Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11(c), OMB files this comment on this information collection request (ICR). The agency shall examine public comment in response to the NPRM and will describe in the supporting statement of its next collection any public comments received regarding the collection as well as why (or why it did not) incorporate the commenterâs recommendation. The next submission to OMB must include the draft final rule.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2017
8,000
0
8,000
474,599
0
474,599
211,124,700
0
211,124,700
The Commodity Futures Trading Commissionâs (âCommissionâ) proposal (the âProposalâ) would replace the existing audit system requirements in current Commission regulation 1.31 with a requirement that each person required by the Commodity Exchange Act (the âActâ) or Commission regulations to keep books and records (a âRecords Entityâ) establish, maintain, and, implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the Records Entity complies with its obligations under proposed Commission regulation 1.31. The information collection obligations that would be imposed by the Proposal are essential to ensuring that Records Entities develop and maintain recordkeeping policies and procedures required by Commission regulations and to the effective evaluation of Records Entitiesâ actual compliance with Commission regulations
The Proposal replaces the audit system requirements in current Commission regulation 1.31 with a recordkeeping policies and procedures requirement. The Commission estimates that the Proposal would result in an aggregate burden hours increase of 150,000 hours (15,000 respondents X 10 hours/respondent). However, because the Proposal would replace the audit system requirements in current Commission regulation 1.31 described above, the start-up costs of Collection 3038-0090 and, in particular, information collection âAdaptation of Regulations to Incorporate Swaps-Records of Transactionsâ would be reduced by $35,350,000.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.