[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9583-9584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03699]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To 
Extend Collection 3038-0075: Protection of Collateral of Counterparties 
to Uncleared Swaps; Treatment of Securities in a Portfolio Margining 
Account in a Commodity Broker Bankruptcy

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or 
``CFTC'') 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 reporting requirements 
relating to uncleared swaps between certain affiliated entities 
electing the exemption under Commission regulation 50.52 (Exemption for 
swaps between affiliates).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``OMB Control No. 
3038-0075'' by any of the following methods:
     The Agency's website, at https://comments.cftc.gov/. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the website.
     Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 
Commission, Commodity Futures Trading

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Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 
20581.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail above.
    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: Christopher W. Cummings, Special 
Counsel, Market Participants Division, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 
20581; (202) 418-5445; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 
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 Commission is publishing 
notice of the proposed extension of the existing collection of 
information listed below. 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.\1\
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    \1\ The OMB control numbers for the CFTC regulations were 
published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981).
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    Title: Protection of Collateral of Counterparties to Uncleared 
Swaps; Treatment of Securities in a Portfolio Margining Account in a 
Commodity Broker Bankruptcy (OMB Control No. 3038-0075). This is a 
request for an extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Section 4s(l) of the Commodity Exchange Act requires swap 
dealers and major swap participants to notify uncleared swap 
counterparties that they have the right to request that property 
provided as margin be segregated, and to report quarterly to 
counterparties who have not requested segregated accounts that the back 
office procedures of the swap dealer or major swap participant with 
respect to margin and collateral comply with the parties' agreement. 
Regulations 23.701 and 23.704 establish reporting requirements that are 
mandated by Section 4s(l) and, thus, are necessary to implement the 
objectives of Section 4s(l). Regulation 23.701 requires that the SD or 
MSP notify the counterparty at the beginning of the swap trading 
relationship of the counterparty's right to require segregation of 
initial margin, and to permit the counterparty to change that election 
by written notice to the SD or MSP. Regulation 23.704 requires that, in 
certain circumstances, an SD or MSP must report to the counterparty, on 
a quarterly basis, that the back office procedures of the swap dealer 
or major swap participant relating to margin and collateral 
requirements are in compliance with the agreement of the 
counterparties. The data required to be compiled and maintained 
pursuant to Regulations 23.701 and 23.704 would be used by uncleared 
swap counterparties (and, in some instances, the CFTC and self-
regulatory organizations).
    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 for 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.\2\
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    \2\ 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 continues to estimate that the 
respondent burden for this collection is as follows:
     Regulation 23.701:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 108.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 600 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 64,800 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Beginning of the swap trading relationship 
with a counterparty.
     Regulation 23.704:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 108.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 806 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 87,048 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Quarterly (4 times per year).
     Total Annual Burden for the Collection: 151,848 hours.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

    (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

    Dated: February 16, 2022.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-03699 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 am]
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