7754 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 1997 / Notices

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Malaysia

February 13, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of these limits, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port or call

(202) 927–6712. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limits for certain

categories are being reduced for

carryforward applied in 1996.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 58041, published on

November 12, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

February 13, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on November 4, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textiles and textile products

and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1,

1997 and extends through December 31,

1997.

Effective on February 20, 1997, you are

directed to reduce the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Twelve-month limit 1

336/636 .................... 421,491 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,044,973 dozen.

347/348 .................... 442,861 dozen.

638/639 .................... 433,722 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.97–4168 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Chicago Board of Trade Update of

Petition for Exemption From the Dual

Trading Prohibition in Affected

Contract Markets

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of update of petition for

exemption from the prohibition on dual

trading in affected contract markets.

SUMMARY: Chicago Board of Trade

(‘‘CBT’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) has submitted

an update of its October 25, 1993

petition for exemption from the

prohibition against dual trading in

thirteen contract markets. The Exchange

had re-submitted a corrected petition on

December 2, 1993 and also submitted

March 25, 1994, May 13, 1994 and

August 2, 1994 supplements to add

three more affected markets. Upon

CBT’s request, the Commission

informed the Exchange that it could

submit updated audit trail data by

March 31, 1997. Copies of the entire file,

including any future submissions, will

be available to the public upon request,

except to the extent the Exchange has

requested confidential treatment.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the file are

available from the Office of the

Secretariat, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Reference

should be made to the CBT dual trading

exemption petition file.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rachel Berdansky, Staff Attorney, or

Andrew Baer, Staff Attorney, Division of

Trading and Markets, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581;

telephone: (202) 418–5490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 4j(a)(3) of the Commodity

Exchange Act and Regulation 155.5

thereunder, a board of trade may submit

a petition to the Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) to

exempt any of its affected contract

markets (markets with an average daily

volume of over 8,000 contracts traded

for four consecutive quarters) from the

prohibition against dual trading.

Regulation 155.5(d)(6) authorizes the

Director of the Division of Trading and

Markets to publish notice of each

exemption petition deemed complete

under Regulation 155.5(d) and to make

the petition available to the public as

required by Section 4j(a)(5) of the Act.

CBT originally submitted a petition

for dual trading exemption on October

25, 1993. After the Commission

requested additional information, the

Exchange submitted a corrected petition

on December 2, 1993. That petition was

made available to the public by a notice

of availability published in the Federal

Register on December 22, 1993.

Thereafter, the Exchange submitted

March 25, 1994 and May 13, 1994

supplements plus an August 2, 1994

report.

Pursuant to a request from the

Commission, CBT submitted a dual

trading exemption petition update dated

January 17, 1997 for its contract markets

in wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean meal,

soybean oil, U.S. Treasury Bonds, 10-

Year Treasury Notes, and 5-Year

Treasury Notes futures contracts and its

options on soybeans, corn, U.S.

Treasury Bond futures, 5-Year Treasury

Notes and 10-Year Treasury Notes

futures contracts. Upon CBT’s request,

the Commission informed the Exchange

that it could submit updated audit trail

data by March 31, 1997.

Copies of the file containing all these

materials and any future submissions,

except to the extent the Exchange has

requested confidential treatment in

accordance with 17 CFR 145.9, are

available for inspection at the

Commission’s Office of the Secretariat,

1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
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20581, and may be obtained by mail at

that address or by telephone at (202)

418–5100.

Petition materials subject to CBT’s

request for confidential treatment 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), 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 FOI, Privacy and

Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the

Office of the Secretariat at the above

address in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

The CBT timely submitted its original

petition before October 26, 1993, the

effective date of the dual trading

prohibition. Therefore, application of

the prohibition against the contract

markets covered by the petition has

been suspended in accordance with

Commission Regulation 155.5(d)(5) and

will remain suspended until the petition

is acted upon.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12,

1997.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4165 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Update

of Petition for Exemption From the

Dual Trading Prohibition in Affected

Contract Markets

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of update of petition for

exemption from the prohibition on dual

trading in affected contract markets.

