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[Proposed Rules]
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Part IV





 Commodity Futures Trading Commission





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17 CFR Parts 43 and 45





Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements and Swap Data Recordkeeping and 
Reporting Requirements; Proposed Rule

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Parts 43 and 45

RIN 3038-AF26


Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements and Swap Data 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the ``Commission'' 
or the ``CFTC'') is proposing revisions to part 43 and part 45 of the 
Commission's regulations to: allow for continued geographic masking 
after the designation of the unique product identifier and product 
classification system (``UPI'') for swaps in the other commodity asset 
class; implement conforming changes in connection with the geographic 
masking requirement; add reportable data fields to appendix A to part 
43 and appendix 1 to part 45 that promote international harmonization 
and further the Commission's surveillance and analysis activities; and 
implement non-substantive revisions to the descriptions of the existing 
reportable data elements in such appendices.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``Real-Time Public 
Reporting Requirements and Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements, RIN 3038-AF26,'' by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> CFTC Comments Portal: https://comments.cftc.gov. Select 
the ``Submit Comments'' link for this rulemaking and follow the 
instructions on the Public Comment Form.
    <bullet> Mail: Send to Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 
Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: Follow the same instructions as for 
Mail above.
    Please submit your comments using only one of these methods. To 
avoid possible delays with mail or in-person deliveries, submissions 
through the CFTC Comments Portal are encouraged.
    All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied 
by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to 
https://comments.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you 
wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider 
information that you believe is exempt from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act (``FOIA''), a petition for confidential 
treatment of the exempt information may be submitted according to the 
procedures established in Sec.  145.9 of the Commission's 
regulations.\1\
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    \1\ 17 CFR 145.9.
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    The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to 
review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse, or remove any or all 
submissions from https://www.comments.cftc.gov that it may deem to be 
inappropriate for publication, such as obscene language. All 
submissions that have been redacted or removed that contain comments on 
the merits of the rulemaking will be retained in the public comment 
file and will be considered as required under the Administrative 
Procedure Act and other applicable laws, and may be accessible under 
FOIA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Owen J. Kopon, Associate Chief 
Counsel, at (202) 418-5360 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#49262226392627092a2f3d2a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="214e4a4e514e4f61424755420f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>, Division of Market 
Oversight (``DMO''); Alicia Viguri, Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 
418-5219 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e7f0efe1f3f4efc6e5e0f2e5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f1e0916180a0d163f1c190b1c51181009">[email protected]</span></a>, DMO; Isabella Bergstein, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, at (202) 418-5182 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2cbc0c7d0c5d1d6c7cbcce2c1c4d6c18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="412823243326323524282f01222735226f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>, DMO; Chase Lindsey, 
Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 418-5231 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f3c3336313b2c3a261f3c392b3c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bf8f7f2f5ffe8fee2dbf8fdeff8b5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>, DMO; 
Kate Mitchel, Associate Director, at (202) 418-5871 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e68d8b8f92858e838aa685809285c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a9afabb6a1aaa7ae82a1a4b6a1eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>, Division of Data (``DOD''); Robert Stowsky, IT 
Specialist, at (202) 418-5104 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef9d9c9b80989c8496af8c899b8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee9c9d9a81999d8597ae8d889a8dc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>, DOD; John Roberts, 
Research Analyst, at (202) 418-5943 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#48223a272a2d3a3c3b082b2e3c2b662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="147e667b767166606754777260773a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>, Office of the 
Chief Economist (``OCE''); Lee Baker, Research Economist at (202) 418-
5175 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f232d2e242a3d0f2c293b2c61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c9c7c4cec0d7e5c6c3d1c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>, OCE; in each case at the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

A. Introduction

    The Commission's real-time public reporting and swap data reporting 
regulations were first adopted in 2012, and are located in parts 43 and 
45 of the Commission's regulations.\2\ The 2012 Real-Time Public 
Reporting of Swap Transaction Data Final Rule (the ``2012 RTR Final 
Rule'') set forth regulations that require swap counterparties, swap 
execution facilities (``SEFs''), and designated contract markets 
(``DCMs'') to report publicly reportable swap transactions (``PRST'') 
to swap data repositories (``SDRs'').\3\ Additionally, the 2012 RTR 
Final Rule set forth regulations that require SDRs to publicly 
disseminate swap transaction and pricing data (``STAPD'') in real-time, 
subject to certain exceptions.\4\
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    \2\ See 17 CFR parts 43, 45; Final Rule, Real-Time Public 
Reporting of Swap Transaction Data, 77 FR 1182 (Jan. 9, 2012); Final 
Rule, Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 77 FR 2136 
(Jan. 13, 2012).
    \3\ See 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 FR 1182; 17 CFR 43.3(a).
    \4\ See 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 FR 1182; 17 CFR 43.3(b), 43.4(c) 
and (d).
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    In the 2012 Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements 
Final Rule (``2012 SDRR Final Rule''), the Commission implemented the 
swap data reporting rules. The part 45 regulations require SEFs, DCMs, 
and reporting counterparties (``RCPs'') (collectively, ``Reporting 
Entities'') to report swap data to SDRs.\5\ SDRs collect and maintain 
data related to swap transactions, making such data electronically 
available for regulators or the public.
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    \5\ See 2012 SDRR Final Rule, 77 FR 2136; 17 CFR 45.3, 45.4.
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    In 2013, the Commission adopted a block trade rule \6\ to implement 
the statutory requirements of Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') section 
2(a)(13)(E)(i)-(iv).\7\ In 2016, the Commission amended part 45 to set 
forth swap data reporting obligations with respect to cleared swaps.\8\
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    \6\ Procedures to Establish Appropriate Minimum Block Sizes for 
Large Notional Off-Facility Swaps and Block Trades, 78 FR 32866 (May 
31, 2013) (the ``Block Trade Final Rule'').
    \7\ These CEA sections contain provisions (e.g., time delays) 
that the Commission must include in its required rulemakings 
governing public reporting of STAPD for the categories of swaps set 
forth in CEA sections 2(a)(13)(C)(i) and (ii), 7 U.S.C. 
2(a)(13)(C)(i) and (ii). See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Real-
Time Public Reporting Requirements, 85 FR 21516 n.5 (Apr. 17, 2020) 
(the ``2020 RTR NPRM'').
    \8\ Amendments to Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements for Cleared Swaps, 81 FR 41736 (June 27, 2016).
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    In 2020, the Commission amended part 43 and part 45 by issuing a 
new Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements final rule (the ``2020 RTR 
Final Rule'') \9\ and Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements final rule (the ``2020 SDRR Final Rule'') \10\ 
(collectively the ``2020 Final Rules''). The 2020 RTR Final Rule 
revised the method and timing for real-time reporting and public 
dissemination, generally and for specific types of swaps; the delay and 
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dissemination of block trades and large notional trades; the 
standardization and validation of real-time reporting fields; the 
delegation of specific authority to Commission staff; and the 
clarification of specific real-time reporting questions and common 
issues.\11\
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    \9\ Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements, 85 FR 75422 (Nov. 
25, 2020) (the ``2020 RTR Final Rule'').
    \10\ Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 85 FR 
75503 (Nov. 25, 2020) (the ``2020 SDRR Final Rule'').
    \11\ See 2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75422.
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    The 2020 SDRR Final Rule generally revised the reporting 
regulations to: streamline the requirements for reporting swaps; 
require SDRs to validate swap reports; permit the transfer of swap data 
between SDRs; alleviate reporting burdens for non-swap dealer (``SD'')/
major swap participant (``MSP'') reporting counterparties; and 
harmonize with international technical guidance the swap data elements 
that counterparties are required to report to SDRs.\12\
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    \12\ See 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75503, 75504.
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    To ensure that the Commission continues to receive accurate and 
high-quality data on swap transactions for its regulatory oversight 
role, as well as address international swap reporting developments, the 
Commission proposes revisions to parts 43 and 45 to: allow for 
geographic masking after designation of the UPI for swaps falling 
within the other commodity asset class; \13\ implement conforming 
changes in connection with the geographic masking requirement; add 
reportable data fields to appendix A to part 43 and appendix 1 to part 
45; and implement non-substantive revisions to the descriptions of the 
existing reportable data elements in such appendices.
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    \13\ Other commodity, as used in this notice of proposed 
rulemaking, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Sec.  
43.2 (i.e., any commodity that is not categorized in the interest 
rate, credit, foreign exchange or other asset classes as may be 
determined by the Commission).
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B. International Harmonization

    Since November 2014, regulators overseeing major derivatives 
jurisdictions and markets, including the CFTC, have come together 
through the Bank for International Settlements Committee on Payments 
and Market Infrastructures (``CPMI'') and the International 
Organization of Securities Commissions (``IOSCO'') working group for 
the harmonization of key over-the-counter (``OTC'') derivatives data 
elements (``Harmonisation Group'') to develop global guidance regarding 
the definition, format, and usage of key OTC derivatives data elements 
reported to trade repositories (``TRs''), including the unique 
transaction identifier (``UTI''), the UPI, and other critical data 
elements (``CDE'').\14\ The Harmonisation Group published Guidance on 
the Harmonisation of Unique Transaction Identifier (``UTI Technical 
Guidance'') \15\ and Technical Guidance on the Harmonisation of the 
Unique Product Identifier (``UPI Technical Guidance'') \16\ in February 
and September 2017, respectively.\17\ In April 2018, the Harmonisation 
Group published Technical Guidance on the Harmonisation of Critical OTC 
Derivatives Data Elements (other than UTI and UPI) (``CDE Technical 
Guidance'').\18\
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    \14\ 2020 SDRR NPRM, 85 FR at 21579.
    \15\ CPMI-IOSCO, Technical Guidance, Harmonisation of the Unique 
Transaction Identifier (Feb. 2017), available at https://www.iosco.org/library/pubdocs/pdf/IOSCOPD557.pdf (``UTI Technical 
Guidance'').
    \16\ CPMI and IOSCO, Technical Guidance: Harmonisation of the 
Unique Product Identifier, (Sept. 2017), available at https://www.iosco.org/library/pubdocs/pdf/IOSCOPD580.pdf (``UPI Technical 
Guidance'').
    \17\ 2020 SDRR NPRM, 85 FR at 21579-21580.
    \18\ The CDE Technical Guidance was finalized following 
consultative reports in September 2015, October 2016, and June 2017. 
See CPMI-IOSCO, Technical Guidance, Harmonisation of Critical OTC 
Derivatives Data Elements (other than UTI and UPI) (Apr. 2018), 
available at https://www.bis.org/cpmi/publ/d175.pdf.
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    In the UPI Technical Guidance, CPMI and IOSCO specify the 
requirements necessary for a product identifier to facilitate the 
reporting of swap data to TRs and the aggregation of such data by 
authorities.\19\ CPMI and IOSCO concluded that semantically meaningless 
codes should be assigned to each unique product, with the product 
attributes associated with each code discoverable by reference to 
standardized tables (``Reference Data Library'' or ``UPI 
Taxonomy'').\20\ The UPI Technical Guidance also requires that the 
Reference Data Library contain specific reference data elements that 
vary by asset class. These required reference data elements detail the 
asset class, asset class sub-types, underlying asset, and other swap 
product attributes.\21\ The UPI Technical Guidance concluded that a UPI 
should satisfy fifteen distinct technical principles,\22\ and appointed 
the Financial Stability Board (``FSB'') \23\ to designate one or more 
service providers to issue product codes and operate and maintain the 
Reference Data Library. In May 2019, the FSB designated the Derivatives 
Service Bureau Limited (``DSB'') as the UPI service provider.\24\
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    \19\ See Order Designating the Unique Product Identifier and 
Product Classification System to be Used in Recordkeeping and Swap 
Data Reporting, 88 FR 11790, 11791 (Feb. 24, 2023) (the ``February 
2023 UPI Order''); UPI Technical Guidance at 3.
    \20\ February 2023 UPI Order at 11791; UPI Technical Guidance at 
21.
    \21\ February 2023 UPI Order at 11791.
    \22\ Id. The fifteen technical principles identified by CPMI and 
IOSCO are: jurisdiction neutrality, uniqueness, consistency, 
persistence, adaptability, clarity, ease of assignment/retrieval/
query, long-term viability, scope neutrality, compatibility, 
comprehensiveness, extensibility, precision, public dissemination, 
and representation.
    \23\ Id. The FSB is an international body that monitors and 
makes recommendations about the global financial system. The 
Commission, though not an FSB member, is a member of IOSCO.
    \24\ February 2023 UPI Order at 11791; FSB, Press Release: FSB 
designates DSB as Unique Product Identifier Service Provider (May 2, 
2019), available at https://www.fsb.org/2019/05/fsb-designates-dsb-as-unique-product-identifier-upi-service-provider/.
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    The CDE Technical Guidance provides technical guidance on the 
definition, format, and allowable values of critical data elements that 
are reported to TRs and important to facilitate aggregation by 
authorities.\25\ A second version of the CDE Technical Guidance was 
published in September 2021 and included corrections to the April 2018 
CDE Technical Guidance to facilitate the jurisdictional implementations 
of the CDE Technical Guidance.\26\ The third version of the CDE 
Technical Guidance (the ``2023 CDE Technical Guidance'') was published 
in September 2023 and includes certain revisions and new data elements 
deemed necessary to further improve standardization and understanding 
of swap data.\27\
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    \25\ 2020 SDRR NPRM, 85 FR at 21580.
    \26\ CPMI-IOSCO, Harmonisation of Critical OTC Derivatives Data 
Elements (other than UTI and UPI), Revised CDE Technical Guidance--
Version 2 (``Revised CDE Technical Guidance''), at 11 (Sept. 2021), 
available at https://www.leiroc.org/publications/gls/roc_20210922.pdf.
    \27\ CPMI-IOSCO, Harmonisation of Critical OTC Derivatives Data 
Elements (other than UTI and UPI), Revised CDE Technical Guidance--
Version 3, (Oct. 2023), available at https://www.leiroc.org/publications/gls/roc_20230929.pdf.
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    The Commission is part of the CDE Technical Guidance Harmonisation 
Group. In this role, Commission staff works alongside representatives 
from several countries to provide feedback regarding the data elements, 
as well as participate in CDE Technical Guidance public consultations, 
related industry workshops, and conference calls.\28\
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    \28\ 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75505.
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    The CDE Technical Guidance is global guidance addressed to 
authorities \29\ that ``takes account of relevant international 
technical standards where available and is jurisdiction-agnostic, thus 
enabling the consistent global aggregation of OTC derivatives 
transaction data.'' \30\ As emphasized in the 2020 SDRR Final Rule, the 
Commission believes the implementation of the CDE Technical Guidance 
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harmonization of TRs data across FSB member jurisdictions. Wide 
implementation would allow market participants to report swap data to 
several jurisdictions in the same format, supporting data aggregation 
for the analysis of global systemic risk in swap markets.\31\
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    \29\ Revised CDE Technical Guidance--Version 2 at 10.
    \30\ See BIS, Harmonisation of Critical OTC Derivatives Data 
Elements (other that UTI and UPI)--Technical Guidance (Apr. 2018), 
available at https://www.bis.org/cpmi/publ/d175.htm.
    \31\ 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75540.
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    The amendments in this proposal demonstrate the Commission's 
commitment to the development of global guidance on key OTC derivatives 
data elements reported to TRs to achieve international harmony in the 
area of swaps reporting.

C. Statutory and Regulatory Framework for Real-Time Public Reporting 
and Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting

    Section 2(a)(13) of the CEA authorizes and requires the Commission 
to promulgate rules that provide for the public availability of STAPD 
in real-time in such form and at such times as the Commission 
determines appropriate to enhance price discovery.\32\ CEA sections 
2(a)(13)(C) and (E) reflect Congress' intent that regulators ``ensure 
that the public reporting of swap transactions and pricing data does 
not disclose the names or identities of the parties to the 
transactions.'' \33\
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    \32\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(13); Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Real-Time 
Public Reporting of Swap Transaction Data, 75 FR 76140, 76141 (Dec. 
7, 2010).
    \33\ See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Real-Time Public 
Reporting of Swap Transaction Data, 75 FR 76140, 76150 n.46 (Dec. 7, 
2010).; 156 Cong. Rec. S5921 (daily ed. July 15, 2010) (statement of 
Sen. Blanche Lincoln).
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    Specifically, section 2(a)(13)(C)(iii) of the CEA requires that the 
Commission prescribe rules that maintain the anonymity of business 
transactions and market positions of the counterparties to an uncleared 
swap. Section 2(a)(13)(E)(i) of the CEA directs the Commission to 
protect the identities of counterparties to swaps subject to the 
mandatory clearing requirement, swaps excepted from the mandatory 
clearing requirement, and voluntarily cleared swaps.\34\
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    \34\ See Block Trade Final Rule, 78 FR at 32867.
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    The Commission implemented the provisions of section 2(a)(13) of 
the CEA by adopting the 2012 RTR Final Rule on January 9, 2012. The 
real-time reporting regulations are located in part 43 and establish, 
inter alia: (1) the entities or persons responsible for reporting 
STAPD; (2) the entities or persons responsible for publicly 
disseminating such data; and (3) the data fields and guidance on the 
appropriate format and manner for STAPD to be reported to the public in 
real-time.\35\
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    \35\ 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 FR at 1183.
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    The 2012 RTR Final Rule required reporting parties, SEFs and DCMs 
to report the actual underlying asset(s) of PRSTs to an SDR.\36\ The 
SDR, in turn, is required to publicly disseminate the actual underlying 
asset(s) of all publicly reportable swap transactions in the interest 
rate, credit, equity, and foreign exchange asset classes.\37\ SDRs are 
similarly required to publicly disseminate the actual underlying 
asset(s) for certain swaps in the other commodity asset class, subject 
to the anonymity protections set out in Sec.  43.4(c)(4).\38\
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    \36\ This requirement was originally adopted as 17 CFR 
43.4(d)(2), but has since been re-designated as 17 CFR 43.4(c)(2) in 
the 2020 RTR Final Rule.
    \37\ 17 CFR 43.4(c)(3).
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    For all swaps in the interest rate, credit, foreign exchange and 
equity classes, the Commission determined that the actual underlying 
asset would be disseminated, regardless of whether a swap was executed 
on or pursuant to the rules of a SEF or DCM, or if it was an off-
facility swap.\39\ With respect to swaps in the other commodity asset 
class, Sec.  43.4(d)(4)(ii) directed that, if the PRST referenced, or 
was economically related to, any of the ``Enumerated Physical Commodity 
Contracts and Other Contracts'' listed in appendix B to part 43, or if 
the swaps were executed on or pursuant to the rules of a SEF or DCM, 
the actual underlying physical commodity or referenced price or index 
must be publicly disseminated by the SDR.\40\
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    \39\ 2012 RTR Final Rule at 1209; 17 CFR 43.4(c)(3) and (4).
    \40\ 2012 RTR Final Rule at 1211-1212; 17 CFR 43.4(c)(4)(ii). 
Appendix B listed 28 ``Enumerated Physical Commodity Contracts'' as 
well as 1 additional contract--swaps referenced to Brent Crude Oil 
(ICE) or economically related to Brent Crude Oil (ICE)--under the 
``Other Contracts'' section. The 2020 RTR Final Rule relocated Sec.  
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    However, the Commission determined that all off-facility swaps in 
the other commodity asset class that did not fall under Sec.  
43.4(d)(4)(ii) would not be required to comply with the real-time 
reporting and public dissemination requirements under part 43 because 
of the increased likelihood that public dissemination of the underlying 
asset could disclose the identity, business transactions or market 
positions of a counterparty, until the adoption of special 
accommodations in a future Commission release to address these 
concerns.\41\
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    \41\ 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 FR at 1211.
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    The Block Trade Final Rule addressed the public dissemination of 
STAPD for the group of other commodity swaps that were not covered 
under Sec.  43.4(d)(4)(ii) by adding Sec.  43.4(d)(4)(iii) and appendix 
E to part 43. Section 43.4(d)(4)(iii) mandated that SDRs must publicly 
disseminate the details about the geographic location of the underlying 
assets of the other commodity swaps not described in Sec.  
43.4(d)(4)(ii) pursuant to appendix E to part 43. Appendix E provides 
top-coding for various geographic regions. \42\ Hence, by complying 
with appendix E, the SDRs would mask or disguise the geographic details 
related to the underlying assets of a swap when publicly disseminating 
such STAPD.\43\ In addition to appendix E, the Block Trade Final Rule 
added 13 contracts to appendix B for which an SDR would be required to 
publicly disseminate the actual underlying asset without geographic 
masking.
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    \42\ Block Trade Final Rule, 78 FR at 32910, 32938, 32941.
    \43\ Id. at 32909.
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    As previously mentioned, the Commission amended parts 43 and 45 in 
November 2020. Among other objectives, the 2020 Final Rules revised the 
method and timing for swap real-time reporting and public 
dissemination, the requirements for swap reporting, and defined and 
adopted swap data elements that harmonize with international technical 
guidance.\44\
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    \44\ 2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75422; and 2020 SDRR Final 
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    In its 2020 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Real-Time Public 
Reporting Requirements (``2020 RTR NPRM''), the Commission proposed 
eliminating appendix B to part 43 and former Sec.  43.4(d)(4)(ii), 
which required that SDRs publicly disseminate the actual underlying 
assets of certain swaps in the other commodity asset class that either 
(i) reference one of the contracts described in appendix B to part 43 
or (ii) are economically related to such contracts. The rationale for 
the proposal was to extend the geographic masking for all of the 
underlying assets for the other commodity asset class, based on the 
Commission's belief that other commodity swaps referencing, or 
economically related to, the contracts in appendix B could be 
sufficiently bespoke to warrant the additional masking.\45\
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    \45\ 2020 RTR NPRM, 85 FR at 21530.
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    After considering whether the proposed geographic masking expansion 
outweighed the associated reduction in transparency, the Commission 
declined to adopt the proposed revisions to the masking requirements. 
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determined that the basis for adopting Sec.  43.4(d)(4) in 2012 
remained operative and, as such, left Appendices B and E the same as 
had been adopted in the 2012 RTR Final Rules and the Block Trade Final 
Rule, respectively.\46\
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    \46\ The Commission did make minor technical edits and relocated 
Sec.  43.4(d)(4) to Sec.  43.4(c)(4). 2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR at 
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    Section 21(b) of the CEA directs the Commission to prescribe 
standards that specify the data elements for each swap that shall be 
collected and maintained by each registered SDR.\47\ In furtherance of 
this mandate, in adopting the 2020 Final Rules the Commission reviewed 
the STAPD data fields in appendix A to part 43 and the swap data 
elements in appendix 1 to part 45 and determined that the STAPD data 
fields in appendix A to part 43 would be a subset of the part 45 swap 
data elements in appendix 1 to part 45. In an effort to harmonize both 
sets of data, the Commission also reviewed the CDE Technical Guidance 
to determine which data elements the Commission could adopt.\48\ In 
addition to adopting and including the CDE Technical Guidance Data 
Elements in appendix A and appendix 1, the Commission, listed 
additional CFTC-specific data elements that support the Commission's 
regulatory responsibilities in both appendices.\49\
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    \47\ 7 U.S.C. 24a(b)(1).
    \48\ 2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75457; 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 
85 FR at 75540.
    \49\ 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75540.
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    Simultaneous with the adoption of the 2020 Final Rules, Commission 
staff published a technical specification setting forth the form and 
manner for reporting the required swap data elements under parts 43 and 
45 (the ``Technical Specification''). The Technical Specification 
provides technical guidance on the definition, format, allowable values 
and validation rules for those data elements required to be reported 
and publicly disseminated pursuant to part 43, as well as the 
reportable data elements required to be reported to SDRs under part 45. 
Commission staff revised the Technical Specification in September 2021, 
August 2022 and March 2023 (the ``Revised Technical 
Specification'').\50\
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    \50\ CFTC, Parts 43 and 45 Technical Specification (March 2023), 
available at https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/DoddFrankAct/Rulemakings/DF_18_RealTimeReporting/index.htm and https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/DoddFrankAct/Rulemakings/DF_17_Recordkeeping/index.htm.
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    As discussed above, the Commission has been heavily involved in the 
international harmonization efforts of swap data reporting. In 
particular, with respect to unique identifiers, the Commission included 
the UPI in the 2012 RTR Final Rule \51\ and the 2012 SDRR Final Rule, 
as well as the Data Element Appendices.\52\ In the 2020 RTR Final Rule, 
the Commission included the UPI in the revised Data Element Appendices. 
The Commission also removed Sec.  43.4(e), which gave SDRs discretion 
regarding what fields to publicly disseminate after a UPI exists, as 
the fields required to be publicly disseminated are included in 
appendix A to part 43, as modified by the 2020 RTR Final Rule.\53\ The 
requirement to report and disseminate the UPI is set out through the 
inclusion of the UPI in appendix A to part 43.\54\
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    \51\ 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 FR at 1212.
    \52\ 2012 SDRR Final Rule, 77 FR at 2166.
    \53\ See 85 FR at 75439.
    \54\ The use of the UPI in real-time public reporting is also 
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    Section 45.7 provides that each swap must be identified in all 
recordkeeping and all swap data reporting pursuant to part 45 by means 
of a UPI and product classification system acceptable to the 
Commission, when such an identifier and classification system has been 
designated by the Commission. The UPI and product classification system 
are required to identify and describe the swap asset class and the sub-
type within that asset class to which the swap belongs, and the 
underlying product for the swap, with sufficient distinctiveness and 
specificity to enable the Commission and other financial regulators to 
fulfill their regulatory responsibilities and to assist in real time 
reporting of swaps in part 43.\55\
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    Section 45.7 further provides that, once the Commission determines 
that a UPI and product classification system is available for use, the 
Commission shall designate the UPI and product classification system by 
means of an order published in the Federal Register and on the 
Commission's website. The designation order will include the notice of 
the designation, the contact information of the issuer of such unique 
product identifiers, and information concerning the procedure and 
requirements to obtain UPIs and use the product classification system. 
Finally, Sec.  45.7 directs that each registered entity and swap 
counterparty use the UPI and product classification system in all 
recordkeeping and swap data reporting once designated by the 
Commission. Prior to such designations, the regulation provisionally 
mandates use of the internal product identifier or product description 
used by the SDR to which a swap is reported in all recordkeeping and 
swap data reporting pursuant to part 45.\56\
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    On February 16, 2023, the Commission issued the February 2023 UPI 
Order designating the UPIs issued by the DSB (``DSB UPIs'') for swaps 
in the credit, equity, foreign exchange, and interest rate asset 
classes as the UPI and product classification system to be used in 
recordkeeping and swap data reporting pursuant to the Commission's 
regulations, pursuant to section 21(b) of the Act and Commission 
regulation Sec.  45.7.\57\
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    The Commission determined that the DSB UPIs are acceptable and 
satisfy the criteria mandated by Sec.  45.7, as they identify and 
describe the swap products with sufficient distinctiveness and 
specificity to: (i) enable the Commission and other regulators to 
fulfill their regulatory responsibilities, and (ii) assist in real-time 
public reporting of swap transaction and pricing data.\58\
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    As prescribed in the February 2023 UPI Order, registered entities 
and swap counterparties shall use the DSB UPIs for swaps in the 
interest rate, credit, foreign exchange and equity classes in all 
recordkeeping and swap data reporting pursuant to part 45, as well as 
in real-time public reporting as required by part 43. The Commission 
expects registered entities and swap counterparties to use DSB UPIs in 
the aforementioned swap asset classes for part 45 recordkeeping and 
swap data reporting and part 43 real-time public reporting purposes by 
no later than January 29, 2024.\59\
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    A designation of a UPI for swap products in the other commodity 
asset classes \60\ was not made contemporaneously with the other asset 
classes. This delay has allowed additional time to ensure that 
appropriate anonymity protections continue to be in place for the swaps 
in the other commodity asset class once UPI is implemented in that 
asset class. Specifically, the Commission's regulations balance the 
CEA's mandate to provide for the public dissemination of STAPD, while 
maintaining the anonymity of business transactions and market positions 
of the counterparties to a swap. Geographic locations, such as delivery 
points, are often key product characteristics of the other commodity 
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designation of a UPI code for other commodity asset class swaps would 
trigger the obligation under parts 43 and 45 that such UPI be included 
in each public dissemination and confidential swap report.\61\ Without 
modifications to part 43, this could result in RCPs reporting to SDRs a 
UPI that contains detailed geographic information in contravention of 
Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii) and appendix E to part 43, as explained further 
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contained in the credit, equity, foreign exchange, and interest rate 
asset classes. See 17 CFR 45.1.
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    To achieve international swap data standardization and promote 
post-trade transparency and price discovery,\62\ the Commission 
proposes the following modifications to parts 43 and 45 of the 
Commission's regulations: (i) amend Sec.  43.4(c) to allow for 
geographic masking after the designation of the UPI for the other 
commodity asset classes, (ii) implement conforming changes to Sec.  
43.4(c) and appendix E to part 43 in connection with the geographic 
masking requirement, (iii) implement modifications to Sec.  45.7(b) 
with regards to the Commission's authority to subject a UPI designation 
order to conditions as deemed appropriate, and to limit, suspend, or 
withdraw such designation order after appropriate notice and 
opportunity to respond; and (iv) implement conforming and technical 
revisions to the title of Sec.  45.7 and the text of Sec.  45.7(c)(2).
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    Additionally, the Commission proposes modifications to appendix A 
to part 43 and appendix 1 to part 45 (the ``Data Element Appendices'') 
to (v) add additional data elements, and (vi) modify the descriptions 
of the existing reportable data elements to harmonize with changes done 
at the international level and to remove form and manner detail from 
the Data Element Appendices that is set out in the Technical 
Specification.

