Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced an extension of the public comment period deadline for a proposed rule addressing governance and conflicts of interest within designated contract markets and swap execution facilities. The deadline for submitting comments has been pushed back to May 13, 2024, as stated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The proposed rule, which introduces modifications to rules for SEFs and DCMs in Part 37 and 38, aims to establish governance requirements related to market regulation functions and conflicts of interest standards. This extension comes after the proposed rule was initially published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2024, with the original comment period scheduled to close on April 22, 2024.
The decision to extend the deadline was made in response to a request from a commenter, although the identity of the specific commenter was not disclosed. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has provided the option for interested parties to submit their comments electronically through the CFTC Comments online process. Additionally, it has been emphasized that all received comments will be made publicly available on CFTC.gov for transparency and accessibility to stakeholders.
