulemaking.
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    \31\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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D. Cost-Benefit Considerations

    Section 15(a) of the CEA \32\ requires the Commission to consider 
the costs and benefits of its actions before issuing a rulemaking under 
the CEA. By its terms, Section 15(a) does not require the Commission to 
quantify the costs and benefits of a rule or to determine whether the 
benefits of the rulemaking outweigh its costs; rather, it simply 
requires that the Commission ``consider'' the costs and benefits of its 
actions. Section 15(a) further specifies that the costs and benefits 
shall be evaluated in light of five broad areas of market and public 
concern: (1) Protection of market participants and the public; (2) 
efficiency, competitiveness and financial integrity of futures markets; 
(3) price discovery; (4) sound risk management practices; and (5) other 
public interest considerations. The Commission may in its discretion 
give greater weight to any one of the five enumerated areas and could 
in its discretion determine that, notwithstanding its costs, a 
particular rule is necessary or appropriate to protect the public 
interest or to effectuate any of the provisions or accomplish any of 
the purposes of the CEA.
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    \32\ 7 U.S.C. 19(a).
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    Summary of Amendments. As is explained above, the Amendments to 
Part 5 ensure that the Commission's regulations governing retail forex 
transactions reflect changes made to the CEA by the Dodd-Frank Act by, 
e.g., aligning references in Part 5 to definitional and other 
provisions in the CEA with the appropriate provisions in the CEA as 
amended by the Dodd-Frank Act.
    Costs. With respect to costs, the Commission has determined that 
the costs of the Amendments will not be significant. This is because 
the Amendments will simply amend the current Part 5 text to take into 
account the numerical and designation changes made to the CEA as a 
result of the Dodd-Frank Act. No changes are being made to the existing 
regulatory framework. Thus there will be little (if any) costs to 
persons who will be affected by the Amendments.
    Benefits. With respect to benefits, the Commission has determined 
that the benefits of the Amendments will be significant. This is 
because they will maintain the customer protections currently provided 
under Part 5 by ensuring that the provisions of Part 5 accurately 
reflect the text of the CEA as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act.

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 5

    Bulk transfers, Commodity pool operators, Commodity trading 
advisors, Consumer protection, Customer's money, securities and 
property, Definitions, Foreign exchange, Minimum financial and 
reporting requirements, Prohibited transactions in retail foreign 
exchange, Recordkeeping requirements, Retail foreign exchange dealers, 
Risk assessment, Special calls, Trading practices.

    For the reasons presented above, the Commission hereby amends 
Chapter I of Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 5--OFF-EXCHANGE FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 5 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 1a, 2, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h, 
6i, 6k, 6m, 6n, 6o, 8, 9, 9a, 12, 12a, 13b, 13c, 16a, 18, 19, 21, 
and 23, as amended by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 
(Jul. 21, 2010).


Sec.  5.1  [Amended]

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2. Section 5.1 is amended by:
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a. Removing from paragraphs (d)(1)(i), (e)(1), (f)(1), (i) and (j) the 
words ``section 1a(12) of the Act'' and adding in their place the words 
``section 1a(18) of the Act'';
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b. Removing from paragraph (g) introductory text the words ``section 
1a(20) of the Act'' and adding in their place the words ``section 
1a(28)(A)(i)(I)(aa)(AA) of the Act and section 1a(28)(A)(i)(II) of the 
Act insofar as that section references the activities described in 
section 1a(28)(A)(i)(I)(aa)(AA)''; and
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c. Removing from paragraph (h)(1) the words ``sub-paragraph (aa), (bb), 
(cc)(AA), (dd), (ee) or (ff)'' and adding in their place the words 
``item (aa), (bb), (cc)(AA) or (dd)''.


Sec.  5.3  [Amended]

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3. Section 5.3 is amended by removing from paragraph (a)(4)(i)(A) the 
words ``section 1a(20) of the Act'' and adding in their place the words 
``section 1a(28)(A)(i)(I)(aa)(AA) of the Act and section 
1a(28)(A)(i)(II) of the Act insofar as that section references the 
activities described in section 1a(28)(A)(i)(I)(aa)(AA)''.


Sec.  5.10  [Amended]

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4. Section 5.10 is amended by:
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a. Removing from paragraph (a)(1) introductory text the words ``section 
2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(gg) of the Act'' and

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adding in their place the words ``section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(ff) of the 
Act''; and
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b. Removing from paragraph (c)(2) the words ``section 1a(10) of the 
Act'' and adding in their place the words ``section 1a(26) of the 
Act''.


Sec.  5.11  [Amended]

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5. Section 5.11 is amended by:
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a. Removing from paragraph (a)(1) introductory text the words ``Section 
2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(gg) of the Act'' and adding in their place the words 
``section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(ff) of the Act''; and
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b. Removing from paragraph (a)(2) introductory text the words ``section 
2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(gg) of the Act'' and adding in their place the words 
``section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(ff) of the Act''; and
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c. Removing from paragraph (d)(2) the words ``section 1a(10) of the 
Act'' and adding in their place the words ``section 1a(26) of the 
Act''.


Sec.  5.18  [Amended]

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6. Section 5.18 is amended by removing from paragraph (a)(1)(ii) the 
words ``section 1a(20) of the Act'' and adding in their place the words 
``section 1a(28) of the Act''.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2011, by the 
Commission.
Sauntia S. Warfield,
Assistant Secretary of the Commission.
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