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Commodity Futures Trading Commission

1. 17 CFR Part 146
2. RIN 3038-AF26

AGENCY:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION:

Reopening of comment period.

SUMMARY:

On May 6, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”), titled Privacy Act Regulations, to amend its Privacy Act regulations to exempt the CFTC-59 Insider Risk Program Records System of Records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The comment period for the Proposed Rule closed on June 5, 2026. The Commission is reopening the comment period for this NPRM for an additional ten days.

DATES:

The comment period for the proposed rule published May 6, 2026, at 91 FR 24377, is reopened. Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified as pertaining to “Privacy Act Exemption—CFTC-59” by any of the following methods:

• Regulations.gov: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and press the “Search” button, then proceed as follows:

1. Under Refine Documents Results—check the box to “Only show documents open for comment”;

2. Under Agency—select “See More” and check the box for “Commodity Futures Trading Commission,” then press the Apply button;

3. Identify this proposal in the list of CFTC documents open for comment, press the “Comment” button to open the submission form, and follow the instructions on the form.

Alternatively, if you are viewing this proposal on www.federalregister.gov, click the “Submit A Public Comment” button at the top of the page to open the comment form. Follow the instructions on the form to submit your comment to Regulations.gov.

• Mail: Send to—Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Address to—CFTC Comment Submission, Attn: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.

Please submit your comments using only one of these methods. To avoid possible delays with mail or in-person deliveries, submissions through Regulations.gov are encouraged.

All comments must be submitted in English or, if not, accompanied by an English translation. Do not include in your comment text or attachments any personal identifying information or business information that you do not want published online. Comments (regardless of submission method) will be published without review for, and without removal of, any personal identifying information or information your business may consider confidential.

If you wish to submit confidential information for the Commission's consideration, please contact the CFTC personnel listed in this Notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT before making any submission. Please also carefully review the Commission's procedures in 17 CFR 145.9 for requesting confidential treatment under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of information submitted to the Commission.

The CFTC reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to review, pre-screen, filter, or redact all or any part of your comment submission. The CFTC also reserves the right, without further notification, to refuse to publish or to remove from public view all or any part of your submission to the extent it contains content inappropriate for publication in a comment file, such as—without limitation—obscene language, threats of violence, solicitations for commercial sales or illegal activity, or obvious spam. If a submission that is refused for or withdrawn from publication because of inappropriate content also contains comments on the merits of this proposal, such submission will be retained in the record for the matter and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable laws, and may be accessible under the FOIA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kellie Cosgrove Riley, Chief Privacy Officer, privacy@cftc.gov, (202) 418-5610, Office of the General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On May 6, 2026, the Commission published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its Privacy Act regulations to exempt the CFTC-59 Insider Risk Program Records System of Records (CFTC-59) from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. 5 U.S.C. 552a. Records in CFTC-59 are collected to detect, deter, and mitigate the unauthorized disclosure of information by an insider and to protect individuals, facilities, information, equipment, networks, and systems from insider risks. The Commission proposed to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the system Privacy Act because the records are compiled to investigate actual or potential insider risks and must be protected from disclosure in order to maintain the integrity of the investigative process. Specifically, the Commission proposed to exempt CFTC-59, pursuant to subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy Act, and subject to the requirements and limitations set forth therein, from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d)(1), (2), (3), and (4); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f). The comment period for the NPRM closed on June 5, 2026.

Subsequent to the closing of the comment period, the Commission discovered that a technical error resulted in the NPRM being unavailable, and potential commenters being unable to submit comments, at Regulations.gov for approximately ten days at the end of the comment period. The Commission is reopening the comment period for an additional ten days to allow interested persons to submit their comments.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2026, by the Commission.

Robert Sidman,

Deputy Secretary of the Commission.

Note:

The following appendix will not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Appendix to Privacy Act Regulations—Commission Voting Summary

On this matter, Chairman Selig voted in the affirmative. No Commissioner voted in the negative.

[FR Doc. 2026-19290 Filed 9-18-26; 8:45 am]

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