II. Proposed Amendments to Part 43 and Part 45

    The adoption and implementation of the UPI and product 
classification system for swaps in the other commodity asset class 
requires certain modifications to part 43. As such, the Commission 
hereby proposes modifications to Sec.  43.4(c) to allow for geographic 
masking after the designation of the UPI and product classification 
system for swaps in the other commodity asset class. In addition, the 
Commission is proposing modifications to Sec.  45.7(b) with regards to 
the Commission's authority to subject a UPI designation order to 
conditions as deemed appropriate, and to limit, suspend, or withdraw 
such designation order. Finally, the Commission is proposing certain 
conforming and technical changes to Sec.  43.4(c), appendix E to part 
43, Sec.  45.7, and Sec.  45.7(c)(2).

A. Proposed Addition of New Sec.  43.4(c)(5)

    Prior to the implementation of the UPI and product classification 
system for swaps in the other commodity asset class, the regulatory 
structure must be in place to satisfy the CEA mandate to require real-
time reporting that will enhance price discovery while also ensuring 
the anonymity of the swap counterparties and the confidentiality of 
business transactions and market positions.\63\ The Commission is 
proposing to further implement this mandate by requiring Reporting 
Entities to submit to the SDRs a UPI that limits the geographic detail 
of the underlying asset pursuant to appendix E to part 43, for certain 
swap transactions in the other commodity asset class, when a UPI and 
product classification system has been designated by the Commission 
pursuant to regulation 45.7. The Commission is also proposing to 
require SDRs to disseminate the appropriately geographically limited 
UPI that the Reporting Entities report to the SDRs.
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    As previously discussed, CEA section 2(a)(13) directs the 
Commission to prescribe regulations providing for the public 
availability of transaction and pricing data for certain swaps. 
However, CEA sections 2(a)(13)(C) and (E) limits this direction by 
mandating the protection of the anonymity of swap counterparties, 
business transactions and market positions to swap transactions. The 
Commission implemented the statutory mandates through the adoption of 
the 2012 RTR Final Rule and the Block Trade Final Rule in 2012 and 
2013, respectively. Notwithstanding the requirement to publicly 
disseminate data that discloses the underlying asset(s) of PRSTs, the 
2012 RTR Final Rule prohibited an SDR from publicly disseminating STAPD 
in a manner that discloses or otherwise facilitates the identification 
of a swap counterparty. The Block Trade Final Rule required the public 
dissemination of certain swaps in the other commodity asset class to 
limit the geographic detail of the underlying asset pursuant to 
appendix E to part 43.
    The designation of the UPI for swaps in the other commodity asset 
class highlight operational complexities arising from the statutory 
requirements to both provide for the public availability of STAPD and 
also ensure the anonymity of the parties to a PRST. The implementation 
of a UPI code for other commodity asset class swaps pursuant to 
regulation 45.7 would trigger the obligation under parts 43 and 45 that 
the same UPI be included in each public dissemination and confidential 
swap report.\64\ However, an anonymity issue arises because geographic 
locations, such as delivery points, are often key product 
characteristics of certain other commodity asset class swap products 
and, consequently, included in the underlying UPI reference data 
library elements. This would mean that key characteristics of each 
product, such as geographic locations, would be potentially publicly 
accessible, creating a risk that public dissemination of a UPI code 
pursuant to part 43 could inadvertently allow for the identification of 
the counterparties to the specific other commodity swap transactions.
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    \64\ 17 CFR 45.7(c)(1); 17 CFR part 43, appendix A and 17 CFR 
part 45, appendix 1, (Data Element # 87 (Unique Product Identifier 
UPI) (noting that the Commission will designate a UPI pursuant to 
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    Without modifications to part 43, Reporting Entities would report 
to SDRs a UPI that contains detailed geographic information, 
dissemination of which could be contrary to Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii) and 
appendix E. Without a rule amendment, SDRs would not be permitted to 
publicly disseminate a UPI for certain swaps in the other commodity 
asset class that require geographic masking under the Commission's 
current regulations, as such dissemination would violate Sec.  
43.4(c)(4)(iii).
    Therefore, an extension of the UPI mandate to the other commodity 
asset class must provide for the geographic masking requirement 
mandated by Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii). Under proposed Sec.  43.4(c)(5)(ii), 
Reporting Entities would be obligated to comply with the requirement to 
provide, and SDRs with their requirement to disseminate, a description 
of the underlying asset(s) that limits geographic detail pursuant to 
paragraph (c)(4)(iii) of Sec.  43.4 by providing or disseminating, as 
applicable, STAPD that includes a UPI that identifies any specific 
delivery point or pricing point pursuant to appendix E to part 43.
    The proposed rule amendment harmonizes the competing obligations 
under Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii) related to limiting geographic detail in 
public dissemination of certain swaps in the other commodity asset 
class and those under appendix A to disseminate a UPI, which may 
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not adequately geographically masked. However, the geographically 
limited UPI will not satisfy part 45 reporting obligations. Existing 
part 45 requires specific delivery and pricing point details to be 
reported, which would not be included in UPIs that disclose a more 
generic geographic location to comply with Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii). 
Therefore, Reporting Entities will also need to report a UPI that 
contains those details in order to comply with the part 45 reporting 
requirements.
    Accordingly, proposed Sec.  43.4(c)(5)(iii) provides that, 
notwithstanding the requirement under Sec.  43.4(c)(5)(ii) to provide 
and disseminate a geographically-masked UPI pursuant to appendix E to 
part 43, Reporting Entities shall comply with part 45 reporting 
obligations by providing to SDRs a separate UPI that does not limit the 
geographic detail of the underlying assets. Finally, proposed Sec.  
43.4(c)(5)(i) provides that, for swaps in the interest rate, credit, 
equity, and foreign exchange asset classes, as well as swaps in the 
other commodity asset class described in Sec.  43.3(c)(4)(ii), 
Reporting Entities shall comply with their requirement to provide an 
actual description of the underlying asset(s) by providing STAPD that 
includes a UPI system, once such identifier has been designated by the 
Commission to be used in recordkeeping and swap data reporting pursuant 
to regulation 45.7. Proposed Sec.  43.3(c)(5)(i) also provides that an 
SDR will be deemed to have complied with the requirement to disseminate 
an actual description of the underlying asset(s) by disseminating STAPD 
that includes a UPI that has been designated by the Commission.

B. Conforming Changes to Sec.  43.4(c) and Appendix E

    The Commission is proposing to make additional conforming and 
technical changes to Sec.  43.4(c) and appendix E to align with the 
proposed modifications discussed above.
    Existing Sec.  43.4(c)(2) requires Reporting Entities to provide an 
SDR with STAPD that includes an actual description of the underlying 
asset. Because, as discussed above, the requirement to provide a UPI 
and, if applicable, a UPI that limits geographic information, is being 
proposed in Sec.  43.4(c)(5), the proposal implements a conforming 
revision to indicate that the requirement in Sec.  43.4(c)(2) to 
provide an actual description of the underlying asset applies to PRST 
in the interest rate, credit, equity, and foreign exchange asset 
classes. Similarly, the Commission is proposing to address the 
requirement that Reporting Entities provide the underlying asset to an 
SDR in Sec.  43.4(c)(4), as modified. This change is not meant to be 
substantive, but rather is intended as a technical revision to group 
requirements that are specific to an asset class within the same 
paragraph. The Commission is proposing technical revisions to the title 
and text of Sec.  43.4(c)(4) to clarify and conform to the amendments 
proposed in section II.A above. As such, the revision to the title 
clarifies that the section addresses both the reporting and public 
dissemination of the underlying asset(s) for certain swaps in the other 
commodity asset class. The technical revision to Sec.  43.4(c)(4) and 
Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(i) identifies the Reporting Entities obligated to 
provide the SDRs with certain STAPD. Additionally, the proposed 
technical revisions to Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(ii) and (iii) address the 
obligation to provide the underlying asset(s) of swaps in the other 
commodity asset class as stipulated in each of these sections, to 
conform with the rest of the regulatory text in the section.
    Appendix E to part 43 includes tables E1 and E2 which must be used 
by SDRs to disseminate any specific delivery points or pricing points 
for PRSTs in the other commodity asset class as required by Sec.  
43.4(c)(4)(iii). The Commission proposes to add introductory language 
for consistency with the proposed amendments to Sec.  43.4(c) described 
above and proposed new Sec.  43.4(c)(5)(ii).

C. Proposed Amendments to Sec.  45.7(b)

    In addition to the changes to part 43 discussed above, the 
Commission is also proposing modifications to Sec.  45.7(b) with 
regards to the Commission's authority to condition or revoke a UPI 
designation order. As stated above, Sec.  45.7 provides that when the 
Commission determines that a UPI and product classification system is 
available for use and meets the requirements of Sec.  45.7, the 
Commission shall designate the unique product identifier and product 
classification system to be used in recordkeeping and swap data 
reporting by means of a Commission order published in the Federal 
Register and on the website of the Commission.
    Section 45.7(a) establishes the requirements that the UPI and 
product classification system must meet to enable the Commission and 
other financial regulators to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities 
and to assist in real time reporting of swaps as provided in the CEA 
and part 43. The Commission is proposing to modify Sec.  45.7 to 
address the Commission's authority to condition a designation of a UPI 
and product classification system. For example, the Commission may 
determine that it is appropriate to condition the designation of a UPI 
and product classification system on such an identifier continuing to 
meet certain international standards related to distinctiveness and 
specificity. As another example, the Commission may include as a 
condition of designation an implementation date for use of such UPI and 
product classification system. The Commission proposes adding the 
following language at the end of Sec.  45.7(b)(2); The Commission may 
subject such designation order to conditions to ensure the unique 
product identifier and product classification system continue to meet 
the requirements set out in paragraph (a) above. The Commission may 
also set, in such designation order, a date on which such designation 
shall be effective. The Commission is also proposing to address the 
Commission's authority to limit, suspend, or revoke a designation order 
previously issued by the Commission. The Commission proposes to add 
Sec.  45.7(b)(3), to direct that if the Commission determines that a 
unique product identifier and product classification system, subject to 
a designation order pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, no 
longer satisfies the requirements set forth in this section, the 
Commission may limit, suspend, or withdraw the designation order 
consistent with the Act after appropriate notice and opportunity to 
respond. This amendment seeks to address the unlikely scenario where a 
previously designated UPI and product classification system fails to 
meet the requirements set out in Sec.  45.7.
    Finally, the Commission proposes conforming and technical revisions 
to Sec.  45.7. The Commission proposes adding ``and Product 
Classification System'' to the title of Sec.  45.7 for consistency with 
the rest of the regulatory text. The Commission also proposes a 
revision to the language in Sec.  45.7(c)(2) to conform to new proposed 
Sec.  45.7(b)(3), which provides for the withdrawal of a previously 
issued designation order. Commission regulation 45.7(c)(2) is meant to 
set out obligations that are applicable in the absence of a designated 
UPI and product classification system. The proposed modifications are 
meant to address both a situation where a UPI and product 
classification system has not yet been designated by the Commission, 
and, now, a situation where a UPI and product classification system was 
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in effect, as contemplated by new, proposed Sec.  45.7(b)(3).

III. Additional Swap Data Elements Reported to the Commission and to 
Swap Data Repositories

A. Background

    The Commission is proposing to add and further standardize the 
required data elements and definitions set out in the Data Element 
Appendices. The Data Element Appendices specify the current 
requirements for data elements reporting; \65\ the Revised Technical 
Specification, published on the Commission's website pursuant to 
delegated authority, provides the form and manner specifications for 
reporting the required data elements.\66\ Commission staff published 
the Revised Technical Specification on March 1, 2023.\67\ The Revised 
Technical Specification organizes each data element from the Data 
Element Appendices by category and provides for the corresponding 
definition, format, allowable values, and validation rules for each 
data element.\68\
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    \65\ 2020 SDRR Final Rule at 75540 (highlighting the differences 
between swap data elements required to be reported to SDRs pursuant 
to part 45 in appendix 1 to part 45 and swap transaction and pricing 
data elements required to be reported to, and then publicly 
disseminated by, SDRs pursuant to part 43 in appendix A to part 43. 
Both the appendices are harmonized such that the swap transaction 
and pricing data elements are a subset of the swap data elements in 
appendix 1 to part 45).
    \66\ 17 CFR 43.7(a)(1); 17 CFR 45.15(b).
    \67\ CFTC Technical Specification, Version 3.2 (Mar. 1, 2023), 
available at https://www.cftc.gov/media/8261/Part43_45TechnicalSpecification03012023CLEAN/download.
    \68\ Id.
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    Prior to the implementation of the 2020 Final Rules, SDRs had some 
discretion over what swap data was reported, which led to a lack of 
standardization across SDRs.\69\ This lack of standardization warranted 
the introduction of the revised Data Element Appendices and the 
Technical Specification. The Commission's adoption of the 2020 Final 
Rules standardized a significant number of data elements reported to 
the Commission and to the public.
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    When the Commission adopted the Data Element Appendices in 2020, it 
noted that those appendices did not address the standardization of data 
elements specific to swap product terms.\70\ The Commission noted its 
expectation that a UPI would be available in two years, and that until 
the Commission designated a UPI pursuant to Sec.  45.7, SDRs would 
continue to accept, and reporting entities would continue to report the 
unstandardized product-related data elements unique to each SDR.\71\ As 
discussed above, subsequent to its 2020 Final Rules' adoption, the 
Commission has designated DSB as the UPI service provider and expects 
reporting of DSB UPIs for the interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, 
and equity classes to begin no later than January 29, 2024.
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    \70\ Id. at 75540; 2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75458 
(highlighting the Commission's belief that this temporary solution 
will benefit SDRs such that they will only have to change their 
systems once when a UPI becomes available, instead of twice if the 
Commission created standardized product data elements before UPIs 
were available and then later when UPIs were designated).
    \71\ 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75540.
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    The Commission is proposing to update the Data Element Appendices 
\72\ to include additional data elements. These additional data 
elements (1) supplement the UPI Reference Data Library with additional 
data elements from the 2023 CDE Technical Guidance; (2) add necessary 
information and address reporting quality issues; and (3) further 
facilitate the standardization of data elements. At the same time as 
the Commission is proposing to update the Data Element Appendices, 
staff is publishing draft updated technical specifications for 
reporting the swap data elements in the Data Element Appendices. 
Commission staff is publishing a draft updated technical specification 
(``Technical Specification 3.3''),\73\ when this notice is published so 
commenters can comment on both the NPRM and the technical standards and 
validation conditions. Commenters are encouraged to comment on the 
NPRM, as well as provide feedback on the Technical Specification 3.3 
that highlights the form and manner of the required fields within the 
Data Element Appendices pursuant to delegated authority. Commission 
staff is involved in international efforts for the harmonization of 
data elements, and the Commission welcomes comments related to the 2023 
CDE Technical Guidance in accordance with the CDE Governance 
Arrangements \74\ procedures. To simplify the organization of comments 
received, the additional data elements discussed below are divided into 
two categories: (1) fields that are included in the 2023 CDE Technical 
Guidance (``CDE Fields''); and (2) fields that are not included in the 
CDE Technical Guidance (``CFTC Fields'').
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    \72\ Staff note the proposed data elements that are not proposed 
to be publicly disseminated and are for regulatory reporting 
purposes under part 45 only will be referenced to as additions to 
appendix 1 of part 45. The proposed data elements that SDRs are to 
publicly disseminate will be referenced as additions to the Data 
Element Appendices.
    \73\ CFTC Technical Specification 3.3 will be published on the 
Commission's website alongside the publication of this NPRM, 
available at https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/DoddFrankAct/Rulemakings/DF_18_RealTimeReporting/index.htm and https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/DoddFrankAct/Rulemakings/DF_17_Recordkeeping/index.htm.
    \74\ CPMI-IOSCO, Governance Arrangements for Critical OTC 
Derivatives Data Elements (other than UTI and UPI) (October 2019), 
available at https://www.bis.org/cpmi/publ/d186.htm (``CDE 
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B. Proposed Data Elements From the CDE Technical Guidance

    The Commission previously noted its intent to adopt the CDE 
Technical Guidance data elements to the extent possible.\75\ The 
Commission also anticipated the need to update the Data Element 
Appendices to adopt any changes to the CDE Technical Guidance.\76\ The 
Commission is proposing the addition of certain data elements that are 
internationally harmonized in the 2023 CDE Technical Guidance. The 
Commission believes including certain 2023 CDE Technical Guidance data 
elements will create significant efficiencies for reporting entities 
and the Commission.
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    \75\ 2020 RTR NPRM, 85 FR at 21542; 2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR 
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    The Commission is proposing to add nineteen data elements from the 
2023 CDE Technical Guidance to the Data Element Appendices. These data 
elements are related to the following categories: Custom Baskets, 
Price, Product, and Notional Amounts and Quantities.
    These proposed fields provide additional swap market transparency 
and separate data elements for various quantity, amount, and schedule 
date periods. This allows the Commission to access and query the data 
in a streamlined manner while also enabling analysis of schedule date 
periods with the corresponding valuations. The Commission invites 
comments on any of the data elements listed below.
    Custom Baskets. The Commission is proposing to add five CDE data 
elements \77\ related to custom baskets to proactively address exposure 
risks and to allow for the linking of constituents of a custom basket 
for cross-basket analysis, among other analyses. These proposed data 
elements would not be publicly disseminated to ensure the anonymity of 
the swap counterparties and the confidentiality of business 
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reporting entities to report only one data element \78\ related to 
custom baskets that is publicly disseminated.\79\ Existing data element 
Custom Basket Indicator \80\ only provides information pertaining to 
whether a transaction is associated with a custom basket. The 
Commission is proposing to add data elements to appendix 1 of part 45 
because it believes that the visibility and reporting accuracy of 
holdings in custom baskets provides critical information.\81\ For 
example, in order to conduct adequate market surveillance, including 
insider trading investigations, it is necessary to identify the 
constituents of a custom basket. Without this information, the 
Commission would be unable to determine the underlying positions that a 
swap counterparty maintained. The Commission is therefore proposing to 
adopt these internationally harmonized,\82\ custom basket data 
elements.
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    \77\ These proposed data elements are Custom basket code (34), 
Basket constituent identifier (35), Basket constituent unit of 
measure (37), Basket constituent number of units (38), and Basket 
constituent identifier source (36), which would be added to appendix 
1 to part 45.
    \78\ See CFTC Technical Specification, Version 3.2 (March 1, 
2023), available at https://www.cftc.gov/media/8261/Part43_45TechnicalSpecification03012023CLEAN/download.
    \79\ 2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75458.
    \80\ See CFTC Technical Specification, supra note 50, for data 
element Custom Basket Indicator (25).
    \81\ This view is shared by other financial regulators. See, 
e.g., Frequently Asked Questions on Regulation SBSR, U.S. Securities 
and Exchange Commission (Aug. 11, 2022), available at https://www.sec.gov/tm/faqs-reg-sbs (clarifying Rule 901(c)(1) requires the 
reporting of specific underlying reference assets); See also CPMI 
and IOSCO, Technical Guidance: Harmonisation of the Unique Product 
Identifier (Sept. 2017) at 20, available at https://www.iosco.org/library/pubdocs/pdf/IOSCOPD580.pdf (explaining that authorities have 
an interest in data related to any custom basket of assets 
underlying an OTC derivative product in order to understand the 
economics of the product).
    \82\ In addition, the European Securities and Markets Authority 
(ESMA) and Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), respectively, are 
planning to implement or have proposed to implement certain 
identifying information related to the frequency, creator, and 
underlier related information of basket creation, among other items, 
from the CDE Technical Guidance. See, generally, July 10, 2022 O.J. 
(L 262), available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1855&from=EN; Proposed Amendments to OSC 
Rule 91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting and 
Proposed Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-507CP and Proposed 
Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-506CP, R.R.O. 2022--45 (OSC) 
(highlighting fields 120-124), available at https://www.osc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-06/cp_20220609_91-507_trade-repositories-derivatives-data-reporting.pdf.
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    Prices. The Commission is proposing to add six CDE data elements to 
the Data Element Appendices related to price schedules.\83\ The 
Commission currently requires SDRs to publicly disseminate certain non-
schedule related information within the price category.\84\ The Data 
Element Appendices do not currently contain elements related to price 
schedules. As such, SDRs currently receive and disseminate several data 
elements related to price schedules as unstandardized product-related 
fields. The proposed price schedule data elements are critical for the 
Commission to receive because it is common for swap transactions to 
have price-related terms that vary over the duration of the swap, 
particularly for the equity and other commodity asset classes. These 
terms impact the transaction value over time. Without the reporting of 
these price related schedule data elements, the value of the swap 
transaction over time that is implied from the swap data would be 
misleading. The proposed fields have been internationally harmonized 
and are expected to be implemented across multiple jurisdictions.\85\ 
The Commission believes that the inclusion of these data elements in 
the Data Element Appendices will not only further international 
harmonization efforts but also increase the accuracy and utility of the 
swap data reported to, and disseminated by, SDRs.
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    \83\ These proposed data elements are Price schedule-unadjusted 
effective date of the price (99), Price schedule-unadjusted end date 
of the price (100), Price schedule-price (101), Strike price 
schedule-Unadjusted effective date of the strike price (108), Strike 
price schedule-unadjusted end date of the strike price (109), and 
Strike price-schedule-strike price (110). These proposed data 
elements will be added to the Data Element Appendices.
    \84\ Currently, SDRs publicly disseminate nine data elements 
uniquely related to the commodity asset class and eight data 
elements uniquely related to the equity asset class in the price 
category. Data Field Option Premium Payment Date (#81) is not 
publicly disseminated.
    \85\ See, e.g. July 10, 2022 O.J. (L 262) (highlighting fields 
50-52 and 135-137), available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1855&from=EN.
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    Product. As discussed above, there are certain proposed data 
elements related to underlier information that capture data not 
included in the UPI Taxonomy but are within the CDE Technical Guidance. 
Additionally, there are certain proposed data elements that are not 
captured in either the UPI Taxonomy or the CDE Technical Guidance. The 
Commission will first discuss the proposed CDE Fields specific to the 
product underlier, and then will discuss the proposed CFTC fields that 
are supplemental to the CDE Fields and the UPI Taxonomy in section 
III.C below.
    The UPI includes granular product-level information, such as 
underlier and identifier information.\86\ When a reporting entity 
submits a request for a UPI Code to the unique product identifier 
service provider, the reporting entity submits a set of product 
reference data elements.\87\ When an underlier is not recognized by a 
unique product identifier service provider, the reporting entity will 
submit the value ``other'' for the Underlier ID and Underlier ID Source 
fields to the UPI service provider. If approved by the UPI service 
provider, the corresponding issued UPI Reference Data Library would not 
include detailed underlier information that would allow the Commission 
to determine the underlying product of the swap transaction. Without 
this granular information, the Commission would not have sufficient 
understanding of the financial product and would be unable to 
distinguish between different products that are represented by the same 
``other'' underlier type. Proposed fields ``Underlier ID (Other)'' and 
``Underlier ID (Other) source'' would allow for this granular 
information to be reported and allow the Commission to understand the 
characteristics of the non-standard underliers across asset classes at 
a level of granularity not provided in the UPI Taxonomy that resolves 
to the ``other'' underlier type.\88\
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    \86\ See UPI Technical Guidance supra note 16 at 6.
    \87\ Id. at 13-18. (highlighting that the UPI Reference Data 
include attributes such as ``Asset Class'', ``Instrument Type'', 
``Delivery Type'', ``UPI Code'', ``CFI Code'', ``Underlier Name'', 
``Underlying Asset Type'', ``Underlier ID Source'', ``Underlying 
ID'', among others).
    \88\ These proposed data elements are Underlier ID (Other) (126) 
and Underlier ID (Other) source (127). These proposed data elements 
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    The Commission is proposing two additional CDE product-related 
fields that are necessary to understand specific product information 
related to the source of the price of an underlier. The UPI Taxonomy 
does not include the trading venue of an underlier. For example, in the 
case of an equity swap, although the underlier would be part of the UPI 
Taxonomy, if that underlier were traded on a venue in a non-U.S. 
jurisdiction, that venue would not be included in the UPI Taxonomy. For 
those transactions that occur off-venue, the source of the price of the 
underlier is also not included in the UPI Taxonomy. Without that source 
being reported, the Commission would be unable to consistently 
determine the benchmark value of the source of the underlier. Proposed 
CDE data elements ``Underlying asset trading platform identifier'' and 
``Underlying asset price source'' will enable the Commission to receive 
critical pricing information in a consistent manner across various 
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information specifying the underlying asset price source is critical to 
the Commission's benchmark manipulation surveillance efforts. In order 
to adequately conduct such surveillance efforts, the Commission must be 
able to reliably understand what source is being used to price the 
underlier of the swap transaction.
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    \89\ These proposed data elements are Underlying asset trading 
platform identifier (129) and Underlying asset price source (128), 
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    Finally, the proposed ``Crypto asset underlying indicator'' data 
element \90\ provides for the identification of derivative transaction 
underliers that include crypto assets. This data element is 
particularly important given the quickly-evolving market for crypto 
assets and the current lack of standardization in the representation of 
swap transactions with crypto asset underliers.\91\ The submission of 
this indicator will allow the Commission and the public to more easily 
identify those transactions that have crypto asset underliers, 
regardless of the underlying product. This indicator is internationally 
harmonized and expected to be implemented across multiple 
jurisdictions.\92\
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    \90\ The proposed data element is Crypto asset underlying 
indicator (130). This proposed data element will be added to the 
Data Element Appendices.
    \91\ For example, crypto asset transactions are often reported 
differently across transactions. However, there is currently no ISO 
currency code corresponding to crypto assets. See Kath Lockett, The 
down-low on digital currency, ISO focus: The New Wave of Finance 
(Jan. 9, 2020), available at https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/news/magazine/ISOfocus%20(2013-NOW)/en/2020/
ISOfocus_138/ISOfocus_138_en.pdf.
    \92\ See, e.g., July 10, 2022 O.J. (L 262) (highlighting field 
12), available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1855&from=EN; See Proposed Amendments to OSC 
Rule 91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting and 
Proposed Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-507CP and Proposed 
Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-506CP, R.R.O. 2022--45 (OSC) 
(highlighting field 119), available at https://www.osc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-06/cp_20220609_91-507_trade-repositories-derivatives-data-reporting.pdf.
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    Notional Amounts and Quantities. The Commission is proposing to add 
three data elements related to notional quantity schedules to the Data 
Element Appendices.\93\ These data elements would be applicable to the 
other commodity asset class, where notional is often stated as a 
quantity rather than a dollar amount. While the Data Element Appendices 
include certain data elements related to schedules, data elements 
addressing the non-monetary quantities for these types of instruments 
are currently not included in the Data Element Appendices.\94\ Similar 
to the discussion of the price-related schedule fields above, the 
notional quantity fields being proposed are necessary in order to 
understand the economics and value of a swap transaction changing over 
time. These notional quantity schedule fields are a part of the CDE 
Technical Guidance and expected to be adopted across multiple 
jurisdictions.\95\
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    \93\ These proposed data elements, which would be added to the 
Data Element Appendices, are: Notional quantity schedule--unadjusted 
date on which the associated notional quantity becomes effective 
(57), Notional quantity schedule--unadjusted end date of the 
notional quantity (58), and Notional quantity schedule--notional 
quantity (59).
    \94\ Existing Data Element Appendices currently include the 
following data elements related to Notional Amount and Quantity 
schedules: Notional amount schedule--notional amount in effect on 
associated effective date (33); Notional amount schedule--unadjusted 
effective date of the notional amount (34); and Notional amount 
schedule--unadjusted end date of the notional amount (35).
    \95\ See, e.g., July 10, 2022 O.J. (L 262), available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1855&from=EN; See Proposed Amendments to OSC Rule 
91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting and 
Proposed Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-507CP and Proposed 
Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-506CP, R.R.O. 2022--45 (OSC) 
(highlighting field 37-39), available at https://www.osc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-06/cp_20220609_91-507_trade-repositories-derivatives-data-reporting.pdf.
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C. Proposed CFTC Data Elements

