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transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521, or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the CBT long term inflationindexed U.S. Treasury note futures and

options.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Stephen Sherrod of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581,

telephone 202–418–5277. Facsimile

number: (202) 418–5527. Electronic

mail: ssherrod@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,

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–

5100.

Other materials submitted by the CBT

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 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 terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the CBT, 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 February 5,

1997.

Blake Imel,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–3396 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,

February 26, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C. 9th Fl. Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Enforcement Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–3486 Filed 2–7–97; 11:58 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 10: 30 a.m., Wednesday,

February 12, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C. 9th Fl. Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Rule

enforcement review.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–3487 Filed 2–7–97; 11:58 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Thursday,

February 27, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C. Lobby Level Hearing Room.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Final Rulemaking concerning contract

Market Rule Review Procedures

Revised procedures for Commission review

and approval of applications for Contract

Market Designation and of Exchange Rules

relating to Contract terms and conditionsfinal rules

Application by the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa

Exchange for contract market designation

in Basic Formula Price Milk futures and

the options, including a report on issues

involving the National Cheese Exchange

Update on Commission activities

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Jean A. Webb, 202–418–

5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–3488 Filed 2–7–97; 11:58 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Continued Health Care Benefit

Program (CHCBP) Premium Rate

Change

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Premium rates for the

Department of Defense’s temporary,

transitional health care coverage offered

via the Continued Health Care Benefit

Program (CHCBP) were initially

established in the Fall of 1994. Rates

have not been adjusted since then. A

revision to the rates is necessary in

order for the rates to keep pace with the

increase in expenses incurred in

operating the program. Publication of

the new rates will allow the Department

to change the premium and will also

provide interested beneficiaries with the

cost information necessary to make

informed enrollment decisions.

Therefore, effective May 1, 1997,

CHCBP quarterly premiums will be

increased to the following levels:

Individual—$993; Family—$1,996.

CHCBP premiums will continue to be

reviewed annually by the Office of the

Assistant Secretary of Defense and

announcement of any further revisions

will be published accordingly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Gunther J. Zimmerman, Office of the

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health

Affairs), (703) 695–3331.

ADDRESSES: TRICARE Support Office

(TSO)/Office of the Civilian Health and

Medical Program of the Uniformed

Services (OCHAMPUS), Program

Development Branch; Aurora, Colorado

80045–6900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 30, 1994, a final rule

regarding benefits and operational

issued associated with implementation

of the Continued Health Care Benefit

Program was published (59 FR 49817).

The CHCBP was established by

Congress in section 4408 of the National

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

Year 1993, Public Law 102–484, which

amended title 10, United States Code,

by adding section 1078a. The law

directed the implementation of a

program of temporary continued health

benefits coverage for certain former

beneficiaries of the Department of

Defense, comparable to the health

benefits provided for former civilian

employees of the Federal government.

The statute directed that the benefits

offered by the CHCBP be comparable to

those offered to ‘‘similarly situated’’

former civilian employees of the Federal
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government. As is the case for those

employees, the costs are borne by the

beneficiary who pays the entire

premium charge. Additionally, the

Department of Defense is permitted to

charge up to an additional ten percent

of the premium to cover administrative

expenses. The referenced final rule

indicated that the Department would

annually review the premium rates and

adjust these rates as necessary.

The CHCBP became effective October

1, 1994. Premiums for the CHCBP are

determined by enrollment category. The

CHCBP features two enrollment

categories, which are individual and

family. Initial quarterly premium rates

were established at Individual—$410;

and Family $891.

Initial CHCBP rates were based on the

1994 Mail Handlers Standard rates. The

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

quarterly premium rates for Mail

Handlers Standard increased in 1996

and $622 and $1,390 for Family

coverage. However, the Department

elected not to increase initial CHCBP

fiscal year 1995 premium rates for fiscal

year 1996 to allow for a full year of

operational data to be collected to

enable a thorough utilization review to

be conducted. Operational experience

during fiscal years 1995 and 1996

revealed that the initial premiums have

not been sufficient to cover expenses

incurred in paying CHCBP claims. As

such, the Department has had to

supplement premium funds with

Defense Health Program funding to

cover CHCBP expenses in fiscal year

1995 and 1996. Therefore, the

Department proposes to raise the

premiums for the CHCBP in fiscal year

1997 to the Blue Cross/Blue Shield—

High Option Level (maximum level

allowable under enacting legislation) to

keep pace with the costs incurred and

to reflect the similar increase in FEHBP

plans.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–3243 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Corps of Engineers; Department of the

