[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3674-3675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2011]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Applications of the Chicago Board of Trade as a Contract Market
in Futures and Options on the Following Four Yield Differentials: 5-
Year/2-Year, 5-Year/3-Year, 10-Year/3-Year and 30-Year/3-Year.
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the terms and conditions of proposed
commodity futures and option contracts.
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SUMMARY: The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT or Exchange) has applied for
designation as a contract market in U.S. Treasury yield curve spread
futures and
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options on the following four yield differentials: 5-year/2-year, 5-
year/3-year, 10-year/3-year and 30-year/3-year. The Acting Director of
the Division of Economic Analysis (Division) of the Commission, acting
pursuant to the authority delegated by Commission Regulation 140.96,
has determined that publication of the proposals for comment is in the
public interest, will assist the Commission in considering the views of
interested persons, and is consistent with the purposes of the
Commodity Exchange Act.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 4, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit their views and comments to
Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581. Reference
should be made to the CBT U.S. Treasury yield curve spread contracts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Stephen Sherrod of the
Division of Economic Analysis, Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st St., Washington, DC 20581, telephone
202-418-5277.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the terms and conditions will be
available for inspection at the Office of the Secretariat, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st St.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20581. Copies of the terms and conditions can be
obtained through the Office of the Secretariat by mail at the above
address or by phone at (202) 418-5097.
Other materials submitted by the CBT in support of the applications
for contract market designation may be available upon request pursuant
to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Commission's
regulations thereunder (17 CFR Part 145 (1987)), except to the extent
they are entitled to confidential treatment as set forth in 17 CFR
145.5 and 145.9. Requests for copies of such materials should be made
to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the Office of
the Secretariat at the Commission's headquarters in accordance with 17
CFR 145.7 and 145.8.
Any person interested in submitting written data, views, or
arguments on the proposed terms and conditions, or with respect to
other materials submitted by the CBT, should send such comments to Jean
A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, DC 20581 by the
specified date.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 26, 1996.
Blake Imel,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 96-2011 Filed 1-31-96; 8:45 am]
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