    The Commission is proposing to supplement the Data Element 
Appendices with data fields sourced beyond the UPI Reference Data 
Library and CDE Technical Guidance by adding Commission-related data 
elements to further standardization efforts and address data quality 
concerns. As discussed below, these proposed data elements will ensure 
the Commission has access to data needed to facilitate market oversight 
through surveillance and compliance review.
    Primarily, the UPI system is comprised of a UPI code and associated 
UPI reference data. The UPI reference data elements include three 
levels of information: instrument type (e.g., forwards, options, 
swaps), instrument characteristics (e.g., physical delivery, Bermudan 
exercise), and certain information about the product (e.g., elements of 
underliers such as identifiers). The UPI system is not designed to 
identify contract- or transaction-level information. The proposed data 
elements are intended to facilitate the reporting of information not 
discernable through the reporting of the UPI. As discussed below, in 
cases where the underlier product-level information has been assigned 
the value of ``other''--as may be the case for certain bespoke or 
basket transactions--additional information will be needed to 
adequately identify the transaction.
    In addition to the proposed UPI-related fields, the Commission is 
proposing to add additional fields to the Data Element Appendices that 
will enhance data quality and standardization. The Commission noted the 
significant effort that must be done to standardize swap data.\96\ 
Periodic review of internal processes, market transparency efforts, and 
proactively addressing the market's use of new technology is consistent 
with the Commission's mission to promote the integrity, resilience, and 
vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation.
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    Thus, the Commission is proposing to add thirty data elements 
related to the following categories: Clearing, Counterparty, Notional 
Amounts and Quantities, Price, Product, and Transaction Categories. The 
Commission invites comments on any of the data elements listed below; 
additionally, Commission staff invite separate comment on the draft 
Technical Specification 3.3 now published on the Commission website 
that is intended, upon finalization, to provide technical instructions 
on the acceptable form and manner for transmitting required data 
elements to an SDR.
    Clearing. The Commission is proposing to add two clearing-related 
fields to appendix 1 to part 45: ``Mandatory clearing indicator'' and 
``Clearing member identifier source.'' \97\ The current Data Element 
Appendices contain a number of clearing related data elements.\98\ 
These data elements provide significant information regarding the 
clearing-related attributes of a given transaction, however, the 
currently required clearing-related data elements do not provide an 
indication as to whether a swap transaction is subject to mandatory 
clearing. For example, currently the ``Cleared'' field, which is 
populated with either yes, no, or intent to clear, does not enable the 
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trade is required to be cleared or voluntarily cleared. Although the 
Commission previously noted that it may be able to determine this 
information through a separate analysis based on underlying product 
fields, it also noted the difficulties in obtaining such 
information.\99\ The Commission believes that the provision of this 
data element will allow staff to efficiently monitor compliance with 
the clearing mandate. In addition, the Commission believes market 
participants already engage in determinations as to whether a specific 
transaction is subject to mandatory clearing and as such collection of 
this indicator should not present a significant burden to market 
participants.
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    \97\ These proposed data elements are Mandatory clearing 
indicator (14) and Clearing member identifier source (5). Data 
Element Mandatory clearing indicator (14) will be added to the Data 
Element Appendices. Data Element Clearing member identifier source 
(5) will be added to appendix 1 of part 45.
    \98\ Appendix A of part 43 contains one clearing-related data 
element, Cleared (1). Appendix 1 of part 45 contains the following 
clearing-related data elements: Central counterparty (2), Clearing 
account origin (3), Clearing member (4), Clearing swap USIs (5), 
Clearing swap UTIs (6), Original swap USI (7), Original swap UTI 
(8), Original Swap SDR identifier (9), Clearing receipt timestamp 
(10), Clearing exceptions and exemptions--Counterparty 1 (11), and 
Clearing exceptions and exemptions--Counterparty 2 (12).
    \99\ 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75541 n.315.
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    In addition to the ``Mandatory clearing indicator'' data element, 
the Commission is proposing to include a ``Clearing member identifier 
source'' data element in appendix 1 to part 45. This data element would 
provide significant data quality benefits. In order for the SDRs to be 
able to validate values that are submitted in the ``Clearing member'' 
data element, the swap data repositories must know what the source of 
the identifier is. Because Legal Entity Identifiers (``LEIs''), natural 
person identifiers, and Privacy Law Identifiers (``PLIs'') have 
different characteristics, without knowing the relevant source for the 
value submitted in the ``Clearing member'' data element, adequate 
validations cannot be applied to that data element. This results in 
data quality that is lower than it would otherwise be with the 
implementation of the ``Clearing member identifier source.''
    Counterparty. The Commission is proposing to add four counterparty-
related data elements to appendix 1 to part 45 that will enhance data 
quality in various ways.\100\ Similar to the ``Clearing member 
identifier source'' data element discussed above, the proposed addition 
of a ``Counterparty 1 identifier source'' will provide significant data 
quality benefits because it will more readily allow for adequate data 
validation of the Counterparty 1 data element.\101\
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    \100\ These proposed data elements are Counterparty 1 Identifier 
Source (16), Counterparty 1 Designation (28), Counterparty 2 
Designation (29), and Counterparty 2 Special Entity (30). These 
proposed data elements will be added to appendix 1 to part 45.
    \101\ In addition, the inclusion of this field will align the 
Counterparty 1 elements with the Counterparty 2 elements, as 
``Counterparty 2 identifier source'' is included in the existing 
Appendix 1 to part 45 (#15).
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    The Commission is also proposing to add three data elements that 
indicate the entity designations of counterparties to a transaction. 
``Counterparty 1 designation'' and ``Counterparty 2 designation'' will 
indicate if a counterparty is a SD, MSP, derivatives clearing 
organization (``DCO''), or non-SD/MSP/DCO. Similarly, ``Counterparty 2 
special entity'' will indicate if Counterparty 2 is a special entity. 
These entity designation fields are important for the Commission 
because many of the Commission's regulations apply based on entity 
designation. For example, certain business conduct standards are 
applicable specifically to transactions entered into with a special 
entity.\102\ The proposed ``Counterparty 2 special entity'' data 
element is necessary for the Commission to be able to determine whether 
a special entity is a party to a given transaction. Similarly, the 
``Counterparty 1 designation'' and ``Counterparty 2 designation'' data 
elements are necessary to determine whether, for example, a SD is a 
party to a transaction, which is critical to understanding both 
regulatory obligations as well as market dynamics.
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    Notional Amounts and Quantities. The Commission is proposing to add 
ten data \103\ elements related to Notional Amounts and Quantities to 
appendix 1 to part 45. Nine of these data elements are specific to the 
other commodity asset class. These nine data elements would provide 
information that is necessary to understand the characteristics of the 
commodity transaction. These data elements provide additional 
information that is not included in the UPI Reference Data Library and, 
without adoption of these proposed elements, would not be reported once 
a unique product identifier and classification system is designated for 
the other commodity asset class. Specifically, these data elements 
provide information related to the load profile type, applicable hours, 
and days of the week for the delivery of power. This information is not 
included in the UPI Reference Data Library and is necessary to 
understand the economics of a transaction for the delivery of power.
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    \103\ These proposed data elements are Notional quantity 
schedule--days of week (60), Notional quantity schedule--hours from 
thru (63), Notional quantity schedule -load profile type (66), USD 
equivalent regulatory notional amount (42), Notional quantity 
schedule--unadjusted effective date of days of week (61), Notional 
quantity schedule--unadjusted end date of days of week (62), 
Notional quantity schedule--unadjusted effective date of hours from 
thru (64), Notional quantity schedule--unadjusted end date of hours 
from thru (65), Notional quantity schedule -unadjusted effective 
date of load profile type (67), and Notional quantity schedule-
unadjusted end date of load profile type (68). These proposed data 
elements will be added to appendix 1 of part 45.
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    Finally, the Commission is proposing to add the data element ``USD 
equivalent regulatory notional amount'' to appendix 1 to part 45.\104\ 
This data element will allow for the consistent reporting of notional 
amounts for transactions denominated in U.S. dollars. The reporting of 
USD notional amount will allow Commission staff to more efficiently 
monitor swap market activity, specifically for swap dealer de minimis 
monitoring, part 43 market transparency calculations, and for risk 
surveillance purposes.
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    Price. The Commission is proposing to add six price-related data 
elements to the Data Element Appendices, three of which specifically 
relate to option-type instruments.\105\ The proposed data elements 
``Option exercise end date'', ``Option exercise frequency period'', and 
``Option exercise frequency period multiplier'' will provide 
information that is critical to understanding the economics of a 
particular swap transaction. In particular, these data elements will 
provide key dates and schedules of the option contract, which is 
necessary to conduct market surveillance and identify potential cases 
of market manipulation.
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    \105\ These proposed data elements are Option exercise end date 
(113), Option exercise frequency period (114), and Option exercise 
frequency period multiplier (115). These proposed data elements will 
be added to the Data Element Appendices.
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    In addition to these three price-related elements, the Commission 
is proposing to add three data elements related to settlement price 
analysis to appendix A to part 45.\106\ Similar to the three proposed 
fields above, these fields will further market surveillance. For 
example, proposed ``Swap pricing method'' and ``Pricing date schedule 
of the swap'' fields will facilitate market surveillance and 
identification of situations where the value of a derivative position 
impacts the value of the underlying asset on the settlement day in a 
way that benefits the position.
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    \106\ These proposed data elements are Swap pricing method 
(116), Pricing date schedule of the swap (117), and Start and end 
time of the settlement window for the floating leg(s) (118). These 
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    Product. The Commission is proposing to add two product-related 
data elements to the Data Element Appendices \107\ and three product-
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part 45.\108\ The proposed ``Pricing index location'' and ``Physical 
delivery location'' fields would allow the Commission to receive 
critical pricing and delivery location information in the case where 
the UPI is reported with an underlier of ``other'' or other instances 
where the pricing or delivery locations could not be derived from the 
Underlier ID. Proposed ``Physical commodity contract indicator'' 
provides critical information related to whether a swap in the other 
commodity asset class is related to or references one of the contracts 
in appendix B to part 43. This information is important to perform 
cross-market analysis and surveillance. The UPI Reference Data Library 
does not provide for the reporting of the product grade for swaps in 
the other commodity asset class. The proposed ``Product grade'' field 
would aid in the analysis of an entities' exposure, which can vary 
based on the grade of the commodity. Finally, the proposed ``Maturity 
date of the underlier'' field would provide information about the 
underlier that is relevant for swaption and swap products referencing 
exchange traded derivative products. This data element is expected to 
be implemented across jurisdictions.\109\
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    \107\ These data elements are Physical commodity contract 
indicator (131) and Maturity date of the underlier (133).
    \108\ These proposed data elements are Physical delivery 
location (124), Pricing index location (125), and Product grade 
(132).
    \109\ See, generally, July 10, 2022 O.J. (L 262), available at 
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1855&from=EN; See Proposed Amendments to OSC Rule 
91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting and 
Proposed Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-507CP and Proposed 
Changes to OSC Companion Policy 91-506CP, R.R.O. 2022--45 (OSC) 
(highlighting field 37-39), available at https://www.osc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-06/cp_20220609_91-507_trade-repositories-derivatives-data-reporting.pdf.
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    Transaction Related. The Commission is proposing to add two 
transaction-related data elements to the Data Element Appendices \110\ 
and one additional transaction-related data element to appendix 1 to 
part 45.\111\ These elements are intended to facilitate an SDR's 
ability to meet its regulatory obligations under parts 43 and 49 of the 
Commission's regulations. Commission regulation 43.5(d) requires an SDR 
to disseminate swap transaction and pricing data for transactions 
executed on or pursuant to the rules of a SEF or DCM subject to a 
specified time delay. The proposed ``SEF or DCM indicator'' data 
element would provide an SDR with information necessary to indicate 
when its obligations under Commission regulation 43.5(d) apply. In 
addition to dissemination delay requirements specifically related to 
SEFs and DCMs, Sec.  43.5 generally sets out required time delays for 
block trades and large notional swap transactions. Proposed data 
element ``Large notional off-facility swap election indicator'' would 
provide an SDR with information necessary to indicate when a time delay 
is applicable to a large notional off-facility swap transaction. This 
proposed data element is analogous to the ``Block trade election 
indicator'' that is already included in the Data Element Appendices. 
Finally, the Commission is proposing to add the data element ``SEF or 
DCM anonymous execution indicator'' to provide SDRs with information 
necessary to comply with Sec.  49.17(f)(2), which requires SDRs to make 
a swap transaction accessible to either counterparty to the swap. In 
providing this access, Sec.  49.17(f)(2) requires an SDR to not 
identify one counterparty to another in instances where the swap is 
executed anonymously on a SEF or DCM and cleared in accordance with 
Sec. Sec.  1.74, 23.610, and 39.12(b)(7) of the Commission's 
regulations. This proposed data element will provide an SDR with 
information that is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Sec.  
49.17(f)(2).
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    \110\ These proposed data elements are Large notional off-
facility swap election indicator (140) and SEF or DCM indicator 
(146). These proposed data elements will be added to the Data 
Element Appendices.
    \111\ The proposed data element is SEF or DCM anonymous 
execution indicator (147). This proposed data element will be added 
to the Data Element Appendices.
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Request for Comment
    The Commission invites comments on any of the data elements listed 
above; additionally, Commission staff invite separate comment on the 
draft Technical Specification 3.3 now published on the Commission 
website that is intended, upon finalization, to provide technical 
instructions on the acceptable form and manner for transmitting 
required data elements to an SDR. The Commission also requests specific 
comment on the following:
    (1) Are there any data elements not included in the proposed Data 
Element Appendices that commenters believe are necessary to facilitate 
further standardization of reporting?
    (2) For proposed data element #30 Counterparty 2 special entity, 
are there any impediments that reporting entities would experience in 
providing additional information related to special entities, such as 
whether counterparty 2 is a ``utility special entity''?
    (3) For proposed data element #116 Swap pricing method, are there 
additional allowable values other than those published in the Technical 
Specification that reporting entities believe may be applicable for 
this data element?
    (4) For proposed data element #42 USD equivalent regulatory 
notional amount, are there impediments that reporting entities would 
experience in calculating and reporting USD equivalent notional amount? 
The Commission also seeks comment on the cited calculation methodology 
and the utility of the notional values calculated according to the 
methodology.
    The Commission requests comment on the following questions related 
to swap transactions that reference the delivery of power. 
Specifically, the Commission requests comments on any burden or 
obstacles for reporting entities in reporting data elements related to 
these questions.\112\
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    \112\ At least one other jurisdiction intends to collect data 
elements related to these questions. See July 10, 2022 O.J. (L 262) 
(Fields 121 Load Type; 122 Delivery interval start time; 123 
Delivery interval end time; 124 Delivery start date; 125 Delivery 
end date; and 127 Days of the week).
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    (5) Days of week: Are there scenarios where the ``Days of Week'' 
for delivery vary over the duration of a transaction that necessitates 
the reporting of multiple ``Days of Week'' occurrences for a single 
transaction? Alternatively, is the reporting of a single occurrence of 
``Days of the Week'' sufficient, and can this value be derived from 
commonly known and available data related to the referenced hub?
    (6) Hours from Thru: Are there scenarios where the ``Hours from 
Thru'' for delivery vary over the duration of a transaction that 
necessitates the reporting of multiple ``Hours from Thru'' occurrences 
for a single transaction? Alternatively, is the reporting of a single 
occurrence of ``Hours from Thru'' sufficient, and can this value be 
derived from commonly known and available data related to the 
referenced hub?
    (7) Load Profile Type: Are there scenarios where the ``Load Profile 
Type'' (e.g., Peak, Off-Peak) for delivery varies over the duration of 
a transaction that necessitates the reporting of multiple ``Load 
Profile Type'' occurrences for a single transaction? Alternatively, is 
the reporting of a single occurrence of ``Load Profile Type'' 
sufficient, and can this value be derived from commonly known and 
available data related to the referenced hub?

IV. Proposed Revisions to the Descriptions of Existing Data Elements in 
Appendix A to Part 43 and Appendix 1 to Part 45

    The Commission is proposing several modifications to the existing 
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Appendices. Some of these modifications are being proposed to harmonize 
the descriptions contained in the Data Element Appendices with the 
descriptions adopted at the international level by the Regulatory 
Oversight Committee and related subcommittees.\113\ For example, 
``Reporting timestamp'' in appendix 1 to part 45 is proposed to be 
modified to add ``as reported'' to the data element description so that 
it reads, ``Data and time of the submission of the report as reported 
to the trade repository'' to align the description with the CDE 
Technical Guidance.
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    \113\ The following existing data elements in appendix 1 to part 
45 are proposed to be modified in this way, ``Action type'' (26); 
``Event type'' (27); ``Event identifier'' (29); ``Event timestamp'' 
(30); ``Reporting timestamp'' (97); ``Delta'' (109); ``Valuation 
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    In addition, the descriptions contained in the appendices would be 
revised to eliminate detail that describes the form and manner of 
reporting the data element.\114\ The form and manner detail proposed to 
be removed from the Data Element Appendices would be incorporated in 
the Technical Specification 3.3. The Commission believes setting out 
the form and manner in one location, namely the Technical 
Specification, simplifies the requirements. Moreover, removing such 
form and manner detail from the Data Element Appendices would avoid 
inconsistent form and manner instructions in those appendices and the 
Technical Specification, in the case where such form and manner 
instruction is modified in a revised Technical Specification. For 
example, data element #56 ``Floating rate reset frequency multiplier'' 
represents the number of time units, as expressed by data element #55 
``Floating rate reset frequency period,'' that determines the frequency 
at which periodic payment dates for reset occur. In the Data Element 
Appendices, the description of data element #56 includes an example of 
a transaction with reset payments occurring every two months. The Data 
Element Appendices state that in such case data element #55 should be 
populated with ``MNTH'' and data element #56 should be populated with 
``2.'' As another example, data element #77 ``Strike price currency/
currency pair'' currently states, in part, that for foreign exchange 
(``FX'') options, the manner in which the field should be expressed is 
as unit currency/quoted currency. In the Commission's proposed 
modifications, these types of form and manner instructions would be 
removed from the Data Element Appendices and incorporated in the 
Technical Specification.
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    Similar to the proposed modifications above, the Commission is also 
proposing to remove the asset class references in the Data Element 
Appendices. The removal of the asset class information will provide 
more clarity to reporting entities as the Technical Specification 
contains more specific information related to asset classes. For 
example, currently the Data Element Appendices merely indicate, with a 
checkmark, whether a data element is applicable for a specific asset 
class. The Technical Specification, however, provides more specific 
information related to when a particular data element is applicable to 
a transaction. This specificity provides more information about when 
and how to report a certain data element. Eliminating the asset class 
reference from the appendices will avoid any confusion that the more 
generic indicator in the appendices may create when read in conjunction 
with the more specific information provided in the Technical 
Specification. This proposed modification would impact each of the data 
elements in the Data Element Appendices.

V. Compliance Date

    The Commission understands that market participants would need 
sufficient time to adjust reporting systems to account for the proposed 
modifications to parts 43 and 45 of the Commission's regulations, 
including the reporting of additional data elements not currently 
required by parts 43 and 45. In order to provide market participants 
with sufficient time, the Commission is proposing that the compliance 
date for the rules proposed herein be 365 days following publication of 
a final rule in the Federal Register.

Request for Comment

    The Commission requests comment on all aspects of the proposed 
compliance date. The Commission also requests specific comment on the 
following:
    (8) Is the proposed compliance date of 365 days after publication 
of a final rule in the Federal Register an adequate amount of time for 
compliance with respect to the additional data elements in the Data 
Element Appendices? If not, please propose an alternative timeline and 
provide reasons supporting that alternative timeline.