Army

Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for Long-Term Dredged Material

Management at Grand Haven Harbor,

Michigan

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Detroit District, is evaluating

the environmental impacts of long-term

dredged material management

alternatives for Grand Haven Harbor,

Michigan. The Federal navigation

project at Grand Haven includes an

entrance protected by parallel piers and

revetments at the mouth of the Grand

River, a deep draft channel extending

upstream to Spring Lake, a deep-draft

turning basin, and a shallow-draft river

channel extending 14.5 miles further

upstream. A study has been undertaken

to identify a suitable disposal plan for

dredged material to be removed over the

next 20 years, to maintain the deep-draft

channel. The deep-draft portion of the

project consists of approximately 21⁄2

miles of channel, 300 feet wide, with

depths varying from 23 feet at the

entrance to 21 feet in the remainder of

the channel. Shoaled material dredged

from the outer harbor portion of the

navigation channel (Harbor entrance),

consisting primarily of sand, has

routinely been placed along adjacent

shoreline reaches. Silty sand dredged

from the inner deep-draft harbor was

placed at the Harbor Island Disposal

Facility which is now filled. A LongTerm Dredged Material Management

Plan is being developed for the harbor,

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) is being prepared to evaluate

dredged material disposal alternatives

proposed as part of this plan. Disposal

alternatives under consideration include

open-water placement, upland

placement, and beneficial use of the

material. The no Federal action

alternative, which would allow the

navigation channel to shoal in, will also

be evaluated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the proposed EIS and

dredged material management plan

development can be directed to Mr. Les

E. Weigum, Chief, Environmental

Analysis Branch; Engineering &

Planning Division; U.S. Army Engineer

District, Detroit; P.O. Box 1027; Detroit,

Michigan 48231–1027. Telephone: 313–

226–6752.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grand

Haven Harbor is located at the mouth of

the Grand River, on the eastern shore of

Lake Michigan, in Ottawa County,

Michigan, approximately 30 miles

northwest of Grand Rapids. The tricities of Grand Haven, Spring Lake and

Ferrysburg cluster around the mouth of

the Grand River. Project authority for

Grand Haven Harbors is from the River

and Harbor Act of 1866 and subsequent

acts.

Dredged material management for

Grand Haven Harbor historically has

consisted of two strategies: The outer

harbor material, which is primarily

sand, has been used to nourish adjacent

eroding beaches. Maintenance dredging

of this outer harbor, which includes the

entrance canal from Lake Michigan

through the breakwaters, is projected to

require management of 600,000 cubic

yards of dredged material over the next

20 years. It is proposed that this

material continue to be beneficially

used for nourishment of eroding

beaches in the harbor vicinity.

The inner harbor material, which is

sand with some silt, has historically

been placed at the Harbor Island

disposal facility located adjacent to the

Harbor. Operation practices extended

the life of the Harbor Island facility but

the facility is not at maximum capacity

and is being developed for recreational

use. Maintenance dredging of this inner

harbor portion is projected to require

management of 400,000 cubic yards of

dredged material over the next 20 years.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Detroit District, is currently evaluating

the environmental impacts of long-term

dredged material management

alternatives for dredged material from

the harbor. An Environmental Impact

Statement will be prepared as a

component of a 20-year Dredged

Material Management Plan being

developed for Grand Haven Harbor.

Management alternatives for material

removed form the inner harbor to be

evaluated in the EIS include: placement

in open water of Lake Michigan, upland

placement, and beneficial use of

material. The no Federal action

alternative will also be considered. The

final 20-year management plan for

dredged material may consist of a

combination of alternatives and

beneficial use applications.

The site identified for open water

placement of material from the inner

harbor is located approximately one

mile off shore. The site is an area of

Lake Michigan bottomland,

approximately 1⁄2-mile by 1⁄2-mile,

located about 3⁄4 miles southwest, @

225° azimuth from the harbor south pier

light. The site has sufficient water depth

to prevent significant disturbance of the

dredged material by wind and storm

induced wave action in the lake.

Dredged material would be transported

directly from the dredging operation to

the open water site by floating plant,

hydraulic pipeline, or other similar

methods. The suitability of the dredged

material for open-water placement has

been determined in accordance with the

Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing

and Evaluation Manual (U.S.