[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 64710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26397]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Public Roundtable on Individual Customer Collateral Protection

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'').

ACTION: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: On October 22, 2010, commencing at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 
p.m., staff of the CFTC will hold a public roundtable discussion at 
which invited participants will discuss certain issues related to 
individual customer collateral protection in the context of the CFTC's 
rulemaking efforts pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (the ``Act''). The roundtable will focus on 
protection of customer assets used as collateral in the cleared swap 
market under section 724(a) of the Act including the appropriate 
treatment of customer collateral by clearinghouses in the event of a 
default by a futures commission merchant. The discussion will be open 
to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members 
of the public may also listen by telephone. Call-in participants should 
be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. 
The information for the conference call is set forth below.
     US Toll-Free: (866) 844-9416.
     International Toll: 1-203-369-5026.
     Passcode: 8693978.
    A transcript of the public roundtable discussion will be published 
on the CFTC's Web site at http://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/DoddFrankAct/OTC_6_SegBankruptcy.html. The roundtable discussion will 
take place in Lobby Level Hearing Room (Room 1000) at the CFTC's 
headquarters at Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The CFTC's Office of Public Affairs at 
(202) 418-5080.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The roundtable discussion will take place on 
Friday, October 22, 2010, commencing at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. 
Members of the public who wish to comment on the topics addressed at 
the discussion, or on any other topics related to customer collateral 
protection in the context of the Act, may do so via:
     paper submission to David Stawick, Secretary, Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20581; or
     electronic submission to [email protected]. (all e-
mails should reference ``Dodd-Frank Individual Customer Collateral 
Protection Roundtable'' in the subject field).''
    All comments must be in English or be accompanied by an English 
translation. All submissions provided to the CFTC in any electronic 
form or on paper may be published on the website of the CFTC, without 
review and without removal of personally identifying information. 
Please submit only information that you wish to make publicly 
available.

    Dated: October 15, 2010.
    By the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-26397 Filed 10-19-10; 8:45 am]
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