[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24487]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting

    This is to give notice, pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a) and 41 CFR 101-
6.1015(b), that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural 
Advisory Committee will conduct a public meeting on October 2, 1996 
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the first floor hearing room of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Room 1000), Three Lafayette 
Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20581. The agenda will 
consist of:
    I. Opening Remarks by Chairperson Brooksley Born;
    II. Report from USDA's Cooperative Research Education Extension 
Services on their new initiative, ``Managing Change in Agriculture;''
    III. Presentation on the New York Cotton Exchange's Potato Futures 
and Options Contract;
    IV. Presentations on the Butter Futures and Options Contract 
offered by the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange and the Chicago 
Mercantile Exchange;
    V. Update on Audit Trial;
    VI. Update on the issue of Hedge-to-Arrive Contracts;
    VII. Update from USDA Risk Management Agency on the FAIR Act 
``Section 192--Education Program;''
    VIII. Presentation on AgMAS: A Study of the Performance of 
Agricultural Market Advisory Services from Dr. Scott Irwin of the Ohio 
State University;
    IX. Presentation on AgRisk: A Financial Engineering Approach to 
Risk Management of Farm Firms from Dr. Scott Irwin of The Ohio State 
University;
    X. Presentation by Members of the CFTC Agricultural Advisory 
Committee on Risk Management Education Programs;
    XI. Other Committee Business; and
    XII. Closing Remarks by Commissioner Joseph Dial.
    The purpose of this meeting is to solicit the views of the 
Committee on the above-listed agenda matters. The Advisory Committee 
was crated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the purpose 
of receiving advice and recommendations on agricultural issues. The 
purposes and objectives of the Advisory Committee are more fully set 
forth in the sixth renewal charter of the Advisory Committee.
    The meeting is open to the public. The Chairman of the Advisory 
Committee, Commissioner Joseph B. Dial, is empowered to conduct the 
meeting in a fashion that will, in his judgment, facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business. Any member of the public who wishes to file a 
written statement with the Advisory Committee should mail a copy of the 
statement to the attention of: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
Agricultural Advisory Committee c/o Kimberly Harter, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20581, before the meeting. Members of the public who 
wish to make oral statements should also inform Ms. Harter in writing 
at the foregoing address at least three business days before the 
meeting. Reasonable provision will be made, if time permits, for an 
oral presentation of no more than five minutes each in duration.

    Issued by the Commission in Washington, D.C. on September 18, 
1996.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-24487 Filed 9-19-96; 3:17 pm]
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