80 FR 25674 - Market Risk Advisory Committee

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

Page Range		25674-25675
FR Document		2015-10448

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on June 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting at the CFTC's Washington, DC, headquarters. The MRAC will discuss issues related to: (1) The appropriate industry response to current and potential cybersecurity threats; and (2) the concentration of Futures Commission Merchants, and its effect on, and other factors currently affecting, market liquidity.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Market Risk Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that 
on June 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Market Risk Advisory 
Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting at the CFTC's Washington, 
DC, headquarters. The MRAC will discuss issues related to: (1) The 
appropriate industry response to current and potential cybersecurity 
threats; and (2) the concentration of Futures Commission Merchants, and 
its effect on, and other factors currently affecting, market liquidity.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 
1:30 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written statements 
in connection with the meeting should submit them by June 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Conference Center at the 
CFTC's headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20581. Written statements should be submitted by mail 
to: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 
21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office of the 
Secretary, or by electronic mail to: [email protected]. Please use the 
title ``Market Risk Advisory Committee'' in any written statement you 
submit. Any statements submitted in connection with the committee 
meeting will be made available to the public, including publication on 
the CFTC Web site, www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Petal Walker, MRAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5794.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public with 
seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may 
also listen to the meeting by telephone by calling a domestic toll-free 
telephone or

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international toll or toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-
only audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide 
their first name, last name, and affiliation.
    Domestic Toll Free: 1-866-844-9416.
    International Toll and Toll Free: Will be posted on the CFTC's Web 
site, http://www.cftc.gov, on the page for the meeting, under Related 
Documents.
    Pass Code/Pin Code: CFTC.
    After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published 
through a link on the CFTC's Web site, http://www.cftc.gov. All written 
submissions provided to the CFTC in any form will also be published on 
the CFTC's Web site. Persons requiring special accommodations to attend 
the meeting because of a disability should notify the contact person 
above.

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec.  10(a)(2).

    Dated: April 30, 2015.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-10448 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. (3) Commissioners who are not Dated: April 29, 2015.
Nominations may also be sent via fax Federal employees are not considered to John Henderschedt,
(301–713–2313) or email be Federal employees except for the Director, Office of International Affairs and
(IPHC2015nominations@noaa.gov). purposes of injury compensation or tort Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Please send all public comments via claims liability as provided in section Fisheries Service.
email to IPHC2015comments@noaa.gov. 8101 et seq. of title 5 and section 2671 [FR Doc. 2015–10507 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. et seq. of title 28. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Patrick E. Moran, (301) 427–8370.
In their official IPHC duties,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commissioners represent the interests of
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
Background the United States and all of its
COMMISSION
The IPHC is a bilateral regional stakeholders in the Pacific halibut
fishery management organization fishery. These duties require a modest Market Risk Advisory Committee
established pursuant to the Convention amount of travel (typically two or three
between Canada and the United States trips per year lasting less than a week), AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
for the Preservation of the Halibut and travel expenses are paid by the U.S. Commission.
Fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and Department of State. Commissioners ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Bering Sea (Convention). The receive no compensation for their SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Convention was signed at Ottawa, services. Trading Commission (CFTC) announces
Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and was
Nomination Process that on June 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to
amended by a Protocol Amending the
1:30 p.m., the Market Risk Advisory
Convention signed at Washington, DC, NOAA Fisheries is currently Committee (MRAC) will hold a public
on March 29, 1979. The Convention’s accepting nominations for two U.S. meeting at the CFTC’s Washington, DC,
central objective is to develop the stocks
Commissioners for the IPHC who are headquarters. The MRAC will discuss
of Pacific halibut in waters off the west
not officials of NOAA. Successful issues related to: (1) The appropriate
coasts of Canada and the United States
nominees will be considered for industry response to current and
to levels that will permit the optimum
appointment by the President and potential cybersecurity threats; and (2)
yield from the Pacific halibut fishery
and to maintain the stocks at those (pending Presidential action) interim the concentration of Futures
levels. The IPHC fulfills this objective in designation by the Department of State. Commission Merchants, and its effect
part by recommending Pacific halibut Nomination packages should provide on, and other factors currently affecting,
fishery conservation and management details of an individual’s knowledge market liquidity.
measures for approval by the United and experience in the Pacific halibut DATES: The meeting will be held on June
States and Canada. Pursuant to the fishery. Examples of such knowledge 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, and/or experience could include (but Members of the public who wish to
the Secretary of State, with the are not limited to) such activities as: submit written statements in connection
concurrence of the Secretary of Participation in commercial, tribal, with the meeting should submit them by
Commerce, may accept or reject, on Community Development Quota (CDQ) June 16, 2015.
behalf of the United States, conservation and/or sport and charterboat halibut ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
and management measures fishing operations; participation in in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s
recommended by the IPHC. 16 U.S.C. halibut processing operations; and headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre,
773b. Measures accepted by the participation in Pacific halibut 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
Secretary of State are adopted as management activities. 20581. Written statements should be
binding regulations governing fishing submitted by mail to: Commodity
for Pacific halibut in Convention waters Nomination packages should Futures Trading Commission, Three
of the United States. 16 U.S.C. document an individual’s qualifications Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
773c(b)(1). More information on the and state of residence. Self-nominations Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office
IPHC can be found at http:// are acceptable, and current and former of the Secretary, or by electronic mail to:
www.iphc.int. IPHC Commissioners are eligible for secretary@cftc.gov. Please use the title
Section 773a of the Northern Pacific reappointment. Résumés, curriculum ‘‘Market Risk Advisory Committee’’ in
Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773a) vitae, and/or letters of recommendation any written statement you submit. Any
requires that the United States be are useful but not required. Nomination statements submitted in connection
represented on the IPHC by three U.S. packages will be evaluated on a case-by- with the committee meeting will be
Commissioners. U.S. Commissioners are case basis by officials in NOAA and the made available to the public, including
appointed for a term not to exceed 2 Department of Commerce who are publication on the CFTC Web site,
years, but are eligible for reappointment. familiar with the duties and www.cftc.gov.
Of the Commissioners: responsibilities of IPHC Commissioners;
(1) One must be an official of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
evaluations will consider the aggregate Petal Walker, MRAC Designated Federal
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; and of an individual’s prior experience and Officer, Commodity Futures Trading
(2) Two must be knowledgeable or knowledge of the Pacific halibut fishery, Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
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experienced concerning the Northern residency requirements, and any letters 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
Pacific halibut fishery; of these, one of recommendation provided. Nominees 20581; (202) 418–5794.
must be a resident of Alaska and the will be notified of their status (including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
other shall be a nonresident of Alaska. rejection or approval) and any need for meeting will be open to the public with
Of the three commissioners described in further information once the nomination seating on a first-come, first-served
paragraphs (1) and (2), one must also be process is complete. basis. Members of the public may also
a voting member of the North Pacific listen to the meeting by telephone by
Fishery Management Council. calling a domestic toll-free telephone or

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on June 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by June 16, 2015.
Contact		Petal Walker, MRAC Designated Federal Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5794.
FR Citation		80 FR 25674