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does not involve extraordinary 

circumstances precluding the use of a 

categorical exclusion. Therefore, this 

action is categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement, in 

accordance with NOAA Administrative 

Order 216–6A Environmental Review 

Procedures, and the NOAA NEPA 

Companion Manual. As defined in the 

NOAA NEPA Companion Manual, 

Appendix E, categorical exclusion 

category G7, the proposed action is a 

notice of administrative and legal nature 

and for which any environmental effects 

are too broad and speculative to lend 

themselves to meaningful analysis at 

this time and will be subject later to the 

NEPA process, as applicable. Should 

NOAA decide to propose the 

designation of a national marine 

sanctuary, each individual national 

marine sanctuary designation process 

will be subject to case-by-case analysis, 

as required under NEPA and as outlined 

in section 304(a)(2)(A) of the NMSA. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Notwithstanding any other provisions 

of the law, no person is required to 

respond to, nor shall any person be 

subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq., unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. Nominations for 

national marine sanctuaries discussed 

in this notice involve a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the 

requirements of the PRA. OMB has 

approved this collection-of-information 

requirement under OMB control number 

0648–0682. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping 

and To Prepare a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Proposed 

Hudson Canyon National Marine 

Sanctuary 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold public 

scoping meetings and prepare a draft 

environmental impact statement; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

(NMSA) and National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA), the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) is initiating a 

scoping process to consider designating 

a national marine sanctuary in the 

Hudson Canyon area approximately 100 

miles offshore southeast of New York 

City. NOAA is initiating this scoping 

process based on the area’s diverse 

qualities, which are described in the 

Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS’s) 

November 2016 Hudson Canyon 

national marine sanctuary nomination. 

Specifically, WCS’s nomination 

provides important context and 

background regarding the natural and 

cultural resources in the region, the 

potential benefits of national marine 

sanctuary designation, 

recommendations for management of 

the sanctuary, and a proposed sanctuary 

boundary, which NOAA will take under 

consideration, but does not represent an 

official boundary proposal at this time. 

As a first step in this scoping process, 

NOAA invites comments on the factors 

that will contribute to its determination 

of whether to designate the area as a 

national marine sanctuary; designation 

would include preparation and release 

of a draft environmental impact 

statement (including national marine 

sanctuary boundary alternatives), 

proposed regulations, and a draft 

management plan. This scoping process 

will also inform the initiation of any 

consultations with Federal, State, or 

local agencies, Tribes, and other 

interested parties, as appropriate. In 

support of the scoping process, the 

nomination package and additional 

information regarding the qualities of 

the Hudson Canyon area can be found 

at https://sanctuaries.cnoaa.gov/ 

hudson-canyon/. 

DATES:

Comments due: August 8, 2022. 

Public Meetings: NOAA will host four 

public meetings during the scoping 

process, two virtual and two in-person. 

The virtual public scoping meetings will 

occur at the following dates and times: 

• Thursday, June 23, 2022, 3:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

• Wednesday, August 3, 2022, 5:00 

p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

The in-person scoping meetings will 

occur at the following dates and times: 

• New York City, NY; Date: July 19, 

2022; Location: Alexander Hamilton 

U.S. Customs House, Naval Officers 

Room; Address: 1 Bowling Green, New 

York, NY 10004; Time: 6:30–8:00 p.m. 

• West Long Branch, NJ; Date: July 

21, 2022; Location: Monmouth 

University, Urban Coast Institute, 

Edison Building Atrium-E201; Address: 

400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, 

NJ 07764; Time: 6:30–8:00 p.m. 

Please check https://sanctuaries.

noaa.gov/hudson-canyon/ for meeting 

links and the most up-to-date 

information, should plans for these 

public meetings change. NOAA may 

end a virtual or in-person meeting 

before the time noted above if all 

participants have concluded their oral 

comments. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by NOAA–NOS–2022–0053, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

‘‘NOAA–NOS–2022–0053’’ in the 

Search box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ 

icon, complete the required fields, and 

enter or attach your comment. 

• Mail: Send any hard copy public 

comments by mail to: LeAnn Hogan, 

NOAA Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway, 

SSMC4, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Note 

the docket number (i.e., NOAA–NOS– 

2022–0053) at the top of the comment. 

• Public Scoping Meetings: Provide 

oral comments during public scoping 

meetings, as described under DATES. 

