[Federal Register: January 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 4)]
[Notices]
[Page 1205]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: secretary@cftc.gov. 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, lgregory@cftc.gov, or Robert B. Wasserman, Associate
Director, 202-418-5092, rwasserman@cftc.gov, Division of Clearing and
Intermediary Oversight; or Duane C. Andresen, Special Counsel, 202-418-
5492, Andresen@cftc.gov, 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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