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[Federal Register: April 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 64)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

17 CFR Parts 140 and 145

Corrections to Regional Office Information

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'') is amending its regulations to delete references to the Minneapolis office, which was closed as of December 31, 2006, and to update the address of the Southwestern regional office.

DATES: Effective April 4, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Yochum, Deputy Executive

Director, at (202) 418-5157, Office of the Executive Director,

Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st

St., NW., Washington DC 20581; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission Rule 140.2 describes the

organization and location of the Commission's regional offices in New

York, Chicago, and Kansas City (the Eastern, Central, and Southwestern

regional offices). As of December 31, 2006, the Commission closed the

Minneapolis sub-office of the Southwestern regional office. In

addition, the Kansas City office moved to a new location in September

2004. The Commission is therefore amending Rule 140.2 to delete the

reference to the Minneapolis office and to reflect the new address of

the Southwestern regional office. There is no change to the states

covered by the Southwestern region. The Commission is also replacing

the term ``regional director'' with ``regional coordinator'' to reflect

the term used by the Commission to describe the head of each regional

office.

In addition, the Commission is amending the list of addresses

provided in Rule 145.6, which instructs members of the public on where

to direct requests for public records, to remove the reference to the

Minneapolis office and to update the Kansas City address.

List of Subjects

17 CFR Part 140

Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and

functions (Government agencies).

17 CFR Part 145

Confidential business information, Freedom of Information.

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Accordingly, 17 CFR parts 140 and 145 are amended as follows:

PART 140--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES OF THE COMMISSION

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1. The authority citation for part 140 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2 and 12a.

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2. Section 140.2 is amended by revising the section heading, the

introductory text, and paragraph (c) to read as follows:

Sec. 140.2 Regional Office-Regional Coordinators.

Each of the Regional offices described herein functions as set

forth in this section under the direction of a Regional Coordinator

who, as a collateral duty, oversees the administration of the office

and represents the Commission in negotiations with employee union

officials and in interactions with external parties. Each regional

office has delegated authority for the enforcement of the Act and

administration of the programs of the Commission in the particular

regions.

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(c) The Southwestern Regional Office is located at Two Emanuel

Cleaver II Blvd., Suite 300, Kansas City, Missouri 64112, and is

responsible for enforcement of the Act and administration of the

programs of the Commission in the States of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,

Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North

Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and

Wyoming.

PART 145--COMMISSION RECORDS AND INFORMATION

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3. The authority citation for part 145 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Pub. L. 99-570, 100 Stat. 3207; Pub. L. 89-554, 80

Stat. 54; Pub. L. 98-502, 88 Stat. 1561-1564 (5 U.S.C. 552); Sec.

101(a), Pub. L. 93-463, 88 Stat. 1389 (5 U.S.C. 4a(j)); unless

otherwise noted.

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4. Section 145.6 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as

follows:

Sec. 145.6 Commission office to contact for assistance; registration

records available.

(a) Whenever this part directs that a request be directed to the

Assistant Secretary of the Commission for FOI, Privacy and Sunshine

Acts Compliance, the request shall be made in writing and shall be

addressed or otherwise directed to the Office of the Secretariat,

Commodity Futures Trading

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Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington,

DC 20581. Requests for public records directed to a regional office of

the Commission pursuant to Sec. 145.2 should be sent to:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 140 Broadway, New York, New

York 10005, Telephone: (646) 746-9700.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 525 West Monroe Street, Suite

1100 North, Chicago, Illinois 60661, Telephone: (312) 596-0700.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Two Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd.,

Suite 300, Kansas City, Missouri 64112, Telephone: (816) 960-7700.

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Dated: March 29, 2007.

By the Commission.

Eileen A. Donovan,

Acting Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. E7-6190 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]

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