Webinar registration details and 

additional information about how to 

participate in these virtual and inperson public scoping meetings is 

available at https://sanctuaries.

noaa.gov/hudson-canyon/. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NOAA. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on https://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personally 

identifiable information (for example, 


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name, address, etc.), confidential 

business information, or otherwise 

sensitive information submitted 

voluntarily by the commenter will be 

publicly accessible. NOAA will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Comments that are not 

responsive or contain profanity, 

vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate 

language will not be considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LeAnn Hogan, (202) 731–0678, 

LeAnn.Hogan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background on the Area Under 

Consideration 

The National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

(NMSA), 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., 

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) to designate and protect as 

national marine sanctuaries areas of the 

marine environment that are of special 

national significance due to their 

conservation, recreational, ecological, 

historical, scientific, cultural, 

archeological, educational, or aesthetic 

qualities. The primary objective of the 

NMSA is to protect the resources of the 

National Marine Sanctuary System. Dayto-day management of national marine 

sanctuaries has been delegated by the 

Secretary to NOAA’s Office of National 

Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS). 

In November 2016, WCS submitted a 

nomination to NOAA through the 

Sanctuary Nomination Process (79 FR 

33851), asking NOAA to consider 

designating the Hudson Canyon area as 

a national marine sanctuary to conserve 

its nationally significant ecological and 

biological resources and to expand upon 

existing local and state efforts to study, 

interpret, and promote the area’s 

ecological and biological uniqueness. 

The nomination was endorsed by a 

diverse coalition of organizations and 

individuals at local, state, and national 

levels including elected officials, 

businesses, shipping industry 

representatives, recreational users, 

conservation and academic 

organizations, tourism companies, 

aquariums and zoos, historical societies, 

and education groups. NOAA added the 

area to the inventory of successful 

nominations that are eligible for 

designation in February 2017, and 

extended it on the inventory in February 

2022 after its five-year review of the 

nomination (87 FR 11049). 

The Hudson Canyon (Canyon) is the 

largest submarine canyon along the 

United States’ Atlantic coast and is one 

of the largest in the world. Its presence 

is critical to the support of resident and 

migratory marine wildlife in the New 

York Bight, as well as in the MidAtlantic region. Rivaling the depth and 

scale of the Grand Canyon, the Canyon 

extends about 560 km (350 mi) seaward, 

reaches depths of 3–4 km (2–2.5 mi), 

and is up to 12 km (7.5 mi) wide. 

Despite its size and proximity to one of 

the world’s largest metropolitan centers 

in New York City, few know of this area 

that William Beebe described as a 

‘‘stately, invisible gorge’’ when he first 

explored it during his 1925 expedition 

on the vessel Arcturus. 

The Canyon’s grand scale and diverse 

structure—steep slopes, firm outcrops, 

diverse sediments, flux of nutrients, and 

areas of upwelling—make it an 

ecological hotspot for a vast array and 

abundance of marine wildlife. The 

Canyon provides habitat for a range of 

endangered, protected, and sensitive 

species including the sperm whale, sea 

turtles, and unique and diverse seep 

communities. The Canyon also provides 

invaluable habitat for hundreds of 

species of bony and cartilaginous fishes 

and invertebrates. One unique aspect of 

the Canyon among marine habitats in 

the New York Bight is the presence of 

deep sea, cold-water coral communities. 

Rocky outcrops and boulders at the 

head of the Canyon and along its steep 

walls provide the hard substrate needed 

for attachment by hard and soft corals, 

sea pens, anemones, and sponges. 

The robust biodiversity of the Canyon 

directly supports the local economy by 

providing productive waters and 

habitats for the fish and invertebrates on 

which commercial and recreational 

fisheries depend. Recreational divers 

explore some of the shallower areas in 

and around the Canyon, and the yearly 

migration of whales and seabirds 

through the Canyon attracts whale 

watchers and birders. In addition to 

supporting diverse fisheries and wildlife 

tourism, the waters surrounding the 

Canyon also hold historical and cultural 

importance to those living along its 

shores in New York and New Jersey. 

The types of shipwrecks found within 

the Hudson Canyon area vary from 

freighters to United States military radar 

platforms, some dating back to the mid19th Century. 