VI. Related Matters

A. Cost-Benefit Considerations

1. Introduction
    Section 15(a) of the CEA requires the Commission to ``consider the 
costs and benefits'' of its actions before promulgating a regulation or 
issuing certain orders under the CEA.\115\ Section 15(a) further 
specifies that the costs and benefits shall be evaluated in light of 
five broad areas of market and public concern: (1) protection of market 
participants and the public; (2) efficiency, competitiveness, and 
financial integrity of futures markets; (3) price discovery; (4) sound 
risk management practices; and (5) other public interest 
considerations. The Commission considers the costs and benefits 
resulting from its discretionary determinations with respect to the 
section 15(a) factors.
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    While, as discussed previously and further below, the Commission 
preliminarily believes the proposed amendments--measured relative to 
the baseline of status quo conditions--would create meaningful benefits 
for market participants and the public, it also recognizes that they 
likely would result in some incremental costs. The Commission has 
endeavored to enumerate material costs and benefits and, when 
reasonably feasible, assign a quantitative value to them. Where it is 
not reasonably feasible to quantify costs and benefits of the proposed 
amendments, those costs and benefits are discussed qualitatively.
    This cost-benefit consideration proceeds by discussing the 
background; describing the status quo baseline; identifying and 
assessing costs and benefits attributable to proposed non-data element 
changes to part 43 and part 45; identifying and assessing costs and 
benefits attributable to the proposed expansion of the required data 
elements, separated into CDE and non-CDE data elements, the latter 
referred to as CFTC data elements; \116\ and, assessing how the costs 
and benefits it has identified bear upon each CEA section 15(a) 
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    \116\ The cost analysis in section VI. C., as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), is consistent, but not identical to 
the costs discussed in this section because for purposes of the PRA, 
estimated burden costs are divided between parts 43 and 45, whereas 
in this section, the cost and benefits discussions are divided 
between CDE data elements and CFTC data elements. Because of these 
methodological differences, the estimated costs might not be the 
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2. Background
    As discussed above, the Commission has undertaken several 
rulemakings since 2012 related to real-time public reporting (part 43) 
and swap data reporting and recordkeeping (part 45). These rulemakings 
have common threads, including: the Commission's continued attention to 
uphold its CEA section 2(a)(13) obligations \117\ and the Commission's 
continued progress toward harmonizing data element reporting across 
international jurisdictions as well as Commission registrants (of which 
use of a shared UPI and product classification system is a critical 
piece).\118\
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    \117\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(13) (requiring, among other things, that the 
Commission promulgate rules that provide for real-time public 
availability of STAPD for uncleared swaps in a form and manner to 
enhance price discovery while maintaining the anonymity of business 
transactions and market positions of the counterparties as well as 
ensuring that transaction participants remain anonymous); see also, 
e.g., 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 FR at 1209 (``[T]he Commission is 
requiring real-time reporting that will enhance price discovery 
while ensuring the anonymity of the swap counterparties and the 
confidentiality of business transactions and market positions.'').
    \118\ See, e.g., 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 FR at 1212 (noting 
Commission work with prudential regulators to develop unique product 
identifiers for the industry); 2012 SDRR Final Rule, 77 FR at 2166 
(adopting 17 CFR 45.7 providing that swaps be identified in 
recordkeeping and swap data reporting by means of a UPI and product 
classification system upon designation by the Commission of such an 
identifier and classification system for this purpose); 2020 SDRR 
Final Rule, 85 FR at 75540 (discussing expectation for UPI 
availability within two years and methods for interim reporting to 
SDRs until the Commission designates a UPI provider pursuant to 17 
CFR 45.7).
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    In the current proposed rulemaking, the Commission builds upon 
these prior rulemakings by, among other things, seeking to amend: (i) 
Sec.  43.4(c) to allow for geographic masking after the designation of 
the UPI for the other commodity asset classes (along with conforming 
language amendments to related provisions); (ii) Sec.  45.7(b) to 
explicitly state the Commission's authority to condition orders it 
issues pursuant to the section, and to limit, suspend or withdraw the 
designation of a designated UPI service provider and classification 
system; and (iii) the Data Element Appendices consistent with 
international harmonization and to provide additional necessary 
information, address reporting quality issues and make non-substantive 
conforming changes.
Proposed Amendment to Sec.  43.4(c).
    Since 2012, the Commission's regulations have incorporated the 
concept of UPIs for purposes of both part 43 real-time public reporting 
and part 45 swap data reporting and recordkeeping.\119\ In order to 
fully implement the use of UPIs in SDR swap data reporting and 
recordkeeping as well as real-time public reporting, two challenges 
must be addressed. First, at least one UPI service provider capable of 
providing Reporting Entities with product codes and operating a 
corresponding product classification system needed to exist, be deemed 
by the Commission to meet the requirements set out in Sec.  45.7(a) and 
be designated under Sec.  45.7(b) for use for swap data reporting and 
recordkeeping purposes.\120\ Second, the Commission's regulations must 
ensure that CEA section 2(a)(13) anonymity requirements are satisfied 
for PRSTs--a necessity that remains operative upon the Commission's 
designation of a UPI service provider under Sec.  45.7 and Reporting 
Entities' undertaking to report UPI product information data elements 
to SDRs for transactions subject to real-time reporting of PRST. 
Current Sec.  43.4(c)(4) and appendix E reflect the Commission's 
rulemaking efforts up to the present in this regard.\121\ Summarized 
through its cumulative rulemakings, the Commission has determined that 
with one exception--i.e., off-facility swaps in the other commodity 
asset class for which the PRST is not referenced or not economically 
related to any of the ``Enumerated Physical Commodity Contracts and 
Other Contracts'' listed in appendix B to part 43--compliance with part 
43's real-time reporting and public dissemination requirements is 
required given the relatively low risk of revealing counterparty 
identity, business transactions or market positions.\122\ As to the 
certain other commodity asset class swap exception, Sec.  
43.4(c)(4)(iii) now mandates that SDRs publicly disseminate the 
geographic location detail in a top-coded (i.e., masked) manner as 
provided in appendix E to part 43.\123\
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    \119\ See 2012 RTR Final Rule, 77 CFR at 1212; 2012 SDRR Final 
Rule, 77 FR at 2165, 2166.
    \120\ 17 CFR 45.7. Paragraph (c)(2) of the current rule provides 
that prior to the Commission's designation of a UPI and product 
classification system, Reporting Entities are to use SDRs' internal 
product identification or description systems for their swap data 
reporting and recordkeeping. Id. 45.7(c)(2).
    \121\ 17 CFR 43.4(c)(4); id. part 43 appendix E; see also 2012 
RTR Final Rule, 77 CFR at 1208-1212 (determining that all off-
facility swaps in the other commodity asset class that did not fall 
under Sec.  43.4(d)(4)(ii) would not be required to comply with the 
real-time reporting and public dissemination requirements under part 
43 because of the increased likelihood that public dissemination of 
the underlying asset could disclose the identity, business 
transactions or market positions of a counterparty, until the 
adoption of special accommodations in a future Commission release to 
address these concerns); Block Trade Final Rule, 78 FR at 32910, 
32938, 32941 (adding Sec.  43.4(d)(4)(iii), which mandated that SDRs 
must publicly disseminate the details about the geographic location 
of the underlying assets of the other commodity swaps not described 
in Sec.  43.4(d)(4)(ii) pursuant to the newly added appendix E to 
part 43, which allowed for top-coding various geographic regions); 
2020 RTR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75439 (declining to adopt proposed 
revisions to the masking requirements); discussion in section I.C., 
above.
    \122\ See 2012 RTR Final Rule at 1209-1212.
    \123\ Block Trade Final Rule, 78 FR at 32910, 32938, 32941.
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    By designating a UPI and product classification system for swaps in 
the credit, equity, foreign exchange, and interest rate asset classes, 
the UPI February 2023 UPI Order significantly advanced the Commission's 
progress towards fully implementing UPI data reporting. However, the 
Commission remains concerned that its current regulations fall short of 
what is necessary to address the eventuality of designating a UPI and 
product classification system under Sec.  45.7 for swap contracts in 
the other commodity asset class. More specifically, SDRs could face an 
operational dilemma after the designation of a UPI code for other 
commodity asset class swaps because such designation would trigger the 
obligation under parts 43 and 45 that such UPI be included in each 
public dissemination and confidential swap report,\124\ yet the UPI may 
reference data library elements that reveal key, unmasked geographic 
locations such as delivery points. In some circumstances, it may be 
impossible for them to meet their general Sec.  43.4(a) obligation to 
provide real-time price transparency by publicly disseminating the data 
specified in appendix A that Reporting Entities submit to them for 
other commodity asset class transactions (i.e., unmasked UPI data 
elements) without violating Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii)'s requirement that 
publicly disseminated geographical information be masked in accordance 
with appendix E. Proposed Sec.  43.4(c)(5) is intended to resolve this 
problem and allow for full UPI reporting implementation.
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Proposed Amendment to Sec.  45.7(b).
    The Commission also proposes to amend Sec.  45.7(b) to expressly 
state its authority to issue UPI designation orders subject to 
conditions and to amend, suspend, or withdraw any such designation 
order after appropriate notice and opportunity to respond.
Proposed Amendment to Data Element Appendices
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data elements, including product-related data elements it refrained 
from including in the 2020 Final Rules out of concern that they would 
become redundant with the implementation of the UPI.\125\ Since the 
2020 Final Rules, the Commission has identified product-level data 
elements important for effective market oversight, but that are not 
determinable through the UPI and associated data library. The proposed 
new data elements broadly fall into two categories: CDE fields and CFTC 
fields. The proposed CDE data elements will further harmonize reported 
swaps data across jurisdictions, and the proposed CFTC fields will 
improve the Commission's ability to oversee its registrants. With 
respect to the latter, for example, the current Commission regulations 
do not consider that certain power swaps have associated schedules 
specific to the delivery process or specific details of the underlying 
option exercise--a shortcoming that limits transparency into 
information that can be revelatory and important for oversight 
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    \125\ Besides the UPI, the current list of data elements 
required pursuant to appendix 1 of part 45 includes four other 
product-related fields; two of these are also included in appendix A 
of part 43. In the 2020 SDRR Final Rule, the Commission noted that 
SDRS would continue to accept, and reporting counterparties would 
continue to report, the product-related data elements unique to each 
SDR until the Commission designated a UPI. See 85 FR at 75540; 17 
CFR 45.7(c)(2).
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3. Baseline
    The Commission identifies and considers costs and benefits relative 
to a status quo baseline. In this case that baseline is defined by 
three components: (1) the Commission's existing requirements under its 
part 43, part 45 and part 49 regulations; (2) its February 2023 UPI 
Order; and (3) non-US jurisdictions' movement to implement harmonized 
swap data reporting regimes that incorporate a UPI and product 
classification system operated and maintained by a FSB-designated 
entity, i.e., DSB, in the near future to the extent that they have not 
done so already.
    Current regulations require Reporting Entities to report STAPD, 
along with swap creation and continuation data, to an SDR as 
information specified in the Data Element Appendices.\126\ As discussed 
above, the Data Element Appendices currently include UPI data elements, 
some data elements that are internationally harmonized and included in 
the CDE Technical Guidance, and some data elements that are specific to 
the CFTC. SDRs are required to accept these defined data elements from 
the Reporting Entities and maintain systems to validate the swap data 
they receive.\127\ If a swap is a PRST, an SDR generally must 
disseminate the data elements listed in appendix A to part 43 to the 
general public,\128\ and, for certain other commodity swaps, must do so 
in the manner prescribed in appendix E to part 43 to geographically 
mask the underlying asset.\129\ The February 2023 UPI Order requires 
Reporting Entities to use UPIs issued by DSB for swaps in the credit, 
equity, foreign exchange, and interest rate asset classes in all 
recordkeeping and swap data reporting pursuant to part 45 and to 
facilitate real-time public reporting as required by part 43.\130\ 
Finally, the Commission's movement towards implementation of UPI usage 
in swap reporting, as reflected in its past rulemakings, the February 
2023 UPI Order and these proposed amendments, is part of a larger 
global movement by international derivatives regulators, discussed in 
detail above, to adopt and implement harmonized global swap reporting 
around commonly accepted criteria, of which UPI is a key 
component.\131\
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    \126\ See 17 CFR 43.3(d)(1), 45.13(a)(1). The Commission assumes 
for purposes of this cost-benefit consideration that Reporting 
Entities report this data in the form and manner provided in the 
technical specification published by staff on its website (see 17 
CFR 43.7(a)(1), 45.15(b)(1)). The current Technical Specification is 
Version 3.2 (as revised in March 2023), available at https://www.cftc.gov/media/8261/Part43_45TechnicalSpecification03012023CLEAN/download.
    \127\ See 17 CFR 49.10(a), (c)(1).
    \128\ See 17 CFR 43.4(a) and 17 CFR 49.15(b).
    \129\ See 17 CFR 43.4(c)(4)(iii); id. part 43 appendix A. SDRs 
are additionally required to retain the swap creation and 
continuation data and make it available to the Commission. See 17 
CFR 49.17(c).
    \130\ Order Designating the Unique Product Identifier and 
Product Classification System to be Used in Recordkeeping and Swap 
Data Reporting, 88 FR 11790, 11791 (Feb. 24, 2023).
    \131\ See discussion at section I.B., above.
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    The Commission notes that this cost-benefit consideration is based 
on its understanding that the derivatives market regulated by the 
Commission functions internationally with: (1) transactions that 
involve U.S. entities occurring across different international 
jurisdictions; (2) some entities organized outside of the United States 
that are registered with the Commission; and (3) some entities that 
typically operate both within and outside the United States and that 
follow substantially similar business practices wherever located. Where 
the Commission does not specifically refer to matters of location, that 
discussion of costs and benefits below refers to the effects of the 
proposed regulations on all relevant derivatives activity, whether 
based on their actual occurrence in the United States or on their 
connection with activities in, or effect on, U.S. commerce.
    The Commission requests comment on the baseline outlined in this 
section, including any of its components and what, if any, additional 
factors that should be considered.
4. Proposed Non-Data Element Amendments to Part 43 and Part 45 Costs 
and Benefits
    First, the proposed addition of Sec.  43.4(c)(5) would require 
Reporting Entities to report a geographically masked UPI to SDRs once a 
UPI and product classification system has been designated under Sec.  
45.7. This proposed change would shift the responsibility to limit the 
geographic information that is publicly disseminated for certain swaps 
in the other commodity asset class from SDRs, as currently set out in 
Sec.  43.4(c)(4), to Reporting Entities. The Commission expects that 
Reporting Entities will incur minimal costs to implement this proposed 
modification. The Commission understands that currently, in most 
instances, in order to facilitate the geographic masking now required 
in Sec.  43.4(c)(4), Reporting Entities already submit underlier 
information that limits geographic information for those swaps 
described in Sec.  43.4(c)(iii). In addition, the Commission believes 
that Reporting Parties are in the best position to determine, and 
currently do determine, whether a swap transaction meets the criteria 
set out in Sec.  43.4(c)(iii). Furthermore, the Commission believes 
Reporting Entities have developed systems to send required data 
elements to an SDR that can accommodate reporting specific to part 43. 
With respect to the SDRs, if Reporting Entities report a UPI that 
limits the geographic information according to Appendix E to part 43 to 
an SDR, the SDR will be able to disseminate that UPI without incurring 
additional costs that would otherwise be required to appropriately mask 
the geographic information in the reported UPI. For these reasons, the 
Commission believes costs to Reporting Entities and SDRs will be 
minimal. The Commission expects market participants and the general 
public to benefit from this modification since it provides the 
necessary regulatory groundwork for the Commission to designate a UPI 
and product classification system in the other commodity asset class 
designed to assure the real-time public dissemination of those swaps 
occurs with the requisite anonymity protection. The use of UPI in the 
other commodity asset class would significantly increase data quality 
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the part 45 swap data received by the Commission. The reporting of a 
UPI that limits the geographic detail would ensure that geographic 
masking is done in a consistent manner and help to eliminate reporting 
errors.
    Second, further proposed modifications to part 43 include 
implementing conforming and technical changes to Sec.  43.4(c) and 
appendix E in connection with the geographic masking requirement, as 
described in section II.B above. Preliminarily, the Commission does not 
anticipate any material costs or benefits resulting from this proposal.
    Third, the Commission proposes modifications to Sec.  45.7(b) to 
expressly articulate its authority to condition a designation of a UPI 
and product classification system and to limit, suspend or withdraw a 
designation order after appropriate notice and opportunity to respond. 
Preliminarily, the Commission does not anticipate any material costs or 
benefits resulting from this proposal.\132\
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    \132\ The Commission recognizes that limiting, suspending or 
withdrawing a designation order potentially could pose costs to an 
impacted designee if the Commission were to have cause to exercise 
this expressly-stated amended Sec.  45.7(b) authority. The 
Commission, consistent with its obligations under CEA section 15(a) 
and the Administrative Procedure Act, would consider any such 
potential costs, along with potential benefits, at the time of 
deciding whether to exercise its authority in any particular case. 7 
U.S.C. 19(a); 5 U.S.C. 706.
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Request for Comments
    The Commission requests comment on the above assessment of benefits 
and costs. Are there additional costs or benefits that the Commission 
should consider? Is there data or other information that the Commission 
should consider to assist its efforts to quantify costs and benefits? 
Is there an alternative approach to what the Commission is proposing 
that would be preferable on cost/benefit grounds and, if so, what is it 
and why would it be preferable? Commenters are encouraged to include 
both qualitative and quantitative assessments of these costs and/or 
benefits and to provide substantiating data, statistics, and any other 
supportive information for positions they may posit.
5. Additional Swap Data Elements Reported to the Commission and to Swap 
Data Repositories: Proposed CDE Data Elements \133\
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    \133\ Besides the proposed data element additions considered in 
this section and section 6 below, the proposed rulemaking also 
includes several non-substantive changes to the Data Element 
Appendices. Specifically, the Commission proposes to remove language 
setting out the form and manner for reporting specific data elements 
from the Data Element Appendices, as that language is generally 
duplicative of the technical specifications published separately for 
the purpose of addressing the form and manner for reporting. The 
Commission preliminarily foresees no significant costs or benefits 
attendant to these non-substantive changes.
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Introduction
    This section considers the costs and benefits of the nineteen new 
data elements that are currently included in the recommended list of 
CDE data elements. As previously discussed in the 2020 Final Rules, the 
Commission believes that new data elements selected from the CDE 
Technical Guidance will further improve the harmonization of SDR data 
across FSB-member jurisdictions.\134\ And, as the Commission and 
regulators in other FSB-member jurisdictions define data elements 
reflecting the CDE Guidance, standardization across SDRs and TRs 
internationally will support data aggregation for the analysis of 
global systemic risk in swaps markets.\135\
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    \134\ See, e.g., Final Rule, Swap Data Reporting and 
Recordkeeping, 85 FR 75503, 75539-40 (Nov. 25, 2020) (``As a general 
matter, the Commission believes the implementation of the CDE 
Technical Guidance will further improve the harmonization of SDR 
data across FSB jurisdictions.'').
    \135\ See, e.g., Final Rule, Swap Data Reporting and 
Recordkeeping, 85 FR 75540 (Nov. 25, 2020) (``This harmonization, 
when widely implemented, would also allow the Commission to 
potentially receive more standardized information regarding swaps 
reported to TRs regulated by other authorities. For instance, such 
standardization across SDRs and TRs could support data aggregation 
for the analysis of global systemic risk in swaps markets.'').
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    These new data elements are related to four data categories: custom 
basket, prices, notional amount and quantities, and product. A subset 
of these new data elements (ten) are set to also become required under 
part 43 real-time swap transaction reporting.
    There are five data elements in the custom basket category: [1] 
custom basket code, [2] basket constituent identifier, [3] basket 
constituent unit of measure, [4] basket constituent number of units, 
and [5] basket constituent identifier source. The Commission believes 
these fields are essential to capture the underlying products that 
determine the value of the swap. This category of swaps can be 
especially important to monitor risk and used to aggregate swaps that 
have similar risk and reward characteristics. The Commission expects 
Reporting Entities to have easy access to these details as they 
represent a key feature of the negotiated swap.
    There are six data elements in the price category: [1] price 
schedule--unadjusted effective date of the price, [2] price schedule--
unadjusted end date of the price, [3] price schedule--price, [4] strike 
price schedule--unadjusted effective date of the strike price, [4] 
strike price schedule--unadjusted end date of the strike price, and [6] 
strike price schedule--strike. All six data elements will be reported 
under part 43. The Commission is aware of many examples of equity and 
other commodity swaps that contain a well-defined price schedule, which 
determines the risk/reward profile of the swap. Similarly, swaptions 
can be structured to have strike prices that change over the life of 
the swap according to a well-defined schedule determined at the time of 
trade. By adding the strike price schedule data elements, Commission 
staff would be able to determine if the change was due to an error or 
part of the normal lifecycle of the swap.
    There are five data elements in the product category: [1] underlier 
ID (other), [2] underlier ID (other) source, [3] underlying asset price 
source, [4] underlying asset trading platform identifier, and [5] 
crypto asset underlying indicator. Only the last data element here 
(crypto asset underlying indicator) will be reported under part 43. The 
Commission believes the first two data elements are now necessary 
following the introduction of the UPI. As Reporting Entities send 
information about the underlier to the UPI provider, it is possible 
that the information will be new and not on a pre-defined list of 
underliers maintained by the UPI provider, in which case the provided 
UPI will simply note the underlier of ``other.'' Requiring Reporting 
Entities to submit this information would ensure it is retained and 
sent to the SDR. This will allow for updates to the reference list of 
underliers maintained by the UPI provider and will allow the Commission 
to identify the necessary information to understand the swap. The 
Commission expects the underlying asset price source field will be 
necessary to monitor possible manipulation attempts of benchmarks, for 
example from an oil price reporting agency or index publisher. The 
Commission is aware that equity and other commodity swaps might trade 
on a foreign trading venue and thus the new underlying asset trading 
platform identifier is required to note if the swap is valued in a non-
US currency. Finally, considering the increase in trading in 
cryptocurrency derivatives, the Commission believes that receiving 
additional information with respect to cryptocurrency swap transactions 
will assist with identification of swaps that reference a 
cryptocurrency asset as the underlier.
    There are three data elements in the notional amounts and 
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schedule--unadjusted date on which the associated notional quantity 
becomes effective, [2] notional quantity schedule--unadjusted end date 
of the notional quantity, and [3] notional quantity schedule--notional 
quantity. All three data elements will be reported under part 43. These 
fields are similar to existing data elements in the Data Element 
Appendices, but with a key difference. That key difference is that the 
proposed fields point to ``non-monetary amounts.'' The new fields are 
being proposed to capture swaps in the other commodity asset class, 
which specify, for example, a quantity of oil or wheat. The Commission 
believes these new fields are essential to capture details of the swap 
not captured by the UPI or other currently required fields.
Benefits
    The Commission believes including certain CDE Technical Guidance 
3.0 data elements will create significant efficiencies for the 
Commission and Reporting Entities. By including certain CDE fields, the 
Commission believes it will receive more cohesive, more standardized, 
and, ultimately, more accurate data without sacrificing the ability to 
oversee the markets robustly. Higher-quality swap data will improve the 
Commission's oversight capabilities of registrants, and, in turn, will 
aid in protecting markets, participants, and the public in general.
    The Commission proposes adding CDE fields related to custom baskets 
because it believes that the visibility and reporting accuracy of 
holdings in custom baskets provides critical information required to 
ensure robust oversight of registrants. The proposed additional fields 
related to product are necessary to understand the characteristics of 
the non-standard underliers across asset classes at a level of 
granularity not provided in the UPI Taxonomy. A more complete 
identification of certain underliers will allow the Commission to 
distinguish between positions in different contracts that may not 
currently be distinguishable, allowing better oversight of registrants 
and thereby protecting the financial integrity of the swaps market. 
Moreover, receiving information specifying the underlying asset price 
source is critical to the Commission's benchmark manipulation 
surveillance efforts, thereby enhancing the protections afforded to the 
markets generally.
    Since some of these proposed CDE data elements will be publicly 
disseminated pursuant to part 43, the Commission believes this proposal 
will provide additional swap market transparency to market participants 
and to the general public. For example, the Commission is aware of 
swaps that contain price and/or notional amounts that vary according to 
a defined schedule. Certain aspects of these defined schedules are not 
currently disseminated on the real-time ticker. The proposed fields 
address this problem and will allow for more accurate and complete 
information, thereby allowing market participants to better analyze 
STAPD.
    The Commission believes that proposing additional CDE fields will 
benefit cross-jurisdictional Reporting Entities by reducing compliance 
and reporting costs. As standards are adopted across various 
jurisdictions, these Reporting Entities can develop a single reporting 
system that can send the standardized information regardless of data 
reporting requirements.
    The Commission believes adding these CDE data elements will provide 
access to high-quality swap data that is essential for the public, and 
for regulators to monitor the swaps market for systemic risk or 
unusually large concentrations of risk in individual swaps markets or 
asset classes, thereby promoting financial integrity.
Costs
    The Commission believes that because all the new data elements 
represent important price-forming details of the swap they should 
readily be available to reporters in the normal course of business. For 
example, schedules capturing changes in price and strike price or 
specific details of the underlier along with knowledge of the custom 
basket constituents are key aspects of a swap. Based on this belief, 
the Commission expects data access and transmission costs to be minimal 
since reporting entities have immediate access to the new information 
and the ability to use current systems and processes to send it to the 
SDR.
    The Commission does acknowledge that the proposed changes could 
result in some costs to SDRs and Reporting Entities to modify their 
electronic systems to accommodate the new data elements; to the extent 
any SDRs and Reporting Entities are already in the process of (or have 
completed) modifying their electronic systems to accommodate the new 
data elements for reporting in other jurisdictions, their costs will 
likely be lower since a fixed component of the infrastructure costs for 
such modifications may have already been incurred. The Commission, 
however, does not have access to data to indicate the degree to which 
SDRs and Reporting Entities have undertaken these modifications 
already; accordingly, its cost estimates represent the upper limit, 
with the likely actual costs being lower. These cost burdens are hourly 
rate for a mix of computer programmer, compliance officer, and lawyer 
professionals.\136\ The Commission estimates the cost burden for SDRs 
to be $18,195 to $36,391.\137\ The Commission estimates the cost burden 
for Reporting Entities to be $3,639 to $7,278.\138\
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    \136\ Commission staff arrived at an hourly rate of $93.31 using 
figures from a weighted average of salaries and bonuses across 
different professionals contained in the most recent BLS Occupation 
Employment and Wages Report (May 2022) multiplied by 1.3 to account 
for overhead and other benefits. The Commission estimated wage rate 
is a weighted national average of mean hourly wages for the 
following occupations (and their relative weight): ``computer 
programmer--industry: securities, commodity contracts, and other 
financial investment and related activities'' (50% weight); 
``compliance officer--industry: securities, commodity contracts, and 
other financial investment and related activities'' (25% weight); 
and ``lawyer- industry: securities, commodity contracts, and other 
financial investment and related activities'' (25% weight). 
Commission staff chose this methodology to account for the variance 
in skill sets that may be used to accomplish the collection of 
information.
    \137\ This estimate incorporates the hourly rate of $93.31 as 
discussed above. For the purpose of considering the cost burden to 
SDRs, the Commission estimates a lower and upper bound for the 
number of hours required to adjust current electronic systems to 
send and/or receive swaps data, along with necessary requirements to 
validate data. For SDRs, the Commission expects a range of 500 to 
1,000 hours. The CDE data elements represent 39 percent of the 
proposed additional data elements, so the range of expected hours 
for SDRs for the CDE data elements is 195 to 390 hours.
    \138\ This estimate incorporates the hourly rate of $93.31 as 
discussed above. For the purpose of considering the cost burden to 
Reporting Entities, the Commission estimates a lower and upper bound 
for the number of hours required to adjust current electronic 
systems to send and/or receive swaps data, along with necessary 
requirements to validate data. For Reporting Entities, the 
Commission expects a range of 100 to 200 hours. The CDE data 
elements represent 39 percent of the proposed additional data 
elements, so the range of expected hours for Reporting Entities for 
the CDE data elements is 39 to 78 hours.
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Request for Comments
    The Commission requests comment on the above assessment of benefits 
and costs, including on the identified benefits for SDRs, Reporting 
Entities, market participants and the public generally; and on the 
range of costs and the estimates of cost burdens to SDRs and Reporting 
Entities to comply with the proposed amendments related to the addition 
of the new CDE data elements. Are there additional costs or benefits 
that the Commission should consider? Is there data or other information 
that the Commission should consider to assist its efforts to quantify 
costs and benefits (including improved efficiency) and/or to understand 
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and Reporting Entities have already modified their electronic systems 
to accommodate the new data elements, or are in the process of doing 
so? Are there alternatives to what the Commission is proposing that 
would be preferable on cost/benefit grounds and, if so, what are they 
and why would they be preferable? Commenters are encouraged to include 
both qualitative and quantitative assessments of these costs and/or 
benefits and to provide substantiating data, statistics, and any other 
supportive information for positions they may posit.
6. Additional Swap Data Elements Reported to the Commission and To Swap 
Data Repositories: Proposed CFTC Data Elements
Introduction
    This section considers the costs and benefits of the thirty new 
data elements that are not included in the recommended list of CDE data 
elements. These new data elements can be broken into six data 
categories: prices, product, notional amount and quantities, clearing, 
counterparty, and transaction. A subset of these new data elements 
(eight) are set to also become required under part 43 real-time swap 
transaction reporting. We consider these CFTC new data elements 
separately from the CDE new data elements discussed above due to the 
differences that arise in both the costs and the benefits.
    There are six data elements in the prices category: [1] option 
exercise end date, [2] option exercise frequency period, [3] option 
exercise frequency period multiplier, [4] swap pricing method, [5] 
pricing date schedule of the swap, and [6] start and end time of the 
settlement window for the floating leg(s). Three of these fields 
(related to option exercise) are reported also under part 43. The 
Commission expects a primary use-case for these data elements will 
focus on analysis of important swap-level characteristics that 
determine the payoffs--specifically noting important exercise and 
settlement details that will not be captured by the UPI. These details 
are essential for the Commission to monitor and identify potential 
cases of market manipulation. The Commission believes these details 
should be well known to both sides of the swap and be easy to report to 
the SDR.
    There are five data elements in the product category: [1] physical 
delivery location, [2] pricing index location, [3] physical commodity 
contract indicator, [4] product grade, and [5] maturity date of the 
underlier. Two of these fields are reported also under part 43. Except 
for the last new data element, maturity date of the underlier, all the 
data elements here in the product category apply only to the other 
commodity asset class. As previously discussed, prior part 43 and part 
45 rulemakings included minimal non-UPI product-related data elements, 
and the Commission believes the addition of these five data elements 
will provide it with information essential to understanding the price 
and risk of swaps in the other commodity asset class that the UPI alone 
will not capture.
    There are 10 data elements in the notional amounts and quantities 
category, and 9 of these proposed schedule-related fields concern the 
delivery of power, which can be divided into four data elements related 
to the following three groups: [1] days of the week, [2] hours from 
thru, and [3] load profile type. The Commission understands that this 
delivery information, which is necessary to fully understand the 
economics of swaps for the delivery of power, will not be captured by 
UPIs. Further, the Commission believes this information should be 
readily available to both sides of the swap transaction. The remaining 
element is USD equivalent regulatory notional amount, which will allow 
for standardized and consistent reporting of notional amount and will 
be used to aggregate and monitor swaps market activity.
    There are two data elements in the clearing category: [1] mandatory 
clearing indicator, and [2] clearing member identifier source. One of 
these fields is reported also under part 43.
    There are four data elements in the counterparty category: [1] 
counterparty 1 identifier source, [2] counterparty 1 designation, [3] 
counterparty 2 designation, [4] counterparty 2 special entity. 
Counterparty 1 identifier source is very similar to a currently 
required data element for counterparty 2 and is now being added to 
address the introduction of certain swaps that trade without a required 
swap dealer or LEI. Counterparty designation fields are necessary to 
distinguish dealers from non-dealers. Counterparty 2 special entity 
will be used for identifying reporting thresholds and exemptions.
    There are three data elements in the transaction category: [1] SEF 
or DCM anonymous execution indicator, [2] large notional off-facility 
swap election indicator, and [3] SEF or DCM indicator. Two fields are 
reported under part 43. The Commission preliminarily believes that 
these fields are currently being reported to the SDRs and they are 
required for the SDR to perform its required responsibilities. The 
Commission expects this information is available to the Reporting 
Entities who also have systems in place to send this information to the 
SDRs.
Benefits
    Similar to the 2020 Final Rules in which the Commission first 
adopted some CFTC-specific data elements, the Commission believes 
expanding the number of CFTC data elements is necessary to support the 
Commission's regulatory responsibilities. The expanded set of CFTC data 
elements will assist the Commission's efforts to investigate potential 
violations of the CEA and the CFTC regulations. For example, the 
product fields will be used to investigate price manipulation and 
disruptive trading practices, which provides benefits to market 
participants and the general public who could otherwise fall victim.
    Further, the Commission expects the new CFTC data elements in this 
proposed rulemaking will benefit market participants and the general 
public by increasing transparency. Eight of these data elements will 
become part of the real-time ticker established under part 43 of the 
CFTC regulations.\139\ The Commission believes the expanded public 
information increases the value of the post-trade public dissemination. 
The general public benefits with the increased transparency as the 
information can be used to generate reports that increase knowledge 
related to trade activity. This information is also included in the 
expanded set of regulatory data required under part 45, which further 
benefits market participants and the general public by allowing 
Commission staff to incorporate publicly accessible data into its 
market oversight and compliance responsibilities.
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    The Commission believes that the new CFTC data elements will 
benefit SDRs by providing them with required information to comply more 
easily with Commission regulations. For example, the `mandatory 
clearing indicator' represents information that should be known to the 
Reporting Entity but might be uncertain to the SDR, which requires 
precise information to comply with required time delays pursuant to 
Sec.  43.5.
Costs
    As discussed above regarding the proposed CDE data elements, the 
Commission believes the cost burden to SDRs and Reporting Entities will 
likely be limited to the costs required to modify and expand existing 
electronic systems and databases to accommodate the new CFTC data 
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subset of proposed data elements considered here are not considered 
CDE, the Commission expects the majority are essential price-forming 
details of the swap and should be readily available to the Reporting 
Entity to send to an SDR without incurring significant costs.
    Using the same methodology employed, above, to estimate costs 
related to proposed CDE data elements, the Commission estimates the 
costs to SDRs and Reporting Entities associated with the need to modify 
their electronic systems to accommodate the new proposed CFTC data 
elements to be as follows: SDRs--$28,460 to $56,919; \140\ Reporting 
Entities--$5,692 to $11,384.\141\
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    \140\ This estimate incorporates the hourly rate of $93.31 as 
discussed above. The Commission expects the SDRs will be required to 
spend 500 to 1,000 hours to update systems to accommodate the new 
data elements. The CFTC data elements represent 61 percent of the 
proposed additional data elements, so the range of expected hours 
for SDRs for the CFTC data elements is 305 to 610 hours.
    \141\ This estimate incorporates the hourly rate of $93.31 as 
discussed above. The Commission expects the Reporting Entities will 
be required to spend 100 to 200 hours to update systems to 
accommodate the new data elements. The CFTC data elements represent 
61 percent of the proposed additional data elements, so the range of 
expected hours for Reporting Entities for the CFTC data elements is 
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Request for Comments
    The Commission requests comment on the above assessment of benefits 
and costs, including on the identified benefits for SDRs, market 
participants and the public generally; and on the range of costs and 
the estimates of cost burdens to SDRs and Reporting Entities to comply 
with the proposed amendments related to the addition of the new CFTC 
data elements. Are there additional costs or benefits that the 
Commission should consider? Is there data or other information that the 
Commission should consider to assist its efforts to quantify costs and 
benefits? Are there alternatives to what the Commission is proposing 
that would be preferable on cost/benefit grounds and, if so, what are 
they and why would they be preferable? Commenters are encouraged to 
include both qualitative and quantitative assessments of these costs 
and/or benefits and to provide substantiating data, statistics, and any 
other supportive information for positions they may posit.
7. Section 15(a) Considerations
Factor 1: Protection of Market Participants and the Public
    The Commission believes the proposed changes will enhance 
protections already in place for market participants and the public. By 
adding new data elements, the Commission believes it will receive more 
cohesive, more standardized, and, ultimately, more accurate data 
without sacrificing the ability to oversee the markets robustly. 
Higher-quality swap data will improve the Commission's oversight 
capabilities, and, in turn, will aid it in protecting markets, market 
participants, and the public in general. The Commission views this 
benefit, in combination with the others it recognizes, to warrant the 
relatively minor expected costs that it has identified.
Factor 2: Efficiency, Competitiveness, and Financial Integrity of 
Futures Markets
    The Commission believes that the proposed amendments may 
potentially have a beneficial effect for the financial integrity of the 
swap markets because the proposed amendments would assist the 
Commission in its supervision of registrants and oversight of the 
derivatives markets. More complete and more accurate publicly 
disseminated swap transactions data may improve market efficiency and 
competitiveness by helping the public make better informed decisions. 
Moreover, as discussed above, the Commission believes that adding 
certain CDE fields will benefit cross-jurisdictional Reporting Entities 
by reducing compliance and reporting costs, and the Commission believes 
that in some instances the new proposed CFTC data elements will benefit 
SDRs by providing them with information that can be used to comply with 
the Commission's regulations. Again, the Commission views this benefit, 
in combination with the others it recognizes, to warrant the relatively 
minor expected costs that it has identified.
Factor 3: Price Discovery
    Section 2(a)(13) of the CEA and the Commission's existing 
regulations in part 43 implementing CEA section 2(a)(13) require STAPD 
to be made available to the public in real time. The Commission 
believes inaccurate and incomplete STAPD hinders the use of the STAPD, 
which harms transparency and price discovery. The Commission expects 
market participants will be better able to analyze STAPD as a result of 
the additional publicly disseminated data elements, because the fields 
will make STAPD more accurate and complete. The Commission views this 
benefit, in combination with the others it recognizes, to warrant the 
relatively minor expected costs that it has identified.
Factor 4: Sound Risk Management Practices
    The Commission believes the proposed rules will improve the quality 
of swap data reported to SDRs and, hence, improve the Commission's 
ability to monitor the swaps market, react to changes in market 
conditions, and fulfill its regulatory responsibilities generally. The 
Commission believes regulator access to high-quality swap data is 
essential for regulators to monitor the swaps market for systemic risk 
or unusually large concentrations of risk in individual swaps markets 
or asset classes. The Commission views this benefit, in combination 
with the others it recognizes, to warrant the relatively minor expected 
costs that it has identified.
Factor 5: Other Public Interest Considerations
    The Commission believes the improved accuracy resulting from 
improvements to data entry by market participants via the proposed 
rules has other beneficial public interest impacts including: [1] 
Increased understanding for the public, market participants, and the 
Commission of the interaction between the swaps market, other financial 
markets, and the overall economy; [2] Improved regulatory oversight and 
enforcement capabilities; and [3] Enhanced information for the 
Commission and other regulators so that they may establish more 
effective public policies to monitor and, where necessary, reduce 
overall systemic risk. The Commission views these benefits, in 
combination with the others it recognizes, to warrant the relatively 
minor expected costs that it has identified.
General Request for Comments
    The Commission generally requests comments on all aspects of its 
consideration of costs and benefits, including the identification and 
assessment of any costs and benefits not discussed herein; data and any 
other information to assist or otherwise inform the Commission's 
ability to quantify or qualitatively describe the costs and benefits of 
the proposed amendments; and substantiating data, statistics, and any 
other information to support positions posited by commenters with 
respect to the Commission's discussion. The Commission welcomes comment 
on such costs and benefits, particularly from existing Reporting 
Entities and SDRs that can provide quantitative cost and benefit data 
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Commission also welcomes comments on alternatives to the proposed 
amendments that may be preferable on cost-benefit grounds and why.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act \142\ (``RFA'') requires that 
agencies, in proposing rules, consider the impact of those rules on 
``small entities.'' \143\ The Commission has defined ``small entities'' 
as used by the Commission in evaluating the impact of its rules in 
accordance with the RFA.\144\ The amendments to part 43 and part 45 
proposed herein would have a direct effect on the operations of DCMs, 
DCOs, MSPs, PBs,\145\ SDs, RCPs, SEFs, and SDRs. The Commission has 
previously certified that DCMs,\146\ DCOs, \147\ MSPs,\148\ SDs,\149\ 
SEFs,\150\ and SDRs \151\ are not small entities for RFA purposes.
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    \142\ 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
    \143\ See 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA applies to rules subject to 
notice and comment rulemakings issued pursuant to section 553(b) of 
the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), or any other law. 
Id.
    \144\ See Policy Statement and Final Establishment of 
Definitions, 47 FR 18618 (Apr. 30, 1982).
    \145\ The Commission understands that all prime brokers 
(``PBs'') currently acting as such in connection with swaps are SDs. 
Consequently, the RFA analysis applicable to SDs applies equally to 
PBs.
    \146\ See 1982 RFA Release.
    \147\ The Commission has previously certified that DCOs are not 
small entities for purposes of the RFA. See DCO General Provisions 
and Core Principles, 76 FR 69334, 69428 (Nov. 8, 2011).
    \148\ See SD and MSP Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Duties Rules, 
77 FR 20128, 20194 (Apr. 3, 2012) (basing determination in part on 
minimum capital requirements).
    \149\ See id.
    \150\ See Core Principles and Other Requirements for SEFs, 78 FR 
33476, 33548 (June 4, 2013).
    \151\ See Swap Data Repositories, 75 FR 80898, 80926 (Dec. 23, 
2010) (basing determination in part on the central role of SDRs in 
swaps reporting regime, and on the financial resource obligations 
imposed on SDRs).
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    The proposed amendments to part 43 and part 45 would have a direct 
impact on all RCPs. These RCPs may include SDs, MSPs, DCOs, and non-SD/
MSP/DCO counterparties. Regarding whether non-SD/MSP/DCO reporting 
counterparties are small entities for RFA purposes, the Commission 
notes that section 2(e) of the CEA prohibits a person from entering 
into a swap unless the person is an eligible contract participant 
(``ECP''), except for swaps executed on or pursuant to the rules of a 
DCM.\152\ The Commission has previously certified that ECPs are not 
small entities for purposes of the RFA.\153\
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    The Commission has analyzed swap data reported to each SDR \154\ 
across all five asset classes to determine the number and identities of 
non-SD/MSP/DCOs that are reporting counterparties to swaps under the 
Commission's jurisdiction. A recent Commission staff review of swap 
data, including swaps executed on or pursuant to the rules of a DCM, 
identified nearly 1,600 non-SD/MSP/DCO reporting counterparties.
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    \154\ The sample data sets varied across SDRs and asset classes 
based on relative trade volumes. The sample represents data 
available to the Commission for swaps executed over a period of one 
month. These sample data sets captured 2,551,907 FX swaps, 603,864 
equity swaps, 357,851 other commodity swaps, 276,052 IRS, and 98,145 
CDS.
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    Based on its review of publicly available data, the Commission 
believes that the overwhelming majority of these non-SD/MSP/DCO 
reporting counterparties that have reporting obligations under parts 43 
and 45 are either ECPs or do not meet the definition of ``small 
entity'' established in the RFA. Accordingly, the Commission does not 
believe the Final Rule will affect a substantial number of small 
entities.
    Based on the above analysis, the Commission does not believe that 
this proposal will have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. Thus, under section 3(a) of the RFA,\155\ the 
Chairman, on behalf of the Commission, certifies that the proposed 
rules will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. The Commission nonetheless invites comment 
from any entity which believes that these rules would have a 
significant economic impact on its operations.
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C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') \156\ imposes certain 
requirements on Federal agencies, including the Commission, in 
connection with agencies' conducting or sponsoring any collection of 
information, as defined by the PRA. This proposed rulemaking would 
result in the collection of information within the meaning of the PRA. 
The Commission has previously received control numbers from the Office 
of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for each of the collections impacted 
by this rulemaking: OMB Control Numbers 3038-0070 (relating to part 43 
Real-Time Public Reporting) and 3038-0096 (relating to part 45 Swap 
Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements).
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    The Commission is proposing to amend the above information 
collections to accommodate newly proposed and revised information 
collection requirements for participants in the swaps markets that 
require approval from OMB under the PRA. The amendments are expected to 
modify the existing annual burden for complying with certain 
requirements of parts 43 and 45. Specifically, the Commission is 
proposing to amend regulation 43.4(c) to incorporate the UPI and 
product classification system for the other commodity asset class and 
amending appendix A to part 43 and appendix 1 to part 45 to add 
additional data elements to be reported by Reporting Entities.
    Until the Commission designates a UPI and product classification 
system for the other commodity asset class, Reporting Entities will use 
the internal product identifiers or product descriptions used by the 
SDR for the reporting of swaps in the other commodity asset class. As a 
result, until the Commission designates a UPI for the other commodity 
asset class, the burden estimates for the product fields are already 
accounted for in the current burden estimates for Sec. Sec.  45.3 and 
45.4. To avoid double-counting, the Commission is not revising the 
burden estimate for the implementation of a UPI and product 
classification system for the other commodity asset class until the 
Commission designates a UPI.
    The Commission also proposes to amend appendix A to part 43 and 
appendix 1 to part 45 to require the reporting and public dissemination 
of certain additional details regarding swap transactions. Appendix A 
to part 43 describes the fields for which an SDR must publicly 
disseminate swap transaction and pricing data, and appendix 1 to part 
45 lists the swap data elements required to be reported to SDRs. The 
Commission is proposing to add nineteen data elements from the CDE 
Technical Guidance 3.0 (of which ten are required to be publicly 
disseminated) and thirty data elements not included in the CDE 
Technical Guidance 3.0 (of which eight are required to be publicly 
disseminated) to the Data Element Appendices. The reporting of these 
additional data elements will affect the burden estimates for part 43 
(Real-Time Public Reporting) and part 45 (Swap Data Recordkeeping and 
Reporting Requirements).\157\
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    \157\ As discussed above in the Cost-Benefit Considerations 
section, the following cost burden estimations are based on an 
estimated hourly rate for a mix of computer programmer, compliance 
officer, and lawyer professionals. Commission staff arrived at an 
hourly rate of $93.31 using figures from a weighted average of 
salaries and bonuses contained in the most recent BLS Occupation 
Employment and Wages Report (May 2022) multiplied by 1.3 to account 
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    The Commission is therefore submitting this proposal to the OMB for 
its review in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 3507(d) and 5 CFR 1320.11. 
Responses to this collection of information by reporting firms pursuant 
to the parts 43 and 45 regulations would be mandatory. The Commission 
will protect proprietary information according to the Freedom of 
Information Act \158\ and 17 CFR part 145, ``Commission Records and 
Information.'' In addition, CEA section 8(a)(1) strictly prohibits the 
Commission, unless specifically authorized by the CEA, from making 
public ``data and information that would separately disclose the 
business transactions or market positions of any person and trade 
secrets or names of customers.'' \159\ The Commission is also required 
to protect certain information contained in a government system of 
records according to the Privacy Act of 1974.\160\
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    \158\ 5 U.S.C. 552.
    \159\ 7 U.S.C. 12(a)(1).
    \160\ 5 U.S.C. 552a.
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1. Part 43: Revisions to Collection 3038-0070 (Real-Time Public 
Reporting)
    Regulation 43.3 requires reporting counterparties, SEFs, and DCMs 
to send swap transaction and pricing data as described in appendix A of 
part 43 to SDRs as soon as technologically practicable after execution. 
Regulation 43.4 requires SDRs to publicly disseminate the swap 
transaction and pricing data described in appendix A of part 43. The 
Commission estimates that the highly automated nature of part 43 
reporting virtually eliminates the marginal costs associated with the 
ongoing recordkeeping or reporting burden for each proposed additional 
data element to appendix A of part 43. Rather, the costs for the 
proposed amendments will mostly be incurred to develop, modify, and 
test existing processes to capture and transmit the proposed additional 
data elements. Accordingly, the Commission is retaining its previous 
estimated numbers of reports, burden hours per report, and average 
burden hour cost under Sec. Sec.  43.3 and 43.4. However, the 
Commission does estimate Reporting Entities will incur the following 
costs to implement the additional new data fields.
    Under Sec.  43.3, the Commission estimates that the cost for a 
Reporting Entity, which includes DCMs, DCOs, SDs, MSPs, non-SD/MSP/
DCOs, and SEFs, to modify their systems and to adopt the proposed 
addition of data elements to appendix A to part 43 could range from 
$3,000-$6,000, assuming it takes each Reporting Entity an estimated 
total of 33-67 hours to perform the necessary tasks. There are an 
estimated 1,729 Reporting Entities. Since the Commission cannot enter a 
range of estimates, the Commission has averaged its estimates of $3,000 
to $6,000 as $4,500 for the 1,729 reporting entities, for a total of 
$7,780,500 ($4,500 * 1,729 reporting entities). Based on five-year, 
straight line depreciation, this amounts to annualized total capital/
start-up costs for all covered entities of $1,556,100 ($7,780,500/5). 
The estimated cost is based on a number of assumptions that cover tasks 
required to design, test, and implement an updated data system based on 
the new swap data elements contained in part 43.
    Under Sec.  43.4, the Commission estimates that the cost for an SDR 
to modify their systems, including their data reporting, ingestion, and 
validation systems, and maintain those modifications going forward may 
range from $16,000-$31,000 per SDR, assuming it takes each Reporting 
Entity an estimated total of 170-330 hours to perform the necessary 
tasks. There are currently three SDRs. Since the Commission cannot 
enter a range of estimates, the Commission has averaged its estimates 
of $16,000-$31,000 as $23,500 for the three SDRs, for a total of 
$70,500 ($23,500 * 3 reporting entities). Based on five-year, straight 
line depreciation, this amounts to annualized total capital/start-up 
costs for all covered entities of $14,100 ($70,500/5). The estimated 
cost range is based on assumptions that cover the set of tasks required 
for the SDR to design, test, and implement a data system based on the 
list of swap data elements contained in part 43.
2. Part 45: Revisions to Collection 3038-0096 (Swap Data Recordkeeping 
and Reporting Requirements)
    Under Sec. Sec.  45.3 and 45.4, SEFs, DCMs, and reporting 
counterparties must report swap creation data and swap continuation 
data as described in the data elements in appendix 1 to part 45 and in 
the form and manner provided in the technical specification published 
by the Commission under Sec.  45.15.\161\ SDRs are required to accept 
the data elements from the Reporting Entities and maintain systems to 
validate swap data.\162\ Similar to the discussion above in connection 
with the burden estimates for part 43, the Commission estimates that 
the highly automated nature of part 45 reporting virtually eliminates 
the marginal costs associated with the ongoing reporting or 
recordkeeping burden for each proposed additional data element to 
appendix 1 of part 45. Rather, the costs for the proposed amendments 
will primarily be incurred to develop, modify, and test existing 
processes to capture and transmit the proposed additional data 
elements. Accordingly, the Commission is retaining its previous 
estimated numbers of reports, burden hours per report, and average 
burden hour costs for reporting and recordkeeping under Sec. Sec.  45.3 
and 45.4. However, the Commission does expect Reporting Entities to 
incur the following capital/start-up costs under Sec.  45.3 to 
implement the additional new data fields.\163\
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    \161\ See 17 CFR 45.3, 45.4, and 45.15.
    \162\ See 17 CFR 45.4(b), 49.10.
    \163\ The Commission included the estimated capital/start-up 
costs associated with modification of systems to implement the 
additional new data fields in appendix 1 to part 45 under Sec.  
45.3. To avoid double counting, these estimates also cover any 
capital/start-up costs under Sec.  45.4 for a Reporting Entity to 
modify its systems to implement the proposed addition of data 
elements to appendix 1. As noted above, the Commission is soliciting 
comments on the revised burden estimates for part 45, including the 
estimated costs related to the modification or maintenance of 
systems in order to comply with the proposed amendments.
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    The Commission estimates that the cost for a Reporting Entity to 
modify their systems to adopt the proposed addition of data elements to 
appendix 1 of part 45 could range from $37,000-$75,000, assuming an 
estimated total of 400-800 hours per reporting to perform the necessary 
tasks. There are an estimated 1,732 Reporting Entities. Since the 
Commission cannot enter a range of estimates, the Commission has 
averaged its estimates of $37,000-$75,000 as $56,000 for the 1,732 
Reporting Entities, for a total of $96,992,000 ($56,000 * 1,732 
reporting entities). Based on five-year, straight line depreciation, 
this amounts to annualized total capital/start-up costs for all covered 
entities of $19,398,400 ($96,992,000/5). The estimated cost range is 
based on a number of assumptions that cover tasks required to design, 
test, and implement an updated data system based on the new swap data 
elements contained in part 45.
Request for Comment
    The Commission invites the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on any aspect of the proposed information collection 
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discussed above. The Commission will consider public comments on this 
proposed collection of information in:
    (1) Evaluating whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information will have a practical 
use;
    (2) Evaluating the accuracy of the estimated burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the degree to which the 
methodology and the assumptions that the Commission employed were 
valid;
    (3) Enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
proposed to be collected; and
    (4) Minimizing the burden of the proposed information collection 
requirements on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
information collection techniques, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Copies of the submission from the Commission to OMB are available 
from the CFTC Clearance Officer, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 
20581, (202) 418-5714 or from https://RegInfo.gov. Organizations and 
individuals desiring to submit comments on the proposed information 
collection requirements should send those comments to:
    <bullet> The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission;
    <bullet> (202) 395-6566 (fax); or
    <bullet> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d52544f5c6e687f70746e6e7472736e5d72707f3378726d337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99d6d0cbd8eaecfbf4f0eaeaf0f6f7ead9f6f4fbb7fcf6e9b7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a> (email).
    Please provide the Commission with a copy of submitted comments so 
that comments can be summarized and addressed in the final rulemaking, 
and please refer to the ADDRESSES section of this rulemaking for 
instructions on submitting comments to the Commission. OMB is required 
to make a decision concerning the proposed information collection 
requirements between 30 and 60 days after publication of this release 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment to OMB is best assured of 
receiving full consideration if OMB receives it within 30 calendar days 
of publication of this release. Nothing in the foregoing affects the 
deadline enumerated above for public comment to the Commission on the 
proposed rules.

