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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>535819-00122</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>6/12/2008 7:05:39 PM</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Virgil Noffsinger</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>WV</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>I believe that oil, as with any essential commodity, should be either banned from investment firm trading or closely restricted. Only those who are taking direct delivery or deal directly in either oil, or any similar essential commodity, should be involved in pricing. </body></html>