Boards of Trade Located Outside of the United States and the Requirement To Become a Designated Contract Market or Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility, 40081-40082 [E6-11120]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 135 / Friday, July 14, 2006 / Notices communications to send formatted forms and to receive e-mail and other messages. A configuration option is available to automatically send position reports to a private address, such as a fleet management company. A vessel owner may purchase this system by contacting the entity identified in this notice under the heading ‘‘VMS Provider Address’’. The owner should identify himself or herself as a vessel owner issued a permit to operate in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, so the transceiver set can be properly configured. To use the TT–3026D the vessel owner will need to establish an Inmarsat-C system use contract with an approved Inmarsat-C communications service provider. The owner will be required to complete the Inmarsat-C ‘‘Registration for Service Activation for Maritime Mobile Earth Station.’’ The owner should consult with Thrane & Thrane when completing this form. Thrane & Thrane personnel will perform the following services before shipment: (1) configure the transceiver according to OLE specifications for vessels issued permits to operate in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument; (2) download the predetermined NMFS position reporting and broadcast command identification numbers into the unit; (3) test the unit to ensure operation when installation has been completed on the vessel; and (4) forward the Inmarsat service provider and the transceiver identifying information to OLE. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES II. Inmarsat-C Communications Providers It is recommended, for vendor warranty and customer service purposes, that the vessel owner keep for his or her records and that Telenor and Xantic have on record the following identifying information: (1) Signed and dated receipts and contracts; (2) transceiver serial number; 3) Telenor or Xantic customer number, user name and password; (4) e-mail address of transceiver; (5) Inmarsat identification number; (6) owner name; (7) vessel name; (8) vessel documentation or registration number; and (9) mobile earth station license (FCC license). The OLE will provide an installation and activation checklist that the vessel owner must follow. The vessel owner must sign a statement on the checklist certifying compliance with the installation procedures and return the checklist to OLE. Installation can be performed by experienced crew or by an electronics specialist, and the installation cost is paid by the owner. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:44 Jul 13, 2006 Jkt 208001 The owner may confirm the TT– 3026D operation and communications service to ensure that position reports are automatically sent to and received by OLE before leaving on a trip under VMS. The OLE does not regard the vessel as meeting requirements until position reports are automatically received. For confirmation purposes, contact the NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement, 8484 Georgia Ave, Suite 415, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone 888–219–9228, fax 301–427– 0049. Telenor Satellite Services Inmarsat-C is a store-and-forward data messaging service. Inmarsat-C allows users to send and receive information virtually anywhere in the world, on land, at sea, and in the air. Inmarsat-C supports a wide variety of applications including Internet, e-mail, position and weather reporting, a free daily news service, and remote equipment monitoring and control. Mariners can use Inmarsat-C free of charge to send critical safety at sea messages as part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue system and of the NOAA Shipboard Environmental Acquisition System programs. Telenor Vessel Monitoring System Services is being sold through Thrane & Thrane, Inc. For the Thrane & Thrane and Telenor addresses, look inside this notice under the heading ‘‘VMS Provider Address’’. Xantic Xantic is a provider Vessel Monitoring Services to the maritime industry. By installing an approved OLE Inmarsat-C transceiver on the vessel, vessels can send and receive e-mail, to and from land, while the transceiver automatically sends vessel position reports to OLE, and is fully compliant with the International Coast Guard Search and Rescue Centers. Xantic Vessel Monitoring System Services are being sold through Thrane & Thrane, Inc. For the Thrane & Thrane and Xantic addresses, look in this notice under the heading ‘‘VMS Provider Address’’. For Telenor and Xantic, Thrane & Thrane customer service supports the security and privacy of vessel accounts and messages with the following: (a) password authentication for vessel owners or agents and for OLE to prevent unauthorized changes or inquiries; and (b) separation of private messages from OLE messages. (OLE requires VMSrelated position reports, only.) Billing is separated between accounts for the vessel owner and the OLE. VMS position reports and vessel-initiated messaging are paid for by the vessel PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40081 owner. Messaging initiated from OLE operations center is paid for by NOAA. Thrane & Thrane provides customer service for Telenor and Xantic users to support and establish two-way transmission of transceiver unit configuration commands between the transceiver and land-based control centers. This supports OLE’s message needs and, optionally, the crew’s private message needs. The vessel owner can configure automatic position reports to be sent to a private address, such as to a fleet management company. Vessel owners wishing to use Telenor or Xantic services will need to purchase an Inmarsat-C transceiver approved for vessels issued permits to operate in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. The owner will need to complete an Inmarsat-C system use contract with Telenor or Xantic, including a mobile earth station license (FCC requirement). The transceiver will need to be commissioned with Inmarsat according to Telenor or Xantic’s instructions. The owner should refer to and follow the configuration, installation, and service activation procedures for the specific transceiver purchased. III. VMS Provider Address For TT–3026D, Telenor, or Xantic information contact Ronald Lockerby, Marine Products, Thrane & Thrane , Inc., 509 Viking Drive, Suite K, L & M, Virginia Beach, VA 23452; voice: 757– 463–9557; fax: 757–463–9581, e-mail: rdl@tt.dk.com; website: https:// www.landseasystems.com. Dated: July 11, 2006. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 06–6253 Filed 7–12–06; 1:01 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Boards of Trade Located Outside of the United States and the Requirement To Become a Designated Contract Market or Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility Commodity Futures Trading Commission. AGENCY: ACTION: Extension of comment period. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) published on June 13, 2006, a request E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1 40082 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 135 / Friday, July 14, 2006 / Notices for comment 1 in advance of a public hearing scheduled for June 27, 2006.2 The purpose of the request for comment and the hearing was to solicit the views of the public on how to identify and address certain issues with respect to boards of trade established in foreign countries and located outside the U.S. (foreign board of trade or FBOT). Specifically, the Commission announced that it wished to address the point at which an FBOT that makes its products available for trading in the U.S. by permitting direct access to its electronic trading system from the U.S. (direct access) is no longer ‘‘located outside the U.S.’’ for purposes of Section 4(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act). Comments on the subject were originally due on July 12, 2006. Subsequent to the public hearing, interested parties have requested that the comment period be extended, either because of the complexity of the issues set forth in the request for comment or in order to address and/or respond to issues raised during the course of the hearing. The Commission recognizes the complexity of the issues and the diversity of interests in this matter and is, accordingly, extending the comment period to August 1, 2006. Potential commenters who intend to address comments made during the course of the public hearing should note that the transcript of the hearing has been posted on the Commission’s Web site, www.cftc.gov, in Comment File Number: 06–002. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, attention: Office of the Secretariat. Comments may be sent by facsimile transmission to 202–418–5521 or, by e-mail to secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be made to ‘‘What Constitutes a Board of Trade Located Outside of the United States.’’ Comments may also be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David P. Van Wagner, Chief Counsel, (202) 418–5481, e-mail dvanwagner@cftc.gov; or Duane C. Andresen, Special Counsel, (202) 418– 5492, e-mail dandresen@cftc.gov; Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading 1 71 FR 34070 (June 13, 2006). Sunshine Act Meeting Notice, 71 FR 30665 (May 30, 2006); corrected as 71 FR 32059 (June 2, 2006). 2 See VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:44 Jul 13, 2006 Jkt 208001 Commission, Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Agricultural Advisory Committee will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, August 1, 2006. The meeting will take place in the first floor hearing room of the Commission’s Washington, DC headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The agenda will cover discussion of commitment of trader reports and economic and market implications of thinly traded price discovery markets. The meeting is open to the public. 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: Agricultural Advisory Committee, c/o Chairman, Michael Dunn, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, before the meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements should inform Chairman Dunn in writing at the foregoing address at least three business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made, if time permits, for oral presentations of no more than five minutes each in duration. For further information concerning this meeting, please contact Nicole McNair at (202) 418–5070. Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 14, 2006. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 of faxed to (202) 395–6974. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency’s ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Tilte; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. Issued by the Commission in Washington, DC on July 12, 2006. Eileen A. Donovan, Acting Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 06–6259 Filed 7–13–06; 8:45am] Dated: July 10, 2006. Leo J. Eiden, Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. BILLING CODE 6351–01–M Office of Postsecondary Education Issued in Washington, DC on July 10, 2006 by the Commission. Eileen A. Donovan, Acting Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. E6–11120 Filed 7–13–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Sunshine Act Notice; Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Department of Education. The Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, Regulatory AGENCY: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: Application for the Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science Centers Program. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; businesses or other forprofit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40081-40082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11120]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Boards of Trade Located Outside of the United States and the 
Requirement To Become a Designated Contract Market or Derivatives 
Transaction Execution Facility

