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CFTC

RIN: 3038-AD04

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: Whistleblowers
Abstract: Section 748 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regarding "Commodity Whistleblower Incentives and Protection," requires the Commission to issue final rules to implement its provisions. The Commission will propose rules establishing a program for whistleblowers to voluntarily provide original information to Commission. The program will include provisions for the payment of awards to whistleblowers whose original information leads to the successful resolution of certain judicial or administrative actions brought by the Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission(CFTC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 17 CFR 165
Legal Authority: 7 USC 23

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  12/06/2010  75 FR 75728    NPRM Comment Period End  02/04/2011     Final Action  06/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related Agencies: Joint: SEC;
Agency Contact: Edward J. Riccobene Associate Chief Counsel, Division of Enforcement Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581 Phone:202 418-5327 Email: ericcobene@cftc.gov