Regulations and Forms Pertaining to Financial Integrity of the Market Place; Margin Requirements for SDs/MSPs
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
07/18/2024
05/23/2024
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2025
89,303
0
89,856
284,477
0
284,124
0
0
0
Part 23 of the Commissionâs regulations, adopted pursuant to section 4s(e) of the CEA, sets forth minimum capital requirements for swap dealers (âSDsâ) and major swap participants (âMSPsâ). Part 23 also imposes margin requirements for SDs and MSPs that engage in uncleared swap transactions. The collection reflects the reporting and recordkeeping requirements with which FCMs, SDs, and MSPs must comply in connection with their segregation, capital, and margin requirements.
The Commission is adopting amendments to certain of its part 23 regulations that impose minimum capital requirements and financial reporting obligations on SDs and MSPs. Specifically, the amendments include revisions consistent with staff interpretive letter 21-15 to SDs addressing the Tangible Net Worth Capital Approach for calculating capital under Commission regulation 23.101 and no-action letter 21-18 (and its successor no-action letter 23-11) regarding alternative financial reporting by SDs subject to the capital requirements of a prudential regulator. The Commission is also adopting amendments to Commission regulation 23.105 applicable to SDs, in areas including the required timing of certain notifications, the process for approval of subordinated debt for capital, and the revision of financial reporting forms to conform to the rules. The amendments are intended to make it easier for SDs to comply with the Commissionâs financial reporting obligations and demonstrate compliance with minimum capital requirements.
PL: Pub.L. 110 - 246 122 Stat. 1651 (2008) Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 203 124 Stat. 1376 (2010) Name of Law: Dodd Frank Act
The Commission has updated the annual reporting burden hours to account for the revisions to Regulation 23.105 and reflect the Commissionâs updated burden estimates. As described in Attachment, the Commission estimates that the updated burden hours for reporting would total 177,060 (rounded). The estimated recordkeeping burden associated with this clearance is unchanged at 107,417 hours. This yields a revised estimate for total burden hours of 284,477 hours.
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