[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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