Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

Issuing agencies

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ("PRA"), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request ("ICR") abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs ("OIRA"), of the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB"), for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63531-63532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20446]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(``PRA''), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (``ICR'') abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (``OIRA''), of the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB''), for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
costs and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 5, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of this 
notice's publication to OIRA, at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Please find this particular information collection by 
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the website's search function. Comments can be entered 
electronically by clicking on the ``comment'' button next to the 
information collection on the ``OIRA Information Collections Under 
Review'' page, or the ``View ICR--Agency Submission'' page. A copy of 
the supporting statement for the collection of information discussed 
herein may be obtained by visiting <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
    In addition to the submission of comments to <a href="https://Reginfo.gov">https://Reginfo.gov</a> as 
indicated above, a copy of all comments submitted to OIRA may also be 
submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the 
``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') 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 notice 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 notice 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

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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 
notice, such submission will be retained in the record for the matter 
and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure 
Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and other applicable laws, and may be 
accessible under the FOIA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Chaffin, Special Counsel, 
Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581 (202) 
418-5185; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2252414a4344444b4c62414456410c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99e9faf1f8fffff0f7d9faffedfab7fef6ef">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-
0096.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (OMB 
Control No. 3038-0096). This is a request for revision of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Abstract: The collection of information is needed to ensure that 
the CFTC and other regulators have access to swap data as required by 
the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act''). The Dodd-Frank 
Act directed the CFTC to adopt rules providing for the reporting of 
data relating to swaps. In 2012, the CFTC adopted part 45, which 
imposes recordkeeping and reporting requirements relating to swaps. In 
2020, a final rule adopting modifications to part 45 was adopted by the 
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    \1\ Final Rule, Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements, 85 FR 75503 (Nov. 25, 2020).
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    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. On June 16, 2026, the Commission 
published in the Federal Register notice of the proposed revision of 
this information collection and provided 60 days for public comment on 
the proposed revision, 91 FR 36122 (``60-Day Notice''). The Commission 
received two comments that addressed its PRA burden estimates. First, a 
commenter asserted that the Commission's burden estimates are 
inaccurate because those estimates are premised on the assumption that 
reported data are truthful which, according to the commenter, they are 
not.\2\ A second commenter purports to examine evidence provided in the 
first comment letter and asserts, based on that examination, that swap 
data lacks practical utility.\3\ However, neither comment letter 
provides any information to demonstrate any swap data are inaccurate. 
The second commenter also questions the Commission's capital costs 
estimate and operating and maintenance costs estimate, and asserts that 
the Commission underestimates average annual burden hours. However, 
that commenter did not provide any analysis to support these assertions 
or provide any alternative estimates. Accordingly, the Commission has 
chosen to maintain the updated estimates described in the 60-Day 
Notice.
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    \2\ ``APES TOGETHER STRONG'' Letter at 3.
    \3\ Anonymous Commenter Letter at 1.
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    Burden Statement: Part 45 of the Commission's regulations 
establishes swap reporting and recordkeeping requirements for swap 
execution facilities (``SEFs''), designated contract markets 
(``DCMs''), swap data repositories (``SDRs''), derivatives clearing 
organizations (``DCOs''), swap dealers (``SDs''), major swap 
participants (``MSPs''), and non-SD/MSP/DCO counterparties (``non-SD/
MSP counterparties''). The Commission estimates the burden of the 
collection of information as set out below.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap Dealers, Major Swap 
Participants, SEFs, DCMs, DCOs, and other counterparties to a swap 
transaction (i.e., end-user, non-SD/non-MSP counterparties).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,732.
    Estimated average burden hours per respondent: 839 hours (rounded).
    Estimated total annual burden hours on respondents: 1,452,730 
hours.
    Frequency of collection: Ongoing.
    There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs 
associated with this collection.

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

    Dated: October 2, 2026.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-20446 Filed 10-5-26; 8:45 am]
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