Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/06/2026
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Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2026
212,845,632
229,693,748
1,452,730
1,463,182
0
0
Section 2(a)(13)(G) of the Commodity Exchange Act (âCEAâ) requires that all swaps, whether cleared or uncleared, must be reported to SDRs. CEA section 21(b) directs the Commission to prescribe standards for swap data recordkeeping and reporting, which are to apply to both registered entities and counterparties involved with swaps. The Commission established these regulations in part 45 of the Commissionâs regulations. The regulations establish swap reporting and recordkeeping requirements for swap execution facilities (âSEFsâ), designated contract markets (âDCMsâ), swap data repositories (âSDRsâ), derivatives clearing organizations (âDCOsâ), swap dealers (âSDsâ), major swap participants (âMSPsâ), and non-SD/MSP/DCO counterparties.
On November 25, 2020, the Commission published the final rule amending regulations in part 45 concerning swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements (âSwap Data Reporting Ruleâ). Regulation 45.7 requires swaps to be identified in all recordkeeping and all swap data reporting by means of a Unique Product Identifier (âUPIâ) and product classification system after the Commission designates a UPI and product classification system that satisfies the requirements set forth in the section. As part of that rulemaking, the Commission provided that the burden for the product fields reported in place of UPIs would be accounted for as part of the burden estimates associated with §§â45.3 and 45.4 until the Commission designated a UPI.
On February 24, 2023, the Commission issued an order designating a UPI and product classification system to be used in swap recordkeeping and data reporting for swaps in the credit, equity, foreign exchange, and interest rate asset classes.
Now that the Commission has designated a UPI and product classification system for certain asset classes, Information Collection 3038-0096 takes into account the revised burden associated with reporting pursuant to the newly designated UPI and product classification system, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (âPRAâ) and Office of Management and Budget (âOMBâ) regulations. These information collection requirements impact SDRs, SEFs, DCMs, and reporting counterparties that report swap data for the Commission to perform its regulatory duties of risk monitoring and ensuring compliance with its rules, among other items. There have been no changes to the regulatory requirements associated with Information Collection 3038-0096 since the collection was revised in 2023.
There are no program changes. The Commission is revising this collection by updating its burden estimates and removing the IC3 titled âCorrecting errors in swap data verification of swap data accuracy (17 CFR 45.14)â and consolidating the underlying burden estimates with IC1 titled âSwap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.â Previously, the collection had overcounted the burden associated with swap data error corrections by including entries for this information collection in both ICs. As a result of this consolidation and the elimination of this duplication, the Commissionâs burden estimates have been slightly reduced.
As a result of these changes, the overall hourly burden estimate has been reduced from 1,463,182 to 1,452,730 annual burden hours (an overall reduction of 10,452 burden hours). In addition, the Commission has updated its burden estimates to reflect updated BLS labor cost estimates. As described in the response to Question 12, the Commission has updated its estimate of average hourly labor costs from $86.90 to $106.30, to reflect updated BLS labor cost data.
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;
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