Market regulation · 17/06/2010

Request To Amend an Existing Order Under Section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act Permitting Eligible Swap Participants To Submit for Clearing, and ICE Clear U.S., Inc. and Futures Commission Merchants To Clear, Certain-Over-The-Counter Agricultural Swaps

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") is requesting comment on whether to amend an existing order to extend the exemption granted to ICE Clear U.S., Inc. ("ICE Clear") under Section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act ("Act") \1\ to certain over-the-counter ("OTC") agricultural swaps for which there is no corresponding futures contract listed for trading on ICE Futures U.S., Inc. ("ICE Futures") at the time of acceptance for clearing. Authority for extending this relief is found in Section 4(c) of the Act. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------