83 FR 4643 - Technology Advisory Committee

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)

Page Range		4643-4644
FR Document		2018-02026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announces that on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., the CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a rescheduled public meeting at the CFTC's Washington, DC headquarters. The TAC meeting, previously scheduled for January 23, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., was canceled and is now being rescheduled with less than fifteen days' notice due to the lapse in appropriations that closed the Federal Government. At the rescheduled 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.

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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 or Commission) 
announces that on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 
p.m., the CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a 
rescheduled public meeting at the CFTC's Washington, DC headquarters. 
The TAC meeting, previously scheduled for January 23, 2018, from 10:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., was canceled and is now being rescheduled with less 
than fifteen days' notice due to the lapse in appropriations that 
closed the Federal Government. At the rescheduled 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 Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 
10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit 
written statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by 
Wednesday, February 21, 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,

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Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office of the Secretary, or by 
electronic mail to: secretary@cftc.gov. 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, www.cftc.gov.

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: January 29, 2018.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Assessment and Review (SEDAR) aids should be directed to the SAFMC
process, a multi-step method for office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
National Oceanic and Atmospheric determining the status of fish stocks in business days prior to the meeting.
Administration the Southeast Region. SEDAR is Note: The times and sequence specified in
RIN 0648–XF934 typically a three-step process including: this agenda are subject to change.
(1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Process utilizing workshop and/or Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Southeast Data, Assessment, and webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. Dated: January 26, 2018.
Review (SEDAR); Stock ID Data The product of the Data Workshop is a Tracey L. Thompson,
Scoping Webinar for Atlantic Cobia data report which compiles and
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
(Rachycentron canadum) evaluates potential datasets and Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
recommends which datasets are
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries [FR Doc. 2018–01940 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
appropriate for assessment analyses.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The product of the Assessment Process BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is a stock assessment report which
Commerce. describes the fisheries, evaluates the
ACTION: Notice of rescheduled SEDAR status of the stock, estimates biological COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
58 Cobia Stock Identification Data benchmarks, projects future population COMMISSION
Scoping Webinar. conditions, and recommends research
and monitoring needs. The assessment Technology Advisory Committee
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 58 Cobia Stock is independently peer reviewed at the AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
Identification Data Scoping webinar Review Workshop. The product of the Commission.
originally scheduled for January 22, Review Workshop is a Summary
2018 had to be rescheduled due to the ACTION: Notice of meeting.
documenting panel opinions regarding
Federal government shutdown. The the strengths and weaknesses of the SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
SEDAR 58 assessment(s) of the Atlantic stock assessment and input data. Trading Commission (CFTC or
stock(s) of cobia will consist of a series Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Commission) announces that on
of workshops and webinars: Stock ID appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from
Workshop; Stock ID Review Workshop; Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., the CFTC’s
Stock ID Joint Cooperator Technical Management Councils and NOAA Technology Advisory Committee (TAC)
Review; Data Workshop; Assessment Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, will hold a rescheduled public meeting
Workshop and/or Webinars; and a Highly Migratory Species Management at the CFTC’s Washington, DC
Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY Division, and Southeast Fisheries headquarters. The TAC meeting,
INFORMATION. Science Center. Participants include: previously scheduled for January 23,
DATES: The rescheduled SEDAR 58 Data collectors and database managers; 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., was
Stock ID Data Scoping Webinar will be stock assessment scientists, biologists, canceled and is now being rescheduled
held on February 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. and researchers; constituency with less than fifteen days’ notice due
until 1 p.m. representatives including fishermen, to the lapse in appropriations that
ADDRESSES: environmentalists, and non- closed the Federal Government. At the
Meeting address: The meeting will be governmental organizations (NGOs); rescheduled meeting, the TAC will: (1)
held via webinar. The webinar is open international experts; and staff of Discuss the scope, plan, and approach
to members of the public. Those Councils, Commissions, and state and for the Committee’s efforts in 2018; (2)
interested in participating should federal agencies. explore timely topics and issues
contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR The items of discussion at the Stock involving financial technology in CFTC
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to ID Data Scoping Webinar are as follows: regulated markets, potentially including
request an invitation providing webinar 1. Participants will review the SEDAR blockchain/DLT, data standardization
access information. Please request 58 Cobia Stock ID process. and analytics, algorithmic trading,
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in 2. Participants will identify potential virtual currencies, cybersecurity, and
advance of each webinar. data sources and discuss data needs and RegTech; and (3) identify work streams
SEDAR address: South Atlantic treatments in order to prepare for the and/or subcommittee groups that can
Fishery Management Council, 4055 Stock ID Workshop. help generate actionable
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Although non-emergency issues not recommendations to the Commission on
Charleston, SC 29405; contained in this agenda may come select issues.
www.sedarweb.org. before this group for discussion, those
DATES: The meeting will be held on
issues may not be the subject of formal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia action during this meeting. Action will Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber be restricted to those issues specifically 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Members of the
Place Drive, Suite 201, North identified in this notice and any issues public who wish to submit written
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– arising after publication of this notice statements in connection with the
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net. that require emergency action under meeting should submit them by
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Wednesday, February 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
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original notice published in the Federal Fishery Conservation and Management
Register on January 2, 2018 (83 FR 103). Act, provided the public has been in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s
The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, notified of the intent to take final action headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre,
and Caribbean Fishery Management to address the emergency. 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 20581. Written statements should be
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf Special Accommodations submitted by mail to: Commodity
States Marine Fisheries Commissions, This meeting is accessible to people Futures Trading Commission, Three
have implemented the Southeast Data, with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by Wednesday, February 21, 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		83 FR 4643