(GZ), European Argus Gasoline Crack Spread Swap Contract (RG), European Platts Gasoline MED Crack

Spread Swap (EP), European Naphtha Crack Spread Swap (EN), 3.5% Fuel Oil Rdam Crack Spread (FO),

1% Fuel Oil NWE Crack Spread Swap Contract (Fl) and the 3.5% Fuel Oil FOB MED Crack Spread Swap

Contract (FL)

Brent Bullet Swap Contract (BN) (also includes the Brent Crude leg of the NYMEX Brent-WTI Bullet Swap 2,000
Contract (WN) contracts

NYMEX Brent-WT! Bullet Swap Contract

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in the Light Sweet
Crude Oil contract and the Brent Bullet Swap Contract (BN) as indicated in Subsection |. above.

Petroleum Product Futures Contracts — New York Harbor (also includes NYMEX miNY Unleaded Gasoline 4,000
Futures Contract, Unleaded Gasoline Average Price Option, New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline Look- co ntracts
Alike Option, and NYMEX Unleaded Gasoline Option Contract)

New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) ) {also includes the RBOB Calendar Swap, RBOB Bullet

Swap Contract, the RBOB leq of the RBOB Crack Spread Swap, the RBOB leg of the RBOB Up-Down 1.000 ts

Calendar Swap Contract and the RBOB leg of the RBOB vs. Heating Oil Swap Contract)

New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil (also includes NYMEX miNY Heating Oil Futures Contract, NY Harbor

Calendar Swap, Heating Oil Average Price Option, New York Harbor Heating Oil Look-Alike Option, the

Heating Oil leg of the Heating Oil Arb Swap: NYMEX Heating Oil v. Rdam Gasoil (HA), aad Heating Oil

Option Contract and the Heating Oil leg of the RBOB vs. Heating Oi] Swap Contract) 1,000
contracts

(Remainder of Section |, Sections II and II are unchanged.)

IV. Futures Contracts Listed for Trading Only on NYMEX
ClearPortTM Trading and Listed for Clearing of Off-
Exchange Transactions Through NYMEX ClearPortTM”

Clearing
Net Futures or
Futures-
Cash-Settled Contracts Equivalent
Expiration

Position Limits _

Cash-Settled Crude Oil and Crude Oil! Products

Freight Route TC1 Swap 1,000 contracts
Freight Route TC4 Swap 500 contracts

Freight Route TC5 Swap 1,000 contracts
Freight Route TC2 Swap 500 contracts

Freight Route TD3 Swap 2,500 contracts
Freight Route TD5 Swap 2,500 contracts
Freight Route TD7 Swap 1,000 contracts
Freight Route TD9 Swap 1,000 contracts
Freight Route TD10D Swap 1,000 contracts

NYMEX WTI Calendar Swap Contract

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in
the Light Sweet Crude Oil contract.

NYMEX WTI-Brent Spread Calendar Swap .

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in


Positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract as

indicated in Subsection |. above.

RBOB Up-Down Calendar Swap Contract

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with
Positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract as

indicated in Subsection |. above.

RBOB vs. Heating Oil Swap Contract
Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with

Positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract and the
New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil contract_as indicated in Subsection |. above.

(Remainder of Section IV. Cash Settled Crude Oil and Crude Products is unchanged,
With the exception of housekeeping to the following contracts:

European 3.5% Fuel Oil Rotterdam Calendar Swap Contract (also includes the 3.5%
NWE Fuel Oil leg of the 3.5% Fuel Oil Rdam Crack Spread Swap (FO), and the 3.5%
Fuel Oil (Rdam) leg of the 3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) V. 3.5% FOB MED Spread Swap {FX}
{FK)

European 3.5% Fuel Oil MED (Mediterranean) Calendar Swap (also includes the 3.5%
FOB MED leg of the3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) V. 3.5% FOB MED Spread Swap {FX} (FK) 1,500 contracts
and the 3.5% MED leg of the 3.5% Fuel Oil FOB MED Crack Spread Contract (FL)

1,500 contracts

3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) V. 3.5% FOB MED Spread Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, the 3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) leg of the 3.5% Fuel Oil
(Rdam) V. 3.5% FOB MED Spread Swap (FX) (FK) is aggregated with the European
3.5% Fuel Oil Rotterdam Calendar Swap Contract (UV) and the 3.5% FOB MED leg of
the 3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) V. 3.5% FOB MED Spread Swap

1s aggregated with positions in the European 3.5 Fuel Oil MED (Mediterranean) Calendar
Swap Contract (UI) as indicated in Subsection IV. above.

