Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/11/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2026
17,386,420
9,651,896
2,396,700
2,018,728
0
0
The CFTC requests approval for the renewal of the information collections associated with the Swap Recordkeeping regulations under OMB Clearance No. 3038-0090.
The information collection obligations imposed by the âAdaptation of Regulations to Incorporate Swapsâ regulations are necessary to implement section 721 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which amended the definitions of futures commission merchant (âFCMâ) and introducing broker (âIBâ) to permit these intermediaries to trade swaps on behalf of customers. They also are necessary to implement section 733 of the Dodd-Frank Act which introduced swap execution facilities (âSEFsâ) as a new trading platform for swaps. As a result of the enactment of sections 721 and 733, the Commission amended certain recordkeeping regulations (1.31, 1.33, 1.35, 1.37, and 1.39) so that records of swap transactions are maintained analogously to how futures transactions are maintained.
Further, the âExclusion of Utility Operations-Related Swaps With Utility Special Entities From De Minimis Threshold for Swaps With Special Entitiesâ regulation amended the Commissionâs swap dealer definition to permit a person to exclude âutility operations-related swapsâ with âutility special entitiesâ in their de minimis threshold calculations. The regulation requires a person claiming the exclusion to maintain in accordance with Commission regulation 1.31 any written representations that the person receives from utility special entities related to this exclusion.
There are no program changes. The Commission is updating its burden estimates associated with the information collection under OMB Control No. 3038â0090 based on a review of available recent swap data and registrant information. Based on this review, the Commission has updated its burden estimates to reflect updated estimates of the number of respondents subject to the collection and the total number of swap-related filings submitted to the Commission during the prior renewal period.
The total number of respondents has decreased during the renewal period. For IC 1 (Adaptation of Regulations to Incorporate Swap-Records of Transactions) the Commissionâs estimate of 13,461 swap recordkeeping respondents for Regulation 1.35 (a decrease of 77 respondents from the prior estimate of 13,538) derives from combining the estimated number of FCMs (67 â increased from 60), IBs (890 â decreased from 974), RFEDs (4), DCM members (11,500), and SEF members (1,000) as of March 31, 2026 (see also fns. 4 and 6). In addition, the Commissionâs estimate of the number of respondents for regulation 1.33 increased from 60 to 67 as the number of registered FCMs increased by 7. As a result, the number of respondents subject to the IC titled âAdaptation of Regulations to Incorporate Swaps-Records of Transactionsâ has decreased from 13,598 to 13,528 (70 respondents overall). For IC 2 (Exclusion of Utility Operations-Related Swaps with Utility Special Entities from De Minimis Threshold for Swaps with Special Entities), the Commissionâs estimate as to the number of de minimis special entities, at 2,000, remains unchanged from prior renewals.
Although there was a reduction in the overall number of estimated respondents, recent swap data indicates an increase in the number of swap transactions per year. This has yielded an increase in responses from 9,651,896 responses per year to 17,386,420 responses per year. As a result of this increase in responses, the total annual hours burden estimate for this collection has increased from 2,018,728 to 2,396,700.
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.