Proposed Amendments to the Chicago Board of Trade Soybean Oil Futures Contract; Extension of Comment Period

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Proposed Amendments to the Chicago Board of Trade Soybean Oil

Futures Contract; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period for the proposed

amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT or Exchange) has proposed

amendments to the Chicago Board of Trade soybean oil futures contract.

On January 11, 1999, the Commission published a request for public

comment on the proposed amendments for a 30-day comment period ending

on February 10, 1999. The Acting Director of the Division of Economic

Analysis (Division), acting pursuant to the authority delegated by

Commission Regulation 140.96, has determined that extension of the

comment period for an additional fifteen (15) days is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in considering the views of

interested persons, and is consistent with the purposes of the

Commodity Exchange Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 25, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile transmission to facsimile number

(202) 418-5521, or by electronic mail to [email protected]. Reference

should be made to the proposed amendments to the CBT soybean oil

futures contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact John Bird of the

Division of Economic Analysis, Commodity Futures Trading Commission,

Three Lafayette Centre, 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581, telephone

(202) 418-5274. Facsimile number: (202) 418-5527. Electronic mail:

[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acting Director, acting on behalf of the

Commission, has determined to extend the public comment period for the

subject notice. The Division believes that an extension of the comment

period until February 25, 1999 would permit interested parties to fully

evaluate the proposal and to submit comments thereon to the Commission.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 1999.

John R. Mielke,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 99-2754 Filed 2-4-99; 8:45 am]

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