December 16, 2005

SELLS Fil & 38
Via E-Mail
GPC. GF A i.2 SEC
Office of the Secretariat
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: Rule Certification. NYMEX Submission 05.218: Notification of
Amendments to NYMEX Division Rules 9.26, 9.27 and 9.34.

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.

The amendments remove the NYMEX Brent Crude Oil and Northwest Europe Gasoil
contracts from NYMEX Division Rules 9.26 and 9.27 for purposes of positions limits and
accountability levels. The amendments correspond with similar action taken by NYMEX Europe
Limited (“NEL”). Exchange Notice No. 05-345 dated August 26, 2005, announced the migration
of these contracts from the NYMEX trading facility in Dublin to NEL in London. Further,
NYMEX was granted an order to allow for clearing of these contracts in 2005. NEL received
Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) recognition as a U.K. investment exchange on September
5, 2005. Brent Crude Oil futures and options and Northwest Europe Gasoil futures began trading
in London on September 12, 2005. Additionally, the amendment to the reporting level under
NYMEX Division Rule 9.34 removes the “NYMEX” designation for the Brent contract as a
matter of housekeeping, as this is no longer a “NYMEX” contract. These amendments will be
effective Tuesday, December 20, 2005. Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange
Act (“Act”) and CFTC Rule 40.6, the Exchange hereby certifies that the attached rule
amendment complies with the Act, including regulations under the Act.

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact me at (212)
299-2940.

Very truly yours,

Nancy M. Minett
Vice President, Compliance
ce: Thomas LaSala
Brian Regan


(Bold and underlined indicates additions; strikethroughs indicate deletions.)

NYMEX Rule 9.26, All Month/Any One Month Position Accountability
Sections (A) through (C) remain unchanged.

({D) I. Futures Contracts Listed for Open Outcry Trading Net Futures or Futures-Equivalent
Position Accountability Level

Light Sweet Crude Oil (also includes WTI Calendar Swap, NYMEX

WTI-Brent Spread Calendar Swap, Crude Oil Average Price Options

and Crude Oil Look-Alike Options) 20,000 contracts
NYMEX.B: Crude-Oil-also includes NYMEXANTLB:

Spread Calendar Swap_and NYMEX Brent CalendarSwap) 20,000 contracts.
New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline (also includes Unleaded Gasoline

Average Price Options and Unleaded Gasoline Look-Alike Options) 7,000 contracts
New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) 7,000 contracts
New York Heating Oil (also includes NY Harbor Calendar Swap, Heating

Oil Average Price Options and Heating Oil Look-Alike Options) 7,000 contracts
Northwest Europe Gasoil 7,000 contracts.
Natural Gas (also includes Henry Hub Swap, Henry Hub Natural Gas

Penultimate Swap and Natural Gas Look-Alike Options) 12,000 contracts

(Remainder of Sections | through IV. Cash-Settled Natural Gas
Products are unchanged.)

Option Contract Gross Option Quadrant Position Accountability Levels

Crude Oil Light Sweet 40,000 contracts
NYMEX Bront Crude Git 40,000-contracts
N.Y. Heating Oil 20,000 contracts
N.Y. Harbor Unleaded Gasoline 20,000 contracts

(Remainder of Rule 9.26 is unchanged.)

NYMEX Rule 9.27, Expiration and Current Delivery Month Position Limits or Position Accountability
Paragraphs (A) and (B) remain unchanged.

Net Futures or Futures-Equivalent
|. Futures Contracts Listed for Open Outcry Trading Expiration Position Limits

Light, Sweet Crude Oil (also includes WT! Calendar Swap, NYMEX
WTI-Brent Spread Calendar Swap, Crude Oil Average Price
Options, and WTI Crude Oil Look-Alike Options) 2,000 contracts

New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline (also includes NY Harbor
Calendar Swap, Unleaded Gasoline Average Price Options, and
New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline Look-Alike Options) 1,000 contracts

New York Harbor Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) 1,000 contracts
New York Heating Oil (also includes NY Harbor Calendar Swap,
Heating Oil Average Price Options, and New York Harbor Heating


Oil Look-Alike Options) 1,000 contracts

Northwest Europe Gasol! 4,000 contracts.
* Natural Gas (also includes Henry Hub Swap, Henry Hub Natural Gas

Penultimate Swap and Natural Gas Look-Alike Option Contracts) 1,000 contracts
(Remainder of Rule 9.27 is unchanged.)

NYMEX Rule, 9.34 Reporting Levels

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

Commodity

Crude Oil Light Sweet 350 contracts
NY¥MEX Brent Crude Oil 350 contracts
PJM Calendar-Month-LMP Swap (PJM Interconnection, LLC) 1 contract

(Remainder of Rule 9.34 is unchanged.)