[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24487]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting
This is to give notice, pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a) and 41 CFR 101-
6.1015(b), that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural
Advisory Committee will conduct a public meeting on October 2, 1996
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the first floor hearing room of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Room 1000), Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20581. The agenda will
consist of:
I. Opening Remarks by Chairperson Brooksley Born;
II. Report from USDA's Cooperative Research Education Extension
Services on their new initiative, ``Managing Change in Agriculture;''
III. Presentation on the New York Cotton Exchange's Potato Futures
and Options Contract;
IV. Presentations on the Butter Futures and Options Contract
offered by the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange and the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange;
V. Update on Audit Trial;
VI. Update on the issue of Hedge-to-Arrive Contracts;
VII. Update from USDA Risk Management Agency on the FAIR Act
``Section 192--Education Program;''
VIII. Presentation on AgMAS: A Study of the Performance of
Agricultural Market Advisory Services from Dr. Scott Irwin of the Ohio
State University;
IX. Presentation on AgRisk: A Financial Engineering Approach to
Risk Management of Farm Firms from Dr. Scott Irwin of The Ohio State
University;
X. Presentation by Members of the CFTC Agricultural Advisory
Committee on Risk Management Education Programs;
XI. Other Committee Business; and
XII. Closing Remarks by Commissioner Joseph Dial.
The purpose of this meeting is to solicit the views of the
Committee on the above-listed agenda matters. The Advisory Committee
was crated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the purpose
of receiving advice and recommendations on agricultural issues. The
purposes and objectives of the Advisory Committee are more fully set
forth in the sixth renewal charter of the Advisory Committee.
The meeting is open to the public. The Chairman of the Advisory
Committee, Commissioner Joseph B. Dial, is empowered to conduct the
meeting in a fashion that will, in his judgment, facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Any member of the public who wishes to file a
written statement with the Advisory Committee should mail a copy of the
statement to the attention of: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Agricultural Advisory Committee c/o Kimberly Harter, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20581, before the meeting. Members of the public who
wish to make oral statements should also inform Ms. Harter in writing
at the foregoing address at least three business days before the
meeting. Reasonable provision will be made, if time permits, for an
oral presentation of no more than five minutes each in duration.
Issued by the Commission in Washington, D.C. on September 18,
1996.
Jean A. Webb,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-24487 Filed 9-19-96; 3:17 pm]
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