Notices. Notice of meeting

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BILLING CODE 3510-22-P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Market Risk Advisory Committee AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

(CFTC)announces that on January 31, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Market Risk Advisory Committee

(MRAC)will hold a public meeting in the Conference Center at the CFTC's Washington, DC, headquarters. At this meeting, the MRAC will:

(1)Discuss the self-certification process for listing new products on CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Markets and Swap Execution Facilities and

(2)explore how new and novel products are considered and analyzed by CFTC staff from a risk perspective. DATES: The meeting will be held on January 31, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by February 7, 2018. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Conference Center at the CFTC's headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581. Written statements should be submitted by mail to: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office of the Secretary; or by electronic mail to: *secretary@cftc.gov.* Please use the title “Market Risk Advisory Committee” in any written statement you submit. Any statements submitted in connection with the committee meeting will be made available to the public, including publication on the CFTC website, *http://www.cftc.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia L. Lewis, MRAC Designated Federal Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581;

(202)418-5862. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may also listen to the meeting by telephone by calling a domestic toll-free telephone or international toll or toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-only audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. *Domestic Toll Free:* 1-866-844-9416. *International Toll and Toll Free:* Will be posted on the CFTC's website, *http://www.cftc.gov,* on the page for the meeting, under Related Links. *Pass Code/Pin Code:* 1834106. The meeting agenda may change to accommodate other MRAC priorities. For agenda updates, please visit the MRAC committee site at: *http://www.cftc.gov/About/CFTCCommittees/MarketRiskAdvisoryCommittee/mrac_meetings.* After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published through a link on the CFTC's website, *http://www.cftc.gov.* All written submissions provided to the CFTC in any form will also be published on the CFTC's website. Persons requiring special accommodations to attend the meeting because of a disability should notify the contact person above. Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 sec. 10(a)(2). Dated: January 3, 2018. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018-00111 Filed 1-5-18; 8:45 am]