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Vol. 89

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Commodity Futures Trading Corporation





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Ch. I


Regulatory Flexibility Agenda

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission''), in 
accordance with the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, is 
publishing a semiannual agenda of rulemakings that the Commission 
expects to propose or promulgate over the next year. The Commission 
welcomes comments from small entities and others on the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of 
the Commission, (202) 418-5964, [email protected], Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (``RFA''), 5 
U.S.C. 601, et seq., includes a requirement that each agency publish 
semiannually in the Federal Register a regulatory flexibility agenda. 
Such agendas are to contain the following elements, as specified in 5 
U.S.C. 602(a):
    1. A brief description of the subject area of any rule that the 
agency expects to propose or promulgate, which is likely to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities;
    2. A summary of the nature of any such rule under consideration for 
each subject area listed in the agenda, the objectives and legal basis 
for the issuance of the rule, and an approximate schedule for 
completing action on any rule for which the agency has issued a general 
notice of proposed rulemaking; and
    3. The name and telephone number of an agency official 
knowledgeable about the items listed in the agenda.
    Accordingly, the Commission has prepared an agenda of rulemakings 
that it presently expects may be considered during the course of the 
next year. Subject to a determination for each rule, it is possible as 
a general matter that some of these rules may have some impact on small 
entities.\1\ The Commission notes also that, under the RFA, it is not 
precluded from considering or acting on a matter not included in the 
regulatory flexibility agenda, nor is it required to consider or act on 
any matter that is listed in the agenda. See 5 U.S.C. 602(d).
    The Commission's Spring 2024 regulatory flexibility agenda is 
included in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory 
Actions. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at 
www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users enhanced ability to 
obtain information from the Agenda database.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2024, by the Commission.
Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.

         Commodity Futures Trading Commission--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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248.......................  Amendments to Certain              3038-AF25
                             Provisions in Part 4
                             Applicable to Commodity
                             Pool Operators and
                             Commodity Trading
                             Advisors.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION (CFTC)

Final Rule Stage

248. Amendments to Certain Provisions in Part 4 Applicable to Commodity 
Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors [3038-AF25]

    Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6m; 7 U.S.C. 6n
    Abstract: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has 
proposed a rule amending certain requirements for commodity pool 
operators and commodity trading advisors, including increasing the 
threshold in the portfolio requirement to be a Qualified Eligible 
Person, imposing minimal disclosure requirements addressing principal 
risk factors, fees/breakeven table, and conflicts of interest, and 
extending the deadline for providing quarterly account statements to 
pool participants from 30 to 45 days.
    Timetable:
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    \1\ The Commission published its definition of a ``small 
entity'' for purposes of rulemaking proceedings at 47 FR 18618 
(April 30, 1982). Pursuant to that definition, the Commission is not 
required to list--but nonetheless does--many of the items contained 
in this regulatory flexibility agenda. See also 5 U.S.C. 602(a)(1). 
Moreover, for certain items listed in this agenda, the Commission 
has previously certified, under section 605 of the RFA, 5 U.S.C. 
605, that those items will not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities. For these reasons, the 
listing of a rule in this regulatory flexibility agenda should not 
be taken as a determination that the rule, when proposed or 
promulgated, will in fact require a regulatory flexibility analysis. 
Rather, the Commission has chosen to publish an agenda that includes 
significant and other substantive rules, regardless of their 
potential impact on small entities, to provide the public with 
broader notice of new or revised regulations the Commission may 
consider and to enhance the public's opportunity to participate in 
the rulemaking process.

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   10/12/23  88 FR 70852
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/11/23  .......................
Final Rule..........................   07/00/24  .......................
Final Rule Effective................   08/00/24  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Pamela M. Geraghty, Deputy Director, Market 
Participants Division, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three 
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, Phone: 202 
418-5634, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3038-AF25

[FR Doc. 2024-16465 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am]
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