D. Antitrust Considerations

    CEA section 15(b) requires the Commission to take into 
consideration the public interest to be protected by the antitrust laws 
and endeavor to take the least anticompetitive means of achieving the 
objectives of the CEA in issuing any order or adopting any Commission 
rule or regulation.\164\
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    \164\ 7 U.S.C. 19(b).
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    The Commission believes that the public interest to be protected by 
the antitrust laws is generally to protect competition. The Commission 
requests comment on whether the proposed rules implicate any other 
specific public interest to be protected by the antitrust laws.
    The Commission has considered the proposed rules to determine 
whether they are anticompetitive and has preliminarily identified no 
anti-competitive effects. The Commission requests comment on whether 
the proposed rules are anticompetitive and, if so, how and what the 
anticompetitive effects are.
    Because the Commission has preliminarily determined that the 
proposed rules are not anticompetitive and have no anticompetitive 
effects, the Commission has not identified any less anticompetitive 
means of achieving the purposes of the CEA. To the extent, however, any 
commenter may disagree with this assessment, the Commission requests 
comment on whether there are less anticompetitive means of achieving 
the relevant purposes of the CEA that would otherwise be served by 
adopting the proposed rules.

List of Subjects

17 CFR Part 43

    Consumer protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Swaps.

17 CFR Part 45

    Data recordkeeping requirements, Data reporting requirements, 
Swaps.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission proposes to amend 17 CFR chapter I as follows:

PART 43--REAL TIME PUBLIC REPORTING

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1. The authority citation for part 43 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2(a), 12a(5), and 24a, as amended by Pub. L. 
111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).

