23rd CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting

May 14, 1997
1:00 PM - Welcoming Remarks

Commissioner Joseph B. Dial
Chairman of the Agricultural Advisory Committee

1:05 PM - The CFTC "White Paper" on the Prohibition of Agricultural Trade Options

Paul Architzel, Chief Counsel and
Greg Kuserk, Industry Economist
Division of Economic Analysis

1:35 PM - "A Day at the Commission"
Examples of Issues CFTC Deals with Day-to-Day
Susan Bovee, Associate Director
Division of Enforcement

Steve Braverman, Associate Director - Rule Enforcement
Division of Trading and Markets

David Fickert, Industry Economist
Division of Economic Analysis

2:20 PM- CFTC's "Fast Track" Contract and Rule Approval Process
Paul Architzel, Chief Counsel
Division of Economic Analysis

David Van Wagner, Special Counsel - Contract Markets Section
Division of Trading and Markets

2:40 PM - Approval Process to Establish a New Futures Exchange
Fred Linse, Chief - Agricultural Commodities Unit
Division of Economic Analysis

Alan Seifert, Deputy Director - Contract Markets Section
Division of Trading and Markets

2:55 PM - BREAK

3:05 PM - Report on USDA's Risk Management Education Program -
Summit on September 14, 1997 in St. Louis, MO

Ken Ackerman, Administrator
Risk Management Agency - US Department of Agriculture

3:25 PM - Presentation by National Cotton Council of America on their Risk Management Education Program

Kevin Brinkley, Economist
National Cotton Council of America

3:45 PM - The CFTC-Agricultural Advisory Committee Website - http://www.cftc.gov/ag

3:55 PM - Comments on the Proposed Legislation to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act

Stacy Carey, Staff Director- Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops - U.S. House of Representatives - Committee on Agriculture

Randy Green, Staff Director
U.S. Senate - Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Members and Representatives of the AAC Committee

4:40 PM - Status of New Delivery Points for CBT Grain Contracts including the Wheat Contract

Paul Architzel, Chief Counsel and
Fred Linse, Chief - Agricultural Commodities Unit
Division of Economic Analysis

Dr. Craig Pirrong
Washington University at St. Louis
CBOT Grain Delivery Task Force

5:00 PM - Other Business/Adjourn