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[Federal Register: August 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 165)]
[Notices]               
[Page 52512-52513]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

 
Acceptance of Public Submissions on the Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act and the Rulemakings That Will Be Proposed by 
the Commission

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice; Acceptance of public submissions.

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SUMMARY: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(``Dodd-Frank Act'') was enacted on July 21, 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act, 
among other things, will bring comprehensive regulation to the over-
the-counter (``OTC'') derivatives marketplace for the first time. The 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') will 
be implementing the Dodd-Frank Act by adopting rules to regulate the 
OTC derivatives market. The Commission welcomes the views of interested 
parties on the Dodd-Frank Act and the rulemakings that it will 
implement thereunder. The views of interested parties may be considered 
in the pre-proposal process but will not be treated as official 
comments on specific proposed rulemakings. As discussed in this notice, 
the Commission has made electronic mailboxes available for any 
submissions interested parties wish to make. Interested parties are 
advised that all submissions will be published on the Commission's Web 
site without review and without removal of the submitter's identifying 
information.

DATES: The Commission will accept submissions on each rulemaking topic 
until it publishes a proposed rulemaking for that topic in the Federal 
Register. Thereafter, the Commission will accept official comments on 
the proposed rulemaking until the close of the rulemaking's official 
comment period.

ADDRESSES: Submissions should be made to David Stawick, Secretary, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, by electronic mail to the 
electronic mailboxes specified herein. All submissions should be in 
English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Reference 
should be made in the subject line of the electronic mail to the 
rulemaking category on which views are being submitted, which is 
provided with their associated mailboxes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly E. Loew, Office of the General 
Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 
1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. Telephone: (202) 418-5648.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On July 21, 2010, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act''), Public Law 111-203, was enacted. 
The Dodd-Frank Act will bring comprehensive regulation to the OTC 
market. The Dodd-Frank Act authorizes the Commission to, among other 
things:
     Regulate OTC derivatives dealers by subjecting them to 
capital and margin requirements to lower risk in the financial system, 
by requiring them to meet robust business conduct standards to lower 
risk and promote market integrity, and by requiring them to meet 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements so that regulators can police 
the markets.
     Increase transparency in the derivatives marketplace by 
requiring standardized derivatives to be traded on regulated exchanges 
or swap execution facilities, instead of trading out of sight of the 
public.
     Lower risk by moving standardized derivatives into central 
clearinghouses.
    The Commission has identified 30 areas in the Dodd-Frank Act in 
which rulemaking will be necessary and has received inquiries from 
interested persons wishing to submit their views on those areas. The 
Commission welcomes the views of all interested parties.
    The Commission has established electronic mailboxes for 29 of the 
30 rulemaking areas to facilitate the acceptance of submissions from 
interested parties. In addition, the Commission has established a 
mailbox for general comments on the Commission's rulemakings under the 
Dodd-Frank Act that either do not fit into one of the issue areas or 
that cover more than one area. The Commission is no longer accepting 
public submissions in the Retail Off-Exchange Foreign Currency area 
because the official public comment period for that proposed rulemaking 
closed on March 22, 2010. Prior to the publication of proposed 
rulemakings and commencement of official comment periods on regulations 
proposed under the Dodd-Frank Act, persons interested in making their 
views known on a particular rulemaking area may submit them by 
electronic mail to the mailbox associated with the area. The 30 
rulemaking areas identified by the Commission are available on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/OTCDerivatives/otc_rules.html. The electronic mail addresses for each 
rulemaking area are available by clicking on the hyperlink available 
for each area and additionally are provided herein:
     Comprehensive Regulation of Swap Dealers & Major Swap 
Participants

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Registration................................  OTCRegistration@CFTC.gov
Definitions, such as Swap Dealer, Major Swap  OTCDefinitions@CFTC.gov
 Participant, Security-Based Swap Dealer,
 and Major Security-Based Swap Participant,
 to be Written Jointly with SEC.
Business Conduct Standards with               BusConductStandardsCP@CFTC.gov
 Counterparties.
Internal Business Conduct Standards.........  BusConductStandardsInternal@CFTC.gov
Capital & Margin for Non-banks..............  CapMargin@CFTC.gov
Segregation & Bankruptcy for both Cleared     SegBankruptcy@CFTC.gov
 and Uncleared Swaps.
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     Clearing

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DCO Core Principle Rulemaking,                DCORules@CFTC.gov
 Interpretation & Guidance.
Process for Review of Swaps for Mandatory     SwapReview@CFTC.gov
 Clearing.
Governance & Possible Limits on Ownership &   DCOGovernance@CFTC.gov
 Control.

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Systemically Important DCO Rules Authorized   SystemicDCO@CFTC.gov
 Under Title VIII.
End-user Exception..........................  EndUser@CFTC.gov
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     Trading

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DCM Core Principle Rulemaking,                DCMRules@CFTC.gov
 Interpretation & Guidance.
SEF Registration Requirements and Core        SEFRules@CFTC.gov
 Principle Rulemaking, Interpretation &
 Guidance.
New Registration Requirements for Foreign     FBOTRegistration@CFTC.gov
 Boards of Trade.
Rule Certification & Approval Procedures      RuleApproval@CFTC.gov
 (applicable to DCMs, DCOs, SEFs).
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     Data

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Swap Data Repositories Registration           SwapDataRepositories@CFTC.gov
 Standards and Core Principle Rulemaking,
 Interpretation & Guidance.
Data Recordkeeping & Reporting Requirements.  Recordkeeping@CFTC.gov
Real Time Reporting.........................  RealTimeReporting@CFTC.gov
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     Particular Products

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Agricultural Swaps..........................  AgSwaps@CFTC.gov
Foreign Currency (Retail Off-Exchange)......  Comment period closed on March 22, 2010.
Joint Rules with SEC, such as ``Swap'' and    JointSEC@CFTC.gov
 ``Security-Based Swap''.
Portfolio Margining Procedures..............  PortfolioMargining@CFTC.gov
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     Enforcement

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Anti-Manipulation...........................  OTCManipulation@CFTC.gov
Disruptive Trading Practices................  DisruptiveTrading@CFTC.gov
Whistleblowers..............................  Whistleblowers@CFTC.gov
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     Position Limits

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Position Limits, including Large Trader       PosLimits@CFTC.gov
 Reporting, Bona Fide Hedging Definition &
 Aggregate Limits.
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     Other Titles and General Comments

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Investment Adviser Reporting................  InvestAdviser@CFTC.gov
Volcker Rule................................  VolckerRule@CFTC.gov
Reliance on Credit Ratings..................  CreditRatings@CFTC.gov
Fair Credit Reporting Act and Disclosure of   FCRA@CFTC.gov
 Nonpublic Personal Information.
Submissions on the Dodd-Frank Act             dfarulemakings@cftc.gov
 Rulemakings Not Falling into.
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    Interested parties are hereby advised that the views they submit in 
the pre-proposal process to the Commission will not be treated as 
official comments on any of the proposed rulemakings. Interested 
parties who wish to submit official comments on a rulemaking should 
submit them during the comment period commencing with the notice of 
proposed rulemaking published by the Commission in the Federal 
Register.
    Interested parties also should be advised that all submissions 
provided in any electronic form or on paper will be published on the 
Commission's Web site. The submissions will not be subject to pre-
publication review, and personally identifying information will not be 
removed. Interested parties therefore should not submit any information 
to the Commission that they do not wish to be made public. All 
submissions are subject to the CFTC Privacy Policy, which is available 
at http://www.cftc.gov/WebPolicy/index.htm#Privacy.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2010, by the Commission.
David Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-21269 Filed 8-25-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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