In connection with the launch of Soft Commodity Futures contracts, NYMEX is amending certain rules. Effective for trade date December 21, 2006, the amendments (seen here) include the following: 1) defining the reportable levels, Expiration Position Accountability Levels, Any one month/All month Accountability Levels for six new futures contracts (Chapter 9-Appendix A); 2) defining the applicable timing of the Expiration Position Accountability Levels for the six new futures contracts (Rule 9.27A); and 3) deleting all references to NYMEX ACCESS as that electronic trading system that is no longer in use, and adding appropriate "no bust ranges" and associated information for the six new futures contracts in Rule 11.63. The rule amendments are attached for your reviews.

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(Deletions are in bold/strikethrough; additions are in bold/underlined)

Contract Name	Rule Chapter	Commodity Code	All/ Any One Month Accountability Level	Expiration Month Limit	Expiration Account- ability Level Penultimate Contracts	Expiration Account- ability Level Last Day Contracts	Reporting Level	Aggregate Into (1)	Aggregate Into (2)
			Rule 9.26	Rule 9.27	Rule 9.27A	Rule 9.27A	Rule 9.34
Soft Commodities
NYMEX Cocoa	930	CJ	6,000			750	25	CJ
NYMEX Coffee	931	KT	5,000			500	25	KT
NYMEX Cotton	932	TT	5,000			300	25	TT
NYMEX Orange Juice	933	FJ	3,200			300	25	FJ
NYMEX No. 11 Sugar	934	YO	9,000			5,000	25	YO
NYMEX No. 14 Sugar	935	FT	1,000			1,000	25	FT