SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 22-421

Organization: Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”)

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 10/04/22 Filing Description: Weekly Notification of Amendments 

Related to Product Terms and Conditions (Week of September 26, 2022)

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Organization Rules and Rule Amendments 

Certification § 40.6(a)

Approval § 40.5(a)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Advance Notice of SIDCO Rule Change § 40.10(a)

SIDCO Emergency Rule Change § 40.10(h)

Rule Numbers:

New Product Please note only ONE product per Submission.

Certification § 40.2(a) 

Certification Security Futures § 41.23(a)

Certification Swap Class § 40.2(d)

Approval § 40.3(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.23(b)

Novel Derivative Product Notification § 40.12(a)

Swap Submission § 39.5

Official Product Name: 

Product Terms and Conditions (product related Rules and Rule Amendments)

Certification § 40.6(a) 

Certification Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.6(a)

Certification Security Futures § 41.24(a)

Delisting (No Open Interest) § 40.6(a) 

Approval § 40.5(a)

Approval Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.5(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.24(c)

Approval Amendments to enumerated agricultural products § 40.4(a), § 40.5(a)

“Non-Material Agricultural Rule Change” § 40.4(b)(5)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Official Name(s) of Product(s) Affected: See filing.

Rule Numbers: See filing. 
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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

October 4, 2022

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: CFTC Regulation 40.6(d) Notification. Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX” or 

“Exchange”) Weekly Notification of Amendments Related to Product Terms and 

Conditions.

COMEX Submission No. 22-421

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

Pursuant to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) Regulation 40.6(d), the 

Exchange submits this weekly notification of the following amendments related to product terms and 

conditions made effective during the week of September 26, 2022. 

Effective October 1, 2022, Tucson Port Authority, LLC implemented new rates in connection with the 

storage and withdrawal of copper at its Tucson, AZ facility. The new rates reflect the maximum amount of 

fees that can be charged. The marketplace was alerted of the changes via MKR #06-22-22, which is 

attached hereto as Exhibit A.

In accordance with the changes above, the Exchange updated the COMEX Rulebook Chapter 7 “Service 

Providers” spreadsheet (“Spreadsheet”). The Spreadsheet is attached under separate cover, in blackline 

format, as Exhibit B.

If you require any additional information, please contact the undersigned at (212) 299-2200 or via e-mail at 

CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Attachments: Exhibit A – MKR #06-22-22

Exhibit B – COMEX Rulebook Chapter 7 – Service Providers (attached under separate 

cover) (blackline format)
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Exhibit A

DATE: June 22, 2022

MKR#: 06-22-22

SUBJECT: Storage and Handling Rate Changes for Tucson Port Authority, LLC

Tucson Port Authority, LLC, a COMEX Warehouse for the storage and delivery of copper deliverable 

against the Exchange’s Copper futures contract, will implement new rates in connection with the storage 

and withdrawal of copper at its facility located in Tucson, AZ. The new rates, presented below, reflect the 

maximum amount of fees that can be charged.

In accordance with Exchange rules, the new rate schedule will become effective on October 1, 2022. 

New Storage Rates

RATES AND CHARGES FOR COPPER AT TUCSON, AZ

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be notified of the rate changes during the week 

of October 3, 2022, via the weekly notification procedures set out in Part 40 of the CFTC Regulations.

Please refer questions of this subject to:

Market Surveillance

Terry Gehring Terry.Gehring@cmegroup.com (312) 435-3644

Monthly storage charge per short ton $12.25

Minimum storage charge per month for less than one lot (partial 

lots) $40.00

Inbound handling per short ton (truck & rail)

Outbound handling to truck per short ton (FOT) $50.00

Outbound handling to rail car per short ton (FOR) $50.00

Outbound handling to container per short ton (FIC) $50.00

Outbound handling to flatbed per short ton (FIF) $50.00

Weighing charges per short ton $4.00

Facility receipt (issue & replacement) $75.00

Bill of lading $20.00

Blocking and bracing per short ton (truck) $9.00

Blocking and bracing per short ton (rail car) $10.00

Blocking and bracing per short ton (container) $9.00

Additional labor per man hour $85.00

Restocking fee per short ton for cancelled/changed orders $4.00

Cancellation charge per shipment cancelled $100.00
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Exhibit B

COMEX Rulebook

Chapter 7

“Service Providers”

(additions underlined, deletions overstruck)

(attached under separate cover)