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because of the nature of a competitive

marketplace, ‘‘commission and

brokerage rates will fall to one half of

their current levels,’’ although ‘‘the

extent and rate of decline cannot be

estimated with precision.’’ Moreover,

‘‘the users’ all-in costs will be

sufficiently reduced by the anticipated

improvements in liquidity to more than

offset any increases in commission and

brokerage payments that may occur.’’

The Division specifically requests

comment with regard to the CME

proposal to apply the proposed

amendments to the S&P 500 futures and

option contracts to currently listed

contract months. In addition, the

Division requests comment on the

proposal to double the minimum tick in

the S&P 500 futures and futures option

contracts to 0.10 index point, and the

proposal to increase the minimum tick

in the E-Mini S&P 500 futures and

option contracts to 0.25 index point.

Copies of the proposed amendments

will be available for inspection at the

Office of the Secretariat, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st

Street, 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 CME

in support of the proposals may be

available upon request pursuant to the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552) and the Commission’s regulations

thereunder (17 C.F.R. part 145 (1987)),

except to the extent they are entitled to

confidential treatment as set forth in 17

C.F.R. 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

C.F.R. 145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed amendments, or with respect

to other materials submitted by the CME

should send such comments to Jean A.

Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20581 by the

specified date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 8,

1997.

John Mielke,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–21520 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of the NYMEX for

Designation as a Contract Market in

Futures and Options on the Hong

Kong Stock Index

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of terms

and conditions of proposed commodity

futures and option contracts.

SUMMARY: The New York Mercantile

(NYMEX or Exchange) applied for

designation as a contract market in

futures and futures options on the Hong

Kong stock index. Comment on the

proposed contracts was requested in a

Federal Register notice dated November

19, 1996 (61 FR 58864). 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, in this

instance, an additional period for public

comment on the NYMEX’s proposals is

warranted.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and commends to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521, or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the NYMEX Hong Kong stock

index futures and options.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Please contact Thomas Leahy of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW., Washington, 20581,

telephone (202) 418–5278. Facsimile

number: (202) 418–5527. Electronic

mail: tleahy@cftc.gov

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, 21st Street NW., Washington,

DC 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–

5100.

Other materials submitted by the

NYMEX 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

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 NYMEX should send such

comments to Jean A. Webb, Secretary,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581

by the specified date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 8,

1997.

John R. Mielke,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–21519 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Board of Visitors Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense

Acquisition University.

ACTION: Board of Visitors Meeting.

SUMMARY: The next meeting of the

Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

Board of Visitors (BoV) will be held at

the Defense Systems Management

College (DSMC), 9000 Belvoir Road,

Building 184, Fort Belvoir, Virginia on

Wednesday, September 10, 1997 from

0830 until 1600. The purpose of this

meeting is to report back to the BoV on

continuing items of interest and discuss

the DAU distance learning initiatives.

The agenda will include continuing

discussions concerning acquisition

research, development of the continuing

acquisition education policy, and the

development of the DAU distance

learning program plan and schedule.

The meeting is open to the public;

however, because of space limitations,

allocation of seating will be made on a

first-come, first served basis. Persons

desiring to attend the meeting should

call Mrs. Joyce Reniere at (703) 805–

5134.
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Dated: August 8, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate, OSD Federal Liaison Officer,

Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–21432 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Department of Defense Wage

Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to the provisions of section

10 of Public Law 92–463, the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, notice is

hereby given that closed meetings of the

Department of Defense Wage Committee

will be held on September 2, 1997;

September 9, 1997; September 16, 1997;

September 23, 1997; and September 30,

1997; at 10:00 in Room A105, The Nash

Building, 1400 Key Boulevard, Rosslyn,

Virginia.

Under the provisions of section 10(d)

of Public Law 92–463, the Department

of Defense has determined that the

meetings meet the criteria to close

meetings to the public because the

matters to be considered are related to

internal rules and practices of the

Department of Defense and the detailed

wage data to be considered were

obtained from officials of private

establishments with a guarantee that the

data will be held in confidence.

