The information is needed to ensure
that the Commission and other regulators have access to complete
data concerning swaps, as required by the Commodity Exchange Act as
amended by the Dodd-Frank Act. The information is for use by
government entities to provide oversight and supervision and to
ensure compliance with statutes and regulations relating to swaps.
Respondents are entities or persons who trade swaps, clear swaps,
provide a swap execution platform, or collect swap data repository.
The regulations establish swap reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for swap execution facilities (“SEFs”), designated
contract markets (“DCMs”), swap data repositories (“SDRs”),
derivatives clearing organizations (“DCOs”), swap dealers (“SDs”),
major swap participants (“MSPs”), and non-SD/MSP/DCO
counterparties. The Commission’s regulations in part 45 require
SEFs, DCMs, and reporting counterparties to report swap data to
SDRs. The SDRs provide this data to the Commission directly. The
Commission uses swap data in connection with fulfilling its
regulatory duties.
The Commission is finalizing
amendments to part 45 of the Commission’s regulations in order to
improve the quality of swap data and to streamline regulatory
requirements governing data reporting. The final rule discusses
adjustments to burden hours calculations for Information Collection
3038-0096 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 3038-0096, based on updated
information related to other collections within Information
Collection 3038-0096 that are not being modified by this proposal.
For example, the Commission is updating the estimated numbers of
each type of entity affected by this collection to accurately
reflect the current number of each type of entity. This includes 24
SEFs (previously 25), 3 DCMs that allow execution of swaps
(previously 15), 3 SDRs (previously 4), 14 DCOs that clear swaps
(not previously included), 103 SDs/MSPs (previously 125), and 1585
non-SD/non-MSP reporting counterparties (previously 703).
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.