2013-08197

Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Pages 21045-21046]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2013-08197]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 23

RIN 3038-AC96

Confirmation, Portfolio Reconciliation, Portfolio Compression,

and Swap Trading Relationship Documentation Requirements for Swap

Dealers and Major Swap Participants; Correction

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is correcting

a final rule published in the Federal Register of September 11, 2012

(77 FR 55904). That rule, 17 CFR 23.505, took effect on November 13,

2012. Subsequently, the CFTC published final rules in the Federal

Register of December 13, 2012 (77 FR 74284), that re-codified the

Commission regulation at 17 CFR 39.6 as a new Commission regulation at

17 CFR 50.50. This correction amends cross-references in 17 CFR 23.505

to conform them with the final rules published on December 13, 2012.

DATES: Effective on April 9, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Fisanich, Chief Counsel, 202-

418-5949, [email protected], or Jason A. Shafer, Attorney-Advisor,

202-418-5097, [email protected], Division of Swap Dealer and

Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of September 11,

2012 (77 FR 55904), the CFTC published final rules setting forth

requirements for swap confirmation, portfolio reconciliation, portfolio

compression, and swap trading relationship documentation for Swap

Dealers and Major Swap Participants. Those rules, in 17 CFR part 23,

include cross-references to the Commission regulation at 17 CFR 39.6.

After the effective date of the Part 23 rules (November 13, 2012), the

CFTC published final rules in the Federal Register of December 13, 2012

(77 FR 74284) that re-codified the Commission regulation at 17 CFR 39.6

as a new Commission regulation at 17 CFR 50.50. Those rules took effect

on February 11, 2013. Thus, the Commission is making correcting

amendments to the affected section of 17 CFR part 23 to replace the

cross-references to 17 CFR 39.6 with cross-references to 17 CFR 50.50.

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List of Subjects in 17 CFR part 23

Antitrust, Commodity futures, Conduct standards, Conflict of

interests, Major swap participants, Reporting and recordkeeping, Swap

dealers, Swaps.

Accordingly, 17 CFR part 23 is corrected by making the following

correcting amendments:

PART 23--SWAP DEALERS AND MAJOR SWAP PARTICIPANTS

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1. The authority citation for Part 23 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1a, 2, 6, 6a, 6b, 6b-1, 6c, 6p, 6r, 6s, 6t,

9, 9a, 12, 12a, 13b, 13c, 16a, 18, 19, 21.

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2. In Sec. 23.505, revise paragraphs (a) introductory text, (a)(2),

and (a)(5) to read as follows:

Sec. 23.505 End user exception documentation.

(a) For swaps excepted from a mandatory clearing requirement. Each

swap dealer and major swap participant shall obtain documentation

sufficient to provide a reasonable basis on which to believe that its

counterparty meets the statutory conditions required for an exception

from a mandatory clearing requirement, as defined in section 2h(7) of

the Act and Sec. 50.50 of this chapter. Such documentation shall

include:

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(2) That the counterparty has elected not to clear a particular

swap under section 2h(7) of the Act and Sec. 50.50 of this chapter;

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(5) That the counterparty generally meets its financial obligations

associated with non-cleared swaps. Provided, that a swap dealer or

major swap participant need not obtain documentation of paragraphs

(a)(3), (4), or (5) of this section if it obtains documentation that

its counterparty has reported the information listed in Sec.

50.50(b)(1)(iii) in accordance with Sec. 50.50(b)(2) of this chapter.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 2013, by the Commission.

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,

Deputy Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2013-08197 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]

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Last Updated: April 9, 2013