(Remainder of the Rule is unchanged.)

[ J

9.27 Expiration and Current Delivery Month Position Limits or Position Accountability

Paragraphs (A) and (B) are unchanged.

Futures Contracts

Net Futures
or
Futures-
1. Futures Contracts Listed for Open Outcry Trading Equivalent
Expiration
Position
Limits
Light “Sweet” Crude Oil Futures Contract (also includes NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil Mini Futures
Contract, NYMEX WTI Calendar Swap Contract, WTI-Brent Crude Oil Spread Calendar Swap Futures,
NYMEX WTI Average Price Option, WTI Crude Oil Look-Alike Option, Crude Oil Option Contract, WTI legs 2,000
of the WT! Bullet Swap contract (WS), WTI-Brent (ICE) Bullet Swap Contract (BY), the WTI leg of the contracts
NYMEX Brent-WTI Bullet Swap Contract (WN), and WTI-Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap (BK) and the WTI leq
of the RBOB Crack Spread Swap)
Brent Bullet Swap Contract (BB) (also includes ICE Brent Crude legs of the Dated to Frontline Brent Swap
(FY), WTI-Brent (ICE) Bullet Swap Contract (BY), WTI-Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap (BK), Brent (ICE)
Calendar Swap Contract (CY), Brent- Dubai Swap Contract (DB), European Gasoil Crack Spread Swap

2,000
contracts


the Light Sweet Crude Oil contract.
WTI - Bow River Swap 1,000 contracts
New York Harbor Gasoline Calendar Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in
the New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline futures contract.

RBOB Crack Spread Swap
Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with

positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract and the
Light “Sweet” Crude Oil Futures Contract_as indicated in Subsection |. above.

RBOB Calendar Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with
Positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract as
indicated in Subsection |. above.

RBOB Bullet Swap Contract
Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with

positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract as
indicated in Subsection |. above.

RBOB Up-Down Calendar Swap Contract

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with
po: ns in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract as

indicated in Subsection |. above.

RBOB vs. Heating Oil Swap Contract

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with
Positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract and the

New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil contract_as indicated in Subsection |. above.

(Remainder of Section lV. Cash Settled Crude Oil and Crude Oil Products is
Unchanged, except for housekeeping for the following contracts:

European 3.5% Fuel Oil Rotterdam Calendar Swap Calendar Swap Contract (also

includes the 3.5% NWE Fuel Oil leg of the 3.5% Fuel Oil Rdam Crack Spread Swap (FO) 150 contracts
and the 3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) leg of the 3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) V. 3.5% FOB MED

Spread Swap (FX) (FK)

European 3.5% Fuel Oi! MED Calendar Swap (Mediterranean) includes the 3.5% FOB

MED leg of the3.5% Fuel Oil (Rdam) V. 3.5% FOB MED Spread Swap {FX} (FK) and the 150 contracts
3.5% MED leg of the 3.5% Fuel Oil FOB MED Crack Spread Contract (FL)

European Gasoil 0.2 CIF NWE vs. Gasoil Futures Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in

the European Gasoil 0.2 NWE (Northwest Europe Calendar Swap Contract Centraet and

the Gasoil Calendar Swap (GX) as indicated in Subsection IV. above.

(Remainder of the Rule is unchanged.)

9.34 Reporting Levels

(A) The quantities fixed for the purposes of filing a report under Rule 9.33 are:

Commodity (Section is unchanged.)


