[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 1205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Requests Pursuant to Section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act 
To Extend the Exemption Granted Under Part 35 of the Commission's 
Regulations to Certain Over-The-Counter Swaps and To Determine as 
Eligible Swap Participants Certain Floor Brokers and Traders

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Extension of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') 
published on December 6, 2007, a notice of request for comment on 
exemption requests.\1\ Specifically, the Commission requested comment 
on whether to extend the exemption granted under Part 35 of the 
Commission's regulations to certain over-the-counter (``OTC'') swaps 
that do not meet certain of the requirements otherwise imposed by 
Commission Regulation 35.2., as requested by ICE Clear U.S., Inc., a 
registered derivatives clearing organization, pursuant to section 4(c) 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (``Act''). The Commission also requested 
comment on a request from ICE Futures U.S., Inc. pursuant to section 
4(c) of the Act that certain floor traders and floor brokers who are 
registered with the Commission, when trading for their own accounts, 
may be determined to be eligible swap participants and permitted to 
enter into certain specified OTC swap transactions.
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    \1\ 72 FR 68862 (December 6, 2007).
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    A potential commenter has asked for an extension of the comment 
period in light of fact that much of the initial comment period fell 
during the end-of-year holiday period. The Commission is extending the 
comment period by 30 days.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/http://frwebgate.access.gpo/cgi-bin/leaving. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``ICE Clear Section 
4(c) Request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-418-5521.
     Mail: Send to David A. Stawick, Secretary, Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20581.
     Courier: Same as mail above.
    All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.cftc.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois J. Gregory, Special Counsel, 816-
960-7719, [email protected], or Robert B. Wasserman, Associate 
Director, 202-418-5092, [email protected], Division of Clearing and 
Intermediary Oversight; or Duane C. Andresen, Special Counsel, 202-418-
5492, [email protected], Division of Market Oversight, Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20581.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 2, 2008 by the Commission.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E8-11 Filed 1-4-08; 8:45 am]
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