However, members of the public who

may wish to do so are invited to submit

material in writing to the chairman

concerning matters believed to be

deserving of the Committee’s attention.

Additional information concerning

the meetings may be obtained by writing

to the Chairman, Department of Defense

Wage Committee, 4000 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000.

Dated: August 6, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–21433 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Environmental Assessment (EA) and

Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI)

for the Relocation of Military Traffic

Management Command (MTMC)

CONUS Command Headquarters to

Fort Eustis, Virginia

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Pub. L.

101–510, the Defense Base Closure and

Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense

Base Closure and Realignment

Commission recommended the closure

of Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne,

New Jersey, and the Oakland Army

Base, California, and relocation of

MTMC Western Area and MTMC

Eastern Area Headquarters to a location

to be determined by the Army. The U.S.

Army selected Fort Eustis, Virginia, as

the preliminary site.

An Environmental Assessment (EA)

examined the proposed transfer of 472

positions (approximately 35 military

and 437 civilians) to Fort Eustis,

Virginia, and the associated

construction of the administrative

facility. Plans for relocation include

renovating existing space in Buildings

661 and construction of a 34,900 square

foot addition.

MTMC CONUS Command

Headquarters would be the sole

occupant of the unified structure.

Personnel currently working in the

selected building will be permanently

relocated to building 662. It is

anticipated that 139 civilian personnel

will transfer with their positions.

The EA found that no significant

adverse environmental impacts would

occur as a result of the proposed action.

Therefore, based on the analysis found

in the EA, which was incorporated into

the FNSI, it has been determined that

implementation of the proposed action

will not have significant individual or

cumulative impacts on the quality of the

natural or human environment. Because

no significant environmental impacts

will result from implementation of the

proposed action, an Environmental

Impact Statement is not required and

will not be prepared.

DATES: Public comments will be

accepted for 30 days following

publication of this Notice of Availability

before the Army proceeds with the

proposed action.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the EA/FNSI may

be obtained by writing to, and any

inquiries and comments concerning the

same should be addressed to Mr.

Richard Muller, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Norfolk District, ATTN:

CENAO–PL–R, 803 Front Street,

Norfolk, VA 23510–1096.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding this FNSI may be

directed to the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Richard Muller,

at 757–441–7767.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Richard E. Newsome,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health) OASA (I,L&E).

[FR Doc. 97–21441 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Availability for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) on the Disposal and Reuse of

the Former Fitzsimons Army Medical

Center, Now U.S. Army GarrisonFitzsimons (USAG-F), Aurora,

Colorado

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: The proposed action

evaluated by this DEIS is the disposal of

USAG–F, Aurora, Colorado, in

accordance with the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990,

Public Law 101–510. The DEIS

addresses the environmental

consequences of the disposal and

subsequent reuse of the 577-acre

installation except for a 21.8 acre

enclave for the McWhethy Army

Reserve Center.

The DEIS analyzes three disposal

alternatives: (1) The No Action

Alternative, which entails maintaining

the property in caretaker status after

closure; (2) the Encumbered Disposal

Alternative, which entails transferring

the property to future owners with

Army-imposed limitations, or

encumbrances, on the future use of the

property; and (3) the Unencumbered

Disposal Alternative, which entails

transferring the property to future

owners with fewer or no Army-imposed

limitations, or encumbrances, on the

future use of the property. The impacts

of reuse are evaluated in terms of land

use intensities. The Fitzsimons

Redevelopment Authority developed

the reuse alternatives. The resource

areas evaluated for potential impacts by

the proposed action (disposal) and the

secondary action (reuse) include: Land

use; climate; air quality; noise; geology,

soils, and topography; water resources;

infrastructure; regulated substances;

biological resources and ecosystems;

cultural resources; sociological

environment; quality of life; installation

agreements, and permits and regulatory

authorizations.

A public scoping meeting was held at

the Fitzsimons Community Club on

September 25, 1996. Public notices

requesting input and comments from