April 20, 2006

Via E-Mail

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: Rule Certification. NYMEX Submission 06.49: Notification of
Amendments to NYMEX Rules 9.26, 9.27, and 9.34 for Five New
New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) Swap Contracts. <

Dear Ms. Jean Webb:

The New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX" or the "Exchange") is notifying the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) of amendments to
NYMEX Rules 9.26, All Month/Any One Month Position Accountability; 9.27, Expiration and
Current Delivery Month Position Limits or Position Accountability; and 9.34, Reporting Levels.

Effective on April 24, 2006, these amendments include the addition of position limits,
accountability levels, and reporting levels for five new New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock
(RBOB) Swap Contracts. Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“Act”)
and CFTC Rule 40.6, the Exchange hereby certifies that the attached rule amendments comply
with the Act, including regulations under the Act.

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact Anthony V.
Densieski, Senior Director, Market Surveillance, at (212) 299-2881, or Nicholas G. Galati,
Director, Market Surveillance, at (212) 299-2920.

Very truly yours,

Thomas LaSala
Senior Vice President
Compliance and Risk Management
ce: Brian Regan
Nancy Minett



Futures Contracts listed for Trading Only on NYMEX ClearPort(sm) Trading
and also Listed for Clearing of Off-Exchange Transactions Through NYMEX
ClearPort(sm) Clearing

(New contracts inserted as follows:)

New York Harbor Gasoline Calendar Swap 150 contracts
RBOB Crack Spread Swap 25 contracts
RBOB Calendar Swap 25 contracts
RBOB Bullet Swap Contract 25 contracts
RBOB Up-Down Calendar Swap Contract 25 contracts
RBOB vs. Heating Oi! Swap Contract 25 contracts
New York Harbor Heating Oil Calendar Swap 250 contracts

(Remainder of the Rule is unchanged.)



Amendments to NYMEX Rule 9.26, 9.27 and 9.34
(Strikethroughs in bold indicate deletions; underlining in bold indicate additions.)

9.26 All Month/Any One Month Position Accountability
Paragraphs (A) through (D) are unchanged. C)

(D) Except as provided in Rule 9.27, the any one month/all month position accountability levels for each futures contract
traded on the Exchange are:

Net Futures or
Futures-
Equivalent
Position
Accountability

1. Futures Contracts Listed for Open Outcry Trading Levels

Light “Sweet” Crude Oil Futures Contract (also includes NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil

Mini Futures Contract, NYMEX WTI Calendar Swap Contract, WTI-Brent Crude Oil

Spread Calendar Swap Futures, NYMEX WTI Average Price Option, WTI Crude Oil

Look-Alike Option, Crude Oil Option Contract, WTI legs of the WTI Bullet Swap contract 20,000 contracts

(WS), WTI-Brent (ICE) Bullet Swap Contract (BY), the WTI leg of the NYMEX Brent-WTI

Bullet Swap Contract (WN), and WTI-Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap (BK) and the WTI leq

of the RBOB Crack Spread Swap)

Brent Bullet Swap Contract (BB) (also includes ICE Brent Crude legs of the Dated to
Frontline Brent Swap (FY), WTI-Brent (ICE) Bullet Swap Contract (BY), WTI-Brent (ICE)
Calendar Swap (BK), Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap Contract (CY), Brent- Dubai Swap
Contract (DB), European Gasoil Crack Spread Swap (GZ), European Argus Gasoline
Crack Spread Swap Contract (RG), European Platts Gasoline MED Crack Spread Swap
(EP), European Naphtha Crack Spread Swap (EN), 3.5% Fuel Oil Rdam Crack Spread
(FO), 1% Fuel Oil NWE Crack Spread Swap Contract (Fl) and the 3.5% Fuel Oil FOB
MED Crack Spread Swap Contract (FL)

Brent Builet Swap Contract (BN) (also includes the Brent Crude leg of the NYMEX Brent-
WTI Bullet Swap Contract (WN)

