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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>535819-00003</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>5/3/2008 8:08:14 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>none</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>James Nichols</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>KS</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td> Prohibitions On Market Manipulation and False Information in Subtitle B of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
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<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>If it is within your scope you should investigate what/who is causing the price of crude oil to skyrocket.....the price is now purely speculative and completley out of line with supply and demand.  The problem will be if the price does collaspe will the government bail out the speculators and what will it cost.  </body></html>