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) 
published on June 13, 2006, a request

[[Page 40082]]

for comment \1\ in advance of a public hearing scheduled for June 27, 
2006.\2\ The purpose of the request for comment and the hearing was to 
solicit the views of the public on how to identify and address certain 
issues with respect to boards of trade established in foreign countries 
and located outside the U.S. (foreign board of trade or FBOT). 
Specifically, the Commission announced that it wished to address the 
point at which an FBOT that makes its products available for trading in 
the U.S. by permitting direct access to its electronic trading system 
from the U.S. (direct access) is no longer ``located outside the U.S.'' 
for purposes of Section 4(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act). 
Comments on the subject were originally due on July 12, 2006.
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    \1\ 71 FR 34070 (June 13, 2006).
    \2\ See Sunshine Act Meeting Notice, 71 FR 30665 (May 30, 2006); 
corrected as 71 FR 32059 (June 2, 2006).
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    Subsequent to the public hearing, interested parties have requested 
that the comment period be extended, either because of the complexity 
of the issues set forth in the request for comment or in order to 
address and/or respond to issues raised during the course of the 
hearing. The Commission recognizes the complexity of the issues and the 
diversity of interests in this matter and is, accordingly, extending 
the comment period to August 1, 2006. Potential commenters who intend 
to address comments made during the course of the public hearing should 
note that the transcript of the hearing has been posted on the 
Commission's Web site, www.cftc.gov, in Comment File Number: 06-002.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20581, attention: Office of the Secretariat. Comments may be sent by 
facsimile transmission to 202-418-5521 or, by e-mail to 
secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be made to ``What Constitutes a 
Board of Trade Located Outside of the United States.'' Comments may 
also be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David P. Van Wagner, Chief Counsel, 
(202) 418-5481, e-mail dvanwagner@cftc.gov; or Duane C. Andresen, 
Special Counsel, (202) 418-5492, e-mail dandresen@cftc.gov; Division of 
Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 
Center, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 10, 2006 by the Commission.
Eileen A. Donovan,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E6-11120 Filed 7-13-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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