[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 4, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16269-16270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6190]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Parts 140 and 145


Corrections to Regional Office Information

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is 
amending its regulations to delete references to the Minneapolis 
office, which was closed as of December 31, 2006, and to update the 
address of the Southwestern regional office.

DATES: Effective April 4, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Yochum, Deputy Executive 
Director, at (202) 418-5157, Office of the Executive Director, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st 
St., NW., Washington DC 20581; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission Rule 140.2 describes the 
organization and location of the Commission's regional offices in New 
York, Chicago, and Kansas City (the Eastern, Central, and Southwestern 
regional offices). As of December 31, 2006, the Commission closed the 
Minneapolis sub-office of the Southwestern regional office. In 
addition, the Kansas City office moved to a new location in September 
2004. The Commission is therefore amending Rule 140.2 to delete the 
reference to the Minneapolis office and to reflect the new address of 
the Southwestern regional office. There is no change to the states 
covered by the Southwestern region. The Commission is also replacing 
the term ``regional director'' with ``regional coordinator'' to reflect 
the term used by the Commission to describe the head of each regional 
office.
    In addition, the Commission is amending the list of addresses 
provided in Rule 145.6, which instructs members of the public on where 
to direct requests for public records, to remove the reference to the 
Minneapolis office and to update the Kansas City address.

List of Subjects

17 CFR Part 140

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and 
functions (Government agencies).

17 CFR Part 145

    Confidential business information, Freedom of Information.

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Accordingly, 17 CFR parts 140 and 145 are amended as follows:

PART 140--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION

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1. The authority citation for part 140 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2 and 12a.


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2. Section 140.2 is amended by revising the section heading, the 
introductory text, and paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  140.2  Regional Office-Regional Coordinators.

    Each of the Regional offices described herein functions as set 
forth in this section under the direction of a Regional Coordinator 
who, as a collateral duty, oversees the administration of the office 
and represents the Commission in negotiations with employee union 
officials and in interactions with external parties. Each regional 
office has delegated authority for the enforcement of the Act and 
administration of the programs of the Commission in the particular 
regions.
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    (c) The Southwestern Regional Office is located at Two Emanuel 
Cleaver II Blvd., Suite 300, Kansas City, Missouri 64112, and is 
responsible for enforcement of the Act and administration of the 
programs of the Commission in the States of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, 
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North 
Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and 
Wyoming.

PART 145--COMMISSION RECORDS AND INFORMATION

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3. The authority citation for part 145 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Pub. L. 99-570, 100 Stat. 3207; Pub. L. 89-554, 80 
Stat. 54; Pub. L. 98-502, 88 Stat. 1561-1564 (5 U.S.C. 552); Sec. 
101(a), Pub. L. 93-463, 88 Stat. 1389 (5 U.S.C. 4a(j)); unless 
otherwise noted.


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4. Section 145.6 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  145.6  Commission office to contact for assistance; registration 
records available.

    (a) Whenever this part directs that a request be directed to the 
Assistant Secretary of the Commission for FOI, Privacy and Sunshine 
Acts Compliance, the request shall be made in writing and shall be 
addressed or otherwise directed to the Office of the Secretariat, 
Commodity Futures Trading

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Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20581. Requests for public records directed to a regional office of 
the Commission pursuant to Sec.  145.2 should be sent to:
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 140 Broadway, New York, New 
York 10005, Telephone: (646) 746-9700.
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 
1100 North, Chicago, Illinois 60661, Telephone: (312) 596-0700.
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Two Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd., 
Suite 300, Kansas City, Missouri 64112, Telephone: (816) 960-7700.
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    Dated: March 29, 2007.

    By the Commission.
Eileen A. Donovan,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-6190 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]
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