2016-08076: Certain Natural Gas and Electric Power Contracts
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In accordance with section 712(d)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), after consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Board of Governors"), are jointly issuing the CFTC's proposed guidance on certain contracts that provide for rights and obligations with respect to electric power and natural gas. The CFTC invites public comment on all aspects of its proposed guidance.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 2 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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