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OMB Control No: 3038-0023	ICR Reference No: 202512-3038-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202210-3038-001
Agency/Subagency: CFTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Registration under the Commodity Exchange Act
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/16/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/09/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	8,972	0	12,258
Time Burden (Hours)	5,726	0	7,852
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) requires commodity interest market intermediaries and participants to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”), including: Futures commission merchants and introducing brokers (7 U.S.C. 6d); Commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors (7 U.S.C. 6(1)); Retail foreign exchange dealers (7 U.S.C. 2(c)); Associated persons (7 U.S.C. 6k); Floor traders or floor brokers (7 U.S.C. 6e); and Swap dealers and major swap participants (7 U.S.C. 6s(a)). The CFTC uses various forms (Forms 7-R, 8-R, 7-W and 8-T) for registration (and withdrawal therefrom) (the “Registration Forms”). OMB Control No. 3038-0023 applies to the Registration Forms for registration of persons other than swap dealers and major swap participants.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 6e, 6f, 6k, 6m, 6n, 6s Name of Law: CEA
   US Code: 7 USC 12a Name of Law: CEA
   US Code: 7 USC 13c Name of Law: CEA
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 246 122 Stat., 1651, 2189-2204 Name of Law: Food Conservation and Energy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 56137	12/05/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 5730	02/09/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alternative to Fingerprinting Requirement For Foreign Natural Persons
Registration of Persons Other Than Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants	Form 8-R, Form 7-R	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	8,972	12,258	-3,286
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,726	7,852	-2,126
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes, but the Commission has updated its burden estimates based on changes in the total number of respondents subject to the collection. As described in Attachment A, the total number of respondents for this renewal period is estimated to be 55,561 (this represents a reduction of 22,494 respondents from the previous estimate of 78,055). As a result of this reduction, the overall burden of this collection has decreased from 7,852 annual burden hours to 5,726 burden hours (a reduction of 2,126 hours). The Commission has also updated its estimate of associated hourly labor costs using updated Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) wage rates. The total burden estimate reflects the average number of hours per response across all of the registration forms (Forms 7-R, 8-R, 7-W, and 8-T), which is consistent with the historical practice of the Commission of addressing the burden estimates in the aggregate, rather than separately on a form-by-form basis. The four Commission registration forms (Forms 7-R, 8-R, 7-W, and 8-T), are filed on an “as needed” basis, upon registering or when registration information changes, including withdrawal of registration.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Kenny Wright 202 326-2907 kwright@ftc.gov

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