Rules Relating to the Operations and Activities of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity trading Advisors and to Monthly Reporting by Futures Commission Merchants

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CPO-PQR Part-4 Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Supporting Statement 3038-0005 11 7 2016.doc Supporting Statement A	2016-11-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
29006	Part-4 Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors Form and Instruction	Unchanged
224332	Commodity Pool Operator Annual Report	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3038-0005	ICR Reference No: 201611-3038-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201609-3038-003
Agency/Subagency: CFTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Rules Relating to the Operations and Activities of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity trading Advisors and to Monthly Reporting by Futures Commission Merchants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/12/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/25/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2019
Responses	129,042	0	129,020
Time Burden (Hours)	365,764	0	365,730
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The disclosure, filing, and recordkeeping requirements within Part 4 of the Commission’s regulations were established to assist customers and to facilitate the Commission and NFA in monitoring compliance with the Part 4 rules. Failure to require the information in this collection would severely hamper these efforts. These records also provide the Commission with its source of independent aggregated financial information concerning the commodity pool industry, which informs the Commission’s policy decision making. The Commission has amended Regulation 4.22 to provide to eligible CPOs: (1) an optional alternative to complying with the requirement to compute and present the financial statements in a pool Annual Report in accordance with U.S. GAAP (or in accordance with IFRS); and (2) an optional alternative to complying with the audit requirement for the Annual Report for a pool’s first fiscal year. The notice filings that are required to claim the relief and the recordkeeping requirement for waivers will be used by Commission staff and staff of the National Futures Association to determine which CPOs have claimed the exemption(s), and to review required filings in order to oversee compliance by CPOs with their reporting requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 6(c), 6b, 6c Name of Law: CTA/CPO Registration Req't
   US Code: 7 USC 6m, 6n, 6o Name of Law: CTA/CPO Registration Procedure
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 203 124 Stat 1376 (2010) Name of Law: Dodd-Frank
   US Code: 7 USC 1a, 2, Name of Law: CEA
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3038-AE47	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 85147	11/25/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 51828	08/05/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part-4 Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors	CTA-PR, CPO-PQR	CPO-PQR ,   CTA-PR
Commodity Pool Operator Annual Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	129,042	129,020	0	22	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	365,764	365,730	0	34	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Under this collection, the revised burden figures reflect the notice filing requirements and the requirement to obtain written waivers and maintain the same as required records.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/25/2016

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