U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 

Three Lafayette Centre 


1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581 


Telephone: (202) 418-5100 


Facsimile: (202) 418-5521 


www.cftc.gov 

Office of the 

Secretariat 

November 29, 2017 

ELECTRONIC MAIL

United States Senate 


Washington, DC 20.510 


U.S . House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 2 0 515 


Re: 	 Transmittal of the Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 

of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the period from April 1, 2017 

through September 30, 2017. 

Dear Chairs and Ranking Members: 

A copy of the Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the period ending September 30, 2017, is enclosed. 

This report, with the accompanying statistical tables and required explanations, is submitted to 

you in accordance with the requirements of Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended. The report provides a description of the resources and procedures of the OIG and its 

audit, investigation, and legislative and regulatory review programs. 

During this reporting period, there were no instances of audit reports over six months old 

where corrective action had not been completed. 

If you have any questions regarding the OIG Semiannual Report, please contact Mr. A. 

Roy Lavik, the Inspector General, at 202-418-5110. 

Sincerely, 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick 

Secretary of the Commission 

Enclosures

Recipients (as listed below): 
The Honorable Mike Conaway 

Chairman 

Committee on Agriculture 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

The Honorable Collin C. Peterson 

Ranking Member 

Committee on Agriculture 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

The Honorable Pat Robe1is 

Chairman 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

The Honorable Debbie Stabenow 

Ranking Member 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

The Honorable Rodney P. Frelinghuysen 

Chairman 

Committee on Appropriations 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

The Honorable Nita M. Lowey 

Ranking Merriber 

Committee on Appropriations 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

The Honorable Thad Cochran 

Chairman 

Committee on Appropriations 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy 

Vice Chairman 

Committee on Appropriations 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 
The Honorable Robert B. Aderholt 

Chairman 

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, 

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 

Committee on Appropriations 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

The Honorable Sanford Bishop 

Ranking Member 

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, 

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 

Committee on Appropriations 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito 

Chairman 

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government 

Committee on Appropriations 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

The Honorable Christopher Coons 

Ranking Member 

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government 

Committee on Appropriations 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

The Honorable Ron Johnson 

Chairman 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

The Honorable Thomas Carper 

Ranking Member 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510