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January 4, 2006

Ms. Jean A. Webb

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, NW

Washington, DC 20581

Re: Certification of Amendment to Rule 15107 pursuant to CFTC Regulation §40.6(a). CME Submission
#06-01.

Dear Ms. Webb:

On December 21, 2005 the Exchange approved the following amendment to Rule 15107(additions
underlined, deletions bracketed and overstruck) to be applicable beginning with the listing of February
2007 Frozen Pork Bellies futures on February 24 and effective for belly grading beginning on November
1, 2006:

FROZEN PORK BELLIES FUTURES

FOR ALL CONTRACT MONTHS THROUGH AUGUST 2006

15107. ASSOCIATED COSTS

On all deliveries made on the futures call, the seller must assume storage charges up to 5:00 p.m. on the
second business day after the date of delivery. The proration shall be on the basis of 1/30th of the
prevailing monthly storage rate at the particular warehouse raised to the nearest five cents and multiplied
by the number of days remaining to the next expiration date (all months figured on the basis of 30 days).
{In no case shall handling charges be included in such proration. The storage charges shall be paid in
advance by the person holding the product on storage expiration date and pro rata charges prepaid by
such holder shall be added to and shown on the tender notice.

The cost of USDA Meat Grading Service and all other charges throughout all phases of the sampling
procedure and examination must be paid by the seller; these costs shall include Exchange documentation
and related services such as defrosting (if frozen), examination, refreezing and reglazing or rewrapping
promptly after examination.

FOR ALL CONTRACT MONTHS AFTER AUGUST 2006

15107. ASSOCIATED COSTS

On all deliveries made on the futures cail, the seller must assume storage charges up to 5:00 p.m. on the
second business day after the date of delivery. The proration shall be on the basis of 1/30th of the
prevailing monthly storage rate at the particular warehouse raised to the nearest five cents and multiplied



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by the number of days remaining to the next expiration date (all months figured on the basis of 30 days).
In no case shall handling charges be included in such proration. The storage charges shall be paid in
advance by the person holding the product on storage expiration date and pro rata charges prepaid by
such holder shall be added to and shown on the tender notice.

The actual cost of USDA Meat Grading Service and all other charges throughout all phases of the

sampling procedure and examination must be paid by the [seler} party requesting the grading; these
costs shall include Exchange documentation and related services such as defrosting (if frozen),
examination, refreezing and reglazing or rewrapping promptly after examination.

INTERPRETATIONS & SPECIAL NOTICES RELATING TO CHAPTER 151

FOR ALL CONTRACT MONTHS THROUGH AUGUST 2006

RULE 15107—INTERPRETATION

(Special Executive Report S-1936, February 8, 1988. Amended November 1992)

The following schedule of USDA Meat Grading Service charges shall be payable by the seller to the
Exchange for lots graded for delivery on or after November 1, 1992:

$120 per contract for bellies graded in a warehouse.

$75 per contract for bellies graded in a producer's plant.

The Exchange certifies that this interpretation complies with the Act and rules thereunder.

Please do not hesitate to contact Jack Cook at 312-930-3295 or jcook@cme.com if any questions arise.
Please reference our CME Submission #06-01 on all correspondence for this.

Sincerely,