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P. 1Federal Register 051613 cFederal Register 051613 cRatings: (0)|Views: 81|Likes: 1Published by MarketswikiMore info:Published by: Marketswiki on May 24, 2013Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.Free download as PDF, TXT or read online for free from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee MoreSee lesshttp://www.scribd.com/doc/143470232/Federal-Register-051613-c05/24/2013pdftextoriginal 16351-01-PCOMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION17 CFR Parts 37 and 38RIN 3038-AD18Process for a Designated Contract Market or Swap Execution Facility to Make a SwapAvailable to Trade under Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act; SwapTransaction Compliance and Implementation Schedule; Trade Execution Requirementunder Section 2(h) of the CEA.AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.ACTION: Final rulemaking.SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (
) isadopting regulations that establish a process for a
designated contract market (“DCM”)
or swap execution facility
(“SEF”)
to make a swap subject to the trade executionrequirement pursuant to s
ection 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”).
TheCommission is also adopting regulations to establish a schedule to phase in compliancewith the trade execution requirement. The schedule will provide additional time for compliance with this requirement.DATES: The rules will become effective [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OFPUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nhan Nguyen, Special Counsel,
Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”
, 202-418-5932,nnguyen@cftc.gov;Roger Smith,Attorney Advisor, DMO, 202-418-5344, rsmith@cftc.gov; or David Van Wagner, Chief 2Counsel, DMO, 202-418-5119, dvanwagner@cftc.gov; Commodity Futures TradingCommission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. BackgroundII. §§ 37.10 and 38.12
of the Commission’s Regulations – Final Rules
§§ 37.10(a) and 38.12(a)
— Procedure to Make a Swap Available to Trade
§§ 37.10(a)(1) and 38.12(a)(1)
– Required Submission2.
§§ 37.10(a)(2) and 38.12(a)(2)
– Listing Requirement3.
Consideration of Swaps on Another SEF or DCM, or BilateralTransactionsB.
§§ 37.10(b) and 38.12(b)
— Factors to Consider to Make a Swap Availableto TradeC.
§§ 37.10(c) and 38.12(c)
— ApplicabilityD.
§§ 37.10(d) and 38.12(d)
— RemovalE.
Annual ReviewF.
Notice to the Public of Available to Trade DeterminationsIII. §§
37.12 and 38.11 of the Commission’s Regulations – Trade ExecutionCompliance ScheduleIV. Related MattersA.
Regulatory Flexibility ActB.
Paperwork Reduction Act1.
Proposed Information Provided by Reporting Entities/Persons2.
Summary of Comments and Commission ResponseC.
Cost-Benefit Considerations1.
Available-to-Trade Rulea.
Part 40 Process and Determination Factors b.
Applicabilityc.
Consideration of Section 15(a) Factors
– Available-to-Trade Rule2.
Trade Execution Compliance ScheduleV. List of CommentersVI. Text of the Regulations, Guidance and Acceptable Practices
Section 723(a)(3) of the Dodd-Frank Act added section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity
Exchange Act (“CEA”) to
require that swap transactions subject to the clearingrequirement must be traded on either a
designated contract market (“DCM”) or swap
facility (“SEF”)
, unless no DCM
or SEF “makes the swap available to trade”
or the transaction is not subject to the clearing requirement under section 2(h)(7) (the
“trade execution requirement”)
On December 14, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
proposed regulations to establish a process for a DCM or SEF to notifythe Commission that
a swap is “available to trade” for purposes of the trade execution
“Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” or “FNPRM”)
The proposedregulations would be included in part 37 and part
38 of the Commission’s regulations to
implement the available-to-trade provision in section 2(h)(8) of the CEA. The comment
For example, section 2(h)(7) of the CEA, as amended by section 723 of the Dodd-Frank Act, provides anexception to the CEA section 2(h)(1) clearing
requirement (“the end
user exception”) if one of the
counterparties to a swap (i) is not a financial entity, (ii) is using swaps to hedge or mitigate commercialrisk, and (iii) notifies the Commission how it generally meets its financial obligations associated withentering into non-cleared swaps. 7 U.S.C 2(h)(7). Under the authority given by section 2(h)(7)(C)(ii) of the CEA, the Commission has also adopted regulations to exempt certain small banks, saving associations,farm credit system institutions, a
nd credit unions from the definition of “financial entity,” thus potentially
allowing the transactions of those entities to qualify for an exemption from the clearing requirement. 17CFR § 50.5(d). The Commission may determine that swap transactions exempted from the clearingrequirement pursuant to other statutory authority would also not be subject to the section 2(h)(8) tradeexecution requirement. For example, on April 11, 2013, the Commission published final rules issued under section 4(c) of the CE
A to exempt swaps between certain affiliated entities (“inter -
affiliates”) within a
corporate group from the clearing requirement. The Commission determines that such swaps would not besubject to the trade execution requirement.
Process for a Designated Contract Market or Swap Execution Facility to Make a Swap Available toTrade, 76 FR 77728 (Dec. 14, 2011). Sections 5(d)(1) and 5h(f)(1) of the CEA require DCMs and SEFs,respectively, to comply with any requirement that the Commission may impose by rule or regulation pursuant to section 8a(5) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 12a(5), which authorizes the Commission to promulgatesuch regulations as, in the judgment of the Commission, that are reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the provisions or to accomplish any of the purposes of the CEA. In addition, section 721(b) of the Dodd-
Frank Act provides the Commission with authority to adopt rules to define “[any] term included in an
amendment to the Commodity Exchange Act . . . made by [the Dodd-
Frank Act].”
15 U.S.C. 8321, asenacted by section 721 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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