[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4553]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-52266; File No. 10-136]


Acknowledgment of Receipt of Notice of Registration as a National 
Securities Exchange Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 by the CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC

August 15, 2005.
    Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange 
Act'') \1\ provides that an exchange may register as a national 
securities exchange for the sole purpose of trading security futures 
products by filing a written notice with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') if such exchange is a board of trade, as 
that term is defined by the Commodity Exchange Act,\2\ that is 
designated as a contract market by the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission or registered as a derivative transaction execution facility 
under Section 5a of the Commodity Exchange Act.\3\ Rule 6a-4 under the 
Exchange Act \4\ requires that such an exchange submit written notice 
of registration to the Commission on Form 1-N.\5\ An exchange's 
registration as a national securities exchange becomes effective 
contemporaneously with the submission of the written notice on Form 1-
N.\6\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(g).
    \2\ 7 U.S.C. 1a(2).
    \3\ 7 U.S.C. 7a.
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.6a-4.
    \5\ Upon receipt of a Form 1-N, the Division of Market 
Regulation examines the notice to determine whether all necessary 
information has been supplied and whether all other required 
documents have been furnished in proper form. Rule 202.3(b)(3) of 
the Commission's Procedural Rules, 17 CFR 202.3(b)(3).
    \6\ Exchange Act Section 6(g)(2)(B), 15 U.S.C. 78f(g)(2)(B).
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    On July 26, 2005, the CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (``CFE'') filed a 
Form 1-N with the Commission. Pursuant to section 6(g)(3) of the 
Exchange Act,\7\ the Commission hereby acknowledges receipt of the Form 
1-N submitted by CFE. Copies of the Form 1-N, including all exhibits, 
are available in the Commission's Public Reference Room, File No. 10-
136.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(g)(3).
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    For questions regarding this Release, please contact Ira Brandriss, 
Special Counsel, at (202) 551-5651, or Nathan Saunders, Special 
Counsel, at (202) 551-5515; Division of Market Regulation, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, Station Place, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, 
DC 20549-6628.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(77).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4553 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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