August 31, 2005

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Via E-Mail

Office of the Secretariat GFC. GF The SECRETARIAT
Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: _ Self-Certification of Notice to NYMEX Members. NYMEX
Submission 05.154: Notification of NYMEX Action in Response
To the EPA’s Announcement Concerning Unleaded Gasoline.

Dear Ms. Jean Webb:

The New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX" or the "Exchange") is self-certifying to
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission” the attached Notice to
Members, which informs NYMEX Members, Member Firms and Clearing Members that the
RVP requirement for September 1 through 15, 2005, as specified in NYMEX Rule 190.03(A)(4),
will not be applicable during this period.

The EPA announced today that it is waiving the Clean Air Act’s and EPA’s requirements
to sell summer gasoline, effective immediately, throughout all fifty states, its territories and the
District of Columbia. In light of this announcement, for September 2005 Unleaded Gasoline
futures deliveries, NYMEX will allow delivery of non-VOC controlled (winter grade) RFG with
a maximum of 13.5 psi RVP during the period of September 1 through September 15. Pursuant
to Section Sc(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“Act”) and CFTC Rule 40.6, the Exchange
hereby certifies that the attached procedure complies with the Act, including regulations under
the Act.

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact Dan Brusstar,
Director, Energy Research, at (212) 299-2604, Anthony V. Densieski, Senior Director, Market
Surveillance, at 299-2881, or me at 299-2897.

Very truly yours,

Thomas F. LaSala
Senior Vice President
Compliance and Risk Management
ce: Christopher Bowen
Brian Regan
Nancy Minett


Notice No. 05-375

August 31, 2005
TO: ALL NYMEX CLEARING MEMBERS
ALL NYMEX MEMBER FIRMS
ALL NYMEX MEMBERS
FROM: James Newsome, President
DATE: August 31, 2005
RE: EPA Announcement Concerning Unleaded Gasoline -- UPDATE

This is a follow up to Notice No. 05- 374 regarding today’s EPA announcement on
unleaded gasoline supplies.

Pursuant to this announcement, the EPA stated that, in order to increase the supply of
gasoline and minimize potential gasoline supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina, EPA is
waiving the Clean Air Act’s and EPA’s requirements to sell summer gasoline, effective
immediately, throughout all fifty states, its territories and the District of Columbia. This waiver
will remain in effect through September 15, 2005.

In light of this announcement, for September 2005 Unleaded Gasoline futures deliveries,
NYMEX will allow delivery of non-VOC controlled (winter grade) RFG with a maximum of
13.5 psi RVP during the period of September | through September 15. °

Consequently, the RVP requirement for September 1 through 15 as specified in NYMEX
Rule 190.03(A)(4) will not be applicable during this period.

Any inquiries regarding this notice should be directed to Thomas LaSala, SVP,
Compliance and Risk Management at 212-299-2897, Dan Brusstar, Director, Energy Research at
212-299-2604 and Anthony Densieski, Senior Director, Market Surveillance, at 212-299-2881.