Core Principles & Other Requirements for DCMs

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Part 38 - Designated Contract Markets Form	Modified
(0052) Part 38 PRA - Supporting Statement 3038-0052 (11-29-2018) Final.doc Supporting Statement A	2018-11-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
29100	Part 38 - Designated Contract Markets Form	Modified
219525	System Safeguards Testing Requirements	Unchanged
209110	Enhancing Protections Afforded Customers and Customer Funds Held by Futures Commission Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3038-0052	ICR Reference No: 201811-3038-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201804-3038-006
Agency/Subagency: CFTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Core Principles & Other Requirements for DCMs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 01/30/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/30/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	3,660	0	105
Time Burden (Hours)	8,895	0	7,358
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: In January 2018, the Commission adopted regulation 9.11(b)(3)(ii) requiring a designated contract market (DCM) or swap execution facility (SEF) (collectively, “exchange”) to include two additional elements in the disciplinary or access denial notice action provided to the National Futures Association. First, an exchange must include the type of product (as applicable) involved in the adverse action. Requiring an exchange to provide this information in the disciplinary or access denial notice will provide the Commission, market participants, the public, and other exchanges with greater transparency concerning where market abuses originate and whether the abuses are concentrated among certain product types. Second, an exchange must indicate in its notice of disciplinary or access denial actions whether the violation underlying the notice resulted in financial harm to any customers. The Commission believes that the inclusion of customer harm is essential because it cannot effectively perform its regulatory and oversight functions without knowledge of those instances in which brokers violate their fiduciary duty to customers by taking advantage of customer orders and engaging in fraudulent activity. The Commission concluded that the additional burden for an exchange to add the two additional elements in the contents of the disciplinary or access denial notice is de minimis and will not change the burden hours for the collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 6, 6a, 6c, 6d, 6f, 6g, 6i, 6j Name of Law: CEA
   US Code: 7 USC 6k, 6l, 6m, 6n Name of Law: CEA
   US Code: 7 USC 7, 7a-s, 7b, 7b-1, 7b-3 Name of Law: CEA
   US Code: 7 USC 8, 9, 15, 21 Name of Law: CEA
   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-AE25	Proposed rulemaking	83 FR 61946	11/30/2018

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part 38 - Designated Contract Markets	N/A	Form TER
Enhancing Protections Afforded Customers and Customer Funds Held by Futures Commission Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations
System Safeguards Testing Requirements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	3,660	105	0	3,555	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,895	7,358	0	1,537	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: The Commission believes that the change related to the revised MAT process – and related information collection – reflects the Commission’s enhanced knowledge and experience with swaps trading characteristics, and the Commission believes this change is needed to further the Dodd-Frank Act’s twin statutory goals to promote the trading of swaps on SEFs and to promote pre-trade price transparency in the swaps market. Additionally, the Commission notes that the number of registered, active DCMs has decreased from 15 to 14 (which change is unrelated to the proposed amendment), but will add four new applicants.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 11/30/2018

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