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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Commodity Futures Trading Commission</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Amendments to the Part 165 Rules--Whistleblower Incentives and Protection</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The CFTC proposes to amend its part 165 regulations to enhance the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and to make related changes to clarify staff authority to administer the whistleblower program. The CFTC also is reinterpreting its anti-retaliation authority and proposing appropriate rule amendments to implement that authority.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>17 CFR 165</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 U.S.C. 2</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 U.S.C. 5</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 U.S.C. 12a(5)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 U.S.C. 26</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>as amended by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376 (July 16, 2010)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/30/2016</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>81 FR 59551</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/29/2016</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/2017</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/2017</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Anthony</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hays</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Counsel, Office of General Counsel</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>3038</CODE>
                    <NAME>Commodity Futures Trading Commission</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>CFTC</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 418-5584</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>ahays@cftc.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20581</ZIP>
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