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2. Amend Sec.  43.4 by revising paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(4) introductory 
text, (c)(4)(i), (c)(4)(ii) introductory text, and (c)(4)(iii) and 
adding paragraph (c)(5) to read as follows:


Sec.  43.4  Swap transaction and pricing data to be publicly 
disseminated in real-time.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) Actual product description reported to swap data repository. 
For all publicly reportable swap transactions in the interest rate, 
credit, equity, and foreign exchange asset classes, reporting 
counterparties, swap execution facilities, and designated contract 
markets shall provide a swap data repository with swap transaction and 
pricing data that includes an actual description of the underlying 
asset(s). This requirement is separate from the requirement that a 
reporting counterparty, swap execution facility, or designated contract 
market shall report swap data to a swap data repository pursuant to 
section 2(a)(13)(G) of the Act and 17 CFR chapter I.
* * * * *
    (4) Reporting and public dissemination of the underlying asset(s) 
for certain swaps in the other commodity asset class. Reporting 
counterparties, swap execution facilities, and designated contract 
markets shall provide a swap data repository, and a swap data 
repository shall publicly disseminate, swap transaction and pricing 
data in the other commodity asset class as described in this paragraph.
    (i) Reporting counterparties, swap execution facilities, and 
designated contract markets shall provide a swap data repository, and a 
swap data repository shall publicly disseminate, swap transaction and 
pricing data for publicly reportable swap transactions in the other 
commodity asset class in the manner described in paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) 
and (iii) of this section.
    (ii) The actual underlying asset(s) shall be provided and publicly 
disseminated for the following publicly reportable swap transactions in 
the other commodity asset class:
* * * * *
    (iii) Reporting counterparties, swap execution facilities, and 
designated contract markets shall provide a swap data repository the 
actual underlying assets of swaps in the other commodity asset class 
that are not described in paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of this section, which 
shall be publicly disseminated by limiting the geographic detail of the 
underlying asset(s). The identification of any specific delivery point 
or pricing point associated with the underlying asset of such other 
commodity swap

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shall be publicly disseminated pursuant to appendix E of this part.
* * * * *
    (5) Unique Product Identifiers and Product Classification System. 
(i) When a unique product identifier and product classification system 
has been designated by the Commission to be used in recordkeeping and 
swap data reporting pursuant to regulation 45.7, reporting 
counterparties, swap execution facilities, and designated contract 
markets shall comply with the requirement to provide, and swap data 
repositories shall comply with any requirement to disseminate, an 
actual description of the underlying asset(s) by providing or 
disseminating, as applicable, swap transaction and pricing data that 
includes a unique product identifier and product classification system 
designated by the Commission.
    (ii) For swaps described in paragraph (c)(4)(iii) of this section, 
when a unique product identifier and product classification system has 
been designated by the Commission to be used in recordkeeping and swap 
data reporting pursuant to regulation 45.7, reporting counterparties, 
swap execution facilities, and designated contract markets shall comply 
with the requirement to provide, and swap data repositories shall 
comply with their requirement to disseminate, a description of the 
underlying asset(s) that limits geographic detail pursuant to paragraph 
(c)(4)(iii) of this section by providing or disseminating, as 
applicable, swap transaction and pricing data that includes a unique 
product identifier and product classification system designated by the 
Commission that identifies any specific delivery point or pricing point 
pursuant to appendix E of this part.
    (iii) Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of 
this section to provide and disseminate a unique product identifier and 
product classification system that limits geographic detail pursuant to 
appendix E of this part, reporting counterparties, swap execution 
facilities, and designated contract markets shall also comply with part 
45 reporting obligations by providing to swap data repositories a 
unique product identifier and product classification system that does 
not limit the geographic detail of the underlying assets. The 
requirement established in paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section is 
separate from and in addition to the requirements set out in Sec.  
45.7.
* * * * *
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3. Revise appendix A to part 43 to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 43--Swap Transaction and Pricing Data Elements

    Allowable values for data elements are set forth in the 
technical specification published pursuant to Sec.  43.7(a)(1) 
providing the form and manner for reporting and publicly 
disseminating the swap transaction and pricing data elements.

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        #          Data element name      Definition for data element
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                  Category: Clearing
1...............  Cleared............  Indicator of whether the
                                        transaction has been cleared, or
                                        is intended to be cleared, by a
                                        central counterparty.
14..............  Mandatory clearing   An indicator of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction is subject to
                                        mandatory clearing under the
                                        Commission's regulations.
                  Category: Custom
                   baskets
31..............  Custom basket        Indicator of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction is based on a custom
                                        basket.
                  Category: Events
37..............  Action type........  Type of action taken on the
                                        transaction or type of end-of-
                                        day reporting.
                                       Allowable values for action type
                                        are subject to removals and
                                        additions as set forth in the
                                        technical specification and
                                        might include, but not be
                                        limited to, new, modify,
                                        correct, error, terminate,
                                        revive, transfer out, valuation,
                                        and collateral/margin update.
38..............  Event type.........  Explanation or reason for the
                                        action being taken on the
                                        transaction.
                                       Allowable values for event type
                                        are subject to removals and
                                        additions as set forth in the
                                        technical specification and
                                        might include, but not be
                                        limited to, trade, novation/step-
                                        in, post trade risk reduction
                                        exercise, early termination,
                                        clearing, exercise, allocation,
                                        clearing & allocation, credit
                                        event, corporate event and
                                        transfer.
39..............  Amendment indicator  Indicator of whether the
                                        modification of the transaction
                                        reflects newly agreed upon
                                        term(s) from the previously
                                        negotiated terms.
41..............  Event timestamp....  Date and time of occurrence of
                                        the event.
                  Category: Notional
                   amounts and
                   quantities
43..............  Notional amount....  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable:
                                          --For OTC derivative
                                           transactions negotiated in
                                           monetary amounts, amount
                                           specified in the contract.
                                          --For OTC derivative
                                           transactions negotiated in
                                           non-monetary amounts, refer
                                           to appendix in the swap data
                                           technical specification for
                                           converting notional amounts
                                           for non-monetary amounts.
44..............  Notional currency..  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: currency in
                                        which the notional amount is
                                        denominated.
45..............  Notional amount      For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--notional   where applicable: For OTC
                   amount in effect     derivative transactions
                   on associated        negotiated in monetary amounts
                   effective date.      with a notional amount schedule:
                                          <bullet> Notional amount which
                                           becomes effective on the
                                           associated unadjusted
                                           effective date.
46..............  Notional amount      For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: For OTC
                   ed effective date    derivative transactions
                   of the notional      negotiated in monetary amounts
                   amount.              with a notional amount schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted date on which
                                        the associated notional amount
                                        becomes effective.
47..............  Notional amount      For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: For OTC
                   ed end date of the   derivative transactions
                   notional amount.     negotiated in monetary amounts
                                        with a notional amount schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the notional amount.
48..............  Call amount........  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        monetary amount that the option
                                        gives the right to buy.
49..............  Call currency......  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        currency in which the Call
                                        amount is denominated.

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50..............  Put amount.........  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        monetary amount that the option
                                        gives the right to sell.
51..............  Put currency.......  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        currency in which the Put amount
                                        is denominated.
52..............  Notional quantity..  For each leg of the swap
                                        transaction where applicable,
                                        for swap transactions negotiated
                                        in non-monetary amounts with
                                        fixed notional quantity for each
                                        schedule period.
53..............  Quantity frequency.  For each leg of the swap
                                        transaction where applicable,
                                        the rate at which the quantity
                                        is quoted on the swap
                                        transaction.
54..............  Quantity frequency   For each leg of the swap
                   multiplier.          transaction where applicable,
                                        the number of time units for the
                                        Quantity frequency.
55..............  Quantity unit of     For each leg of the transaction,
                   measure.             where applicable: unit of
                                        measure in which the Total
                                        notional quantity and Notional
                                        quantity are expressed.
56..............  Total notional       For each leg of the transaction,
                   quantity.            where applicable: aggregate
                                        Notional quantity of the
                                        underlying asset for the term of
                                        the transaction.
57..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: for OTC
                   ed date on which     derivative transactions
                   the associated       negotiated in non-monetary
                   notional quantity    amounts with a Notional quantity
                   becomes effective.   schedule.
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted date on which
                                        the associated notional quantity
                                        becomes effective.
58..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: for OTC
                   ed end date of the   derivative transactions
                   notional quantity.   negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with a Notional quantity
                                        schedule.
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the notional quantity.
59..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--notional   where applicable: for OTC
                   quantity.            derivative transactions
                                        negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with a Notional quantity
                                        schedule.
                                       <bullet> Notional quantity which
                                        becomes effective on the
                                        associated unadjusted effective
                                        date.
                  Category: Packages
69..............  Package indicator..  Indicator of whether the swap
                                        transaction is part of a package
                                        transaction.
71..............  Package transaction  Traded price of the entire
                   price.               package in which the reported
                                        derivative transaction is a
                                        component.
72..............  Package transaction  Currency in which the Package
                   price currency.      transaction price is
                                        denominated.
73..............  Package transaction  Manner in which the Package
                   price notation.      transaction price is expressed.
74..............  Package transaction  Traded price of the entire
                   spread.              package in which the reported
                                        derivative transaction is a
                                        component of a package
                                        transaction.
                                       Package transaction price when
                                        the price of the package is
                                        expressed as a spread,
                                        difference between two reference
                                        prices.
75..............  Package transaction  Currency in which the Package
                   spread currency.     transaction spread is
                                        denominated.
76..............  Package transaction  Manner in which the Package
                   spread notation.     transaction spread is expressed.
                  Category: Payments
77..............  Day count            For each leg of the transaction,
                   convention.          where applicable: day count
                                        convention (often also referred
                                        to as day count fraction or day
                                        count basis or day count method)
                                        that determines how interest
                                        payments are calculated. It is
                                        used to compute the year
                                        fraction of the calculation
                                        period, and indicates the number
                                        of days in the calculation
                                        period divided by the number of
                                        days in the year.
79..............  Floating rate reset  For each floating leg of the swap
                   frequency period.    transaction where applicable,
                                        time unit associated with the
                                        frequency of resets.
80..............  Floating rate reset  For each floating leg of the swap
                   frequency period     transaction where applicable,
                   multiplier.          number of time units (as
                                        expressed by the Floating rate
                                        reset frequency period) that
                                        determines the frequency at
                                        which periodic payment dates for
                                        reset occur.
81..............  Other payment type.  Type of Other payment amount.
82..............  Other payment        Payment amounts with
                   amount.              corresponding payment types to
                                        accommodate requirements of
                                        transaction descriptions from
                                        different asset classes.
83..............  Other payment        Currency in which Other payment
                   currency.            amount is denominated.
87..............  Payment frequency    For each leg of the transaction,
                   period.              where applicable: time unit
                                        associated with the frequency of
                                        payments.
88..............  Payment frequency    For each leg of the transaction,
                   period multiplier.   where applicable: number of time
                                        units (as expressed by the
                                        Payment frequency period) that
                                        determines the frequency at
                                        which periodic payment dates
                                        occur.
                  Category: Prices
89..............  Exchange rate......  Exchange rate between the two
                                        different currencies specified
                                        in the OTC derivative
                                        transaction agreed by the
                                        counterparties at the inception
                                        of the transaction, expressed as
                                        the rate of exchange from
                                        converting the unit currency
                                        into the quoted currency.
90..............  Exchange rate basis  Currency pair and order in which
                                        the exchange rate is
                                        denominated, expressed as unit
                                        currency/quoted currency.
91..............  Fixed rate.........  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: for OTC
                                        derivative transactions with
                                        periodic payments, per annum
                                        rate of the fixed leg(s).
92..............  Post-priced swap     Indicator of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction satisfies the
                                        definition of ``post-priced
                                        swap'' in Sec.   43.2(a).
93..............  Price..............  Price specified in the OTC
                                        derivative transaction. It does
                                        not include fees, taxes or
                                        commissions.
94..............  Price currency.....  Currency in which the price is
                                        denominated.
95..............  Price notation.....  Manner in which the price is
                                        expressed.
96..............  Price unit of        Unit of measure in which the
                   measure.             price is expressed.

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97..............  Price schedule--     For OTC derivative transactions
                   unadjusted           with prices varying throughout
                   effective date of    the life of the transaction:
                   the price.          <bullet> Unadjusted effective
                                        date of the price.
98..............  Price schedule--     For OTC derivative transactions
                   unadjusted end       with prices varying throughout
                   date of the price.   the life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the price.
99..............  Price schedule--     For OTC derivative transactions
                   price.               with prices varying throughout
                                        the life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Price in effect between
                                        the unadjusted effective date
                                        and unadjusted end date
                                        inclusive.
100.............  Spread.............  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable:
                                       For OTC derivative transactions
                                        with periodic payments:
                                       <bullet> Spread on the individual
                                        floating leg(s) index reference
                                        price, in the case where there
                                        is a spread on a floating
                                        leg(s); or
                                       <bullet> Difference between the
                                        reference prices of the two
                                        floating leg indexes.
101.............  Spread currency....  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: currency in
                                        which the spread is denominated.
102.............  Spread notation....  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: manner in
                                        which the spread is expressed.
103.............  Strike price.......  For options other than foreign
                                        exchange options, swaptions and
                                        similar products, price at which
                                        the owner of an option can buy
                                        or sell the underlying asset of
                                        the option.
                                       For foreign exchange options,
                                        exchange rate at which the
                                        option can be exercised,
                                        expressed as the rate of
                                        exchange from converting the
                                        unit currency into the quoted
                                        currency.
                                       For volatility and variance swaps
                                        and similar products, the
                                        volatility strike price is
                                        reported in this data element.
104.............  Strike price         For equity options, commodity
                   currency/currency    options, and similar products,
                   pair.                currency in which the strike
                                        price is denominated.
                                       For foreign exchange options:
                                        Currency pair and order in which
                                        the strike price is expressed.
105.............  Strike price         Manner in which the strike price
                   notation.            is expressed.
106.............  Strike price         For options, swaptions and
                   schedule--Unadjust   similar products with strike
                   ed effective date    prices varying throughout the
                   of the strike        life of the transaction:
                   price.              <bullet> Unadjusted effective
                                        date of the strike price.
107.............  Strike price         For options, swaptions and
                   schedule--Unadjust   similar products with strike
                   ed end date of the   prices varying throughout the
                   strike price.        life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the strike price.
108.............  Strike price         For options, swaptions and
                   schedule--strike     similar products with strike
                   price.               prices varying throughout the
                                        life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Strike price in effect
                                        between the unadjusted effective
                                        date and unadjusted end date
                                        inclusive.
109.............  Option premium       For options and swaptions of all
                   amount.              asset classes, monetary amount
                                        paid by the option buyer.
110.............  Option premium       For options and swaptions of all
                   currency.            asset classes, currency in which
                                        the option premium amount is
                                        denominated.
112.............  First exercise date  First unadjusted date during the
                                        exercise period in which an
                                        option can be exercised.
113.............  Option exercise end  For American or Bermudan exercise
                   date.                type, the last date for
                                        exercise.
114.............  Option exercise      The frequency of exercise
                   frequency period.    periods.
115.............  Option exercise      The number of time units for the
                   frequency period     exercise frequency period.
                   multiplier.
                  Category: Product
121.............  Index factor.......  The index version factor or
                                        percent, expressed as a decimal
                                        value, that multiplied by the
                                        Notional amount yields the
                                        notional amount covered by the
                                        seller of protection for credit
                                        default swap.
122.............  Embedded option      Type of option or optional
                   type.                provision embedded in a
                                        contract.
123.............  Unique product       A unique set of characters that
                   identifier (UPI).    represents a particular OTC
                                        derivative.
130.............  Crypto asset         Indicator of whether the
                   underlying           underlying of the derivative is
                   indicator.           crypto asset.
131.............  Physical commodity   For each leg of the swap
                   contract indicator.  transaction where applicable, an
                                        indication of whether or not the
                                        trade being submitted:
                                       (1) references one of the
                                        contracts described in appendix
                                        B to this part; or
                                       (2) is economically related to
                                        one of the contracts described
                                        in appendix B to this part.
133.............  Maturity date of     For each leg of the swap
                   the underlier.       transaction where applicable, in
                                        case of swaptions, maturity date
                                        of the underlying swap.
                  Category:
                   Settlement
135.............  Settlement currency  Currency for the cash settlement
                                        of the transaction when
                                        applicable.
136.............  Settlement location  Place of settlement of the
                                        transaction as stipulated in the
                                        contract.
                  Category:
                   Transaction
                   related
138.............  Non-standardized     Indicator of whether the swap
                   term indicator.      transaction has one or more
                                        additional term(s) or
                                        provision(s), other than those
                                        disseminated to the public
                                        pursuant to part 43, that
                                        materially affect(s) the price
                                        of the swap transaction.

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139.............  Block trade          Indicator of whether an election
                   election indicator.  has been made to report the swap
                                        transaction as a block
                                        transaction by the reporting
                                        counterparty or as calculated by
                                        either the swap data repository
                                        acting on behalf of the
                                        reporting counterparty or by
                                        using a third party.
140.............  Large notional off-  Indicator of whether an election
                   facility swap        has been made to report the swap
                   election indicator.  transaction as a large notional
                                        off-facility swap by the
                                        reporting counterparty or as
                                        calculated by either the swap
                                        data repository acting on behalf
                                        of the reporting counterparty or
                                        by using a third party.
141.............  Effective date.....  Unadjusted date at which
                                        obligations under the OTC
                                        derivative transaction come into
                                        effect, as included in the
                                        confirmation.
142.............  Expiration date....  Unadjusted date at which
                                        obligations under the OTC
                                        derivative transaction stop
                                        being effective, as included in
                                        the confirmation.
143.............  Execution timestamp  Date and time a transaction was
                                        originally executed, resulting
                                        in the generation of a new UTI.
                                        This data element remains
                                        unchanged throughout the life of
                                        the UTI.
145.............  Platform identifier  Identifier of the trading
                                        facility on which the
                                        transaction was executed.
146.............  SEF or DCM           An indication of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction was executed on or
                                        pursuant to the rules of a swap
                                        execution facility or designated
                                        contract market.
148.............  Prime brokerage      Indicator of whether the swap
                   transaction          transaction satisfies the
                   indicator.           definition of ``mirror swap'' or
                                        ``trigger swap'' in Sec.
                                        43.2(a).
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4. Revise appendix E to part 43 the introductory text to read as 
follows:

Appendix E to Part 43--Other Commodity Geographic Identification for 
Public Dissemination Pursuant to Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii)

    To the extent reporting counterparties and swap data 
repositories are required to report or disseminate underlying assets 
in the other commodity asset class in a way that limits the 
geographic detail of the underlying assets pursuant to Sec.  
43.4(c)(4)(iii) or (c)(5)(ii), as applicable, information shall be 
provided or disseminated pursuant to tables E1 and E2 in this 
appendix. If the underlying asset of a publicly reportable swap 
transaction described in Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii) has a delivery or 
pricing point that is located in the United States, such information 
shall be publicly disseminated pursuant to the regions described in 
table E1 in this appendix. If the underlying asset of a publicly 
reportable swap transaction described in Sec.  43.4(c)(4)(iii) has a 
delivery or pricing point that is not located in the United States, 
such information shall be publicly disseminated pursuant to the 
countries or sub-regions, or if no country or sub-region, by the 
other commodity region, described in table E2 in this appendix.
* * * * *

PART 45--SWAP DATA RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

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5. The authority citation for part 45 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6r, 7, 7a-1,7b-3, 12a, and 24a, as amended 
by Title VII of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
of 2010, Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010), unless otherwise 
noted.

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6. Amend Sec.  45.7 by:
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a. Revising the section heading;
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b. Revising paragraph (b)(2);
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c. Adding paragraph (b)(3); and
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d. Revising paragraph (c)(2).
    The revisions and addition read as follows:


Sec.  45.7  Unique product identifier and product classification 
system.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) When the Commission determines that such a unique product 
identifier and product classification system is available, the 
Commission shall designate the unique product identifier and product 
classification system to be used in recordkeeping and swap data 
reporting pursuant to this part, by means of a Commission order that is 
published in the Federal Register and on the website of the Commission, 
as soon as practicable after such determination is made. The order 
shall include notice of this designation, the contact information of 
the issuer of such unique product identifiers, and information 
concerning the procedure and requirements for obtaining unique product 
identifiers and using the product classification system. The Commission 
may subject such designation order to conditions that ensure the unique 
product identifier and product classification system continue to meet 
the requirements set out in paragraph (a) of this section. The 
Commission may also set, in such designation order, a date on which 
such designation shall be effective.
    (3) If the Commission determines that a unique product identifier 
and product classification system, subject to a designation order 
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, does not satisfy the 
requirements set forth in this section, the Commission may limit, 
suspend, or withdraw the designation order consistent with the Act 
after appropriate notice and opportunity to respond.
    (c) * * *
    (2) In the absence of a designated unique product identifier and 
product classification system, each registered entity and swap 
counterparty shall use the internal product identifier or product 
description used by the swap data repository to which a swap is 
reported in all recordkeeping and swap data reporting pursuant to this 
part.
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7. Revise appendix 1 to part 45 to read as follows:

Appendix 1 to Part 45--Swap Data Elements

Appendix 1 to Part 45--Swap Data Elements

    Allowable values for data elements are set forth in the 
technical specification published pursuant to Sec.  45.15(b)(1) 
providing the form and manner for reporting swap data elements.

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                   Data element name      Definition for data element
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                  Category: Clearing
1...............  Cleared............  Indicator of whether the
                                        transaction has been cleared, or
                                        is intended to be cleared, by a
                                        central counterparty.
2...............  Central              Identifier of the central
                   counterparty.        counterparty (CCP) that cleared
                                        the transaction.
3...............  Clearing account     Indicator of whether the clearing
                   origin.              member acted as principal for a
                                        house trade or an agent for a
                                        customer trade.

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4...............  Clearing member....  Identifier of the clearing member
                                        through which a derivative
                                        transaction was cleared at a
                                        central counterparty.
5...............  Clearing member      Source used to identify the
                   identifier source.   Clearing member.
6...............  Clearing swap USIs.  The unique swap identifiers (USI)
                                        of each clearing swap that
                                        replaces the original swap that
                                        was submitted for clearing to
                                        the derivatives clearing
                                        organization, other than the USI
                                        for the swap currently being
                                        reported (as ``USI'' data
                                        element below).
7...............  Clearing swap UTIs.  The unique transaction
                                        identifiers (UTI) of each
                                        clearing swap that replaces the
                                        original swap that was submitted
                                        for clearing to the derivatives
                                        clearing organization, other
                                        than the UTI for the swap
                                        currently being reported (as
                                        ``UTI'' data element below).
8...............  Original swap USI..  The unique swap identifier (USI)
                                        of the original swap submitted
                                        for clearing to the derivatives
                                        clearing organization that is
                                        replaced by clearing swaps.
9...............  Original swap UTI..  The unique transaction identifier
                                        (UTI) of the original swap
                                        submitted for clearing to the
                                        derivatives clearing
                                        organization that is replaced by
                                        clearing swaps.
10..............  Original swap SDR    Identifier of the swap data
                   identifier.          repository (SDR) to which the
                                        original swap was reported.
11..............  Clearing receipt     The date and time, expressed in
                   timestamp.           UTC, the original swap was
                                        received by the derivatives
                                        clearing organization (DCO) for
                                        clearing and recorded by the
                                        DCO's system.
12..............  Clearing exceptions  Identifies the type of clearing
                   and exemptions--     exception(s) or exemption(s)
                   Counterparty 1.      that the Counterparty 1 has
                                        elected.
13..............  Clearing exceptions  Identifies the type of the
                   and exemptions--     clearing exception(s) or
                   Counterparty 2.      exemption(s) that the
                                        Counterparty 2 has elected.
14..............  Mandatory clearing   An indicator of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction is subject to
                                        mandatory clearing under the
                                        Commission's regulations.
                  Category:
                   Counterparty
15..............  Counterparty 1       Identifier of the counterparty to
                   (reporting           an OTC derivative transaction
                   counterparty).       who is fulfilling its reporting
                                        obligation via the report in
                                        question.
                                       In jurisdictions where both
                                        parties must report the
                                        transaction, the identifier of
                                        Counterparty 1 always identifies
                                        the reporting counterparty.
16..............  Counterparty 1       Source used to identify the
                   identifier source.   Counterparty 1.
17..............  Counterparty 2.....  Identifier of the second
                                        counterparty to an OTC
                                        derivative transaction.
18..............  Counterparty 2       Source used to identify the
                   identifier source.   Counterparty 2.
19..............  Counterparty 1       Indicator of whether Counterparty
                   financial entity     1 is a financial entity as
                   indicator.           defined in CEA section
                                        2(h)(7)(C).
20..............  Counterparty 2       Indicator of whether Counterparty
                   financial entity     2 is a financial entity as
                   indicator.           defined in CEA section
                                        2(h)(7)(C).
21..............  Buyer identifier...  Identifier of the counterparty
                                        that is the buyer, as determined
                                        at the time of the transaction.
22..............  Seller identifier..  Identifier of the counterparty
                                        that is the seller, as
                                        determined at the time of the
                                        transaction.
23..............  Payer identifier...  Identifier of the counterparty of
                                        the payer leg as determined at
                                        the time of the transaction.
24..............  Receiver identifier  Identifier of the counterparty of
                                        the receiver leg as determined
                                        at the time of the transaction.
25..............  Submitter            Identifier of the entity
                   identifier.          submitting the data to the swap
                                        data repository (SDR).
26..............  Counterparty 1       Indicator of whether Counterparty
                   Federal entity       1 is:
                   indicator.          (1) One of the following
                                        entities:
                                       (a) An entity established
                                        pursuant to Federal law,
                                        including, but not limited to,
                                        the following:
                                       i. An ``agency'' as defined in 5
                                        U.S.C. 551(1), a Federal
                                        instrumentality, or a Federal
                                        authority;
                                       ii. A government corporation
                                        (examples: as such term is
                                        defined in 5 U.S.C. 103(1) or in
                                        31 U.S.C. 9101);
                                       iii. A government-sponsored
                                        enterprise (example: as such
                                        term is defined in 2 U.S.C.
                                        622(8));
                                       iv. A federally funded research
                                        and development center on the
                                        master list referenced in 48 CFR
                                        35.017-6; and
                                       v. An executive department listed
                                        in 5 U.S.C. 101; or
                                       (b) An entity chartered pursuant
                                        to Federal law after formation
                                        (example: an organization listed
                                        in title 36 of the U.S. Code);
                                        or
                                       (2) An entity that was
                                        established by, or at the
                                        direction of, one or more of the
                                        entities listed in clause (1),
                                        or has an ultimate parent listed
                                        in its LEI reference data that
                                        is an entity listed in clause
                                        (1) or in the first part of this
                                        clause (2).
                                       Notwithstanding the foregoing,
                                        the Counterparty 1 Federal
                                        entity indicator data element
                                        does not include federally
                                        chartered depository
                                        institutions.
27..............  Counterparty 2       Indicator of whether Counterparty
                   Federal entity       2 is:
                   indicator.

