[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53338-53339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25364]



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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

New York Cotton Exchange Application for Designation as a 
Contract Market in Potato Futures and Options

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the terms and conditions of proposed 
commodity futures and option contracts.

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SUMMARY: The New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE) has applied for 
designation as a contract market in potato futures and options 
contracts. The Acting Director of the Division of Economic Analysis 
(Division) of the Commission, acting pursuant to the authority 
delegated by Commission Regulation 140.96, has determined that 
publication of the proposal for comment is in the public interest, will 
assist the Commission in considering the views of interested persons, 
and is consistent with the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit their views and comments to 
Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three 
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581. Reference 
should be made to the NYCE potato futures and option contracts.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Fred Linse of the 
Division of Economic Analysis, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581, 
telephone 418-5275.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the terms and conditions of the 
proposed contracts will be available for inspection at the Office of 
the Secretariat, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20581. Copies of the 
terms and conditions can be obtained through the Office of the 
Secretariat by mail at the above address or by phone at (202) 418-5091.
    Other materials submitted by the NYCE in support of the 
applications for contract market designation may be available upon 
request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and 
the Commission's regulations thereunder (17 CFR part 145 (1987)), 
except to the extent they are entitled to confidential treatment as set 
forth in 17 CFR 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for copies of such materials 
should be made to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of 
the Office of the Secretariat at the Commission's headquarters in 
accordance with 17 CFR 145.7 and 145.8.
    Any person interested in submitting written data, views, or 
arguments on the terms and conditions of the proposed contracts, or 
with respect to other materials submitted by the NYCE in support of the 
applications, should send such comments to Jean A. Webb, Secretary, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 by the specified date.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 1995.
John R. Mielke,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 95-25364 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]
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