The CPO of an exempt commodity pool with two participants, a controlling principal of the CPO and an LLC owned by the principal, requested relief from the audit requirement in Regulations 4.7(b)(3) and 4.22(d)(1). DSIO granted relief for the pool’s 2015 annual report, conditioned upon the filing of an uncertified annual report for the 2015 fiscal year that otherwise complies with Regulation 4.7(b)(3).

Exemptive relief granted to a CPO of a pool from the audit requirement of Commission regulation 4.22(d) with respect to the pool’s 2015 annual report. The CPO has provided a waiver from the sole participant of the pool.

Exemptive relief granted to a CPO of a pool from the audit requirements of Commission regulation 4.22(d) with respect to the financial statements in the 2015 annual report of the pool. The CPO has provided a waiver from the sole participant of the pool.

The CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk (the “Division”) issued a no-action letter providing Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited (“SGX-DC”) with time-limited no-action relief from Regulation 39.19(b)(1). Under the no-action relief, while SGX-DC completes an overhaul of its derivatives trading and clearing systems, SGX-DC will submit required information in CSV format instead of in FIXML format.

CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Extends Time-Limited No-Action Relief permitting Part 45 and Part 46 reporting counterparties to mask legal entity identifiers, other enumerated identifiers and other identifying terms, and permitting Part 20 reporting entities to mask identifying information in certain enumerated jurisdictions, in each case subject to conditions.

Proper reporting of swaps is an important obligation of SDs and MSPs. Firms should ensure that they have the systems and controls to properly report and to timely identify and correct any errors. Firms should periodically test their systems to ensure that the information is being properly transmitted. Further, any changes in systems that could have an effect on proper reporting should be tested and verified prior to any such changes.

Wells Fargo requests no-action relief permitting the London Branch and its counterparties to comply with the relevant requirements applicable to its Foreign Clients in lieu of the Commissions Transaction-Level Requirements. Wells Fargo requests the no-action relief only with respect to swaps between the London Branch and its Foreign Clients. Based on the foregoing and the representations made by Wells Fargo, the Divisions believe that granting no-action relief is warranted.

As noted in the Request Letter, the Commission has not yet issued comparability determinations as to whether the regulatory requirements of any foreign jurisdiction are comparable to and as comprehensive as the applicable requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations with respect to the SDR Reporting Rules.5 While review of those requests for comparability determinations that have been received by the Commission continues, the Division believes that it would be appropriate to provide an extension of the time-limited no-action relief provided in CFTC Letter No.

Relief from the audit requirement of Commission regulation 4.22(d) for A with respect to B. You request on behalf of A, the commodity pool operator (the CPO) for B (the Pool), relief from the requirement in Commission regulation 4.22(d) to have an independent public accountant audit the financial statements in the Pools annual report for fiscal year 2014.

Request for Relief from Presenting Annual Reports in Accordance with A. May 19, 2015 letter to the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, and amended by subsequent correspondence on September 11, 2015, requesting on behalf of B, the commodity pool operator of C (the Pool), requesting that the CPO be granted relief to use D in lieu of A in the preparation of the financial reports for the Pool.