[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16320]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


The Governance of Self-Regulatory Organizations

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: At the request of the Futures Industry Association, the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is extending the 
time for interested parties to respond to the Commission's Request for 
Comments on the Governance of Self-Regulatory Organizations, originally 
published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2004.

DATES: Responses must be received by September 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written responses should be sent to Jean A. Webb, Secretary, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. Responses may also be submitted via 
e-mail at [email protected]. ``SRO Governance'' must be in the subject 
field of responses submitted via e-mail, and clearly indicated in 
written submissions. This document is also available for comment at 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    Contacts: Stephen Braverman, Deputy Director, (202) 418-5487; 
Rachel Berdansky, Special Counsel, (202) 418-5429; or Sebastian Pujol 
Schott, Attorney-Advisor, (202) 418-5641. Division of Market Oversight, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9, 2004, the Commission published in 
the Federal Register a Request for Comments on the Governance of Self-
Regulatory Organizations. The Request for Comments advances the 
Commission's ongoing review of self-regulation in the futures industry 
(``SRO Study'') through a series of questions relevant to SRO 
governance and self-regulation. The topics covered include board 
composition, regulatory structures, forms of ownership, disciplinary 
committees, and the transparency of SROs' operations.\1\ Industry 
participants and interested parties were invited to respond by July 26, 
2004, the close of the original comment period.
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    \1\ 69 FR 32326 (June 9, 2004).
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    By letter dated July 2, 2004, the Futures Industry Association 
(``FIA'') asked that the original comment period be extended to 
September 30, 2004. The FIA requested the extension in order to permit 
commenters to thoroughly address the detailed questions raised in the 
Request for Comments. It also observed that the Request for Comments 
has repercussions for end users as well as exchange members and 
intermediaries, and that an extension will provide all interested 
parties time to consider the issues raised.
    In response to this request, and in order to ensure that an 
adequate opportunity is provided for the submission of meaningful 
comments, the Commission will extend the comment period on the Request 
for Comments on the Governance of Self-Regulatory Organizations to 
September 30, 2004.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 13, 2004, by the Commission.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-16320 Filed 7-16-04; 8:45 am]
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