67 FR 81 pgs. 20858-20859 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Making Technical Changes to Its Rules Related to the Timing of Clearing Fund Deposits
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 81Pages: 20858 - 20859
Docket number: [Release No. 34-45788; File No. SR-NSCC-2002-01]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-10314 Filed 4-25-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-45788; File No. SR-NSCC-2002-01]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Making Technical Changes to Its Rules Related to the Timing of Clearing Fund Deposits
April 19, 2002.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act"),1notice is hereby given that on January 23, 2002, the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which items have been prepared primarily by NSCC. The Commission is publishing this notice and order to solicit comments from interested persons and to grant accelerated approval of the proposal.
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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The purpose of the proposed rule change is to make a technical correction to NSCC Rule 4 relating to the timing of clearing fund deposits.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, NSCC included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. NSCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.2
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2 The Commission has modified the text of the summaries prepared by NSCC.
(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
On June 15, 2001, the Commission approved proposed rule change SR-NSCC-2001-04 which modified and consolidated NSCC's clearing fund rules.3The purpose of the filing was to: (1) move all NSCC members subject to clearing fund requirements, and not only those member firms that were subject to surveillance status, to risk-based margining and (2) modify the rules to provide that additional clearing fund deposits must be made on the same day requested and within the time frame established by NSCC. The filing stated, in part, that all clearing fund requirements and other deposit requirements shall be made by members within one hour of demand unless otherwise determined by NSCC.4At that time, the prior notification requirement found in Section 7 of Rule 4 of NSCC's Rules and Procedures should have been deleted because it is inconsistent with the time frame in that filing. Inadvertently, this deletion was not made. The purpose of this proposed rule change is to delete the inconsistent prior notification provisions of NSCC Rule 4.
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3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44431 (June 15, 2001), 66 FR 33280.
4 NSCC Rules and Procedures Procedure XV, II.(B).
The proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to NSCC since the proposed rule change clarifies the clearing fund deposit process and assures the safeguarding of funds within NSCC's custody and control.
(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
NSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have an impact on or impose a burden on competition
(C) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments relating to the proposed rule change have been solicited or received. NSCC will notify the Commission of any written comments received by NSCC.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action
The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and particularly with the requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(F).5Section 17A(b)(3)(F) requires that the rules of a clearing agency be designed to assure the safeguarding of funds which are in the custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is responsible. The Commission believes that the approval of NSCC's rule change is consistent with this section because it will enable NSCC to resolve a discrepancy that exists in its rules and procedures with regard to the time frame for deposits of clearing fund and to more quickly collect additional clearing fund requirements, which was one intended purpose of NSCC's approved filing SR-NSCC-2001-04.
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5 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
NSCC has requested that the Commission approve the proposed rule change prior to the thirtieth day after publication of the notice of the filing. The Commission finds good cause for approving the proposed rule change prior to the thirtieth day after the publication of notice because such approval will allow NSCC to avoid confusion among participants regarding the time within which additional clearing fund deposits must be received by NSCC.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Persons making written submissions should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of NSCC. All submissions should refer to the File No. SR-NSCC-2002-01 and should be submitted by May 17, 2002.
It is therefore ordered , pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,6that the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NSCC-2002-01) be and hereby is approved.
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6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.7
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7 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
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