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CFTC RIN: 3038-AD38 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Business Conduct Standards--Internal: Designation of a Chief Compliance Officer; Required Compliance Policies; and Annual Report of a FCM, SD or MSP 
Abstract: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing rules to implement new statutory provisions enacted by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) regarding the compliance activities of certain registrants. The proposed rules require each futures commission merchant, swap dealer, and major swap participant to designate a chief compliance officer. The proposed rules also prescribe qualifications and duties of the chief compliance officer. Finally, the proposed rules require that the chief compliance officer prepare, certify, and furnish to the Commission an annual report containing an assessment of the registrant's compliance activities. 
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission(CFTC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 17 CFR 3   
Legal Authority: sec 731 and 732 of PL 111-203 (Dodd-Frank)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    07/15/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/19/2010  75 FR 70881   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/18/2011    
Final Action  07/00/2011    
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 RINs: Previously reported as 3038-AC96 
Agency Contact:
Frank Fisanich
Chief Counsel, Market Participants Division
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,
Washington, DC 20581
Phone:202 418-5949
Email: ffisanich@cftc.gov