<p><span>Good morning, and thank you to everyone who is joining today’s Open Meeting here at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) conference room and those joining us remotely. Open public meetings are critical to the notice and comment rulemaking process, and the more members of the public we can reach, the better the process. Transparency in the regulatory process is a Core Value at the CFTC,</span><span> and is foundational to good governance.</span></p>
<p><span>I’d like to extend my thanks to Chairman Behnam for holding today’s open meeting, and to say what a pleasure it has been over the last several months to be working together to achieve the ambitious agenda that was laid out in your testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee. I think it’s clear to everybody here that we have important work ahead of us and I’m really looking forward to getting the job done.</span></p>
<p><span>Good morning. Today, the Commission will consider four matters – one final rule, two notices of proposed rulemaking, and one proposed order and request for comment – as we continue to work through the aggressive agenda I laid out in early February.</span></p>
<p><span>Good morning. Thank you. Chairman and welcome to everyone joining us in person and virtually. Today we will consider a final rule on Governance Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCO), two proposed rules on Derivatives Clearing Organizations Recovery and Orderly Wind-down Plans and Amendments to Part 17 Large Trader Reporting Requirements and a proposed order/request for comments on European Union Non-Bank Swap Dealer Capital Comparability Determination. I will share my remarks on the respective proposals in greater detail following staff presentations.</span></p>