The area also supports a number of 

human activities. Commercial vessels 

regularly traverse the waters above the 

Canyon to enter New York City, one of 

the world’s busiest ports. New York is 

also a critical trans-Atlantic 

telecommunications hub, connecting 

the east coast of the United States to the 

rest of the world. There are 26 

submarine telecommunication cables 

and cable segments that make landfall 

in New York and New Jersey, with at 

least nine of these cables crossing, or 

running adjacent to, the Canyon. 

Various types of commercial and 

recreational fishing occur in and around 

the Canyon. 

There are nine federally and staterecognized Tribes and Tribal Nations in 

New York State (i.e., Cayuga Nation, 

Oneida Nation of New York, Onondaga 

Nation, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, 

Seneca Nation, Shinnecock Nation, 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca, Tuscarora 

Nation of New York, and the Unkechaug 

Nation) and three Tribes acknowledged 

by the State of New Jersey, which serve 

on the New Jersey Commission of 

American Indian Affairs (i.e., the 

Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape, Powhatan 

Renape, and the Ramapough Lenape 

Tribes). Past and current Indigenous 

communities have maintained strong 

oral traditions and cultural practices 

tied to the ocean and coastal waters in 

this region. They rely on a number of 

species that depend on the Canyon for 

part of their life cycle. In order to 

strengthen our knowledge of the 

historical and cultural significance of 

the Canyon, NOAA is requesting input 

on Tribal and Indigenous communities’ 

connections to this area. 

The Hudson Canyon begins 

approximately 100 miles southeast of 

New York City and extends 350 miles 

seaward, reaching depths of up to two 

and a half miles and expanding up to 

seven miles at its widest points. A 

visual of the Canyon and its adjacent 

waters, which may be considered for 

sanctuary designation, can be found at 

https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/hudsoncanyon/. This visual is for reference 

purposes only during the scoping 

process; it does not constitute a 

proposed boundary for sanctuary 

designation. Instead, NOAA is seeking 

recommendations for the sanctuary 

boundary during the public scoping 

process, and based on this and other 

formal input, NOAA will release draft 

sanctuary boundary alternatives for 

public review and comment should it 

decide to move forward with the 

designation process. 

Based on the WCS nomination and 

guided by the purposes and policies of 

the NMSA, NOAA has identified five 

overarching goals for the proposed 

sanctuary designation: 

• Support conservation of the area’s 

marine wildlife, habitats, and maritime 

cultural resources; 

• Work closely with Tribal partners to 

identify and raise awareness of 

Indigenous connections to the area; 

• Highlight and promote sustainable 

uses of the area; 

• Expand ocean science and 

monitoring in, and education and 

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• Provide a platform for collaborative 

and diverse partnerships that support 

effective and inclusive long-term 

management of the area. 

II. Items of Particular Interest During 

the Public Scoping Process 

While the public may comment on all 

matters viewed as relevant to the 

potential designation of a national 

marine sanctuary in the Canyon, NOAA 

is requesting input on the following 

specific topics to help guide the scoping 

process: 

• boundary alternatives for the 

proposed sanctuary that strive to meet 

the goals identified above; 

• the location, nature, and value of 

natural and cultural resources in the 

area under consideration; 

• specific threats to these resources; 

• information on the Indigenous and 

Tribal heritage of the area; 

• the non-regulatory actions NOAA 

should prioritize within its draft 

management plan for the proposed 

sanctuary; 

• the regulatory framework most 

appropriate for management of the 

proposed sanctuary; 

• the benefits to the ‘‘blue economy’’ 

of the region, including promoting 

sustainable tourism and recreation; and 

• a permanent name for the proposed 

sanctuary. 

Comments may be submitted to 

NOAA by August 8, 2022 using the 

methods described in ADDRESSES. 

NOAA will host public scoping 

meetings during the public comment 

period, as described under DATES. 

III. Sanctuary Designation Process 

The designation process includes the 

following well-established and highly 

participatory stages: 

1. Public Scoping Process— 

Information collection and 

characterization, including the 

consideration of public comments 

received during scoping; 

2. Preparation of Draft Documents— 

Preparation and release of draft 

designation documents, including: a 

draft environmental impact statement 

(DEIS), prepared pursuant to NEPA, that 

identifies boundary and/or regulatory 

alternatives; a draft management plan; 

and a notice of proposed rulemaking to 

define proposed sanctuary regulations. 

