82 FR 58593 - Technology Advisory Committee

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 238 (December 13, 2017)

Page Range		58593-58594
FR Document		2017-26869

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on January 23, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a public meeting in the Conference Center at the CFTC's Washington, DC, headquarters. At this meeting, the TAC will: (1) Discuss the scope, plan, and approach for the Committee's efforts in 2018; (2) explore timely topics and issues involving financial technology in CFTC regulated markets, potentially including blockchain/DLT, data standardization and analytics, algorithmic trading, virtual currencies, cybersecurity, and RegTech; and (3) identify work streams and/or subcommittee groups that can help generate actionable recommendations to the Commission on select issues.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58593-58594]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26869]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Technology 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 January 23, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Technology 
Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a public meeting in the Conference 
Center at the CFTC's Washington, DC, headquarters. At this meeting, the 
TAC will: (1) Discuss the scope, plan, and approach for the Committee's 
efforts in 2018; (2) explore timely topics and issues involving 
financial technology in CFTC regulated markets, potentially including 
blockchain/DLT, data standardization and analytics, algorithmic 
trading, virtual currencies, cybersecurity, and RegTech; and (3) 
identify work streams and/or subcommittee groups that can help generate 
actionable recommendations to the Commission on select issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 23, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written statements 
in connection with the meeting should submit them by January 30, 2018.

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 ``Technology 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 website, http://www.cftc.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Gorfine, TAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 
1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5625.

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 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 
website, http://www.cftc.gov, on the page for the meeting, under 
Related Links.
    Pass Code/Pin Code: 3599656.
    The meeting agenda may change to accommodate other TAC priorities. 
For agenda updates, please visit the TAC committee site at: http://www.cftc.gov/About/CFTCCommittees/TechnologyAdvisory/tac_meetings.
    After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published 
through a link on the CFTC's website, http://www.cftc.gov. All written 
submissions provided to the CFTC in any form will also be published on 
the CFTC's website. 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: December 8, 2017.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-26869 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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regulatory factors that affect supply (2) An affirmative statement that the Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
chain competitiveness and applicant is not required to register as DC 20230, and must be received on or
sustainability; and a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents before January 12, 2018. Nominees
(3) information and data systems to Registration Act of 1938. selected for appointment to the
generate metrics that can be used to In addition to the above requirements Committee will be notified.
quantify and improve supply chain for all nominations, nominations for Dated: December 7, 2017.
performance. representatives of companies,
Maureen Smith,
Members shall be selected in a organizations, and stakeholders
Director, Office of Supply Chain and
manner that ensures that the Committee involved in the U.S. supply chain,
Professional & Business Services.
remains balanced in terms of product including supply chain firms or their
[FR Doc. 2017–26897 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am]
and service lines and reflects the associations; users of supply chains
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diversity of the supply chain sector, (e.g., retailers, distributors,
including in terms of geographic manufacturers, or other sectors); freight
location and company size. transportation providers; and ports,
Members of the Committee shall should also provide the following
information: COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
represent companies, organizations, and COMMISSION
stakeholders involved in the U.S. (1) A sponsor letter on the letterhead
supply chain, with at least one of the sponsoring U.S. company or U.S. Technology Advisory Committee
individual representing each of the organization to be represented,
following: Supply chain firms or their containing a brief description why the AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
associations; users of supply chains nominee should be considered for Commission.
(e.g., retailers, distributors, membership; ACTION: Notice of meeting.
manufacturers or other sectors); freight (2) Short biography of nominee
transportation providers; ports; and including credentials; SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
academia. Based on the balance of (3) Brief description of the U.S. Trading Commission (CFTC) announces
viewpoints currently represented on the company or U.S. organization to be that on January 23, 2018, from 10:00
Committee, representatives from the represented and its activities and size a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Technology
rail, trucking, airport, energy, logistics (number of employees or members and Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a
and freight forwarding, infrastructure annual sales, if applicable); and public meeting in the Conference Center
financing, and big data analysis sectors (4) An affirmative statement that the at the CFTC’s Washington, DC,
are encouraged to apply. applicant meets all Committee headquarters. At this meeting, the TAC
Other than the experts from academia, eligibility requirements for will: (1) Discuss the scope, plan, and
all members shall serve in a representative members, including that approach for the Committee’s efforts in
representative capacity, expressing the the applicant represents a U.S. company 2018; (2) explore timely topics and
views and interests of a U.S. company or U.S. organization. issues involving financial technology in
a. For purposes of Committee CFTC regulated markets, potentially
or U.S. organization, as well as its
eligibility, a U.S. company is at least 51 including blockchain/DLT, data
particular sector. Members serving in
percent owned by U.S. persons. standardization and analytics,
such a representative capacity are not b. For purposes of Committee
Special Government Employees. The algorithmic trading, virtual currencies,
eligibility, a U.S. organization is cybersecurity, and RegTech; and (3)
members from academia serve as controlled by U.S. persons, as
experts and therefore are Special identify work streams and/or
determined based on its board of subcommittee groups that can help
Government Employees (SGEs) and directors (or comparable governing
shall be subject to the ethical standards generate actionable recommendations to
body), membership, and funding the Commission on select issues.
applicable to SGEs. Members who serve sources, as applicable.
as SGEs must certify that they are not DATES: The meeting will be held on
In addition to the above requirements
Federally-registered lobbyists. January 23, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to
for all nominations, nominations for
Each member of the Committee must 4:00 p.m. Members of the public who
experts from academia should also
be a U.S. citizen and not registered as wish to submit written statements in
provide the following information:
a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents (1) A description of the nominee’s connection with the meeting should
Registration Act. All appointments are area(s) of expertise; submit them by January 30, 2018.
made without regard to political (2) A concise Curriculum Vitae (CV) ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
affiliation. Self-nominations will be or resume that covers education, in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s
accepted. experience, and relevant publications headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre,
Members of the Committee will not be and summarizes how this expertise 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
compensated for their services or addresses supply chain 20581. Written statements should be
reimbursed for their travel expenses. competitiveness; submitted by mail to: Commodity
The Committee shall meet (3) An affirmative statement that the Futures Trading Commission, Three
approximately quarterly, or as applicant meets all Committee Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,
determined by the DFO. eligibility requirements. Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office
Members shall serve at the pleasure of Please do not send company or of the Secretary; or by electronic mail to:
the Secretary. secretary@cftc.gov. Please use the title
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organization brochures.
All nominations for membership on Nominations may be emailed to ‘‘Technology Advisory Committee’’ in
the Committee should provide the richard.boll@trade.gov, faxed to the any written statement you submit. Any
following information: attention of Richard Boll at 202–482– statements submitted in connection
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact 2669, or mailed to Richard Boll, Office with the committee meeting will be
information (including phone, fax, and of Supply Chain, Professional & made available to the public, including
email address) of the individual Business Services, Room 11014, U.S. publication on the CFTC website, http://
requesting consideration; and Department of Commerce, 1401 www.cftc.gov.

