Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/24/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2023
521
506
467
529
0
0
Section 4d(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (âCEAâ), 7 U.S.C. 6d(c), requires the CFTC to consult with the Securities and Exchange Commission (âSECâ) and issue such rules, regulations, or orders as are necessary to avoid duplicative or conflicting regulations applicable to firms that are fully registered with the SEC as brokers or dealers and the CFTC as futures commission merchants involving provisions of the CEA that pertain to the treatment of customer funds. The CFTC, jointly with the SEC, issued regulations requiring such dually-registered firms to make choices as to how its customersâ transactions in security futures products will be treated, either as securities transactions held in a securities account or as futures transactions held in a futures account. How an account is treated is important in the unlikely event of the insolvency of the firm. Only securities accounts receive insurance protection under provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act. By contrast, only futures accounts are subject to the protections provided by the segregation requirements of the CEA.
The Commission is updating its estimates regarding the respondents subject to the information collection requirements covered by this collection. The adjustments are based on the Commissionâs experience from approximately the past 13 years of receiving product and rule submissions pursuant to §§ 41.23 and 41.24. The Commission estimates that there are eight FCMs subject to the information collection requirements associated with Part 41 of the Commissionâs rules. For DCMs, the Commission is retaining its estimate that one (1) DCM will be subject to the requirements to make product and rule submissions pursuant to Part 41. Based on these adjustments, the Commission estimates that the overall hours burden estimate for this collection will be reduced from 529 hours to 467 total annual burden hours, as described further in Attachment A of the Supporting Statement.
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.