# Privacy Act Regulations

**Action Urgency Score:** 45/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Reopening of comment period. |
| Published | 2026-09-21 |
| Effective | 2026-05-06 |
| Comments close | 2026-10-01 |
| Significant | Yes (EO 12866) |
| CFR parts | 17 CFR 146 |
| 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. |
| Document number | 2026-19290 |

## Why this score
- Significant rule under EO 12866.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19290/privacy-act-regulations). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
Data from the Federal Register API; the published Federal Register document is authoritative. Informational only, not legal advice.