SUMMARY: Chicago Mercantile Exchange

(‘‘CME’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) has submitted

an update of its October 22, 1993

petition for exemption from the

prohibition against dual trading in eight

contract markets. The Exchange had resubmitted a corrected petition on

December 2, 1993. Upon CME’s request,

the Commission informed the Exchange

that it could submit updated audit trail

data by March 31, 1997. Copies of the

entire file, including any future

submissions, will be available to the

public upon request, except to the

extent the Exchange has requested

confidential treatment.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the file are

available from the Office of the

Secretariat, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Reference

should be made to the CME dual trading

exemption petition file.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shauna Turnbull, Special Counsel, or

Evan Davis, Staff Attorney, Division of

Trading and Markets, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581;

telephone: (202) 418–5490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 4j(a)(3) of the Commodity

Exchange Act and Regulation 155.5

thereunder, a board of trade may submit

a petition to the Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) to

exempt any of its affected contract

markets (markets with an average daily

volume of over 8,000 contracts traded

for four consecutive quarters) from the

prohibition against dual trading.

Regulation 155.5(d)(6) authorizes the

Director of the Division of Trading and

Markets to publish notice of each

exemption petition deemed complete

under Regulation 155.5(d) and to make

the petition available to the public as

required by Section 4j(a)(5) of the Act.

CME originally submitted a petition

for dual trading exemption on October

22, 1993. After the Commission

requested additional information, the

Exchange submitted a corrected petition

on December 2, 1993. That petition was

made available to the public by a notice

of availability published in the Federal

Register on December 22, 1993.

Pursuant to a request from the

Commission, CME submitted a dual

trading exemption petition update dated

January 21, 1997 for its contract markets

in Deutsche Mark, Eurodollar, Japanese

Yen, Live Cattle, Standard & Poor’s 500,

and Swiss Franc futures contracts, and

options on Eurodollar and Standard &

Poor’s 500 futures contracts. Upon

CME’s request, the Commission

informed the Exchange that it could

submit updated audit trail data by

March 31, 1997.

Copies of the file containing all these

materials and any future submissions,

except to the extent the Exchange has

requested confidential treatment in

accordance with 17 CFR 145.9, are

available for inspection at the

Commission’s Office of the Secretariat,

1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC

20581, and may be obtained by mail at

that address or by telephone at (202)

418–5100.

Petition materials subject to CME’s

request for confidential treatment 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), 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 FOI, Privacy and

Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the

Office of the Secretariat at the above

address in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

The CME timely submitted its original

petition before October 26, 1993, the

effective date of the dual trading

prohibition. Therefore, application of

the prohibition against the contract

markets covered by the petition has

been suspended in accordance with

Commission Regulation 155.5(d)(5) and

will remain suspended until the petition

is acted upon.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12,

1997.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4164 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

New York Cotton Exchange Petition for

Exemption From the Dual Trading

Prohibition in an Affected Contract

Market

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption

from the prohibition on dual trading in

an affected contract market.

SUMMARY: New York Cotton Exchange

(‘‘NYCE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) submitted a

petition for exemption from the

prohibition against dual trading in one

contract market on September 28, 1995.

The Exchange submitted a supplement

to its original petition, which the

Commission received on November 21,

1995. The Commission has initiated an

audit trail test. NYCE will be given an

opportunity to update its petition.

Copies of the entire file, including the

eventual results of the audit trail test

and any future submissions, will be

available to the public upon request,

except to the extent the Exchange has

requested confidential treatment.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the file containing

all these materials, the eventual retest

results and any future submissions are

available from the Office of the

Secretariat, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Reference

should be made to the NYCE dual

trading exemption petition file.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Duane Andresen, Special Counsel,

Division of Trading and Markets,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW,