Chicago Board of Trade Rough Rice Futures and Option Contracts and the Concurrent Transfer of Open Interest in Rough Rice Contracts From the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange to the Chicago Board of Trade

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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBT or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in rough rice futures and futures option contracts. The Director of the Division of Economic Analysis (Division) of the Commission, acting pursuant to the authority delegated by Commission Regulation 140.96, has determined that publication of the proposals for comment is in the public interest, will assist the Commission in considering the views of interested persons, and is consistent with the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.