Notice2021-18671
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change Relating to Confidential Information, Market Disruption Events, Systems Disconnect, and Other Changes
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Published
August 31, 2021
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18671]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-92749; File No. SR-FICC-2021-004]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation;
Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Confidential Information, Market
Disruption Events, Systems Disconnect, and Other Changes
August 25, 2021.
I. Introduction
On June 25, 2021, Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'')
proposed rule change SR-FICC-2021-004 (the ``Proposed Rule Change'')
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder \2\ to amend FICC's rules
relating to confidentiality requirements, market disruption events,
systems disconnect, and other changes. The Proposed Rule Change was
published for comment in the Federal Register on July 13, 2021,\3\ and
the Commission received a comment, which addresses issues that also
appear in this Proposed Rule Change.\4\
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92341 (June 25, 2021),
86 FR 36799 (July 13, 2021) (File No. SR-FICC-2021-004) (``Notice of
Filing'').
\4\ Specifically, the Commission received a comment letter on a
proposed rule change filed by FICC's affiliate, the Depository Trust
Company (``DTC''), regarding parallel changes to DTC's Rules. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92342 (June 25, 2021), 86 FR
36833 (July 13, 2021) (File No. SR-DTC-2021-011). The comment letter
is available on the Commission's website at <a href="https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-dtc-2021-011/srdtc2021011.htm">https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-dtc-2021-011/srdtc2021011.htm</a>. Because the comment
addresses issues that also appear in this Proposed Rule Change, the
Commission will consider it in connection with FICC's proposal as
well.
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Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that within 45 days of the
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day after publication of the notice for the Proposed Rule Change
is effectively Friday, August 27, 2021.
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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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The Commission is extending the 45-day review period for Commission
action on the Proposed Rule Change. In order to provide the Commission
with sufficient time to consider the Proposed Rule Change, the
Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period
within which to take action on the Proposed Rule Change.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \6\ and for
the reasons stated above, the Commission designates Friday, October 8,
2021, as the date by which the Commission shall either approve,
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove
the Proposed Rule Change (File No. SR-FICC-2021-004).
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\6\ Id.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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\7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-18671 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
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