Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is adopting regulations to exempt swaps between certain affiliated entities within a corporate group from the clearing requirement under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act), enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The regulations include specific conditions, as well as reporting requirements, that affiliated entities must satisfy in order to elect the inter-affiliate exemption from required clearing.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Commodity Futures Trading Commission 17 CFR Part 50 RIN 3038-AD47 AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is adopting regulations to exempt swaps between certain affiliated entities within a corporate group from the clearing requirement under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act), enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The regulations include specific conditions, as well as reporting requirements, that affiliated entities must satisfy in order to elect the inter-affiliate exemption from required clearing. DATES: This final rule is effective June 10, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah E. Josephson, Deputy Director, 202-418-5684, sjosephson@cftc.gov ; Nadia Zakir, Associate Director, 202-418-5720, nzakir@cftc.gov ; Eric Lashner, Special Counsel, 202-418-5393, elashner@cftc.gov ; Meghan Tente, Law Clerk, 202-418-5785, mtente@cftc.gov ; Division of Clearing and Risk, Erik Remmler, Associate Director, 202-418-7630, eremmler@cftc.gov ; Camden Nunery, Economist, 202-418-5723, cnunery@cftc.gov , Office of the Chief Economist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Background II. Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking A. Overview of Comments Received B. Section 4(c) Authority C. Definition of A…
Citation: 78 FR 21750
