[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26210-26211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10426]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Global Markets Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that 
on May 21, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Global Markets 
Advisory Committee (GMAC) will hold a public meeting at the CFTC's 
Washington, DC, headquarters. The GMAC will discuss issues related to 
the CFTC's coordination with foreign regulators on the oversight of 
foreign-based (i.e., located outside of the U.S.) swap clearinghouses 
and foreign swaps trading execution facilities.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, from 10:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written 
statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by May 16, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Conference Center at the 
CFTC's headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20581. Written statements should be submitted by 
electronic mail to: [email protected]. Statements may also be 
submitted by mail to: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three 
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581, 
attention: Office of the Secretary. Please use the title ``Global 
Markets Advisory Committee'' in any written statement you submit. Any 
statements submitted in connection with the committee meeting will be 
made available to the public, including publication on the CFTC Web 
site, www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Serafini, GMAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CFTC GMAC will hold a public meeting on 
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, from 10:00

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a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the CFTC's Washington, DC, headquarters. The 
meeting will consist of two panels. The first panel will discuss issues 
related to the CFTC utilizing its authority under section 5b(h) of the 
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to provide an exemption from registration 
as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) for foreign-based swap 
clearinghouses that the CFTC finds are subject to comparable, 
comprehensive supervision and regulation by the appropriate government 
authorities in the home countries of such clearinghouses. The second 
panel will discuss issues related to the CFTC utilizing its authority 
under section 5h(g) of the CEA to provide an exemption from 
registration as a swap execution facility for foreign swaps trading 
execution facilities that the CFTC finds are subject to comparable, 
comprehensive supervision and regulation by the appropriate government 
authorities in the home countries of such facilities.
    The meeting will be open to the public with seating on a first-
come, first-served basis. Persons requiring special accommodations to 
attend the meeting because of a disability should notify the contact 
person named above.
    Members of the public may also listen to the meeting by telephone 
by calling a domestic toll-free telephone or international toll or 
toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-only audio feed. Call-in 
participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, 
and affiliation. The call-in information is as follows:
    Domestic Toll Free: 1-866-844-9416.
    International Toll and Toll Free: Will be posted on the CFTC's Web 
site, http://www.cftc.gov, on the page for the meeting, under Related 
Documents.
    Pass Code/Pin Code: CFTC.
    After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published 
through a link on the CFTC's Web site, http://www.cftc.gov. All written 
submissions provided to the CFTC in any form will also be published on 
the CFTC's Web site.

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. Appendix, Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
Sec. 10(a)(2).

    Dated: May 2, 2014.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-10426 Filed 5-6-14; 8:45 am]
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