[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-894]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 4


Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors; 
Exemption From Requirement To Register for CPOs of Certain Pools and 
CTAs Advising Such Pools

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is 
extending the comment period for the advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking (ANPR) with respect to providing additional exemptions from 
registration as a commodity pool operator (CPO) or commodity trading 
advisor (CTA). The new deadline for submitting public comments is 
January 23, 2003.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 23, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking should 
be sent to Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20581. Comments may be sent by facsimile transmission to (202) 418-
5528, or by e-mail to [email protected]. Reference should be made to 
``Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on CPO and CTA Registration 
Exemptions.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara S. Gold, Associate Director, 
Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, or Christopher W. 
Cummings, Special Counsel, Division of Clearing and Intermediary 
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20581, telephone number: (202) 418-5450 or (202) 418-
5445, respectively; facsimile number: (202) 418-5536, or (202) 418-
5547, respectively; and electronic mail: [email protected] or 
[email protected], respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 13, 2002, the Commission 
published the ANPR,\1\ which sought comment on two specific proposals 
that the Commission had received to provide additional exemption from 
registration as a CPO, and on a proposal that would provide additional 
exemption from registration as a CTA. The ANPR also provided temporary 
CPO and CTA registration no-action relief, provided certain specified 
criteria were met. The ANPR established a 60-day period for submitting 
public comment, ending January 13, 2003.
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    \1\ 67 FR 68785.
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    By letter dated January 9, 2003, a membership organization for 
futures and securities investment professionals requested an extension 
of the ANPR's comment period until January 23, 2003, so that additional 
parties who could not meet the original January 13 deadline could 
submit comment letters. The request claims that granting the extension 
would provide the Commission with additional public comments with which 
to proceed with the contemplated rulemaking. This, in turn, would 
facilitate a comprehensive treatment of related issues.
    In response to this request and in order to ensure that an adequate 
opportunity is provided for submission of meaningful comments, the 
Commission has determined to extend the comment period for the ANPR for 
an additional ten days to January 23, 2003.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 10, 2003, by the 
Commission.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 03-894 Filed 1-15-03; 8:45 am]
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