Petroleum Product Futures Contracts — New York Harbor (also includes NYMEX miNY
Unleaded Gasoline Futures Contract, Unleaded Gasoline Average Price Option, New
York Harbor Unieaded Gasoline Look-Alike Option, and NYMEX Unleaded Gasoline
Option Contract)

New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) (also includes the RBOB Calendar
Swap, RBOB Bullet Swap Contract, the RBOB leg of the RBOB Crack Spread Swap, 7,000 contracts
the RBOB leg of the RBOB Up-Down Calendar Swap Contract and the RBOB leg of '

the RBOB vs. Heating Oil Swap Contract)

New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil (also includes NYMEX miNY Heating Oil Futures
Contract, NY Harbor Calendar Swap, Heating Oil Average Price Option, New York
Harbor Heating Oil Look-Alike Option, the Heating Oil leg of the Heating Oil Arb Swap:
NYMEX Heating Oil v. Rdam Gasoil (HA), and Heating Oil Option Contract) and the
Heating Oil leg of the RBOB vs. Heating Oil Swap Contract)

20,000 contracts

20,000 contracts

7,000 contracts

7,000 contracts

Natural Gas Futures Contract (also includes NYMEX Natural Gas Mini Futures Contract,
Henry Hub Swap Futures Contract, Henry Hub Natural Gas Penultimate Swap Futures 12,000 contracts
Contract, Natural Gas Look-Alike Option, and NYMEX Natural Gas Option Contract)

Liquefied Propane Gas 1,500 contracts
Palladium 1,000 contracts
Platinum 1,500 contracts
Central Appalachian Coal 5,000 conitracts
SO Emissions Allowance 2,500 contracts

NOX Emissions Allowance 2,500 contracts



Banked NOX Emissions Allowance

One-Year Forward NOX Emissions Allowance Futures Contract
Two-Year Forward NOX Emissions Allowance Futures Contract
Three-Year Forward NOX Emissions Allowance Futures Contract

The Position Accountability levels for the PJM Calendar Month LMP Swap,

PJM Calendar Week LMP Swap and the PJM Calendar Day Ahead LMP.
Swap shall be 5,000 contracts in the aggregate.

(Sections II and II! are unchanged.)

IV. Futures Contracts Listed for Trading Only on NYMEX
ClearPortTM Trading and also Listed for Clearing of Off-Exchange
Transactions Through NYMEX CleartPort®TM” Clearing

Cash-Settled Crude Oil and Crude Products

NYMEX WTI Calendar Swap Contract

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in

the Light Sweet Crude Oil contract as indicated in Subsection |. above.
NYMEX WTI-Brent Spread Calendar Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in

The Light Sweet Crude Oil contract as indicated in Subsection I. above.
NYMEX Brent Calendar Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in

The Light Sweet Crude Oil contract as indicated in Subsection |. above.

Dated Brent Calendar Swap (also includes the Dated Brent leg of the Dated to Frontline

Brent Swap (FY))

Dubai Crude Oil Calendar Swap (Platts) Contract (also includes the Dubai leg of the

Brent-Dubai Swap Contract (DB))
U.S. Gulf Coast Uni 87 Crack Spread Calendar

U.S. Gulf Coast No. 2 Crack Spread Calendar
Un! 87 Up-Down Spread Calendar Swap

No. 2 Up-Down Spread Calendar Swap
WTI-Bow River Swap

New York Harbor Gasoline Calendar Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with positions in
the New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline futures as indicated in Subsection |. above.

RBOB Crack Spread Swap

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with

positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract and the

Light “Sweet” Crude Oil Futures Contract_as indicated in Subsection I. above.

RBOB Calendar Sway

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with

positions in the New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) contract as

indicated in Subsection I. above.

RBOB Bullet Swap Contract

Note: For purposes of this rule, positions in this contract are aggregated with

2,500 contracts
2,500 contracts
2,500 contracts
2,500 contracts

Net Futures
or Futures-
Equivalent
Position
Accountability
Levels

5,000 contracts

10,000 contracts

10,000 contracts
10,000 contracts
10,000 contracts
10,000 contracts
10,000 contracts