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1Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers 

and Major Swap Participants with Counterparties, 

77 FR 9734, Feb. 17, 2012. 

2Subpart H of Part 23 is titled ‘‘Business Conduct 

Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap 

Participants Dealing with Counterparties, Including 

Special Entities.’’ Subpart H includes the following 

provisions: § 23.400 (Scope); § 23.401 (Definitions); 

§ 23.402 (General Provisions); § 23.410 (Prohibition 

on fraud, manipulation and other abusive 

practices); § 23.430 (Verification of counterparty 

eligibility); § 23.431 (Disclosures of material 

information); § 23.432 (Clearing disclosures); 

§ 23.433 Communications—fair dealing); § 23.434 

(Recommendations to counterparties—institutional 

suitability; § 23.440 (Requirements for swap dealers 

acting as advisors to Special Entities); § 23.450 

(Requirements for swap dealers and major swap 

participants acting counterparties to Special 

Entities); and § 23.451 (Political contributions by 

certain swap dealers). 

3See Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 

Stat. 1376 (2010). The text of the Dodd-Frank Act 

may be accessed at: http://www.cftc.gov/ucm/ 

groups/public/@swaps/documents/file/hr4173_

enrolledbill.pdf. 

Swap Dealer and Intermediary 

Oversight. 

Supporting statements. A copy of the 

supporting statements for the collection 

of information discussed herein may be 

obtained by visiting http://RegInfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Conflicts of Interest Policies and 

Procedures by Swap Dealers and Major 

Swap Participants (OMB Control No. 

3038–0079). This is a request for an 

amendment to a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: In 2012, the Commission 

promulgated Business Conduct 

Standards for Swap Dealers and Major 

Swap Participants with Counterparties 

(‘‘External Business Conduct Standards 

Final Rulemaking’’) 1 which include all 

of Subpart H of Part 23 of the 

Commission’s regulations (‘‘EBCS 

Rules’’).2 In the External Business 

Conduct Standards Final Rulemaking, 

the Commission stated that the 

information collections associated with 

the EBCS Rules were part of the overall 

supervision, compliance and 

recordkeeping requirements imposed by 

the Commission in certain other 

rulemakings including, among others, 

the collection of information for rules 

on Conflicts of Interest Policies and 

Procedures by Swap Dealers and Major 

Swap Participants under § 23.605 under 

OMB Collection No. 3038–0079. While 

the collections associated with the EBCS 

Rules do overlap with the requirements 

in certain other Commission 

regulations, the OMB collections 

associated with those other Commission 

regulations do not accurately reflect the 

burdens imposed by the EBCS Rules. 

The Commission is proposing to amend 

the information collection under OMB 

Control No. 3038–0079 to clearly reflect 

the paperwork burden imposed by the 

EBCS Rules under §§ 23.401–450 and 

ensure that the paperwork burden of the 

EBCS Rules is centrally located under 

OMB Control No. 3038–0079. In 

addition, the Commission will be 

retitling the collection under OMB 

Control No. 3038–0079 ‘‘Swap Dealer 

and Major Swap Participant Conflicts of 

Interest and Business Conduct 

Standards with Counterparties’’ to more 

accurately reflect its coverage. The 

collections of information contained in 

the EBCS Rules are necessary to 

implement requirements set forth in the 

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act 3 and for the 

protection of investors and market 

participants. 

On June 20, 2017, the Commission 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of the proposed extension of this 

information collection and provided 60 

days for public comment on the 

proposed extension. See 82 FR 28050 

(June 20, 2017). The Commission 

received no relevant comments. 

Burden Statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is detailed 

below and includes the burden 

currently associated with OMB 

Collection No. 3038–0079 in connection 

with § 23.605 (Conflicts of Interest 

Policies and Procedures for Swap 

Dealers and Major Swap Participants) 

and the EBCS Rules. The Commission 

estimates the burden of this collection 

of information as follows: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap 

Dealers and Major Swap Participants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

102. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 2,352.9 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 240,000 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: Ongoing. 

Comment instructions. All comments 

must be submitted in English or, if not, 

accompanied by an English translation. 

Comments will be posted as received to 

http://www.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, 17 CFR 

145.9. The Commission reserves the 

right, but shall have no obligation, to 

review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse 

or remove any or all of your submission 

from http://www.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 ICR 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 the FOIA. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

Robert N. Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Army Education Advisory 

Subcommittee Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open subcommittee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the Command and 

General Staff College (CGSC) Board of 

Visitors, a subcommittee of the Army 

Education Advisory Committee. This 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The CGSC Board of Visitors 

Subcommittee will meet from 1:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. on November 6 from 8:30 

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on November 7, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: U. S. Army Command and 

General Staff College, Lewis and Clark 

Center, 100 Stimson Ave., Bell 

Conference Room, Ft. Leavenworth, KS 

66027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Robert Baumann, the Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

subcommittee, in writing at Command 

and General Staff College, 100 Stimson 

Ave., Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027, by 

email at robert.f.baumann.civ@mail.mil 

or by telephone at (913) 684–2742. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subcommittee meeting is being held 

under the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide the 

Subcommittee with an overview of 

CGSC academic programs, with focus on 

the College’s two degree-granting 

schools: The Command and General 

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Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). 

