RegAlert2016-09-15 | CFTC Staff Letter 16-73Added · Updated
CFTC Staff Letter 16-73: Extension of No-Action Relief for Southwest Power Pool
The CFTC Divisions extend the expiration date of time-limited no-action relief for Southwest Power Pool, Inc. and its members until the earlier of October 31, 2016 or the issuance of a final order on its exemption application. This extension applies to Southwest Power Pool, its members, and market participants meeting the Appropriate Persons Requirement regarding contracts for transmission congestion rights, energy transactions, and operating reserve transactions. The relief covers activities related to the Integrated Marketplace but explicitly excludes the Commission's general anti-fraud and anti-manipulation authority and other specified enforcement provisions.
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Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight CFTC Letter No. 16-73 No-Action Division of Market Oversight Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Division of Clearing and Risk Senior Attorney Southwest Power Pool, Inc. 201 Worthen Drive Little Rock, Arkansas 72223-4936 Re: Extension of Time-Limited No-Action Relief with Respect to Certain Commodity Exchange Act Provisions That May Apply to Southwest Power Pool, Inc. and/or Its Participants Dear Mr. Ghormley:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the Division of Clearing and Risk, Division of Market Oversight, and the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“Divisions”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”) are extending the expiration date of the no-action relief previously granted to Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (“Southwest Power Pool” or “SPP”) (“No-Action Relief”). 1 On February 20, 2014, the Divisions granted time-limited No-Action Relief to Southwest Power Pool. In CFTC Letter No. 14-18, the Divisions stated that they would not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against Southwest Power Pool, its members, or certain market participants for failure to comply with certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and the implementing regulations thereunder (“Commission
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