[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 346-347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-138]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Proposed Futures and Futures Options
Contracts on Four Currency Cross-Rates
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the terms and conditions of proposed
commodity futures and options contracts.
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SUMMARY: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) has applied
for designation as a contract market in futures and options contracts
in four currency cross-rates: the Deutsche Mark/French Franc, the
Deutsche Mark/Italian Lira, the Deutsche Mark/Spanish Peseta, and the
Deutsche Mark/Swedish Krona. The 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 proposals 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 February 5, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit their views and comments to
Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity
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Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.
Reference should be made to the CME futures and options on four
currency cross-rates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Steve Sherrod of the
Division of Economic Analysis, Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, telephone 202-418-5277.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the terms and conditions will be
available for inspection at the Office of the Secretariat, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, N.W., 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) 418-5097.
Other materials submitted by the CME 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 proposed terms and conditions, or with respect to
other materials submitted by the CME, should send such comments to Jean
A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 by the specified date.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 29, 1995.
Blake Imel,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 96-138 Filed 1-3-96; 8:45 am]
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