2012-23496

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 58814-58816]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-23496]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Privacy Act of 1974 System of Records Notice

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

ACTION: Notice; publication of character of a revised system of

records.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is

revising a system of records under the Privacy Act of 1974, CFTC-15,

Large Trader Report Files (Integrated Surveillance System), and

renaming the system ``Enterprise Surveillance, Oversight & Risk

Monitoring System'' to be more descriptive of its contents and

enhancements.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2012. This

action will be effective without further notice on November 5, 2012,

unless revised pursuant to comments received.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by ``Enterprise

Surveillance, Oversight & Risk Monitoring System SORN'' by any of the

following methods:

Agency Web site, via its Comments Online process: http://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments

through the Web site.

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Comments may be submitted at

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting

comments.

Mail: Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20581.

Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mail above.

Please submit your comments using only one method.

All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied

by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to

www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish to make

available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information

that you believe is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of

Information Act, a petition for confidential treatment of the exempt

information may be submitted according to the procedures established in

Sec. 145.9 of the Commission's regulations, 17 CFR 145.9.

The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to

review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all of a

submission from http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be

inappropriate for publication, such as obscene language. All

submissions that have been redacted or removed that contain comments on

the merits of the notice will be retained in the public comment file

and will be considered as required under all applicable laws, and may

be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Harman-Stokes, Chief Privacy

Officer, [email protected], 202-418-6629, Office of the Executive

Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. The Privacy Act

Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, a ``system of

records'' is defined as any group of records under the control of a

federal government agency from which information about individuals is

retrieved by name or other personal identifier. The Privacy Act

establishes the means by which government agencies must collect,

maintain, and use personally identifiable information associated with

an individual in a government system of records.

Each government agency is required to publish a notice in the

Federal Register of a system of records in which the agency identifies

and describes each system of records it maintains, the reasons why the

agency uses the personally identifying information therein, the routine

uses for which the agency will disclose such information outside the

agency, and how individuals may exercise their rights under the Privacy

Act to determine if the system contains information about them, among

other things.

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II. Routine Uses

Information in the systems of records covered by this Federal

Register notice may be disclosed in accordance with the blanket routine

uses numbered 1 through 19 published at 76 FR 5974 (Feb. 2, 2011).

These blanket routine uses apply to all CFTC systems of records, except

as otherwise provided in a specific system of records notice.

III. Enterprise Surveillance, Oversight & Risk Monitoring System

The Commission proposes to revise a system of records, CFTC-15

``Large Trader Report Files (Integrated Surveillance System),'' and

rename the system as ``Enterprise Surveillance, Oversight & Risk

Monitoring System.'' The notice revises the description of the system

and enhancements to more broadly cover the Commission's market

oversight, and market, risk and financial surveillance activities. The

data covered by this expanded system includes records required to

monitor the commodity futures and swaps markets, perform various

mission-critical commodity futures and swaps market analyses, review

activities of registered entities for compliance with the Commodity

Exchange Act and Commission rules, and conduct surveillance on both

intra and inter-exchange and across side-by-side electronic trading

platforms.

Enterprise Surveillance, Oversight & Risk Monitoring System

SYSTEM NUMBER:

CFTC-15.

SYSTEM NAME:

Enterprise Surveillance, Oversight & Risk Monitoring System

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

The electronic systems that comprise the Enterprise Surveillance,

Oversight & Risk Monitoring System are located at the Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20581.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Individuals who own, hold, or control a reportable position, volume

threshold account, or reportable sub-account, individuals who have

reporting, regulatory, or oversight responsibility at firms regulated

by the Commission, and individuals requesting exemptions, as defined in

17 CFR parts 17, 18, 19, 20, 39 and 151, including but not limited to

individuals who process reportable positions, volume threshold

accounts, or reportable sub-accounts and/or submit information related

to such positions, accounts, or sub-accounts to the Commission;

employees, officers or agents of registered derivatives clearing

organizations (DCOs); and individuals whose cleared positions are

reported by a DCO pursuant to Commission regulations.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: \1\

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\1\ On July 26, 2012, the Commission published a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, which proposes new rules and related forms for

public comment that are designed to enhance the Commission's

identification of futures and swap market participants. The proposed

rules would leverage the Commission's existing position and

transaction reporting programs by requiring the electronic

submission of trader identification and market participant data on

amended Forms 102 and 40, and on new Form 71. See Federal Register

Vol. 77, No. 144, July 26, 2012, RIN 3038-AD31, Ownership and

Control Reports, Forms 102/102S, 40/40S, and 71.

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1. Reports filed by the individual who owns, holds or controls the

reportable position, volume threshold account, or reportable sub-

account:

a. Statements of Reporting Trader (CFTC Forms 40 and 40S).

b. Information reported on CFTC Form 40 is described in part 18 of

the Commission's rules and regulations.

c. Large trader reporting form (Series 04 Form).