Draft documents would be used to 

initiate consultations with Federal, 

State, or local agencies, Tribes, and 

other interested parties, as appropriate; 

3. Public Comment—Through public 

meetings and in writing, allow for 

public review and comment on a DEIS, 

draft management plan, and notice of 

proposed rulemaking; 

4. Preparation of Final Documents— 

Preparation and release of a final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS), 

final management plan, including a 

response to public comments, and a 

final rule and regulations. 

5. Review Period—The sanctuary 

designation and regulations would take 

effect after the end of a review period of 

forty-five days of a continuous session 

of Congress. During this same period, 

should the designation include State 

waters, the Governor of the State has the 

opportunity to concurrently review the 

terms of designation including 

boundaries within State waters. 

IV. Development of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

In accordance with the NMSA and 

NEPA, NOAA must draft an 

environmental impact statement when 

designating a new national marine 

sanctuary. The input gathered during 

the public scoping process is 

fundamental to NOAA’s development of 

a DEIS. 

A. Purpose and Need for Sanctuary 

Designation 

The purpose and need for a sanctuary 

designation in the Hudson Canyon area 

is to fulfill the purposes and policies 

outlined in section 301(b) of the NMSA, 

16 U.S.C. 1431(b), including to identify 

and designate as national marine 

sanctuaries areas of the marine 

environment that are of special national 

significance, provide authority for 

comprehensive and coordinated 

conservation and management of these 

marine areas, and protect the resources 

of these areas. In particular, a sanctuary 

designation would: 

• Develop coordinated and 

collaborative marine science, education 

and outreach, and cultural heritage 

programs to assist in promoting and 

managing the area’s nationally 

significant resources; 

• Highlight the many diverse human 

activities, cultural connections and 

maritime heritage of the area, from the 

Indigenous communities to existing 

activities in the area; 

• Respond to community interest in 

conserving the natural environments, 

wildlife and cultural resources of this 

area; and 

• Provide additional conservation 

and comprehensive ecosystem-based 

management to address threats to the 

area’s nationally significant resources. 

B. Preliminary Description of Proposed 

Action and Alternatives 

NOAA’s proposed action is to 

consider designating the Hudson 

Canyon national marine sanctuary in 

accordance with the sanctuary 

designation process described in section 

304 of the NMSA (16 U.S.C. 1434). 

Through the public scoping process and 

as part of the sanctuary designation 

process, NOAA will develop draft 

designation documents including a draft 

sanctuary management plan, proposed 

sanctuary regulations, and proposed 

terms of designation. The NEPA process 

for sanctuary designation will include 

preparation of a DEIS to consider 

alternatives and describe potential 

effects of the sanctuary designation on 

the human environment. A DEIS will 

evaluate a reasonable range of action 

alternatives that could include different 

options for management plan goals, 

sanctuary regulations, and potential 

boundaries. A DEIS will also consider a 

No Action Alternative, wherein NOAA 

would not designate a national marine 

sanctuary. 

C. Summary of Expected Impacts of 

Sanctuary Designation 

A DEIS will identify and describe the 

potential effects of the proposed action 

and reasonable alternatives on the 

human environment. Potential impacts 

may include, but are not limited to, 

impacts on the area’s biological and 

physical resources, including habitats, 

plants, birds, sea turtles, marine 

mammals, and special status species; 

maritime, cultural, and historical 

resources; and human uses and 

socioeconomics of the area, including 

research, recreation, education, energy 

production, and fishing. Based on a 

preliminary evaluation of the resources 

listed above, NOAA expects potential 

positive impacts to the environment 

from enhanced protection of the area’s 

natural, cultural, and historical 

resources; improved planning and 

coordination of research, monitoring, 

and management actions; reduced 

harmful human activities and 

disturbance of special status species; 

reduced threats and stressors to 

resources; and minimal disturbance 

during research. 

D. Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

NOAA expects to make a DEIS and 

other draft documents available to the 

public by spring 2023. NOAA expects to 

make a FEIS available to the public by 

spring 2024. A Record of Decision and 

the final management plan and final 

rule will be completed no sooner than 

30 days after the FEIS is made available 

to the public, in accordance with 40 

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1 17 CFR 145.9. 

E. NEPA Lead and Cooperating Agency 

Roles 

NOAA is the lead Federal agency for 

the NEPA process for the proposed 

action. NOAA may invite other Federal, 

Tribal, State, and local government 

agencies to become cooperating agencies 

in the preparation of the EIS for the 

proposed action. NEPA regulations 

specify that a cooperating agency means 

any Federal agency (and a State, Tribal, 

or local agency with agreement of the 

lead agency) that has jurisdiction by law 

or special expertise with respect to any 

environmental impact involved in a 

proposal (or a reasonable alternative) 

(40 CFR 1508.1(e)). 

