Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/28/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2024
33,325
41,608
52,366
65,412
33,895,705
41,590,793
Part 20 of the Commissionâs regulations requires clearing organizations and any persons that are âreporting entitiesâ to file swaps position data with the Commission. The Reporting Rules collect clearing member reports from clearing organizations. The Reporting Rules also require position reports from reporting entities for principal and counterparty positions in cleared and uncleared physical commodity swaps. Reporting entities are those persons that are either âclearing membersâ or âswap dealersâ that are otherwise not clearing members. For purposes of part 20, reporting parties are required to submit data on positions on a futures equivalent basis so as to allow the Commission to assess a traderâs market impact across differently structured but linked derivatives instruments and markets. The Part 20 Reporting Rules for physical commodity swaps, in conjunction with the Commissionâs current large trader reporting system for commodity futures and options, are used by the Commission to support its market, financial and trading abuse surveillance programs. Swaps position reports represent a critical component for the implementation of an effective surveillance-based regulatory approach that includes market, financial and trading surveillance programs.
US Code:
7 USC 5
Name of Law: Position Reports for Physical Commodity Swaps
US Code:
7 USC 6, 6a, 6c, 6f, 6g, 6t, 12a, 19
Name of Law: Position Reports for Physical Commodity Swaps
US Code:
7 USC 1, 1a, 2
Name of Law: Position Reports for Physical Commodity Swaps
The Commission is updating its estimate of total respondents (affected firms) subject to this collection burden based on data reported to the Commission by covered entities. The number of affected firms has been updated in this collection and totals 3,654 respondents (comprised of 1 clearing organization, 67 clearing member and swap dealer reporting entities and 3,586 firms that would hold reportable accounts in swaps). As a result of this update, the Commission is revising its burden estimates for this collection as described in Attachment A. In addition, the Commission has revised its labor cost estimates based on updated BLS data.
These updated estimates yield an overall reduction in burden hours for a new total of 52,366 burden hours (a reduction of 13,046 burden hours below the prior total of 65,412 burden hours). Likewise, the estimated capital costs (including capital and start-up and operations and maintenance costs) associated with the collection have been reduced from $41,590,793 to $33,895,705 (a reduction of $7,695,888).
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.