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                                       (1) One of the following
                                        entities:
                                       (a) An entity established
                                        pursuant to Federal law,
                                        including, but not limited to,
                                        the following:
                                       i. An ``agency'' as defined in 5
                                        U.S.C. 551(1), a Federal
                                        instrumentality, or a Federal
                                        authority;
                                       ii. A government corporation
                                        (examples: as such term is
                                        defined in 5 U.S.C. 103(1) or in
                                        31 U.S.C. 9101);
                                       iii. A government-sponsored
                                        enterprise (example: as such
                                        term is defined in 2 U.S.C.
                                        622(8));
                                       iv. A federally funded research
                                        and development center on the
                                        master list referenced in 48 CFR
                                        35.017-6; and
                                       v. An executive department listed
                                        in 5 U.S.C. 101; or
                                       (b) An entity chartered pursuant
                                        to Federal law after formation
                                        (example: an organization listed
                                        in title 36 of the U.S. Code);
                                        or
                                       (2) An entity that was
                                        established by, or at the
                                        direction of, one or more of the
                                        entities listed in clause (1),
                                        or has an ultimate parent listed
                                        in its LEI reference data that
                                        is an entity listed in clause
                                        (1) or in the first part of this
                                        clause (2).
                                       Notwithstanding the foregoing,
                                        the Counterparty 2 Federal
                                        entity indicator data element
                                        does not include federally
                                        chartered depository
                                        institutions.
28..............  Counterparty 1       Indication of the reporting
                   designation.         counterparty's designation.
29..............  Counterparty 2       Indication of the second
                   designation.         counterparty's designation.
30..............  Counterparty 2       An indication of whether
                   special entity.      Counterparty 2 is a special
                                        entity as defined in Sec.
                                        23.401(c) of this chapter.
                  Category: Custom
                   baskets
31..............  Custom basket        Indicator of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction is based on a custom
                                        basket.
32..............  Custom basket code.  If the OTC derivative transaction
                                        is based on a custom basket,
                                        unique code assigned by the
                                        structurer of the custom basket
                                        to link its constituents.
33..............  Basket constituent   An identifier that represents a
                   identifier.          constituent of an underlying
                                        custom basket, in line with the
                                        Underlier ID within the ISO 4914
                                        UPI reference data elements, as
                                        maintained by the UPI Service
                                        Provider or in line with an
                                        identifier that would be
                                        reported as an Underlier ID
                                        (Other) where the UPI Underlier
                                        ID is `OTHER'.
34..............  Basket constituent   The origin, or publisher, of the
                   identifier source.   associated Basket constituent
                                        identifier, in line with the
                                        Underlier ID source within the
                                        ISO 4914 UPI reference data
                                        elements as maintained by the
                                        UPI Service Provider or in line
                                        with the allowable value that
                                        would be reported as an
                                        Underlier ID (Other) source
                                        where the UPI Underlier ID is
                                        `OTHER'.
35..............  Basket constituent   Unit of measure in which the
                   unit of measure.     number of units of a particular
                                        custom basket constituent is
                                        expressed.
36..............  Basket constituent   The number of units of a
                   number of units.     particular constituent in a
                                        custom basket.
                  Category: Events
37..............  Action type........  Type of action taken on the
                                        transaction or type of end-of-
                                        day reporting.
                                       Allowable values for action type
                                        are subject to removals and
                                        additions as set forth in the
                                        technical specification and
                                        might include, but not be
                                        limited to, new, modify,
                                        correct, error, terminate,
                                        revive, transfer out, valuation,
                                        and collateral/margin update.
38..............  Event type.........  Explanation or reason for the
                                        action being taken on the
                                        transaction.
                                       Allowable values for event type
                                        are subject to removals and
                                        additions as set forth in the
                                        technical specification and
                                        might include, but not be
                                        limited to, trade, novation/step-
                                        in, post trade risk reduction
                                        exercise, early termination,
                                        clearing, exercise, allocation,
                                        clearing & allocation, credit
                                        event, corporate event and
                                        transfer.
39..............  Amendment indicator  Indicator of whether the
                                        modification of the transaction
                                        reflects newly agreed upon
                                        term(s) from the previously
                                        negotiated terms.
40..............  Event identifier...  Unique identifier to link
                                        transactions entering into and
                                        resulting from an event, which
                                        may be, but is not limited to,
                                        compression or other post trade
                                        risk reduction exercises, credit
                                        event, etc. The unique
                                        identifier may be assigned by
                                        the reporting counterparty or a
                                        service provider or CCP
                                        providing the service.
41..............  Event timestamp....  Date and time of occurrence of
                                        the event.
                  Category: Notional
                   amounts and
                   quantities
42..............  USD equivalent       For the entire swap transaction
                   regulatory           (not leg by leg), provide the
                   notional amount.     USD equivalent notional amount
                                        that represents the entire
                                        overall transaction for tracking
                                        notional volume.
43..............  Notional amount....  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable:
                                       --For OTC derivative transactions
                                        negotiated in monetary amounts,
                                        amount specified in the
                                        contract.
                                       --For OTC derivative transactions
                                        negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts, refer to appendix in
                                        the swap data technical
                                        specification for converting
                                        notional amounts for non-
                                        monetary amounts.
44..............  Notional currency..  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: currency in
                                        which the notional amount is
                                        denominated.
45..............  Notional amount      For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--notional   where applicable: For OTC
                   amount in effect     derivative transactions
                   on associated        negotiated in monetary amounts
                   effective date.      with a notional amount schedule:
                                       <bullet> Notional amount which
                                        becomes effective on the
                                        associated unadjusted effective
                                        date.
46..............  Notional amount      For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: For OTC
                   ed effective date    derivative transactions
                   of the notional      negotiated in monetary amounts
                   amount.              with a notional amount schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted date on which
                                        the associated notional amount
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47..............  Notional amount      For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: For OTC
                   ed end date of the   derivative transactions
                   notional amount.     negotiated in monetary amounts
                                        with a notional amount schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the notional amount.
48..............  Call amount........  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        monetary amount that the option
                                        gives the right to buy.
49..............  Call currency......  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        currency in which the Call
                                        amount is denominated.
50..............  Put amount.........  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        monetary amount that the option
                                        gives the right to sell.
51..............  Put currency.......  For foreign exchange options, the
                                        currency in which the Put amount
                                        is denominated.
52..............  Notional quantity..  For each leg of the swap
                                        transaction where applicable,
                                        for swap transactions negotiated
                                        in non-monetary amounts with
                                        fixed notional quantity for each
                                        schedule period.
53..............  Quantity frequency.  For each leg of the swap
                                        transaction where applicable,
                                        the rate at which the quantity
                                        is quoted on the swap
                                        transaction.
54..............  Quantity frequency   For each leg of the swap
                   multiplier.          transaction where applicable,
                                        the number of time units for the
                                        Quantity frequency.
55..............  Quantity unit of     For each leg of the transaction,
                   measure.             where applicable: unit of
                                        measure in which the Total
                                        notional quantity and Notional
                                        quantity are expressed.
56..............  Total notional       For each leg of the transaction,
                   quantity.            where applicable: aggregate
                                        Notional quantity of the
                                        underlying asset for the term of
                                        the transaction.
57..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: for OTC
                   ed date on which     derivative transactions
                   the associated       negotiated in non-monetary
                   notional quantity    amounts with a Notional quantity
                   becomes effective.   schedule
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted date on which
                                        the associated notional quantity
                                        becomes effective.
58..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--unadjust   where applicable: for OTC
                   ed end date of the   derivative transactions
                   notional quantity.   negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with a Notional quantity
                                        schedule.
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the notional quantity.
59..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the transaction,
                   schedule--notional   where applicable: for OTC
                   quantity.            derivative transactions
                                        negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with a Notional quantity
                                        schedule.
                                       <bullet> Notional quantity which
                                        becomes effective on the
                                        associated unadjusted effective
                                        date.
60..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--days of    transaction where applicable,
                   week.                OTC derivative transactions
                                        negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Days of the week
                                        applicable for the delivery of
                                        power.
61..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--unadjust   transaction where applicable,
                   ed effective date    OTC derivative transactions
                   of days of week.     negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted date on which
                                        the associated days of week
                                        becomes effective for the
                                        delivery of power.
62..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--unadjust   transaction where applicable,
                   ed end date of       OTC derivative transactions
                   days of week.        negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the days of week for the
                                        delivery of power.
63..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--hours      transaction where applicable,
                   from thru.           OTC derivative transactions
                                        negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Hours from through based
                                        in UTC applicable for the
                                        delivery of power.
64..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--unadjust   transaction where applicable,
                   ed effective date    OTC derivative transactions
                   of hours from thru.  negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted date on which
                                        the associated hours from thru
                                        becomes effective for the
                                        delivery of power.
65..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--unadjust   transaction where applicable,
                   ed end date of       OTC derivative transactions
                   hours from thru.     negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the hours from thru for the
                                        delivery of power.
66..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--load       transaction where applicable,
                   profile type.        OTC derivative transactions
                                        negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Load profile type
                                        applicable for the delivery of
                                        power.
67..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--unadjust   transaction where applicable,
                   ed effective date    OTC derivative transactions
                   of load profile      negotiated in non-monetary
                   type.                amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted date on which
                                        the associated load profile type
                                        becomes effective for the
                                        delivery of power.
68..............  Notional quantity    For each leg of the swap
                   schedule--unadjust   transaction where applicable,
                   ed end date of       OTC derivative transactions
                   load profile type.   negotiated in non-monetary
                                        amounts with Notional quantity
                                        schedule:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the load profile type for the
                                        delivery of power.
                  Category: Packages
69..............  Package indicator..  Indicator of whether the swap
                                        transaction is part of a package
                                        transaction.
70..............  Package identifier.  Identifier (determined by the
                                        reporting counterparty) in order
                                        to connect:
                                       <bullet> Two or more transactions
                                        that are reported separately by
                                        the reporting counterparty, but
                                        that are negotiated together as
                                        the product of a single economic
                                        agreement.
                                       <bullet> Two or more reports
                                        pertaining to the same
                                        transaction whenever
                                        jurisdictional reporting
                                        requirement does not allow the
                                        transaction to be reported with
                                        a single report to TRs.
                                       A package may include reportable
                                        and non-reportable transactions.
71..............  Package transaction  Traded price of the entire
                   price.               package in which the reported
                                        derivative transaction is a
                                        component.
72..............  Package transaction  Currency in which the Package
                   price currency.      transaction price is
                                        denominated.
73..............  Package transaction  Manner in which the Package
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74..............  Package transaction  Traded price of the entire
                   spread.              package in which the reported
                                        derivative transaction is a
                                        component of a package
                                        transaction.
                                       Package transaction price when
                                        the price of the package is
                                        expressed as a spread,
                                        difference between two reference
                                        prices.
75..............  Package transaction  Currency in which the Package
                   spread currency.     transaction spread is
                                        denominated.
76..............  Package transaction  Manner in which the Package
                   spread notation.     transaction spread is expressed.
                  Category: Payments
77..............  Day count            For each leg of the transaction,
                   convention.          where applicable: day count
                                        convention (often also referred
                                        to as day count fraction or day
                                        count basis or day count method)
                                        that determines how interest
                                        payments are calculated. It is
                                        used to compute the year
                                        fraction of the calculation
                                        period, and indicates the number
                                        of days in the calculation
                                        period divided by the number of
                                        days in the year.
78..............  Fixing date........  Describes the specific date when
                                        a non-deliverable forward as
                                        well as various types of FX OTC
                                        options such as cash-settled
                                        options that will ``fix''
                                        against a particular exchange
                                        rate, which will be used to
                                        compute the ultimate cash
                                        settlement.
79..............  Floating rate reset  For each floating leg of the swap
                   frequency period.    transaction where applicable,
                                        time unit associated with the
                                        frequency of resets.
80..............  Floating rate reset  For each floating leg of the swap
                   frequency period     transaction where applicable,
                   multiplier.          number of time units (as
                                        expressed by the Floating rate
                                        reset frequency period) that
                                        determines the frequency at
                                        which periodic payment dates for
                                        reset occur.
81..............  Other payment type.  Type of Other payment amount.
82..............  Other payment        Payment amounts with
                   amount.              corresponding payment types to
                                        accommodate requirements of
                                        transaction descriptions from
                                        different asset classes.
83..............  Other payment        Currency in which Other payment
                   currency.            amount is denominated.
84..............  Other payment date.  Unadjusted date on which the
                                        Other payment amount is paid.
85..............  Other payment payer  Identifier of the payer of Other
                                        payment amount.
86..............  Other payment        Identifier of the receiver of
                   receiver.            Other payment amount.
87..............  Payment frequency    For each leg of the transaction,
                   period.              where applicable: time unit
                                        associated with the frequency of
                                        payments.
88..............  Payment frequency    For each leg of the transaction,
                   period multiplier.   where applicable: number of time
                                        units (as expressed by the
                                        Payment frequency period) that
                                        determines the frequency at
                                        which periodic payment dates
                                        occur.
                  Category: Prices
89..............  Exchange rate......  Exchange rate between the two
                                        different currencies specified
                                        in the OTC derivative
                                        transaction agreed by the
                                        counterparties at the inception
                                        of the transaction, expressed as
                                        the rate of exchange from
                                        converting the unit currency
                                        into the quoted currency.
90..............  Exchange rate basis  Currency pair and order in which
                                        the exchange rate is
                                        denominated, expressed as unit
                                        currency/quoted currency.
91..............  Fixed rate.........  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: for OTC
                                        derivative transactions with
                                        periodic payments, per annum
                                        rate of the fixed leg(s).
92..............  Post-priced swap     Indicator of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction satisfies the
                                        definition of ``post-priced
                                        swap'' in Sec.   43.2(a) of this
                                        chapter.
93..............  Price..............  Price specified in the OTC
                                        derivative transaction. It does
                                        not include fees, taxes, or
                                        commissions.
94..............  Price currency.....  Currency in which the price is
                                        denominated.
95..............  Price notation.....  Manner in which the price is
                                        expressed.
96..............  Price unit of        Unit of measure in which the
                   measure.             price is expressed.
97..............  Price schedule--     For OTC derivative transactions
                   unadjusted           with prices varying throughout
                   effective date of    the life of the transaction:
                   the price.          <bullet> Unadjusted effective
                                        date of the price.
98..............  Price schedule--     For OTC derivative transactions
                   unadjusted end       with prices varying throughout
                   date of the price.   the life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the price.
99..............  Price schedule--     For OTC derivative transactions
                   price.               with prices varying throughout
                                        the life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Price in effect between
                                        the unadjusted effective date
                                        and unadjusted end date
                                        inclusive.
100.............  Spread.............  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable:
                                       For OTC derivative transactions
                                        with periodic payments:
                                       <bullet> Spread on the individual
                                        floating leg(s) index reference
                                        price, in the case where there
                                        is a spread on a floating
                                        leg(s); or
                                       <bullet> Difference between the
                                        reference prices of the two
                                        floating leg indexes.
101.............  Spread currency....  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: currency in
                                        which the spread is denominated.
102.............  Spread notation....  For each leg of the transaction,
                                        where applicable: manner in
                                        which the spread is expressed.

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103.............  Strike price.......  For options other than foreign
                                        exchange options, swaptions and
                                        similar products, price at which
                                        the owner of an option can buy
                                        or sell the underlying asset of
                                        the option.
                                       For foreign exchange options,
                                        exchange rate at which the
                                        option can be exercised,
                                        expressed as the rate of
                                        exchange from converting the
                                        unit currency into the quoted
                                        currency.
                                       For volatility and variance swaps
                                        and similar products, the
                                        volatility strike price is
                                        reported in this data element.
104.............  Strike price         For equity options, commodity
                   currency/currency    options, and similar products,
                   pair.                currency in which the strike
                                        price is denominated.
                                       For foreign exchange options:
                                        Currency pair and order in which
                                        the strike price is expressed.
105.............  Strike price         Manner in which the strike price
                   notation.            is expressed.
106.............  Strike price         For options, swaptions and
                   schedule--Unadjust   similar products with strike
                   ed effective date    prices varying throughout the
                   of the strike        life of the transaction:
                   price.              <bullet> Unadjusted effective
                                        date of the strike price.
107.............  Strike price         For options, swaptions and
                   schedule--Unadjust   similar products with strike
                   ed end date of the   prices varying throughout the
                   strike price.        life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Unadjusted end date of
                                        the strike price.
108.............  Strike price         For options, swaptions and
                   schedule--strike     similar products with strike
                   price.               prices varying throughout the
                                        life of the transaction:
                                       <bullet> Strike price in effect
                                        between the unadjusted effective
                                        date and unadjusted end date
                                        inclusive.
109.............  Option premium       For options and swaptions of all
                   amount.              asset classes, monetary amount
                                        paid by the option buyer.
110.............  Option premium       For options and swaptions of all
                   currency.            asset classes, currency in which
                                        the option premium amount is
                                        denominated.
111.............  Option premium       Unadjusted date on which the
                   payment date.        option premium is paid.
112.............  First exercise date  First unadjusted date during the
                                        exercise period in which an
                                        option can be exercised.
113.............  Option exercise end  For American or Bermudan exercise
                   date.                type, the last date for
                                        exercise.
114.............  Option exercise      The frequency of exercise
                   frequency period.    periods.
115.............  Option exercise      The number of time units for the
                   frequency period     exercise frequency period.
                   multiplier.
116.............  Swap pricing method  For each leg of the swap
                                        transaction where applicable,
                                        the method used to price the
                                        floating leg.
117.............  Pricing date         For each leg of the swap
                   schedule of the      transaction where applicable,
                   swap.                the adjusted date(s) on which
                                        the floating leg is priced.
118.............  Start and end time   For each leg of the swap
                   of the settlement    transaction where applicable,
                   window for the       the time settlement window on
                   floating leg(s).     which the floating leg is
                                        priced.
                  Category: Product
119.............  CDS index            Defined lower point at which the
                   attachment point.    level of losses in the
                                        underlying portfolio reduces the
                                        notional of a tranche.
120.............  CDS index            Defined point beyond which losses
                   detachment point.    in the underlying portfolio no
                                        longer reduce the notional of a
                                        tranche.
121.............  Index factor.......  The index version factor or
                                        percent, expressed as a decimal
                                        value, that multiplied by the
                                        Notional amount yields the
                                        notional amount covered by the
                                        seller of protection for credit
                                        default swap.
122.............  Embedded option      Type of option or optional
                   type.                provision embedded in a
                                        contract.
123.............  Unique product       A unique set of characters that
                   identifier (UPI).    represents a particular OTC
                                        derivative.
124.............  Physical delivery    For each leg of the swap
                   location.            transaction where applicable,
                                        the specific delivery location
                                        associated with the underlying
                                        asset for swaps in the other
                                        commodity asset class.
125.............  Pricing index        For each leg of the swap
                   location.            transaction where applicable,
                                        the specific pricing index
                                        location associated with the
                                        underlying asset for swaps in
                                        the other commodity asset class.
126.............  Underlier ID         The asset(s), index (indices) or
                   (Other).             benchmark underlying a contract
                                        or, in the case of a foreign
                                        exchange derivative,
                                        identification of index.
127.............  Underlier ID         The origin, or publisher, of the
                   (Other) source.      associated Underlier ID (Other).
128.............  Underlying asset     For an underlying asset or
                   price source.        benchmark not traded on a
                                        platform, the source of the
                                        price used to determine the
                                        value or level of the asset or
                                        benchmark.
129.............  Underlying asset     For a platform traded underlying
                   trading platform     asset, the platform on which the
                   identifier.          asset is traded.
130.............  Crypto asset         Indicator of whether the
                   underlying           underlying of the derivative is
                   indicator.           crypto asset.
131.............  Physical commodity   For each leg of the swap
                   contract indicator.  transaction where applicable, an
                                        indication of whether or not the
                                        trade being submitted:
                                       (1) references one of the
                                        contracts described in appendix
                                        B to part 43; or
                                       (2) is economically related to
                                        one of the contracts described
                                        in appendix B to part 43.
132.............  Product grade......  For each leg of the swap
                                        transaction where applicable,
                                        the grade of the commodity to be
                                        delivered.
133.............  Maturity date of     For each leg of the swap
                   the underlier.       transaction where applicable, in
                                        case of swaptions, maturity date
                                        of the underlying swap.
                  Category:
                   Settlement
134.............  Final contractual    Unadjusted date as per the
                   settlement date.     contract, by which all transfer
                                        of cash or assets should take
                                        place and the counterparties
                                        should no longer have any
                                        outstanding obligations to each
                                        other under that contract.
135.............  Settlement currency  Currency for the cash settlement
                                        of the transaction when
                                        applicable.
136.............  Settlement location  Place of settlement of the
                                        transaction as stipulated in the
                                        contract.

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                  Category:
                   Transaction
                   related
137.............  Allocation           Indicator of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction is intended to be
                                        allocated, will not be
                                        allocated, or is a post
                                        allocation transaction.
138.............  Non-standardized     Indicator of whether the swap
                   term indicator.      transaction has one or more
                                        additional term(s) or
                                        provision(s), other than those
                                        disseminated to the public
                                        pursuant to part 43, that
                                        materially affect(s) the price
                                        of the swap transaction.
139.............  Block trade          Indicator of whether an election
                   election indicator.  has been made to report the swap
                                        transaction as a block
                                        transaction by the reporting
                                        counterparty or as calculated by
                                        either the swap data repository
                                        acting on behalf of the
                                        reporting counterparty or by
                                        using a third party.
140.............  Large notional off-  Indicator of whether an election
                   facility swap        has been made to report the swap
                   election indicator.  transaction as a large notional
                                        off-facility swap by the
                                        reporting counterparty or as
                                        calculated by either the swap
                                        data repository acting on behalf
                                        of the reporting counterparty or
                                        by using a third party.
141.............  Effective date.....  Unadjusted date at which
                                        obligations under the OTC
                                        derivative transaction come into
                                        effect, as included in the
                                        confirmation.
142.............  Expiration date....  Unadjusted date at which
                                        obligations under the OTC
                                        derivative transaction stop
                                        being effective, as included in
                                        the confirmation.
143.............  Execution timestamp  Date and time a transaction was
                                        originally executed, resulting
                                        in the generation of a new UTI.
                                        This data element remains
                                        unchanged throughout the life of
                                        the UTI.
144.............  Reporting timestamp  Date and time of the submission
                                        of the report as reported to the
                                        trade repository.
145.............  Platform identifier  Identifier of the trading
                                        facility on which the
                                        transaction was executed.
146.............  SEF or DCM           An indication of whether the swap
                   indicator.           transaction was executed on or
                                        pursuant to the rules of a swap
                                        execution facility or designated
                                        contract market.
147.............  SEF or DCM           An indicator of whether the swap
                   anonymous            transaction was executed
                   execution            anonymously on a SEF or a DCM.
                   indicator.
148.............  Prime brokerage      Indicator of whether the swap
                   transaction          transaction satisfies the
                   indicator.           definition of ``mirror swap'' or
                                        ``trigger swap'' in Sec.
                                        43.2(a) of this chapter.
149.............  Prior USI (for one-  Unique swap identifier (USI)
                   to-one and one-to-   assigned to the predecessor
                   many relations       transaction that has given rise
                   between              to the reported transaction due
                   transactions).       to a lifecycle event, in a one-
                                        to-one relation between
                                        transactions or in a one-to-many
                                        relation between transactions.
150.............  Prior UTI (for one-  UTI assigned to the predecessor
                   to-one and one-to-   transaction that has given rise
                   many relations       to the reported transaction due
                   between              to a lifecycle event, in a one-
                   transactions).       to-one relation between
                                        transactions or in a one-to-many
                                        relation between transactions.
151.............  Unique swap          The USI is a unique identifier
                   identifier (USI).    assigned to all swap
                                        transactions which identifies
                                        the transaction (the swap and
                                        its counterparties) uniquely
                                        throughout its duration. It
                                        consists of a namespace and a
                                        transaction identifier.
152.............  Unique transaction   A unique identifier assigned to
                   identifier (UTI).    all swap transactions which
                                        identifies the swap uniquely
                                        throughout its lifecycle and
                                        used for all recordkeeping and
                                        all swap data reporting pursuant
                                        to Sec.   45.5.
153.............  Jurisdiction.......  The jurisdiction(s) that is
                                        requiring the reporting of the
                                        swap transaction.
                  Category: Transfer
154.............  New SDR identifier.  Identifier of the new swap data
                                        repository where the swap
                                        transaction is transferred to.
                  Category: Valuation
155.............  Next floating        The nearest date in the future
                   reference reset      that the floating reference
                   date.                resets on.
156.............  Last floating        The most recent sampling of the
                   reference value.     value of the floating reference
                                        to determine cashflow.
157.............  Last floating        The date of the most recent
                   reference reset      sampling of the floating
                   date.                reference to determine cashflow.
158.............  Delta..............  The ratio of the change in the
                                        price of an OTC derivative
                                        transaction to the change in
                                        price of the underlier.
159.............  Valuation amount...  Current value of the outstanding
                                        contract without applying any
                                        valuation adjustments.
160.............  Valuation currency.  Currency in which the valuation
                                        amount is denominated.
161.............  Valuation method...  Source and method used for the
                                        valuation of the transaction by
                                        the reporting counterparty.
162.............  Valuation timestamp  Date and time of the last
                                        valuation marked to market,
                                        provided by the central
                                        counterparty (CCP) or calculated
                                        using the current or last
                                        available market price of the
                                        inputs.
                  Category:
                   Collateral and
                   margins
163.............  Affiliated           Indicator of whether the current
                   counterparty for     counterparty is deemed an
                   margin and capital   affiliate for U.S. margin and
                   indicator.           capital rules (as per Sec.
                                        23.159 of this chapter).
164.............  Collateralization    Indicator of whether a collateral
                   category.            agreement (or collateral
                                        agreements) between the
                                        counterparties exists.
165.............  Initial margin       If collateral is reported on a
                   collateral           portfolio basis, a unique code
                   portfolio code.      assigned by the reporting
                                        counterparty to the portfolio
                                        that tracks the aggregate
                                        initial margin of a set of open
                                        swap transactions.
166.............  Portfolio            If collateral is reported on a
                   containing non-      portfolio basis, indicator of
                   reportable           whether the collateral portfolio
                   component            includes swap transactions
                   indicator.           exempt from reporting.
167.............  Initial margin       Monetary value of initial margin
                   posted by the        that has been posted by the
                   reporting            reporting counterparty.
                   counterparty (post- This refers to the total current
                   haircut).            value of the initial margin
                                        after application of the haircut
                                        (if applicable), rather than to
                                        its daily change.
168.............  Initial margin       Monetary value of initial margin
                   posted by the        that has been posted by the
                   reporting            reporting counterparty.
                   counterparty (pre-  This refers to the total current
                   haircut).            value of the initial margin,
                                        rather than to its daily change.