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$58594 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2017 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: December 8, 2017. Dated: December 8, 2017. Daniel Gorfine, TAC Designated Federal Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Aaron Siegel, Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Secretary of the Commission. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, [FR Doc. 2017–26869 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am] Officer, Department of Defense. 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC BILLING CODE 6351–01–P [FR Doc. 2017–26859 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am] 20581; (202) 418–5625. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public with DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE seating on a first-come, first-served Office of the Secretary basis. Members of the public may also Office of the Secretary listen to the meeting by telephone by Charter Amendment of Department of calling a domestic toll-free telephone or Defense Federal Advisory Committees [Transmittal No. 17–51] international toll or toll-free number to AGENCY: Department of Defense. connect to a live, listen-only audio feed. Arms Sales Notification ACTION:Amendment of Federal Call-in participants should be prepared Advisory Committee. AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense Agency, Department of Defense. Domestic Toll Free: 1–866–844–9416. (DoD) is publishing this notice to ACTION: Arms sales notice. announce that it is amending the charter International Toll and Toll Free: Will for the Defense Policy Board. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is be posted on the CFTC’s website, http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim publishing the unclassified text of an www.cftc.gov, on the page for the Freeman, Advisory Committee arms sales notification. meeting, under Related Links. Management Officer for the Department FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pass Code/Pin Code: 3599656. of Defense, 703–692–5952. Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, pamela. The meeting agenda may change to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This a.young14.civ@mail.mil or Kathy accommodate other TAC priorities. For committee’s charter is being amended in Valadez, (703) 697–9217, kathy.a agenda updates, please visit the TAC accordance with the Federal Advisory .valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/DSA– committee site at: http://www.cftc.gov/ Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 RAN. About/CFTCCommittees/Technology U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d). The amended charter SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Advisory/tac_meetings. and contact information for the 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is After the meeting, a transcript of the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be published to fulfill the requirements of meeting will be published through a obtained at http://www.faca section 155 of Public Law 104–164 link on the CFTC’s website, http:// database.gov/. dated July 21, 1996. The following is a www.cftc.gov. All written submissions The DoD is amending the charter for copy of a letter to the Speaker of the provided to the CFTC in any form will the Defense Policy Board previously House of Representatives, Transmittal also be published on the CFTC’s announced in the Federal Register on 17–51 with attached Policy Justification website. Persons requiring special September 5, 2017 (82 FR 41941). and Sensitivity of Technology. accommodations to attend the meeting Specifically, the DoD is amending the because of a disability should notify the charter to update the estimated annual Dated: December 8, 2017. contact person above. operating costs and estimated personnel Aaron Siegel, costs and the total membership of the Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(a)(2). Defense Policy Board. Officer, Department of Defense. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Dec 12, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1$

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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 January 23, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by January 30, 2018.
Contact		Daniel Gorfine, TAC Designated Federal Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5625.
FR Citation		82 FR 58593