Proposed Rule2026-19290
Privacy Act Regulations
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Published
September 21, 2026
Effective
May 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Abstract
On May 6, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NPRM"), titled Privacy Act Regulations, to amend its Privacy Act regulations to exempt the CFTC-59 Insider Risk Program Records System of Records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The comment period for the Proposed Rule closed on June 5, 2026. The Commission is reopening the comment period for this NPRM for an additional ten days.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19290]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
17 CFR Part 146
RIN 3038-AF26
Privacy Act Regulations
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On May 6, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking
(``NPRM''), titled Privacy Act Regulations, to amend its Privacy Act
regulations to exempt the CFTC-59 Insider Risk Program Records System
of Records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The comment
period for the Proposed Rule closed on June 5, 2026. The Commission is
reopening the comment period for this NPRM for an additional ten days.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published May 6, 2026,
at 91 FR 24377, is reopened. Comments must be received on or before
October 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified as pertaining to
``Privacy Act Exemption--CFTC-59'' by any of the following methods:
<bullet> <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and
press the ``Search'' button, then proceed as follows:
1. Under Refine Documents Results--check the box to ``Only show
documents open for comment'';
2. Under Agency--select ``See More'' and check the box for
``Commodity Futures Trading Commission,'' then press the Apply button;
3. Identify this proposal in the list of CFTC documents open for
comment, press the ``Comment'' button to open the submission form, and
follow the instructions on the form.
Alternatively, if you are viewing this proposal on
<a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a>, click the ``Submit A Public Comment'' button
at the top of the page to open the comment form. Follow the
instructions on the form to submit your comment to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
<bullet> Mail: Send to--Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
<bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: Address to--CFTC Comment
Submission, Attn: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
Please submit your comments using only one of these methods. To
avoid possible delays with mail or in-person deliveries, submissions
through <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> are encouraged.
All comments must be submitted in English or, if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Do not include in your comment text or
attachments any personal identifying information or business
information that you do not want published online. Comments (regardless
of submission method) will be published without review for, and without
removal of, any personal identifying information or information your
business may consider confidential.
If you wish to submit confidential information for the Commission's
consideration, please contact the CFTC personnel listed in this Notice
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT before making any submission.
Please also carefully review the Commission's procedures in 17 CFR
145.9 for requesting confidential treatment under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) of information submitted to the Commission.
The CFTC reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to
review, pre-screen, filter, or redact all or any part of your comment
submission. The CFTC also reserves the right, without further
notification, to refuse to publish or to remove from public view all or
any part of your submission to the extent it contains content
inappropriate for publication in a comment file, such as--without
limitation--obscene language, threats of violence, solicitations for
commercial sales or illegal activity, or obvious spam. If a submission
that is refused for or withdrawn from publication because of
inappropriate content also contains comments on the merits of this
proposal, such submission will be retained in the record for the matter
and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure
Act and other applicable laws, and may be accessible under the FOIA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kellie Cosgrove Riley, Chief Privacy
Officer, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec9c9e859a8d8f95ac8f8a988fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbbbb9a2bdaaa8b28ba8adbfa8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 418-5610, Office of the General
Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW,
Washington, DC 20581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6, 2026, the Commission published a
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its Privacy Act regulations to
exempt the CFTC-59 Insider Risk Program Records System of Records
(CFTC-59) from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Records in CFTC-59 are collected to detect, deter, and mitigate the
unauthorized disclosure of information by an insider and to protect
individuals, facilities, information, equipment, networks, and systems
from insider risks. The Commission proposed to exempt this system of
records from certain provisions of the system Privacy Act because the
records are compiled to investigate actual or potential insider risks
and must be protected from disclosure in order to maintain the
integrity of the investigative process. Specifically, the Commission
proposed to exempt CFTC-59, pursuant to subsection (k)(2) of the
Privacy Act, and subject to the requirements and limitations set forth
therein, from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C.
552a(c)(3); (d)(1), (2), (3), and (4); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I);
and (f). The comment period for the NPRM closed on June 5, 2026.
Subsequent to the closing of the comment period, the Commission
discovered that a technical error resulted in the NPRM being
unavailable, and potential commenters being unable to submit comments,
at <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> for approximately ten days at the end of the comment
period. The Commission is reopening the comment period for an
additional ten days to allow interested persons to submit their
comments.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2026, by the
Commission.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
Note: The following appendix will not appear in the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Appendix to Privacy Act Regulations--Commission Voting Summary
On this matter, Chairman Selig voted in the affirmative. No
Commissioner voted in the negative.
[FR Doc. 2026-19290 Filed 9-18-26; 8:45 am]
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