OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2021
4,800,003,136
0
4,800,003,136
184,690
0
184,690
61,904,104
0
61,904,104
CEA § 21(c)(7) directs SDRs to make swap data available âon a confidential basis pursuant to [CEA §] 8â to certain enumerated domestic authorities and any other person the CFTC determines to be appropriate, which may include certain types of foreign authorities. CEA § 21(d) mandates that, prior to receiving any requested data or information from a swap data repository (âSDRâ), an authority seeking SDR swap data access agree in writing to abide by the confidentiality requirements described in CEA § 8. CEA § 8 describes circumstances under which public disclosure of information in the Commissionâs possession is permitted and prohibited. The collection is designed to elicit information from authorities seeking SDR swap data access (including information regarding the scope of their jurisdiction and the measures they will have in place to safeguard the confidentiality of SDR swap data) to enable the CFTC to determine whether applicants are appropriate recipients of such data. The collection is designed to alert the Commission to circumstances in which SDR swap data recipients seek to, have or may receive SDR swap data outside the scope of their jurisdiction. Authorities would use SDR swap data for purposes within the scope of their jurisdiction.
The Commission uses the information provided by this collection to assess the governance arrangements, operations, and complicance functions of swap data repositories, and to ensure that swap data repositories are complying with the requirements of section 21 of the Commodity Exchange Age. The Commission also uses the data collected for regulatory purposes. Data may also be made available to other regulators. Certain data is also available to the public for the purpose of increasing transparency in the swaps markets.
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US Code:
7 USC 12a(5)
Name of Law: Registration of Commodity Dealers and Associated Persons
US Code:
7 USC 24a
Name of Law: Swap Data Repositories
The Commission is proposing amendments to part 49 of the Commission regulations in order to improve the quality of swaps transaction data available to the Commission and to the public as well as to streamline regulatory requirements governing SDRs. This supporting statement discusses adjustments to burden hours calculations for Information Collection 3038-0086 to account for modified and new burdens associated with the proposed changes to the regulation. The Commission is also updating the overall burden hours, collection volumes, and costs related to Information Collection 3038-0086, based on updated information related to other collections within Information Collection 3038-0086 that are not being modified by this proposal.
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.