91 FR 14556

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14556-14557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05792]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To
Extend Collection 3038-0072, Registration of Swap Dealers and Major
Swap Participants

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or
``Commission'') is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed renewal of a collection of certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), Federal agencies
are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment. This notice solicits comments on the

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extension of information collection requirements relating to
registration under the Commodity Exchange Act, OMB Control No. 3038-
0072 (Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 26, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``Registration of
Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants,'' Collection Number 3038-
0072, by any of the following methods:
The Agency's website, at https://comments.cftc.gov/.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the website.
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.
Please submit your comments using only one method.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher W. Cummings, Market
Participants Division, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418-
5445 or [email protected], and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0072.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (``OMB'') for each collection of information they conduct or
sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3)
and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that
members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed extension of an existing
collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this requirement, the Commission is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of information listed below. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
Title: Registration under the Commodity Exchange Act (OMB Control
No. 3038-0072). This is a request for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: The information collected under OMB Control No. 3038-0072
is gathered through the use of forms for registration of swap dealers
and major swap participants. Swap dealers and major swap participants
are required by Section 4s(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'')
(7 U.S.C. 6s(a)) to register with the Commission. The CFTC uses various
forms for registration (and withdrawal therefrom) (the ``Registration
Forms''). OMB Control No. 3038-0072 applies to the Registration Forms
for registration of swap dealers and major swap participants,\1\ to the
alternative method provided under Commission regulations to submission
of a fingerprint card for foreign natural persons; and to the process
for requesting cross-border comparability determinations for
substituted compliance with requirements otherwise applicable to swap
dealers and major swap participants.
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\1\ Forms for registration of futures commission merchants,
commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, retail foreign
exchange dealers, introducing brokers, associated persons, floor
traders, and floor brokers are the subject of a separate information
collection (OMB Control Number 3038-0023).
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With respect to the collection of information, the Commission
invites comments on:
Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the information will have a practical
use;
The accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of collection of information
on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to
https://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, a petition for confidential treatment of
the exempt information may be submitted according to the procedures
established in Sec. 145.9 of the Commission's regulations.\2\
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\2\ 17 CFR 145.9.
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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 https://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 information collection request 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 Freedom of Information Act.
Burden statement: The Commission estimates the burden for this
collection as described below.
Respondents/affected entities: Users of Commission registration
forms that are swap dealers and major swap participants.
Estimated number of respondents: 779.
Estimated average burden hours per respondent: 1.14 hours.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 888 hours.
Frequency of responses: Periodically.
There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.

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

Dated: March 23, 2026.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-05792 Filed 3-24-26; 8:45 am]
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