If you trade an energy product over the counter rather than on an exchange, you probably need to get yourself a CICI number by Wednesday (April 10). That’s the deadline the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has set up for firms that haven’t been exempted from reporting information on their “swaps” activity to the government as part of the lengthy and complex implementation of the Dodd Frank financial sector reform.

Because the government just loves a good acronym, CICI stands for “CTFC Interim Compliant Identifier” that results in an “LEI” or a “legal entity identifier” for the purposed of reporting details of energy swaps trade and counterparties. The CFTC, concerned that some would miss the deadline, issued an advisory with much more information here.

A CICI designation is one of the furthest-reaching parts of the futures aspect of Dodd Frank, which included exemptions for a number of classes of energy market participants, exemptions which have been generally widened and extended during the process of agencies writing regulations based on the law.

“All swap counterparties, even those that are not swap dealers or major swap participants, and even those not required to report swap data, must obtain a CICI before April 10, 2013,” CFTC said in its warning to the sector. “In addition, each entity must maintain its own CICI after it is issued, keeping its reference data current and accurate, and re-certifying the record at appropriate intervals.”