Commodity Futures Trading Commission July 7, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Request To Exempt Certain Over-the-Counter Swaps From Certain of the Requirements Imposed by Commission Regulation 35.2, Pursuant to the Authority in Section 4(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act
Document Number: E8-15274
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-07-07
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is requesting comment on whether to exempt certain over-the-counter (``OTC'') swaps from certain of the requirements otherwise imposed by Commission Regulation 35.2. Specifically, the petitioners request authority to clear certain agricultural swaps. This exemption has been requested by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (``CME''), a registered derivatives clearing organization (``DCO''), and the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (``CBOT''), a designated contract market. Authority for extending this relief is found in Section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'').\1\
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