2. Reports to be filed by futures commission merchants, designated

contract markets, clearing members and other members of contract

markets, originating firms, foreign brokers, swap dealers, and, for

large option traders, by contract markets:

a. Identification of ``Special Accounts'' (CFTC Form 102A).

b. Identification of ``Volume Threshold Accounts'' (CFTC Form

102B).

c. Identification of ``Omnibus Volume Threshold Accounts'' and

``Reportable Sub-Accounts'' (CFTC Form 71).

d. Information reported on CFTC Forms 102A, 102B and 71 is

described in part 17 of the Commission's rules and regulations.

e. Identification and Reporting of a Swap Counterparty or Customer

``Consolidated Account'' with a Reportable Position (CFTC Form 102S).

f. Information reported on CFTC Form 102S is described in part 20

of the Commission's rules and regulations.

g. Large trader reporting form (Series 01 Form).

3. Computer records prepared from information on the forms

described in items (1) and (2) above.

4. Other information submitted to the Commission by the covered

individuals via registration channels or gathered by the Commission to

review compliance with the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission rules.

5. Correspondence and memoranda of telephone conversations between

the Commission and the individual or between the Commission and other

agencies dealing with matters of official business concerning the

covered individual.

6. Regulatory report filings, regulatory notice filings and

correspondence and memoranda with individuals concerning such filings.

7. Records containing contact information on individuals associated

with registration applicants or registered firms or other entities,

including business, home and cell phone numbers, email addresses and

home addresses.

8. Other miscellaneous information, including intra-agency

correspondence and memoranda concerning the individual and documents

relating to official actions taken by the Commission against the

individual.

9. Reports by DCOs of cleared positions of clearing member

customers.

10. Information related to hedge exemptions and requests for

disaggregation and re-aggregation in accordance with Part 151 of the

Commission's rules.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

The Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq., including Sections

4g, 4i, 8, 7 U.S.C. 4t, 6g, 6i, 12, 2(d), 76 FR 43851 Section 20 and

the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

PURPOSE(S):

The records in this system are used to support market oversight,

and market, risk and financial surveillance activities, specifically,

monitoring the commodity futures and swaps markets, performing various

mission-critical commodity futures, and swaps market analyses,

reviewing activities of registered entities for compliance with the

Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations, and conducting

surveillance on both intra and inter-exchange and across side-by-side

electronic trading platforms. Records are also used to support firm and

registrant oversight, including compliance with the Commission's

financial and regulatory requirements.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES

OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Information concerning firms, traders and their activities may be

disclosed and made public by the Commission to

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the extent permitted by law when deemed appropriate to further the

practices and policies of the Commodity Exchange Act. When not

otherwise prohibited by law, information in this system may also be

disclosed in accordance with the blanket routine uses numbered 1

through 19 that appear at the beginning of the Commission's compilation

of its systems of records notices.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESS CONTROLS,

SAFEGUARDS, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

The data will be collected and maintained electronically and/or in

paper files. Paper records are stored in file folders, binders,

computer files and computer disks. Electronic records, including

computer files and electronically maintained data, are stored on the

Commission's network and other electronic media as needed, such as

encrypted hard drives.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Files may be retrieved by firm or registrant name, individual name

or other identifier (e.g., account number or firm number) related to

the individual.

ACCESS CONTROLS, SAFEGUARDS:

Records are protected from unauthorized access and improper use

through administrative, technical and physical security measures.

Technical security measures within CFTC include restrictions on

computer access to authorized individuals, strong passwords that are

frequently changed, use of encryption for certain data types and

transfers, and regular review of security procedures and best practices

to enhance security. Physical measures include restrictions on building

access to authorized individuals and maintenance of records in lockable

offices and filing cabinets.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

The records will be maintained in accordance with records

disposition schedules approved by the National Archives and Records

Administration. The schedules are available at www.cftc.gov.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Chief Information Officer, Office of Data and Technology, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street

NW., Washington, DC 20581.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records

contains information about themselves or seeking access to records

about themselves in this system of records, or contesting the content

of records about themselves contained in this system of records should

address written inquiry to the Office of General Counsel, Paralegal

Specialist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581. Telephone (202)

418-5011.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individuals, agencies, firms, Exchanges, DCOs and Designated Self-

Regulatory Organizations will provide the information for this system

of records, which includes correspondence from individuals, agencies,

firms, Exchanges, DCOs and Designated Self-Regulatory Organizations

requested to provide information on the individual.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THIS SYSTEM:

None.

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 19th day of September, by the

Commission.

Sauntia S. Warfield,

Assistant Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2012-23496 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]

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Last Updated: September 24, 2012