[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1708-1709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-753]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
17 CFR Parts 11 and 140
Delegations of Authority
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission has revised certain provisions of the Commission's
Regulations to expand or revise delegations of authority previously
delegated either exclusively to the Director of the Division of
Enforcement or to the Director and the former Deputy Directors of the
Division of Enforcement.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 23, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy L. Walsh, Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20581. Telephone: (202) 418-5330.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission Regulations have been amended to
reflect the fact that certain authority previously delegated
exclusively to the Director and/or the former Deputy Directors of the
Division of Enforcement has been delegated to the Division's Deputy
Directors, Program Coordinator, Chief Counsel, Associate Directors,
and/or Regional Counsel, and the Commission's Regional Directors as
well.
List of Subjects
17 CFR Part 11
Administrative practice and procedure, Commission Rules of
Practice, Investigations.
17 CFR Part 140
Authority delegations, Organization and functions.
PART 11--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 4a(j), 9 and 15, 12, 12a(5), unless
otherwise noted.
Sec. 11.2 [Amended]
2. Section 11.2, paragraph (b) is amended by revising the phrase
``to the Director of the Division of Enforcement the authority to grant
to any Commission employee under his direction'' to read ``to its
Regional Directors and to the Director, the Deputy Directors, the
Program Coordinator, the Chief Counsel, the Associate Directors, and
the Regional Counsel of the Division of Enforcement the authority to
grant to any employee of the Division of Enforcement''.
Sec. 11.7 [Amended]
3. Section 11.7, paragraph (a) is amended by revising the phrase
``the express approval of the Director of the Division of Enforcement;
his approval shall not be given unless it has been shown to the
satisfaction of the Division Director'' to read ``the express approval
of either the Director, a Deputy Director, the Program Coordinator, the
Chief Counsel, an Associate Director, or a Regional Counsel of the
Division of Enforcement, or a Regional Director of the Commission;
approval shall not be given unless it has been shown''.
Appendix A to Part 11--[Amended]
4. Appendix A to Part 11 is amended by revising the phrase ``Unless
otherwise provided for by the Director of the Division'' to read
``Unless otherwise provided for by either the Director, a Deputy
Director, the Program Coordinator, the Chief Counsel, an Associate
Director, or a Regional Counsel of the Division, or a Regional Director
of the Commission''.
PART 140--[AMENDED]
5. The authority citation for part 140 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 4a and 12a.
Sec. 140.72 [Amended]
6. Section 140.72, paragraph (a) is amended by revising the phrase
``the Director of the Division of Enforcement, each Deputy Director of
the Division of Enforcement'' to read ``the Director of the Division of
Enforcement, each Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, the
Program Coordinator of the Division of Enforcement, each Associate
Director of the Division of Enforcement, the Chief Counsel of the
Division of Enforcement''.
Sec. 140.73 [Amended]
7. The heading of Sec. 140.73 is revised to read ``Delegation of
authority to disclose information to United States, States, and foreign
government agencies and foreign futures authorities.''
8. Section 140.73, paragraph (a) introductory text is amended by
revising the phrase ``the Director of the Division of Enforcement, and
in his or her absence to each Deputy Director of the Division'' to read
``the Director of the Division of Enforcement, each Deputy Director of
the Division of Enforcement, the Program Coordinator of the Division of
Enforcement, the Chief Counsel of the Division of Enforcement, each
Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement''.
9. Section 140.73(a)(3) is amended by revising the phrase ``Any
department or agency of any foreign government or any political
subdivision thereof'' to read ``Any foreign futures authority, as
defined in section 1a(10) of the Act, or any department or agency of
any foreign government or political subdivision thereof'' and by
revising the phrase ``to which such foreign government or political
subdivision or any department or agency thereof is a party'' to read
``to which such foreign government or political subdivision or any
department or agency thereof, or foreign futures authority is a
party''.
The foregoing rules are effective January 23, 1996. The Commission
finds that the rules relate solely to agency management and personnel,
and that the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure
Act, as codified, 5 U.S.C. 553, do not apply.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 1996.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-753 Filed 1-22-96; 8:45 am]
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