2014-22985
Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 187 (Friday, September 26, 2014)
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 57891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22985]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Global Markets Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that
on October 9, 2014, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the Global Markets
Advisory Committee (GMAC) will hold a public meeting at the CFTC's
Washington, DC headquarters. The meeting will focus on issues related
to clearing Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDFs) and the digital currency
bitcoin. The meeting will consist of two panels. The first panel will
discuss whether a clearing mandate is appropriate for NDFs, with a
particular focus on how such a mandate would impact foreign exchange
contracts. The second panel will discuss the CFTC's jurisdiction with
respect to derivatives contracts that reference the digital currency
bitcoin.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2014, from 1:30
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Members of the public who wish to submit written
statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by October
2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Conference Center at the
CFTC's headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581. Written statements should be submitted by
electronic mail to: [email protected]. Statements may also be
submitted by mail to: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581,
attention: Office of the Secretary. Please use the title ``Global
Markets Advisory Committee'' in any written statement you submit. Any
statements submitted in connection with the committee meeting will be
made available to the public, including publication on the CFTC Web
site, www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Serafini, GMAC Designated Federal
Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418-5010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public with
seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may
also listen to the meeting by telephone by calling a domestic toll-free
telephone or international toll or toll-free number to connect to a
live, listen-only audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared
to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation.
Domestic Toll Free: 1-866-844-9416.
International Toll and Toll Free: Will be posted on the CFTC's Web
site, http://www.cftc.gov, on the page for the meeting, under Related
Documents.
Pass Code/Pin Code: CFTC.
After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published
through a link on the CFTC's Web site, http://www.cftc.gov. All written
submissions provided to the CFTC in any form will also be published on
the CFTC's Web site. Persons requiring special accommodations to attend
the meeting because of a disability should notify the contact person
above.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec. 10(a)(2).
Dated: September 23, 2014.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-22985 Filed 9-25-14; 8:45 am]
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