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CONTACT PERSONS AND ADDRESSES: Requests to appear and supporting materials should be mailed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, attention Office of the Secretariat; transmitted by facsimile at 202–418–5521; or transmitted electronically to secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be made to ‘‘What Constitutes a Board of Trade Located Outside of the United States.’’ For substantive questions on requests to appear and supporting materials, please contact David P. Van Wagner, Chief Counsel, (202) 418–5481; or Duane Andresen, Special Counsel, (202) 418– 5429, Division of Market Oversight. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 2006, the Commission directed its staff PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Filing fee ($) Total non-hour cost burden (a) × (b) (a) Item (b) (c) 10,400 130.00 ...... 1,352,000.00 50 130.00 ...... 6,500.00 500 17,300 36,800 21,000 3,000 2,400 800 25,000 2,050 500 130.00 ...... None ........ 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30665-30666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4996]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Sunshine Act; Meeting

Agency Holding the Meeting: Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
(Commission).

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 27, 2006, commencing at 10 a.m.

Place: 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC, Lobby Level Hearing Room 
(Room 1000).

Status: Open.

Matters to be Considered: Public Hearing on the Issue of What 
Constitutes a Board of Trade Located Outside of the United States Under 
Section 4(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Contact Persons and Addresses: Requests to appear and supporting 
materials should be mailed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, 
attention Office of the Secretariat; transmitted by facsimile at 202-
418-5521; or transmitted electronically to secretary@cftc.gov. 
Reference should be made to ``What Constitutes a Board of Trade Located 
Outside of the United States.'' For substantive questions on requests 
to appear and supporting materials, please contact David P. Van Wagner, 
Chief Counsel, (202) 418-5481; or Duane Andresen, Special Counsel, 
(202) 418-5429, Division of Market Oversight.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 2006, the Commission directed its 
staff to initiate a formal process to define what constitutes ``a board 
of trade, exchange, or market located outside the United States, its 
territories, or possessions'' as that phrase is used in section 4(a) of 
the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). In furtherance of that process, the 
Commission hereby announces that it will hold a public hearing to 
commence on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 10 a.m., at the Commission's 
headquarters in Washington, DC. An agenda, including specific topics 
and issues to be discussed, will be published as the hearing date 
approaches. All individuals or organizations wishing to appear before 
the Commission must submit to the Secretariat, at the above address, a 
request to appear. Such requests must be received by June 12, 2006, and 
must include the name of the individual appearing; the entity that he 
or she represents, if any; a concise statement of interest and 
qualifications; and a brief summary or abstract of his or her 
statement. The Commission will invite a representative number of 
individuals or organizations to appear at the hearing from those 
submitting requests to appear. A transcript of the hearing will be made 
and entered into the Commission's public comment files, which will 
remain open for the receipt of written comments until July 12, 2006.
    The Commission believes that providing interested members of the 
public with an opportunity to appear before it, respond to questions, 
and address diverse viewpoints will enhance its decision-making as it 
progresses in the formal process of

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defining what constitutes a board of trade located outside the United 
States under CEA Section 4(a).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25, 2006, by the Commission.
Eileen A. Donovan,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 06-4996 Filed 5-25-06; 3:58 pm]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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