[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 179 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45024-45025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18072]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 20, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this
notice's publication to OIRA, at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please find this particular information collection by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments'' or
by using the website's search function. Comments can be entered
electronically by clicking on the ``comment'' button next to the
information collection on the ``OIRA Information Collections Under
Review'' page, or the ``View ICR-Agency Submission'' page. A copy of
the supporting statement for the collection of information discussed
herein may be obtained by visiting https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
In addition to the submission of comments to https://Reginfo.gov as
indicated above, a copy of all comments submitted to OIRA may also be
submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the Commission
or CFTC) by clicking on the ``Submit Comment'' box next to the
descriptive entry for OMB Control No. 3038-0099, at https://comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/PublicInfo.aspx.
Or by either of the following methods:
Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail above.
All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Comments submitted to the Commission should
include only information that you wish to make available publicly. If
you wish 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.\1\ 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 ICR 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.
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\1\ 17 CFR 145.9.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grey Tanzi, (312) 596-0635,
[email protected]; or Roger Smith, (202) 418-5344, [email protected];
Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and refer to OMB
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Control No. 3038-0099.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Process for a Swap Execution Facility or Designated Contract
Market to Make a Swap Available to Trade (OMB Control No. 3038-0099).
This is a request for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The collection of information is needed to help determine
which swaps should be subject to the trade execution requirement set
forth in section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act. A swap
execution facility (``SEF'') or designated contract market (``DCM'')
that submits a determination that a swap is available to trade must
address at least one of several factors demonstrating that the swap is
suitable for trading pursuant to the trade execution requirement. The
Commission uses the collection of information to facilitate the
application of the trade execution requirement and requirements
associated with methods of swap execution under Parts 37 and 38 of the
Commission's regulations.
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. On July 3, 2025, the Commission
published in the Federal Register notice of the proposed extension of
this information collection and provided 60 days for public comment on
the proposed extension, 90 FR 29533 (60-Day Notice). The Commission
received one comment from a member of the public. The comment id not
address the Commission's request for comment on ways to minimize burden
and improve the utility of the collection. The comment suggested
erroneously that ``CFTC is not associated with rule
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making and the OMB identification number is not correct or associated
with the OMB master number.'' This collection is, however, associated
with the Commission regulations establishing a process for swap
execution facilities and designated contract markets to make a swap
``available to trade'' for purposes of the trade execution requirement.
Moreover, the collection has received approval from OMB.
Burden Statement: Sections 37.10 and 38.12 of the Commission's
regulations include information collection requirements within the
meaning of the PRA. These regulations permit a SEF or DCM to submit a
determination that a swap is available to trade to the Commission via
filing procedures set forth in Part 40 of the Commission's regulations.
The Commission estimates the burden of reviewing the prescribed factors
and data to make a determination for this collection to be 16 hours per
response.
Respondents/Affected Entities: SEFs, DCMs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 16.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 48.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: September 16, 2025.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-18072 Filed 9-17-25; 8:45 am]
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