83 FR 794 - Market Risk Advisory Committee

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 5 (January 8, 2018)

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on January 31, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting in the Conference Center at the CFTC's Washington, DC, headquarters. At this meeting, the MRAC will: (1) Discuss the self-certification process for listing new products on CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Markets and Swap Execution Facilities and (2) explore how new and novel products are considered and analyzed by CFTC staff from a risk perspective.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 794]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00111]


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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 January 31, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Market Risk 
Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting in the Conference 
Center at the CFTC's Washington, DC, headquarters. At this meeting, the 
MRAC will: (1) Discuss the self-certification process for listing new 
products on CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Markets and Swap 
Execution Facilities and (2) explore how new and novel products are 
considered and analyzed by CFTC staff from a risk perspective.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 31, 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 February 7, 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 ``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 website, http://www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia L. Lewis, MRAC Designated 
Federal Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5862.

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: 1834106.
    The meeting agenda may change to accommodate other MRAC priorities. 
For agenda updates, please visit the MRAC committee site at: http://www.cftc.gov/About/CFTCCommittees/MarketRiskAdvisoryCommittee/mrac_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 3, 2018.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-00111 Filed 1-5-18; 8:45 am]
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