This will be an informational meeting 

with particular focus on the possibility 

of establishing additional degree 

programs at CGSC. 

Agenda: November 6–7: The 

subcommittee will review the results of 

the accreditation visit to CGSC in spring 

2016 by the Higher Learning 

Commission and receive information 

briefings on potential opportunities to 

introduce additional degree programs at 

the College. No official 

recommendations will be forthcoming 

from this meeting. The committee will 

also complete certain administrative 

and training requirements associated 

with the service of individual 

subcommittee members. Summary 

minutes of the meeting will be provided 

to the Army Education Advisory 

Committee for consideration under the 

open-meeting rules. 

Public Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165, and subject to the availability of 

space, this meeting is open to the 

public. Seating is on a first to arrive 

basis. Attendees are requested to submit 

their name, affiliation, and daytime 

phone number seven business days 

prior to the meeting to Dr. Baumann, via 

electronic mail, the preferred mode of 

submission, at the address listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Because the meeting of the 

subcommittee will be held in a Federal 

Government facility on a military base, 

security screening is required. A photo 

ID is required to enter base. Please note 

that security and gate guards have the 

right to inspect vehicles and persons 

seeing to enter and exit the installation. 

Lewis and Clark Center is fully 

handicap accessible. Wheelchair access 

is available in front at the main entrance 

of the building. For additional 

information about public access 

procedures, contact Dr. Baumann, the 

subcommittee’s Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer, at the email address or 

telephone number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Written Comments or Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written comments or statements 

to the subcommittee, in response to the 

stated agenda of the open meeting or in 

regard to the subcommittee’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Dr. 

Baumann, the subcommittee Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer, via 

electronic mail, the preferred mode of 

submission, at the address listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Each page of the comment or 

statement must include the author’s 

name, title or affiliation, address, and 

daytime phone number. The Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer will review 

all submitted written comments or 

statements must include the author’s 

name, title or affiliation, address, and 

daytime phone number. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

at least seven business days prior to the 

meeting to be considered by the 

subcommittee. Written comments or 

statements received after this date may 

not be provided to the subcommittee 

until its next meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140d, the 

Committee is not obligated to allow a 

member of the public to speak or 

otherwise address the Committee during 

the meeting. Members of the public will 

be permitted to make verbal comments 

during the Committee meeting only at 

the time and in the manner described 

below. If a member of the public is 

interested in making a verbal comment 

at the open meeting, that individual 

must submit a request, with a brief 

statement of the subject matter to be 

addressed by the comment, at least 

seven business days in advance to the 

subcommittee’s Alternate Designated 

Federal Official, via electronic mail, the 

preferred mode of submission, at the 

address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. The 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

will log each request, in the order 

received, and in consultation with the 

Subcommittee Chair, determine whether 

the subject matter of each comment is 

relevant to the Subcommittee’s mission 

and/or the topics to be addressed in this 

public meeting. A 15-minute period 

near the end of the meeting will be 

available for verbal public comments. 

Members of the public who have 

requested to make a verbal comment 

and whose comments have been 

deemed relevant under the process 

described above, will be allotted no 

more than three minutes during the 

period, and will be invited to speak in 

the order in which their requests were 

received by the Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

U.S. Strategic Command Strategic 

Advisory Group; Notice of Federal 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Chairman Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. 

Strategic Command Strategic Advisory 

Group will take place. 

DATES: Day 1—Closed to the public 

Tuesday, October 16, 2017, from 8:00 

a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Day 2—Closed to 

the public Wednesday, October 17, 

2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Dougherty Conference 

Center, Building 432, 906 SAC 

Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Trefz, (402) 294–4102 (Voice), (402) 

294–3128 (Facsimile), john.l.trefz.civ@

mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 901 

SAC Boulevard, Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB, 

NE 68113–6030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide advice on 

scientific, technical, intelligence, and 

policy-related issues to the Commander, 

U.S. Strategic Command, during the 

development of the Nation’s strategic 

war plans. 

Agenda: Topics include: Policy 

Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear 

Weapons Stockpile Assessment, 

Weapons of Mass Destruction, 

Intelligence Operations, Cyber 

Operations, Global Strike, Command 

and Control, Science and Technology, 

Missile Defense. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the 

Department of Defense has determined 

that the meeting shall be closed to the 

public. Per delegated authority by the 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General 

John E. Hyten, Commander, U.S. 

Strategic Command, in consultation 

with his legal advisor, has determined 

in writing that the public interest 

requires that all sessions of this meeting 

be closed to the public because they will 


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