Chief Compliance Officer Annual Report Requirements for Futures Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers, and Major Swap Participants; Amendments to Filing Dates

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is proposing to amend certain provisions of its regulations concerning Chief Compliance Officers (``Proposal''). The regulation that is the subject of the Proposal addresses chief compliance officers (``CCOs'') of futures commission merchants (``FCMs''), swap dealers (``SDs''), and major swap participants (``MSPs'') (collectively, ``Registrants''). The proposed amendments would: Codify existing no- action relief regarding the timing of when a Registrant must furnish its CCO annual report to the Commission; clarify filing requirements for Registrants located in a jurisdiction for which the Commission has issued a comparability determination; and delegate to the Director of the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (``DSIO'') authority to grant extensions to the CCO annual report filing deadline.