Swap Data Recordkeeping and
Reporting Requirements
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/13/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2026
229,693,748
229,692,016
1,463,182
1,460,357
0
0
Section 2(a)(13)(G) of the Commodity
Exchange Act (“CEA”) requires that all swaps, whether cleared or
uncleared, must be reported to SDRs. CEA section 21(b) directs the
Commission to prescribe standards for swap data recordkeeping and
reporting, which are to apply to both registered entities and
counterparties involved with swaps. The Commission established
these regulations in Part 45 of the Commission’s regulations. 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. On
November 25, 2020, the Commission published the final rule amending
regulations in Parts 45 concerning swap data recordkeeping and
reporting requirements (“Swap Data Reporting Rule”). Regulation
45.7 requires swaps to be identified in all recordkeeping and all
swap data reporting by means of a Unique Product Identifier (“UPI”)
and product classification system after the Commission designates a
UPI and product classification system that satisfies the
requirements set forth in the section. As part of that rulemaking,
the Commission provided that the burden for the product fields
reported in place of UPIs would be accounted for as part of the
burden estimates associated with §§ 45.3 and 45.4 until the
Commission designated a UPI. On February 24, 2023, the Commission
issued an order designating a UPI and product classification system
to be used in swap recordkeeping and data reporting for swaps in
the credit, equity, foreign exchange, and interest rate asset
classes. Now that the Commission has designated a UPI and product
classification system for certain asset classes, the Commission is
revising Information Collection 3038-0096 to take into account the
revised burden associated with reporting pursuant to the newly
designated UPI and product classification system, in compliance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”) and Office of Management
and Budget (“OMB”) regulations. These information collection
requirements impact SDRs, SEFs, DCMs, and reporting counterparties
that report swap data for the Commission to perform its regulatory
duties of risk monitoring and ensuring compliance with its rules,
among other items. As part of this update, the Commission is
addressing the burden estimates pertaining to information
collections for § 45.7.
The Commission is revising its
burden hours and hourly labor cost estimates following the
Commission’s designation of a UPI and product classification system
for certain asset classes. The Commission is revising its burden
estimates associated with the reporting obligations under Part 45
of the Commission rules to account for new burden associated with
the requirements of Part 45.7. These changes result in an
incremental increase of 1,093 burden hours for reporting along with
$101,992 in associated labor costs under IC 1: “Swap Data
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.” These revisions do not
impact the estimates for recordkeeping hours under IC 1 “Swap Data
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements” or any of the burden hour
estimates under IC 2 titled “Exemption from Derivatives Clearing
Organization Registration” or IC 3 titled “Correcting errors in
swap data verification of swap data accuracy (17 CFR 45.14).” In
addition, the Commission is adding a second new IC titled “Update
Systems to Obtain and Transmit UPIs” to reflect the addition of an
estimated 1,732 burden hours and an associated $161,620 in labor
costs associated with the work necessary to update update systems
to retrieve and transmit UPIs. As a result, this revision results
in an overall increase of 2,825 hours annually, yielding a new
aggregate burden of 1,463,182 total burden hours for the Collection
(as compared to the previously approved total of 1,460,357 burden
hours).
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.