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169.............  Currency of initial  Currency in which the initial
                   margin posted.       margin posted is denominated.
170.............  Initial margin       Monetary value of initial margin
                   collected by the     that has been collected by the
                   reporting            reporting counterparty.
                   counterparty (post- This refers to the total current
                   haircut).            value of the initial margin
                                        after application of the haircut
                                        (if applicable), rather than to
                                        its daily change.
171.............  Initial margin       Monetary value of initial margin
                   collected by the     that has been collected by the
                   reporting            reporting counterparty.
                   counterparty (pre-  This refers to the total current
                   haircut).            value of the initial margin,
                                        rather than to its daily change.
172.............  Currency of initial  Currency in which the initial
                   margin collected.    margin collected is denominated.
173.............  Variation margin     If collateral is reported on a
                   collateral           portfolio basis, a unique code
                   portfolio code.      assigned by the reporting
                                        counterparty to the portfolio
                                        that tracks the aggregate
                                        variation margin related to a
                                        set of open swap transactions.
174.............  Variation margin     Monetary value of the variation
                   posted by the        margin posted by the reporting
                   reporting            counterparty.
                   counterparty (pre-  This data element refers to the
                   haircut).            total current value of the
                                        variation margin, cumulated
                                        since the first reporting of
                                        variation margins posted for the
                                        portfolio/transaction.
175.............  Currency of          Currency in which the variation
                   variation margin     margin posted is denominated.
                   posted.
176.............  Variation margin     Monetary value of the variation
                   collected by the     margin collected by the
                   reporting            reporting counterparty.
                   counterparty (pre-  This refers to the total current
                   haircut).            value of the variation margin,
                                        cumulated since the first
                                        reporting of collected variation
                                        margins for the portfolio/
                                        transaction.
177.............  Currency of          Currency in which the variation
                   variation margin     margin collected is denominated.
                   collected.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2023, by the 
Commission.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.


    Note: The following appendices will not appear in the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

Appendices to Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements and Swap Data 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements--Voting Summary and Chairman's 
and Commissioners' Statements

Appendix 1--Voting Summary

    On this matter, Chairman Behnam and Commissioners Johnson and 
Goldsmith Romero voted in the affirmative. Commissioners Mersinger 
and Pham voted to concur. No Commissioner voted in the negative.

Appendix 2--Statement of Support of Chairman Rostin Behnam

    I support the proposed rule to amend certain requirements in the 
Commission's regulations regarding real-time public reporting and 
swap data reporting and recordkeeping. Today's action continues my 
commitment to improve the CFTC's dataset and ensure that the agency 
is a leader in data management and examination. This effort will 
bolster the CFTC's ability to monitor micro and macro risk and 
identify illegal conduct. In addition, today's proposal will promote 
international harmonization and market resilience, and ensure that 
the CFTC continues to receive accurate, complete, and high-quality 
data on swap transactions.
    The proposed amendments to Parts 43 and 45 would allow a unique 
product identifier and product classification system (UPI) to be 
implemented for the Other Commodity asset class, in accordance with 
CFTC regulations. The Commission previously issued an order 
designating a UPI to be used in swap recordkeeping and data 
reporting for the Interest Rate, Credit, Foreign Exchange, and 
Equity asset classes, so today's proposal, if finalized, will allow 
the UPI to be extended to the Other Commodity asset class. The 
proposed amendments also would modify appendix A to Part 43 and 
appendix 1 to Part 45 to add certain data elements that will further 
international harmonization and increase data quality, accuracy, and 
standardization.
    I look forward to hearing the public's comments on the proposed 
amendments to the regulations and the relevant appendices in Part 43 
and 45 of the Commission's regulations. I thank staff in the 
Division of Market Oversight, Office of the General Counsel, and the 
Office of the Chief Economist for all of their work on the proposal.

Appendix 3--Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson

    At its peak at the end of 2007, the notional amount outstanding 
in the credit default swaps market is estimated to have reached a 
staggering $61.2 trillion.\1\ In 2008, the near collapse of largely 
bespoke over-the-counter (OTC) swaps market, most notably the credit 
default swap market, was a precipitating cause of the global 
financial crisis,\2\ which the U.S. Government Accountability Office 
estimates resulted in roughly $10 trillion in losses, including 
large declines in employment and household wealth, reduced tax 
revenues from lower economic activity, and lost output.\3\ An 
exemption from regulation for OTC swaps trading in bilateral markets 
obscured massively excessive risk-taking and undermined the 
integrity of global markets. The lack of reporting requirements for 
swap transactions left regulators with limited visibility into the 
OTC swaps market.
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    \1\ Bank for International Settlements, BIS Quarterly Review, 
June 2018 at https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt1806b.pdf.
    \2\ See Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Final Report of the 
National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic 
Crisis in the United States, at xxiv-xxv, Feb. 25, 2011, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-FCIC/pdf/GPO-FCIC.pdf (concluding 
that OTC derivatives contributed ``significantly'' to the crisis by 
fueling mortgage securitization that provided protection against 
default, allowing the creation of synthetic collateralized debt 
obligations, and adding uncertainty when the housing bubble popped 
due to the derivatives comprising an unseen and unregulated market).
    \3\ Government Accountability Office, Financial Regulatory 
Reform: Financial Crisis Losses and Potential Impacts of the Dodd-
Frank Act (2013), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/gao-reports-testimonies-6136/financial-regulatory-reform-622249.
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    In the wake of this economic devastation, the G20 leaders met in 
Pittsburgh in 2009 and agreed to introduce order, transparency, and 
supervision in the bespoke, bilateral swaps market to ensure that 
regulators would never again be blind to emerging risks in this 
market. President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) into law on July 21, 2010. In 
recognition of the importance of having visibility into the swaps 
market, among many other things Dodd-Frank mandated centralized 
clearing and exchange-trading of many OTC derivatives, as well as 
requiring reporting of all swaps to swap data repositories (SDRs), 
including those not subject to or exempt from the clearing 
requirement.
    As Dodd-Frank recognized, it is imperative that regulators 
understand the risk in the market in order to effectively regulate 
it, and empowered the CFTC to regulate swaps.\4\ Taking up this 
mantle, the Commission adopted real-time public reporting and swap 
data reporting regulations in 2012, which are located in Parts 43 
and 45 of the Commission's regulations.\5\ Under these regulations, 
swap counterparties, swap execution facilities, and designated 
contract markets report publicly reportable swap transactions to 
SDRs.
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    \4\ H.R. 4173 -- 111th Congress: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act section 723 (swaps).
    \5\ See 17 CFR parts 43, 45; Final Rule, Real-Time Public 
Reporting of Swap Transaction Data, 77 FR 1182 (Jan. 9, 2012); Final 
Rule, Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 77 FR 2136 
(Jan. 13, 2012).
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    The Commission's Division of Market Oversight (DMO), Division of 
Data (DOD), and Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) are responsible 
for reviewing the information received from the SDRs and monitoring 
it for systemic risk, with the goal in part to prevent another 
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particular market segments. Due to the nature of derivative 
contracts, risk can become multiplied several times over, untethered 
from the exposure to the underlying asset itself. Parts 43 and 45 
achieve the necessary visibility for the Commission to effectuate 
its mandate under Dodd-Frank to monitor the swaps market through 
this reporting regime. In 2020, the Commission amended parts 43 and 
45 to, among other things, streamline the requirements for reporting 
swaps, require SDRs to validate swap reports, permit the transfer of 
swap data between SDRs and generally harmonize the swaps data being 
reported with international guidance.\6\
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    \6\ See 2020 SDRR Final Rule, 85 FR at 75503, 75504.
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    The new proposed rule furthers the Commission's ongoing duty to 
effectively monitor the swaps market by promoting international 
harmonization, implementing unique product identifiers (UPIs) and 
allowing for geographic masking. The revisions specifically: (1) 
allow for geographic masking after designation of UPIs for swaps 
falling within the other commodity asset class, a key revision to 
avoid reports to SDRs of UPIs that contain detailed geographic 
information in contravention of Regulation 43.4(c)(4)(iii) and 
Appendix E to Part 43; (2) add reportable data fields to Appendix A 
to Part 43 and Appendix 1 to Part 45 from the current 2023 CDE 
Technical Guidance; and (3) implement non-substantive revisions to 
the descriptions of the existing reportable data elements in the 
forgoing appendices to harmonize with changes made at the 
international level. I am pleased to support this rule that allows 
us to continue to fulfill our ongoing commitment to protecting U.S. 
markets through regulatory oversight.
    I commend the staff of the Division of Market Oversight, the 
Division of Data, and the Office of the Chief Economist for bringing 
to the Commission a thorough and reasoned proposal for further 
refining swap data reporting obligations. In particular, I would 
like to thank Isabella Bergstein, Owen Kopon, Alicia Viguri, and 
Chase Lindsey of DMO; Kate Michel and Robert Stowsky of DOD; and 
John Roberts and Lee Baker of OCE.

Appendix 4--Statement of Commissioner Goldsmith Romero

    The CFTC proposes to strengthen swap dealer reporting 
requirements for commodity-based swaps--reporting that the CFTC uses 
for surveillance, oversight, and to avoid systemic risk. Swaps 
markets contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, and were 
previously opaque, leaving regulators blind to emerging risks.\1\ 
Dodd Frank Act reforms required swap dealers to report transaction-
level data to swap data repositories and the CFTC.
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    \1\ During the 2008 Financial Crisis, the lack of aggregated and 
accessible swap markets data and information precipitated the 
collapse of Lehman Brothers, AIG, and others.
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    The proposed rule would require more granular data that will 
promote the Commission's ability to oversee and regulate swap 
markets. Last week, in remarks that referenced the CFTC's access to 
transaction-level data on swaps trades reported into registered 
trade repositories, Treasury Undersecretary of Domestic Finance 
Nellie Liang discussed the importance of data for financial 
stability saying, ``A key lesson from the global financial crisis is 
that opacity about critical markets and institutions resulting from 
lack of high-quality data can contribute to financial instability . 
. . Simply put, in a dynamic, interconnected economy such as ours, 
regulators cannot effectively safeguard financial stability or 
respond to crises if they do not have good data. . . .'' \2\
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    \2\ See Remarks by Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie 
Liang at the Brookings Institution, Dec. 14, 2023, available at, 
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1992.
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    Accurate, timely, and high-quality data on swaps is fundamental 
to transparency, accountability, and the avoidance of systemic risk. 
The Dodd-Frank Act recognized that transparency is critical to fair 
and orderly markets, the resilience of swap dealers and other market 
participants, and the stability of the U.S. financial system.
    After a decade since Dodd-Frank Act swap data reporting rules 
have been in effect, the CFTC is strengthening swap data reporting 
from both an enforcement and regulatory standpoint. The Commission 
has brought several recent enforcement actions for violating swap 
data reporting laws, including against JP Morgan,\3\ Goldman 
Sachs,\4\ Bank of America and Merrill Lynch,\5\ and BNP Paribas.\6\ 
Their failure to follow the law hurt the Commission's ability to 
carry out its Dodd-Frank Act mandate to ensure transparency in swap 
markets and to identify and reduce risks that could become systemic.
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    \3\ See Statement of Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero in 
Support of Enforcement Case Against JP Morgan Chase for Violating 
Reporting & Supervision Rules Designated to Identify Systemic Risk, 
Sept. 29, 2023, available at, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/romerostatement092923d, and Statement of 
Commissioner Goldsmith Romero Regarding Enforcement Action Against 
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al., for Swap Data Reporting 
Failures, July 5, 2022, available at, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/romerostatement070522.
    \4\ See Concurring Statement of CFTC Commissioner Christy 
Goldsmith Romero on CFTC v. Goldman Sachs Over and Over Again, Sept. 
29, 2023, available at, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/romerostatement092923c.
    \5\ See Statement of Commissioner Goldsmith Romero in Support of 
Enforcement Case Against Bank of America and Merrill Lynch for 
Violating Reporting & Supervision Rules Designed to Identify 
Systemic Risk, Sept. 29, 2023, available at, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/romerostatement092923b.
    \6\ See Statement of Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero 
Regarding $6 Million Enforcement Action Against BNP Paribas for Swap 
Data Reporting and Disclosure Failures and Failure to Supervise, 
July 5, 2022, available at, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/romerostatement070522b.
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    The CFTC must continuously guard against post-crisis complacency 
towards Dodd-Frank rules--rules that promote transparency, 
accountability, and financial stability. Swap dealers must do the 
same and are reminded that they need to comply with swap reporting 
laws or face an enforcement action.
    On the regulatory side, the CFTC has been involved in 
international coordination efforts to obtain more granular detail on 
swap reporting.\7\ As a result of that international coordination, 
on February 16, 2023, the Commission designated unique product 
identifiers for swap data reporting for credit, equity, foreign 
exchange, and interest rate swaps.\8\
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    \7\ The CFTC has coordinated with the Financial Stability Board 
(FSB), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure and the 
International Organization of Securities Commissions (CPMI-IOSCO), 
and the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC).
    \8\ See Commission Order Designating the Unique Product 
Identifier and Product Classification System To Be Used in 
Recordkeeping and Swap Data Reporting, available at, https://www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/2023/02/2023-03661a.pdf.
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    The updates in this proposed rule would require unique product 
identifiers for commodity-based swaps, enabling the Commission to 
receive additional accurate and high-quality swap data. These 
updates reflect CFTC engagement with swap dealers, swap data 
repositories, and industry groups about the technical specifications 
and implementation of unique product identifiers.
    For commodity-based swaps, the CFTC proposes to require high-
quality data that would expose risk at a granular level. For 
example, one proposed new reporting field would include custom 
baskets that can be more bespoke in terms of the product and 
exposure risks. Another new proposed reporting field would be the 
``Crypto asset underlying indicator'' for commodity swaps. This data 
would give the CFTC a level of insight that it does not currently 
have to safeguard against risks. The Financial Stability Oversight 
Council's 2023 Annual Report issued last week raised risks related 
to crypto-assets including ``the potential for fraud, illicit 
finance, sanctions evasion, operational failures, liquidity and 
maturity mismatches, and risks to investors and consumers, as well 
as contagion within the crypto-asset market.'' \9\
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    \9\ See FSOC's 2023 Annual Report (Dec. 14, 2023), available at, 
https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/261/FSOC2023AnnualReport.pdf.
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    With these proposed updates, the Commission is furthering its 
Dodd-Frank mandate that CFTC's regulations promote transparency and 
financial stability. I thank the staff for their engagement and 
work. I encourage commenters to let the CFTC know if there are 
additional data elements or updates to the CFTC's technical 
instructions to ensure that the Commission will receive accurate and 
high-quality data that will enable the CFTC to increase transparency 
and financial stability.

Appendix 5--Concurring Statement of Commissioner Caroline D. Pham

    I concur on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Real-Time 
Public Reporting Requirements and Swap Data Recordkeeping and 
Reporting Requirements (Proposed Amendments to Parts 43 and 45 or 
NPRM) because I have concerns that the Commission is straying from 
the commitment we made to harmonizing data fields across Financial 
Stability Board (FSB) member jurisdictions.

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    I would like to thank Owen Kopon, Alicia Viguri, Isabella 
Bergstein, and Chase Lindsey for their work on the NPRM. I 
appreciate their help working with me to make revisions to address 
some of my concerns, and I enjoyed the productive collaboration.
    Swap data reporting is a unique area for me because I was at the 
Commission after the financial crisis when the Dodd-Frank Act first 
mandated it, and then became familiar with implementation issues in 
my roles after the I left the Commission.
    I believe the harmonization issue needs to be resolved for me to 
support a final rule. These issues were covered at the November 6, 
2023 Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) meeting, with the GMAC 
adopting recommendations from the Technical Issues Subcommittee on 
how to address them and move forward.\1\ Therefore, my statement 
today will begin with my view on how swap data reporting came to 
this juncture and why it is critical that we get it right, and end 
with what I would need to see to support a final rule, drawing on 
the GMAC's recommendations.
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    \1\ See Commissioner Pham Announces Agenda for the Upcoming 
Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting on November 6 (Nov., 6, 
2023) (recommendations are at the link for ``Technical Issues 
Subcommittee Recommendations''), https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventgmac110623.
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Background

    In 2009, the G-20 leaders agreed to improve the resilience of 
the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market by, among other 
things, agreeing that all OTC derivatives transactions should be 
reported to trade repositories (TRs).\2\ Aggregation of data 
reported to TRs can help authorities obtain a comprehensive view of 
the OTC derivatives market, including levels of activity in the 
market and overall size of counterparty credit exposures.\3\
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    \2\ G-20 Leaders' Statement, The Pittsburg Summit, September 24-
25, 2009.
    \3\ Financial Stability Board, Feasibility Study on Approaches 
to Aggregate OTC Derivatives Data (Sept. 19, 2014) at 1, https://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/r_140919.pdf.
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    In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act to implement the G-
20 reforms.\4\ In 2012, the Commission adopted the Part 43 and Part 
45 regulations, requiring SDRs to publicly disseminate swap 
transaction and pricing data, and swap counterparties to report 
trade level swap data to SDRs.
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    \4\ CEA section 2(a)(13)(B) directs the Commission to make swap 
transaction and pricing data available to the public in such form 
and at such times as the Commission determines appropriate to 
enhance price discovery. Section 2(a)(13)(G) mandates that all 
swaps, whether cleared or uncleared, be reported to SDRs. Section 4r 
further requires that uncleared swaps must be reported to SDRs, and 
sets forth the reporting obligation for doing so as between swap 
counterparties. Section 21(b) directs the Commission to prescribe 
standards for swap data recordkeeping and reporting.
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    While trade reporting implementation progressed in the early 
years, the lack of harmonization of data formats and data quality 
issues remained challenging.\5\ Prior to the Dodd-Frank Act, swap 
market participants did not adhere to a standard methodology for 
electronically representing swap terms. As a result, the Commission 
provided flexibility in Parts 43 and 45 for SDR reporting to balance 
its need for data with the uncertainty surrounding standards. The 
initial swap data elements described the information that should be 
reported to SDRs in terms of legal requirements, instead of standard 
definitions, formats, and allowable values.\6\
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    \5\ Financial Stability Board, Feasibility Study on Approaches 
to Aggregate OTC Derivatives Data (Sept. 19, 2014) at 3.
    \6\ Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 77 FR 
2136 (Jan. 13, 2012).
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    With no standard approach for reporting, CFTC staff made 
assumptions to account for unstandardized data that was difficult to 
aggregate.\7\ Commission staff was also faced with incomplete or 
missing fields in the SDR data. Market participants reported swaps 
to SDRs using different methods with varying degrees of success. For 
instance, many counterparties left fields blank for more complex 
swap terms, or entered random values to mark fields as filled.
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    \7\ For instance, DSIO's 2016 swap dealer de minimis report 
explained that the SDR data lacked key information necessary to 
conduct its analysis, including reliable notional data for non-
financial commodity swaps, foreign exchange derivatives, and equity 
swaps. DSIO explained that ``[a]ccordingly, staff developed several 
assumptions and methodologies to approximate potential dealing 
activity across all five asset classes.'' Swap Dealer de minimis 
Exception Final Staff Report: A Report by Staff of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission Pursuant to Regulation 1.3(ggg) (Aug. 15, 
2016) at 4-5, https://www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/idc/groups/public/@swaps/documents/file/dfreport_sddeminis081516.pdf.
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    At the same time, the Commission started bringing SDR reporting 
enforcement cases against swap dealers for failing to report, 
misreporting, or over-reporting swap data to SDRs.\8\ The number of 
SDR reporting enforcement cases has only grown over time.\9\ These 
cases send a strong message about the importance of accurate trade 
reporting so the Commission can monitor risk, but large-scale 
instances of noncompliance also call into question the quality of 
the data the Commission is using.
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    \8\ For instance, in 2018, the Commission sanctioned NatWest 
Markets, a provisionally registered swap dealer, for under-
reporting, over-reporting, and misreporting tens of thousands of 
transactions to an SDR and failing to report hundreds of thousands 
of pre-enactment transactions to an SDR in a timely manner. In the 
Matter of: NatWest Markets Plc, formerly The Royal Bank of Scotland 
plc, Respondent, Order Instituting Proceedings Pursuant to sections 
6(c) and 6(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act, Making Findings and 
Imposing Remedial Sanctions (Sept. 14, 2018).
    \9\ See CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results (Oct. 20, 2022) 
(highlighting two swap data reporting cases in 2022).
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    It has also been frustrating for market participants that the 
Commission has failed to communicate use-cases for the significant 
amounts of reported data that would justify the high cost of 
reporting. Part 45 was adopted with the understanding that 
regulatory reporting would fulfill the Commission's ``regulatory 
mandates, including systemic risk mitigation, market monitoring, and 
market abuse prevention.'' However, the Commission's messaging 
around SDR data has only gone from how to use the data to efforts to 
improve poor data quality.\10\ The Commission still has not messaged 
a coherent strategy for using swap data to monitor risk, conduct 
surveillance, or ensure compliance with its regulations.
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    \10\ In 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported on a CFTC report 
that criticized the CFTC's swap data quality and use. The Wall 
Street Journal reported that ``[t]he inspector general's warning 
cited an internal 2016 CFTC report on swaps data showing that 
significant amounts of information were `essentially unusable' due 
to the poor quality of the data.''
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    As the Commission adopted and implemented trade reporting 
requirements, CFTC staff led or participated in a number of 
international efforts to coordinate the global implementation of 
trade reporting.\11\ When, at the request of the FSB, CPMI and IOSCO 
established a joint working group to mandate to develop guidance 
regarding the definition, format and usage of UTI, UPI and other 
critical OTC derivatives data elements (CDEs), the CFTC co-chaired 
the effort with the European Central Bank. The joint working group 
published multiple rounds of consultations on the technical aspects 
of UTI, UPI, and CDEs. Commenters to these consultations included 
many CFTC registrants and trade associations.
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    \11\ Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 85 FR 
75503, 75504-05 (Nov. 25, 2020) (describing the efforts and the 
Commission's roles).
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    The CDE Technical Guidance came out of these workstreams, and 
provided regulatory authorities with uniform definitions, formats, 
and allowable values that can be used to represent many of the key 
terms of swaps.\12\ Not only would this harmonize SDR data across 
FSB member jurisdictions, allowing market participants to report 
swap data to several jurisdictions in the same format, resulting in 
potential cost-savings, but it would also support the analysis of 
global systemic risk in swaps markets.
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    \12\ The most-recent version of the CDE Technical Guidance was 
released in October 2023. CPMI-IOSCO, Harmonisation of Critical OTC 
Derivatives Data Elements (other than UTI and UPI), Revised CDE 
Technical Guidance--Version 3, (Oct. 2023), available at https://www.leiroc.org/publications/gls/roc_20230929.pdf.
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    In 2020, the Commission published final rules amending various 
swap data reporting regulations to adopt the UTI Technical Guidance 
and CDE Technical Guidance, and align regulations with those of the 
SEC and ESMA.\13\ A primary objective of the 2020 rule amendments 
was to reduce the number of fields currently reported to the CFTC, 
and focus on the minimum number of fields that allow the CFTC to 
perform its oversight functions, rather than capturing every data 
point on a swap.\14\ Indeed, the final 2020

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rules streamlined hundreds of different data fields required by the 
2012 Part 43 and Part 45 rules into ``128 that truly advance the 
CFTC's regulatory goals.'' \15\
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    \13\ See Commission Letter 17-33, Division of Market Oversight 
Announces Review of Swap Reporting Rules in parts 43, 45, and 49 of 
Commission Regulations (July 10, 2017), available at https://www.cftc.gov/idc/groups/public/@lrlettergeneral/documents/letter/17-33.pdf. Real-Time Public Reporting Requirements, 85 FR 75422 (Nov. 
25, 2020); Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 85 FR 
75503 (Nov. 25, 2020).
    \14\ See Commission Letter 17-33, Division of Market Oversight 
Announces Review of Swap Reporting Rules in parts 43, 45, and 49 of 
Commission Regulations, at 8.
    \15\ Appendix 2--Statement of Chairman Heath P. Tarbert, Swap 
Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 85 FR 75503 at 75596.
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    However, the Proposed Amendments to Parts 43 and 45 threaten to 
undo the progress made by expanding the data fields from 128 to 
closer to 200 by adding new data elements, many of which are 
specific to the CFTC and drive the Commission further away from 
international harmonization.

The GMAC's Recommendation

    I am pleased with many aspects of the Proposed Amendments to 
Parts 43 and 45. The proposal, for instance, to make the UPI 
workable for the other commodity asset class is a creative solution 
to an operational challenge. I commend staff for proposing an idea, 
and encourage comments on whether it is practical and feasible.
    However, I would only be able to support a final rule that 
incorporates the feedback from the GMAC's recommendations to the 
Commission for improving trade reporting, especially if supported by 
commenters.\16\ Adding CFTC-specific data fields creates further 
obstacles and uncertainty for meaningful global aggregation and 
analysis of trade repository data, and unnecessarily increases 
compliance costs. As the GMAC heard, swap dealers have only just 
recovered from the significant effort to overhaul their reporting 
requirements and now are faced with the potential need to implement 
dozens of additional data fields. The CFTC already requires 47 data 
fields which are jurisdiction specific. If the NPRM were adopted as 
is, almost 40% of CFTC's data fields would be jurisdiction-specific, 
moving the CFTC further away from the opportunity to meaningfully 
aggregate data across-borders. The NPRM contradicts the efforts of 
global regulators to harmonize their requirements for global 
aggregation by establishing CDE and DMO's stated intention to 
streamline swap data reporting to achieve high quality data. I agree 
that every additional CFTC-specific field increases the complexity 
of the requirements and risks a degradation of the quality of the 
reported data.
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    \16\ The GMAC recommendation includes: (1) not adopting any 
CFTC-specific additional fields in the final rule; (2) not adopting 
the proposed commodities data elements, as there currently is no UPI 
compliance date for commodities, so adding data fields in the 
interim will only necessitate later changes; and (3) eliminating the 
requirement to report UPI attributes.
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    I again thank the GMAC and the Technical Issues Subcommittee for 
their comprehensive recommendation, and look forward to the comments 
on the Proposed Amendments to Part 43 and 45.

[FR Doc. 2023-28350 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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