[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38715-38716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13824]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee; Request for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) 
is requesting nominations for Associate Members of the Energy and 
Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC or Committee) and also 
inviting the submission of potential topics for discussion at future 
Committee meetings. The EEMAC is an advisory committee established by 
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

DATES: The deadline for the submission of nominations and topics is 
July 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Nominations and topics for discussion at future EEMAC 
meetings should be emailed to [email protected] or sent by 
hand delivery or courier to Chris Lucas, Chief of Staff to Commissioner 
Summer K. Mersinger, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three 
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581. Please use 
the title ``Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee'' for 
any nominations or topics you submit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Fulks, EEMAC Secretary, (816) 
960-7719 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EEMAC was established to conduct public 
meetings; submit reports and recommendations to the Commission; and 
otherwise serve as a vehicle for discussion and communication on 
matters of concern to exchanges, trading firms, end users, energy 
producers, and regulators regarding energy and environmental markets 
and their regulation by the Commission.
    Pursuant to the EEMAC's authorizing statute, the EEMAC must have 
nine members. In addition, the EEMAC Charter requires that the 
Committee have approximately 9-20 Associate Members. The EEMAC 
currently has twelve Associate Members and Commissioner Summer K. 
Mersinger, the EEMAC's Sponsor, seeks additional Associate Members of 
the EEMAC.
    Accordingly, the Commission invites the submission of nominations 
for EEMAC Associate Members who represent a wide diversity of opinions 
and a broad spectrum of interests

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related to the energy and environmental markets and their regulation by 
the Commission. To advise the Commission effectively, EEMAC Associate 
Members must have a high level of expertise and experience in the 
energy and/or environmental markets and the Commission's regulation of 
such markets, including from a historical perspective. To the extent 
practicable, the Commission will strive to select members reflecting 
wide ethnic, racial, gender, and age representation. All EEMAC 
Associate Members must be willing to participate in a public forum.
    Each nomination submission should include relevant information 
about the proposed Associate Member, such as the individual's name, 
title, organizational affiliation and address, email address and 
telephone number, as well as information that supports the individual's 
qualifications to serve as an Associate Member of the EEMAC. The 
submission should also include the name, email address, and telephone 
number of the person nominating the proposed Associate Member. Self-
nominations are acceptable.
    Submission of a nomination is not a guarantee of selection as an 
Associate Member of the EEMAC. As noted in the EEMAC's Charter, the 
CFTC identifies Associate Members of the EEMAC through a variety of 
methods. Such methods may include public requests for nominations for 
membership; recommendations from existing advisory committee members; 
consultations with knowledgeable persons outside the CFTC (industry, 
consumer groups, other state or federal government agencies, academia, 
etc.); requests to be represented received from individuals and 
organizations; and Commissioners' and CFTC staff's professional 
knowledge of those experienced in the energy and environmental markets. 
The office of the Commissioner primarily responsible for the EEMAC 
plays a primary, but not exclusive, role in this process and makes 
recommendations regarding membership to the Commission. The Commission, 
by vote, authorizes Associate Members to serve on the EEMAC.
    Associate Members may be appointed as representatives, special 
government employees, or regular government employees. Associate 
Members serve at the pleasure of the Commission, and may be appointed 
to serve for one, two, or three-year terms. As required by the EEMAC 
Charter, Associate Members provide their reports and recommendations 
directly to the EEMAC and not the Commission. Associate Members do not 
have the right to vote on matters before the EEMAC and may not sign or 
otherwise formally approve reports or recommendations made by the EEMAC 
to the Commission. Associate Members do not receive compensation for 
their services, and are not reimbursed for travel and per diem 
expenses. The EEMAC meets at such intervals as are necessary to carry 
out its functions and must meet at least two times per year. Associate 
Members are expected to provide their advice and recommendations to 
EEMAC members during these meetings.
    In addition, the Commission invites submissions from the public 
regarding the topics on which EEMAC should focus. Such topics should:
    (a) Reflect matters of concern to exchanges, trading firms, end 
users, energy producers, and regulators regarding energy and 
environmental markets and their regulation by the Commission; and/or
    (b) Are important to otherwise assist the Commission in identifying 
and understanding the impact and implications of the evolving market 
structure of the energy, environmental, and other related markets.
    Each topic submission should include the commenter's name and email 
or mailing address.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. II)

    Dated: June 23, 2022.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-13824 Filed 6-28-22; 8:45 am]
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