Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No- Action and Exemptive Letters
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/14/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2026
44
45
1,760
1,800
0
0
Under 17 C.F.R. § 140.99, parties engaging in transactions or activities governed by the Commodity Exchange Act and implementing regulations may request relief from statutory or regulatory obligations. Such relief may include that associated with other collections of information, relief from obligations that do not constitute collections of information, and extensions of time for compliance with statutory or regulatory obligations. Additionally, parties may request interpretative guidance concerning statutory or regulatory requirements. In response, staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may issue an exemptive, no-action, or interpretative letter. In order to process and properly evaluate a request for relief, staff needs accurate and complete background information concerning the parties and activities involved, the facts and circumstances relevant to the request, and the legal or public policy grounds upon which the request is made.
US Code:
7 USC 12(a)
Name of Law: Commodity Exchange Act
While the estimated average annual burden hours (40 hours) per respondent has not changed from the previous renewal, the total estimated average annual respondent requests/Commission responses for this renewal period has dropped slightly from an estimated 45 annual responses in the previous renewal to 44. As a result, the total estimated burden hours have also been reduced, from 1,800 hours in the previous renewal to 1,760 hours currently.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
2026 Supporting Statement 3038-0049.docx
Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No-Action, and Exemptive Letters