June 16, 2006

Via E-Mail

Office of the Acting Secretary

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Centre ‘
1155 21st Street, N.W. &
Washington, D.C. 20581 s

Re: Amended Rule Certification. NYMEX Submission 06.77: Notification
of Housekeeping Changes to Chapter 9, Appendix A. °

Dear Ms. Eileen Donovan:

The New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX" or the "Exchange") is notifying the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (““CFTC” or ““Commission”) of housekeeping changes
to Chapter 9, Appendix A.

The housekeeping pertains to changes to the names of several Natural Gas Basis, Index
and Swing Futures Contracts, the RBOB Gasoline Financial and WTI Crude Oil Financial
Contracts subsequent to their initial certification. Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Commodity
Exchange Act (“Act”) and CFTC Rule 40.6, the Exchange hereby certifies that the attached
notification complies with the Act, including regulations under the Act.

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact Thomas LaSala,
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Risk Management, at (212) 299-2897, or the undersigned
at (212) 299-2940.

Very truly yours,

Nancy M. Minett
Vice President
Compliance Department

ce: Thomas LaSala
Brian Regan


(Strikethrough indicates deletions; bold underlining indicates additions.)

Contract Name

Rule

Commodity

AIVAny One Month

Expiration

Reporting |

Chapter

Code

Accountability

Month

Level

Aggregate |

Level

Limit

Into (1)

Aggregate

Into (2)

Rule 9.26

Rule 9.27

Rule 9.34

Canadian

Dawn Natural Gas Basis
Contract (Platts FERC)

808

DW

10,000

2,000

25

DW

Dawn Natural Gas Swing
Contract (Platts Gas Daily)

818

OW

10,000

2,000

25

ow

Dawn Natural Gas Index
Contract (Platt Gas
Daily/Platts IFERC)

814

10,000

2,000

25

East Texas - North
Louisiana

NGPL TexOk Natural Gas
Swing Contract (Platts Gas
Daily)

821

Ox

10,000

1,000

25

Ox

NGPL TexOk Natural Gas
Index Contract (Platt Gas
Daily/Platts IFERC)

814

ol

10,000

1,000

25.

ol

Oklahoma

ANR Oklahoma Natural
Gas Swing Contract (Platts
Gas Daily)

816

sQ

10,000

500

25

SQ

ANR Oklahoma Natural
Gas Index Contract (Platt

Gas Daily/Platts IFERC)

809

10,000

500

25

CenterPoint Natural Gas
Basis Contract (Platts
IFERC)

PW.

10,000

2,000

25

PW.

CenterPoint Natural Gas
‘Swing Contract (Platts Gas
Daily)

817

10,000

2,000

25

CenterPoint Natural Gas
Index Contract (Platt Gas
Daily/Platts IFERC)

810

10,000

2,000

25.

NGPL MidCon Natural Gas
‘Swing Contract (Platts Gas
Daily)

820

10,000

500

25

NGPL MidCon Natural Gas
Index Contract (Platt Gas

Daily/Platts IFERC)

813

10,000

500

25

Others

Demarc Natural Gas Swing
Contract (Platts Gas Daily)

819

oT

10,000

1,000

25

OT

Demarc Natural Gas Index
Contract (Platt Gas
Daily/Platts IFERC)

812

Dt

10,000

1,000

25

oO

Ventura Natural Gas Swing
Contract (Platts Gas Daily)

822

vs.

10,000

2,000

25

vs



Contract Name Rule _| Commodity | AIVAny One Month | Expiration | Reporting
Chapter Code Accountability Month Level Aggregate | Aggregate
Level Limit Into (1) Into (2)
Rule 9.26 Rule 9.27 Rule 9.34
Ventura Natural Gas Index
Contract (Platt Gas
Daily/Platts IFERC) 815 Mi 10,000 2,000 25 vi
Appendix (A), Chapter 9
Reportin
Contract Name Rute_| Commodity | _Atl/Any One Month Expiration 9
Chapter Code Accountability Month Level __| Aggregate | Aggregate
Level Limit Into (1) Into (2)
Rule 9.26 Rule 9.27 Rule 9.34
Petroleum
USA
New York Harbor
RBOB Bullet
Swap Gasoline
Financial Contract 555, RT 7,000. 1,000 25 RB
Cushing,
Oklahoma
WTI Bullet Swap
Crude Oil
Financial Contract 691 WS. 20,000 2,000 25 cL.