Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
08/29/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2026
22,578
22,578
63,311
63,311
905,674
0
Section 5b(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) provides that a clearing organization may not perform the functions of a derivatives clearing organization (âDCOâ) with respect to swaps unless the clearing organization is registered with the Commission. In order to register and maintain registration with the Commission, a DCO must comply with the DCO Core Principles and all applicable Commission regulations.
This information collection, as a whole, covers the burden associated with various requirements under Part 39 of the Commissionâs regulations, including applications for registration as a DCO, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for registered DCOs, and compliance with Subpart C of Part 39 by systemically important DCOs and DCOs electing to be subject to Subpart C.
The Commission is amending the reporting and public information requirements for DCOs. The amendments merely clarify, narrow, or remove various requirements or add new but relatively minor requirements, such as requirements to report items that are expected to occur infrequently. The Commission estimates that these amendments will have have no effect or at most a negligible effect on the reporting burden under these rules. Accordingly, as described in further detail below, the Commission is retaining its existing burden hour and labor cost estimates under the rule without change.
The Commission is also adding appendix C to part 39 that sets out the data fields that a DCO will be required to provide on a daily basis. This new appendix will both clarify existing requirements and add a few additional requirements. Specifically, the Commission is proposing to require that a DCO that clears interest rate swaps include in its daily reports the delta ladder, gamma ladder, vega ladder, zero rate curves, and yield curves that the DCO uses in connection with managing risks associated with interest rate swaps positions. The Commission also is requiring a DCO that clears interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements, or inflation index swaps to include in its daily reports the actual trade date for each position, along with an event description. The Commission is further requiring that each DCO include in its daily reports timing information about variation margin calls and payments, and also to include in its daily reports information that reflects that the daily report is complete.
Lastly, in connection with adding to § 39.19(c)(1)(i) a requirement that a DCO include in its daily reports the results of its required daily margin model back testing, the Commission also is adding to new appendix C the additional data fields necessary to implement this requirement. The Commission needs this information to better ascertain and evaluate the risks associated with these positions and to improve its risk surveillance of DCOs.
The Commission estimates that DCOs may incur some additional capital and start-up costs in order to adapt their systems to report the fields required under the new Appendix C.
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.