The CPO of a commodity pool operated pursuant to an exemption under Regulation 4.7 requested relief from the requirements in Regulations 4.7(b)(3) and 4.22(d) to file and distribute to participants an annual report containing audited financial statements. Though initially marketed to outside investors, the pool became and will remain proprietary in nature, the participants being the CPO and accounts owned by the CPO’s managing member.

The CPO of a commodity pool operated pursuant to an exemption under Regulation 4.7 requested exemptive relief from that regulation’s annual report requirement, in order to permit the CPO to file an annual report for the period from January 1, 2014, to January 9, 2015, the date that the pool’s last asset was liquidated after it ceased trading on December 31, 2014. The pool had one participant, an affiliate of the CPO, who consented to receive such an annual report, and 95% of the pool’s assets had already been distributed at the time of the request.

The CPO of two commodity pools, both operated pursuant to an exemption under Regulation 4.7, requested exemptive relief from the annual report requirement in Regulation 4.7(b)(3), to allow the CPO to file an annual report for the pools for the period from December 1, 2014, the date the pools began operations, to December 31, 2015. The CPO submitted signed waivers from its four pool participants, indicating their consent to receive such an annual report.

The CPO of three commodity pools operating pursuant to an exemption under Regulation 4.7 requested exemptive relief from the annual report requirement in Regulation 4.7(b)(3) to permit it to file an Annual Report for the pools for the period from their inception of trading, September 2, 2014, to December 31, 2015. The pool participants signed subscription documents, acknowledging the terms of the Pools’ offering memorandum, which included the CPO’s intent to file and distribute a 16-month Annual Report for the Pools’ first fiscal year.

The CPO of a commodity pool operated pursuant to an exemption under Regulation 4.7 requested exemptive relief from the requirement in Regulations 4.7(b)(3) and 4.22(d)(1) that the financial statements in the pool’s annual report be audited. At the end of the 2014 fiscal year, the pool had just two participants, who are the partners of the CPO.

The CPO of a commodity pool operated pursuant to an exemption under Regulation 4.7 requested exemptive relief from the requirement in Regulations 4.7(b)(3) and 4.22(d)(1) that the financial statements in the pool’s annual report be audited. At the end of the 2014 fiscal year, the pool had two participants, a controlling principal of the CPO who oversees the daily operations of both the CPO and the pool, and an LLC owned and managed by the principal.

The CPO of a commodity pool operated pursuant to an exemption under Regulation 4.7 requested exemptive relief from the requirement in Regulations 4.7(b)(3) and 4.22(d)(1) that the financial statements in the pool’s annual report be audited. At the end of the 2014 fiscal year, the pool had four participants, a controlling principal of the CPO who oversees the daily operations of both the CPO and the pool; two entities owned and managed by the principal; and one outside investor.

Extension of time-limited no-action relief with respect to certain Commodity Exchange Act provisions that may apply to Southwest Power Pool, Inc. and/or its participants

The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) is issuing a no-action letter that provides additional time for reporting parties to comply with certain reporting requirements of the ownership and control final rule (the OCR Final Rule), which was published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2013. This no-action letter replaces a previous DMO no-action letter on the OCR Final Rule (CFTC Letter No. 14-95).

Request for No-Action Relief for Introducing Brokers’ Compliance with Certain Financial Reporting and Capital Computation Requirements under Regulations 1.10 and 1.17.