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1The Commission published its definition of a 

‘‘small entity’’ for purposes of rulemaking 

proceedings at 47 FR 18618 (April 30, 1982). 

Pursuant to that definition, the Commission is not 

required to—but nonetheless does—list many of the 

agenda items contained in this regulatory flexibility 

agenda. See also 5 U.S.C. 602(a)(1). Moreover, for 

certain items listed in this agenda, the Commission 

has previously certified, under section 605 of the 

RFA, 5 U.S.C. 605, that those items will not have 

a significant economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. For these reasons, the 

listing of a rule in this regulatory flexibility agenda 

should not be taken as a determination that the rule, 

when proposed or promulgated, will in fact require 

a regulatory flexibility analysis. Rather, the 

Commission has chosen to publish an agenda that 

includes significant rules, regardless of their 

potential impact on small entities, to provide the 

public with broader notice of new or revised 

regulations the Commission may consider and to 

enhance the public’s opportunity to participate in 

the rulemaking process. 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Ch. I 

Regulatory Flexibility Agenda 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, in accordance 

with the requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, is publishing a 

semiannual agenda of significant rules 

that the Commission expects to propose 

or promulgate over the next year. The 

Commission welcomes comments from 

small entities and others on the agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Willie Charley, Assistant Secretary of 

the Commission, (202) 418–5461, 

wcharley@cftc.gov, or Christopher J. 

Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 

Commission, Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418–5964, 

ckirkpatrick@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, 

et seq. (RFA), sets forth a number of 

requirements for agency rulemaking. 

Among other things, the RFA requires 

that: 

Semiannually, each agency shall 

publish in the Federal Register a 

regulatory flexibility agenda that shall 

contain: 

(1) A brief description of the subject 

area of any rule that the agency expects 

to propose or promulgate, which is 

likely to have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities; 

(2) A summary of the nature of any 

such rule under consideration for each 

subject area listed in the agenda 

pursuant to paragraph (1), the objectives 

and legal basis for the issuance of the 

rule, and an approximate schedule for 

completing action on any rule for which 

the agency has issued a general notice 

of proposed rulemaking; and 

(3) The name and telephone number 

of an agency official knowledgeable 

about the items listed in paragraph (1). 

5 U.S.C. 602(a). 

The Commission has prepared an 

agenda of significant rules that it 

presently expects may be considered 

during the course of the next year. 

These rules may have some impact on 

small entities.1 In this regard, section 

602(d) of the RFA, 5 U.S.C. 602(d) 

provides: ‘‘Nothing in [section 602] 

precludes an agency from considering or 

acting on any matter not included in a 

regulatory flexibility agenda or requires 

an agency to consider or act on any 

matter listed in such agenda.’’ 

The Commission’s Fall 2014 

regulatory flexibility agenda is set forth 

below. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 

2014, by the Commission. 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

444 .................... Exclusion of Utility Operations—Related Swaps With Utility Special Entities From De Minimis Threshold 

for Swaps With Special Entities.

3038–AE19 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION (CFTC) 

Completed Actions 

444. Exclusion of Utility Operations— 

Related Swaps With Utility Special 

Entities From de Minimis Threshold for 

Swaps With Special Entities 

Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1a et seq. 

Abstract: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission amended its 

regulations to permit a person to 

exclude utility operations-related swaps 

with utility special entities in 

calculating the aggregate gross national 

amount of the person’s swap positions 

solely for purposes of the de minimis 

exception applicable to swaps with 

special entities. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 06/02/14 79 FR 31238 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

07/02/14 

Final Action ......... 09/26/14 79 FR 57767 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Erik Remmler, 

Deputy Director, Division of Swap 

Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581, Phone: 202 418–7630, Email: 

eremmler@cftc.gov. 

Israel Goodman, Special Counsel, 

Division of Swap Dealer and 

Intermediary Oversight, Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, Three 

Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581, Phone: 202 418– 

6715, Email: igoodman@cftc.gov. 

RIN: 3038–AE19 

[FR Doc. 2014–28985 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

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