Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is publishing for public comment proposed rules and interpretations (``Proposed Rule'') addressing the cross-border application of certain swap provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA''). Specifically, the proposed rule defines key terms for purposes of applying the CEA's swap provisions to cross-border transactions and addresses the cross-border application of the registration thresholds and external business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants, including the extent to which they would apply to swap transactions that are arranged, negotiated, or executed using personnel located in the United States.
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 Parts 1 and 23 RIN 3038-AE54 AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule; interpretations. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”) is publishing for public comment proposed rules and interpretations (“Proposed Rule”) addressing the cross-border application of certain swap provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Specifically, the proposed rule defines key terms for purposes of applying the CEA's swap provisions to cross-border transactions and addresses the cross-border application of the registration thresholds and external business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants, including the extent to which they would apply to swap transactions that are arranged, negotiated, or executed using personnel located in the United States. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 19, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN number 3038-AE54, by any of the following methods: CFTC Web site: http://comments.cftc.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Comments Online process on the Web site. Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581. Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail, above. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov .…
Citation: 81 FR 71946
