6224 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Notices

[FR Doc. 97–3362 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of the Chicago Board of

Trade as a Contract Market in Long

Term Inflation-Indexed U.S. Treasury

Note Futures and Options Contracts

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity futures and option

contracts.

SUMMARY: The Chicago Board of Trade

(CBT or Exchange) has applied for

designation as a contract market in long

term inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury

note futures and option contracts. The

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 publication

of the proposals for comment is in the

public interest, will assist the

Commission in considering the views of

interested persons, and is consistent

with the purposes of the Commodity

Exchange Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments 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
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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