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Agricultural Advisory Committee
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