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GAO-12-633R 1 (2012-04-18)

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          GAO
        Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548


          B-323350


          April 18, 2012

          The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
          Chairman
          The Honorable Pat Roberts
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
          United States Senate

          The Honorable Frank D. Lucas
          Chairman
          The Honorable Collin C. Peterson
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Agriculture
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Swap Dealer and Major Swap
                  Participant Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Duties Rules; Futures
                  Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Rules;
                  and Chief Compliance Officer Rules for Swap Dealers, Major Swap
                  Participants, and Futures Commission Merchants

          Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
          (Commission), entitled Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Recordkeeping,
          Reporting, and Duties Rules; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker
          Conflicts of Interest Rules; and Chief Compliance Officer Rules for Swap Dealers,
          Major Swap Participants, and Futures Commission Merchants (RIN: 3038-AC96).
          We received the rule on April 3, 2012. It was published in the Federal Register as a
          final rule on April 3, 2012, with a stated effective date of June 4, 2012. 77 Fed. Reg.
          20,128.

          The final rule implements provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
          Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).1 Specifically, this rule sets
          forth reporting and recordkeeping requirements and daily trading records

          1 Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).


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