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BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

Submission No. 23-78

June 2, 2023

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Secretary of the Commission

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, NW

Washington, DC 20581

Re: Weekly Notification of Rule Amendments

Submission Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Act and Regulation 40.6 (d) 

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and 

Commission Regulation 40.6(d), ICE Futures U.S., Inc. (“Exchange”) submits notification to the 

Commission that, during the preceding week, the Exchange amended the names of three futures 

contracts to align the names of the contracts with the contracts’ underlying assessments. 

Specifically, the Exchange made the amendments detailed below to remove Station 65 from the 

contract name, so as not to conflate the assessment underlying the Exchange’s financial gas futures 

with other assessments that reference “Station 65” published by the relevant index provider. The 

amendments were non-substantive in nature and no other amendments were made to the terms and 

conditions of the products. The amendments to the terms and conditions of the products are

provided as Exhibit A. Corresponding amendments were also made to Resolutions 1 and 2 to 

Chapter 18 and the Exchange’s Block Trade FAQ.

Previous Name Amended Name Commodity Code

Transco Station 65 (Zone 3) Basis Future Transco Zone 3 Basis Future STA

Transco Station 65 (Zone 3) Index Future Transco Zone 3 Index Future SIA

Transco Station 65 (Zone 3) Swing Future Transco Zone 3 Swing Future SSA
The Exchange also amended Rule 24.A.015 to correct the contract symbol for the MSCI 

EM ESG Leaders NTR Index Daily Futures Contract. The symbol had been incorrectly listed as 

“DM1” instead of “DMI.” The amendments were non-substantive in nature and no other 

amendments were made to the terms and conditions of the product. The amendments to the terms 

and conditions of the product are provided as Exhibit B.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at 312-836-6745

or at patrick.swartzer@ice.com.

Sincerely,

Patrick Swartzer

Director

Market Regulation

Enc.

cc: Division of Market Oversight

New York Regional Office
Exhibit A

(In the text of the amendments below, additions are shown underscored 

and deletions are bracketed and lined through.)

Rule 18.A.044 Transco [Station 65 (Zone 3)]Zone 3 Basis Future

Contract Description: A monthly cash settled Exchange Futures Contract based upon the mathematical 

result of subtracting the price of the NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Contract, as defined in 

Reference Price B, from the monthly price published by Inside FERC for the location specified in 

Reference Price A.

Contract Symbol: STA

Settlement Method: Cash settlement

Contract Size: 2500 MMBtus

Currency: USD

Minimum Price Fluctuation: The price quotation convention shall be One hundredth of a cent ($0.0001) 

per MMBtu; minimum price fluctuation may vary by trade type. Please see Table in Resolution 1 to this 

Chapter 18.

Listing Cycle: Up to 72 consecutive monthly Contract Periods, or as otherwise determined by the 

Exchange.

Last Trading Day: The last Business Day prior to the first calendar day of the Contract Period

Final Settlement: Reference Price A minus Reference Price B

Reference Price A: NATURAL GAS-TRANSCO (ZONE 3)-INSIDE FERC

a) Description: “NATURAL GAS-TRANSCO (ZONE 3)-INSIDE FERC” means that the price for a

Pricing Date will be that day’s Specified Price per MMBTU of natural gas for delivery on the

Delivery Date, stated in U.S. Dollars, published under the heading “Monthly Bidweek Spot Gas

Prices ($/MMBtu): Louisiana/Southeast: Transco, zone 3: Index” in the issue of Inside FERC that

Reports prices effective on that Pricing Date.

b) Pricing Date: First publication date of Contract Period

c) Specified Price: Index

d) Pricing Calendar: Inside FERC

e) Delivery Date: Contract Period

Reference Price B: NATURAL GAS-NYMEX

a) Description: "NATURAL GAS-NYMEX" means that the price for a Pricing Date will be that day's

Specified Price per MMBtu of natural gas on the NYMEX of the Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures

Contract for the Delivery Date, stated in U.S. Dollars, as made public by the NYMEX on that Pricing Date.

b) Pricing Date: Last scheduled trading day of the NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Contract for 

the Delivery Date

c) Specified Price: Settlement price
d) Pricing Calendar: NYMEX

e) Delivery Date: Contract Period

Final Payment Date: The third Clearing Organization business day following the Last Trading Day
Rule 18.A.090 Transco [Station 65 (Zone 3)]Zone 3 Index Future

Contract Description: A monthly cash settled Exchange Futures Contract based upon the mathematical 

result of subtracting the monthly price published by Inside FERC, as defined in Reference Price B, from 

the average of the daily prices published by Gas Daily, as defined in Reference Price A.

