Section 4d(c) of the Commodity
Exchange Act (CEA or Act), 7 U.S.C. & 6d(c), requires the CFTC
to consult with the Securities and Exchange (SEC), and issue such
rules regulations, or orders as are necessary to avoid duplicative
or conflicting regulations applicable to firms that are fully
registered with SEC as brokers or dealers (broker-dealers) and the
CFTC as futures commission merchants (FCMs) 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 firm to make choices as to how its customers'
transactions in security futures produces (SFP) 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.
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.