Transparency

Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act

The CFTC is committed to transparency in the rulemaking process. Information on all meetings that Chairman Gensler and Commission staff have with outside organizations regarding the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be made public. The topics of the meetings, attendees, summaries of the meetings and any materials presented to the CFTC can be found here.

See List of External Meetings

Our Commitment to Transparency

The CFTC implemented new transparency efforts on September 4, 2009, when it began disaggregating the data in its weekly Commitments of Traders (COT) reports and began releasing index investment data collected from an ongoing special call on swap dealers and index traders in the futures markets. For the first time, we broke out managed money and swaps in our COT reports and released information on index investment to give the public a better view of trading activity in the futures markets.

Data Sources

Transparency in reporting our data has always been a priority at the CFTC. Our Market Reports page lists all of our reports released on a weekly, monthly or annual basis to provide information to industry participants and the public about the futures and options markets. We are showcasing three of our high-value datasets on www.data.gov in participation with the Open Government Directive to promote informed participation by the public and create economic opportunity.

Updates and Activities

• Visit our Press Room for the latest CFTC News & Events
• Public Engagement—the CFTC welcomes comments on proposed rules and industry submissions pending CFTC action
• Get to know the Commissioners & Staff

Records and Reports

• Open Government Plan 2010
• Records Management—CFTC Records Disposition Schedule
• Freedom of Information Act Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2008 (PDF) (HTML)

Unified Agenda

Semiannual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions from Reginfo.gov

• Select "Commodity Futures Trading Commission" in the “Select Agency” box and click “Submit.”
• For background on the Unified Agenda, click on the “About the Unified Agenda” link located above the “Select Agency” box.

Lobbying Disclosure Act

The Lobbying Disclosure Act, Public Law 104-65 imposes disclosure and registration requirements on lobbyists who contact covered legislative and executive branch officials. It also requires that a "covered executive branch official" who is contacted by a lobbyist disclose the fact that he or she is a covered executive branch official upon the request of the person making the lobbying contact. "Covered executive branch officials" are:

1. The President
2. The Vice President
3. Any officer or employee, or any other individual functioning in the capacity of such an officer or employee, in the Executive Office of the President;
4. Any officer or employee serving in a position in level I, II, III, IV, or V of the Executive Schedule, as designated by statute or Executive order;
5. Any member of the uniformed services whose pay grade is at or above O-7 under U.S.C. 201; and
6. Any individual serving in a position of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character described in 5 U.S.C. 7511(b)(2)(B).

Generally, the Act applies to Presidential appointees requiring Senate confirmation (PAS) and Schedule C employees, but does not apply to members of the SES (unless they meet the criteria in C or D, above).

Social Media Sites that Connect the Government Community

• The White House Blog
  
• OpenGov
  
• GovLoop
  
• Gov Twit
  
• The Gov IT Wiki
  
• MeritTalk
  
• FedScoop

For questions or comments about the CFTC's Transparency initiatiave, please contact us.