Contract Symbol: SIA

Settlement Method: Cash settlement

Contract Size: 2500 MMBtus

Currency: USD

Minimum Price Fluctuation: The price quotation convention shall be One hundredth of a cent ($0.0001) 

per MMBtu; minimum price fluctuation may vary by trade type. Please see Table in Resolution 1 to this 

Chapter 18.

Listing Cycle: Up to 72 consecutive monthly Contract Periods, or as otherwise determined by the 

Exchange.

Last Trading Day: The last Business Day prior to the first calendar day of the Contract Period

Final Settlement: Average of the Reference Price A prices minus Reference Price B

Reference Price A: NATURAL GAS-LOUISIANA (TRANSCO ZONE 3)-GAS DAILY

a) Description: "NATURAL GAS-LOUISIANA (TRANSCO ZONE 3)-GAS DAILY" means that the price for 

a Pricing Date will be that day's Specified Price per MMBTU of natural gas for delivery on the Delivery 

Date, stated in U.S. Dollars, published under the heading “Daily Price Survey ($/MMBtu): 

Louisiana/Southeast: Transco, zone 3: Midpoint" in the issue of Gas Daily that reports prices effective on 

that Pricing Date.

b) Pricing Date: Each day that prices are reported for the Delivery Date

c) Specified Price: Midpoint

d) Pricing Calendar: Gas Daily

e) Delivery Date: Each calendar day in the Contract Period

Reference Price B: NATURAL GAS-TRANSCO (ZONE 3)-INSIDE FERC

a) Description: "NATURAL GAS-TRANSCO (ZONE 3)-INSIDE FERC" means that the price for a

Pricing Date will be that day's Specified Price per MMBTU of natural gas for delivery on the

Delivery Date, stated in U.S. Dollars, published under the heading “Monthly Bidweek Spot Gas

Prices ($/MMBtu): Louisiana/Southeast: Transco, zone 3: Index" in the issue of Inside FERC that

reports prices effective on that Pricing Date.

b) Pricing Date: First publication date of the Contract Period

c) Specified Price: Index

d) Pricing Calendar: Inside FERC

e) Delivery Date: Contract Period
Final Payment Date: The third Clearing Organization business day following the last Business Day of the

Contract Period
Rule 18.A.131 Transco [Station 65 (Zone 3)]Zone 3 Swing Future

Contract Description: A daily cash settled Exchange Futures Contract based upon the daily price 

published by Gas Daily for the location specified in Reference Price A.

Contract Symbol: SSA

Settlement Method: Cash settlement

Contract Size: 2500 MMBtus

Currency: USD

Minimum Price Fluctuation: The price quotation convention shall be One hundredth of a cent ($0.0001) 

per MMBtu; minimum price fluctuation may vary by trade type. Please see Table in Resolution 1 to this 

Chapter 18.

Listing Cycle: Up to 65 consecutive daily Contract Periods, or as otherwise determined by the 

Exchange.

Last Trading Day: The Business Day prior to the Contract Period

Final Settlement: Reference Price A

Reference Price A: NATURAL GAS-LOUISIANA (TRANSCO ZONE 3)-GAS DAILY

a) Description: "NATURAL GAS-LOUISIANA (TRANSCO ZONE 3)-GAS DAILY" means that the price for 

a Pricing Date will be that day's Specified Price per MMBTU of natural gas for delivery on the Delivery 

Date, stated in U.S. Dollars, published under the heading "Daily price survey ($/MMBtu): LouisianaOnshore South: Transco, zone 3: Midpoint" in the issue of Gas Daily that 

reports prices effective on that Pricing Date.

b) Pricing Date: Each day that prices are reported for the Delivery Date

c) Specified Price: Midpoint

d) Pricing Calendar: Gas Daily

e) Delivery Date: Contract Period

Final Payment Date: The third Clearing Organization business day following the Last Trading Day
Exhibit B

24.A.015 MSCI EM ESG LEADERS NTR INDEX DAILY FUTURES

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Contract Symbol

[DM1]DMI

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