F. Anticipated Permits, Authorizations, 

and Consultations 

Federal, state, and local permits, 

authorizations, or consultations may be 

required for the proposed action, 

including consultation or review under 

section 304(a)(5) of the NMSA, 16 

U.S.C. 1434(a)(5), regarding consultation 

with appropriate Fishery Management 

Councils, Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq., Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., National 

Historic Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. 

300101 et seq., and Executive Order 

13175, consistency review under the 

Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1451 et seq., and possibly 

reviews under other laws and 

regulations determined to be applicable 

to the proposed action. To the fullest 

extent possible, NOAA will prepare a 

DEIS concurrently and integrated with 

analyses required by other Federal 

environmental review requirements, 

and a DEIS will list all Federal permits, 

licenses, and other authorizations that 

must be obtained in implementing the 

proposed action. See 40 CFR 1502.24. 

V. Consultation Under Section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act 

and Executive Order 13175 

This notice confirms that NOAA will 

coordinate its responsibilities under 

section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) during the 

sanctuary designation process and is 

soliciting public and stakeholder input 

to meet section 106 compliance 

requirements. The NHPA section 106 

consultation process specifically applies 

to any agency undertaking that may 

affect historic properties. Pursuant to 36 

CFR 800.16(l)(1), historic properties 

include: ‘‘any prehistoric or historic 

district, site, building, structure, or 

object included in, or eligible for 

inclusion in, the National Register of 

Historic Places maintained by the 

Secretary of the Interior. This term 

includes artifacts, records, and remains 

that are related to and located within 

such properties. The term includes 

properties of traditional religious and 

cultural importance to an Indian Tribe 

or Native Hawaiian organization that 

meet the National Register criteria.’’ 

This notice also confirms that, with 

respect to the proposed sanctuary 

designation process, NOAA will fulfill 

its responsibilities under Executive 

Order 13175, ‘‘Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments,’’ and NOAA’s 

implementing policies and procedures. 

Executive Order 13175 requires Federal 

agencies to establish procedures for 

meaningful consultation and 

coordination with tribal officials in the 

development of Federal policies that 

have Tribal implications. NOAA 

implements Executive Order 13175 

through NOAA Administrative Order 

218–8 (Policy on Government-toGovernment Consultation with 

Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes and 

Alaska Native Corporations), and the 

NOAA Tribal Consultation Handbook. 

Under these policies and procedures, 

NOAA offers affected federally 

recognized Tribes government-togovernment consultation at the earliest 

practicable time it can reasonably 

anticipate that a proposed policy or 

initiative may have Tribal implications. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.; 42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 1500–1508 

(NEPA Implementing Regulations); 

Companion Manual for NOAA 

Administrative Order 216–6A. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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COMMISSION 

Request for Information on ClimateRelated Financial Risk 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) is seeking public 

responses to this Request for 

Information to better inform its 

understanding and oversight of climaterelated financial risk as pertinent to the 

derivatives markets and underlying 

commodities markets. Public responses 

to this request will help to inform the 

Commission’s next steps in furtherance 

of its purpose to, among other things, 

promote responsible innovation, ensure 

the financial integrity of all transactions 

subject to the Commodity Exchange Act, 

and avoid systemic risk. The 

information received will also inform 

the Commission’s response to the 

recommendations of the Financial 

Stability Oversight Council 2021 Report 

on Climate-Related Financial Risk and 

inform the ongoing work of the 

Commission’s Climate Risk Unit. The 

Commission may use this information to 

inform potential future actions 

including, but not limited to, issuing 

new or amended guidance, 

interpretations, policy statements, 

regulations, or other potential 

Commission action within its authority 

under the Commodity Exchange Act as 

well as its participation in any domestic 

or international fora. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the name of the release, 

‘‘Climate-Related Financial Risk RFI’’, 

by any of the following methods: 

• CFTC Comments Portal: https://

comments.cftc.gov. Select the ‘‘Submit 

Comments’’ link for this release and 

follow the instructions on the Public 

Comment Form. 

• Mail: Send to Christopher 

Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 

Commission, Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Follow the 

same instructions as for Mail, above. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one of these methods. 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 § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or 

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