Notice2025-23234

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Make Amendments to the GSD Rules and the MBSD Rules To Modify Certain Fees

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 241 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59268-59272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23234]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-104397; File No. SR-FICC-2025-024]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Make Amendments to the GSD Rules and the MBSD Rules To Modify Certain 
Fees

December 15, 2025.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on December 8, 2025, Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the 
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and III below, which 
Items have been prepared by the clearing agency. FICC filed the 
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and 
Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder.\4\ The Commission is publishing this 
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested 
persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the 
Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change consists of modifications to FICC's 
Government Securities Division (``GSD'') Rulebook (``GSD Rules'') and 
Mortgage-Backed Securities Division (``MBSD'') Clearing Rules (``MBSD 
Rules'') (``MBSD Rules'' and together with the GSD Rules, the 
``Rules'') \5\ in order to (1) modify the Clearing Fund Maintenance Fee 
(``Maintenance Fee'') of GSD and MBSD; (2) remove the Sponsored GC Pre-
Payment Assessment from the GSD Rules, and (3) adopt new pass-through 
fees in the GSD Rules that reflect fees charged by the Clearing Agent 
Bank. In addition, FICC is proposing changes to the GSD Rules to assist 
Members to better understand the pass-through fees.
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    \5\ Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the GSD 
Rules and the MBSD Rules, as applicable, available at <a href="http://www.dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures">www.dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures</a>.
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II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the clearing agency 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. The clearing agency has prepared summaries, 
set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant 
aspects of such statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    FICC is proposing to amend the GSD Rules and the MBSD Rules in 
order to (1) modify the Maintenance Fee of GSD

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and MBSD, (2) remove the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment from the 
GSD Rules, and (3) adopt new pass-through fees in the GSD Rules that 
reflect fees charged by the Clearing Agent Bank in connection with the 
GSD global collateral services. In addition, FICC is proposing to 
revise the description of Clearing Agent Bank pass-through fees in the 
GSD Fee Structure of the GSD Rules.
Proposed Modification of the Clearing Fund Maintenance Fee
    The Maintenance Fee is designed to (i) diversify FICC's revenue 
sources and mitigate its dependence on revenues driven by trading 
volumes, and (ii) add a stable revenue source that would contribute to 
FICC's operating margin by offsetting increasing costs and expenses. 
The Maintenance Fee was implemented in 2016 \6\ and subsequently 
amended in 2024.\7\ Currently, the Maintenance Fee is calculated 
monthly, in arrears, as the product of (A) 0.085% and (B) the average 
of each Member's Required Fund Deposit as of the end of each day, for 
the month, multiplied by the number of days in that month and divided 
by 360.
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    \6\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78529 (Aug. 10, 2016), 
81 FR 54626 (Aug. 16, 2016) (SR-FICC-2016-004).
    \7\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 101947 (Dec. 17, 2024), 
89 FR 104595 (Dec. 23, 2024) (SR-FICC-2024-012).
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    FICC operates a cost-plus pricing model. Accordingly, FICC's fees 
are cost-based plus a markup. As part of FICC's annual pricing review 
process and budgeting for 2026, FICC identified opportunities to better 
align fees and costs for FICC. Specifically, FICC is proposing a 
reduction in the Maintenance Fee percentage from 0.085% to 0.075% for 
both GSD and MBSD.
    To effectuate the proposed fee change described above at GSD, FICC 
is proposing to change the Maintenance Fee percentage from ``0.085%'' 
to ``0.075%'' in Section XIII (Clearing Fund Maintenance Fee) of the 
Fee Structure in the GSD Rules. Similarly, for MBSD, FICC is proposing 
to change the percentage referenced under the Clearing Fund Maintenance 
Fee from ``0.085%'' to ``0.075%'' in Section I (Fees) of the Schedule 
of Charges Broker Account Group and Schedule of Charges Dealer Account 
Group, respectively, in the MBSD Rules.
    In addition, FICC is proposing changes to enhance the clarity of 
the Rules. Specifically, in Section XIII (Clearing Fund Maintenance 
Fee) of the Fee Structure in the GSD Rules as well as under the 
Clearing Fund Maintenance Fee in Section I (Fees) of the Schedule of 
Charges Broker Account Group and Schedule of Charges Dealer Account 
Group, respectively, in the MBSD Rules, FICC is proposing to remove the 
extraneous reference to ``in the Clearing Fund'' and replace ``for'' 
with ``in'' when referencing the number of days in a month.
Proposed Removal of the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment
    FICC is proposing to eliminate the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment 
Assessment from the GSD Rules. The Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment 
is a $250,000 assessment that FICC collects from a Sponsoring Member at 
the time the Sponsoring Member onboards into the Sponsored GC 
Service.\8\ Pursuant to the GSD Rules, FICC credits that amount back to 
the Sponsoring Member against its fees for use of the Sponsored GC 
Service until the earlier of (i) the assessment being completely 
depleted and (ii) thirty-six (36) months after the Sponsoring Member 
onboards into the Sponsored GC Service.\9\
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    \8\ See GSD Rule 1 (definition of ``Sponsored GC Pre-Payment 
Assessment'') and GSD Fee Structure, Section VII, supra note 5.
    \9\ Id.
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    The Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment was adopted in 2020, when 
FICC was developing the Sponsored GC Service, to ensure Sponsoring 
Members' support of and readiness to participate in the Sponsored GC 
Service and justify FICC's investment in building the new technology 
infrastructure that was necessary to implement the Sponsored GC 
Service.\10\ Since that time, the Sponsored GC Service has been 
consistently used by Sponsoring Members, and FICC has recently proposed 
expansions to the Sponsored GC Service.\11\ Therefore, FICC no longer 
believes the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment is necessary and is 
proposing to eliminate the assessment from the GSD Rules to further 
encourage the use of the expanded Sponsored GC service by Sponsoring 
Members.
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    \10\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90386 (Nov. 10, 2020), 
85 FR 73329 (Nov. 17, 2020) (SR-FICC-2020-013).
    \11\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 104085 (Sept. 26, 
2025), 90 FR 46981 (Sept. 30, 2025) (SR-FICC-2025-019) (``CIL 
Filing'') (proposing a new offering within the Sponsored GC Service, 
to be referred to as the Collateral-in-Lieu, or ``CIL,'' Service and 
to permit the clearing of done-away Sponsored GC Trades, executed 
between the Sponsored Member and other permitted counterparty).
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    The proposed change would remove the definition of the Sponsored GC 
Pre-Payment Assessment from Rule 1 and would remove the description of 
the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment from Section VII of the GSD Fee 
Structure, which describes the responsibilities of Sponsoring Members 
to pay fees in connection with the Sponsored Service.
Proposed Adoption of Clearing Agent Bank Pass-Through Fees
    FICC is proposing to include in the GSD Fee Structure new pass-
through fees that would be charged by Bank of New York (``BNY''), as a 
Clearing Agent Bank, and passed to Members by FICC.
    The additional pass-through fees would include a new fee to be 
referred to as a ``Core Services Fee'' of 0.15 basis points calculated 
on the settlement amount of the Start Leg of all Sponsored GC Trades 
(including trades that would be cleared through the proposed CIL 
Service, to be referred to as Sponsored GC CIL Trades) \12\ and 
triparty trades that would be cleared through the Agent Clearing 
Service, to be referred to as ``ACS Triparty Trades.'' \13\ The 
additional pass-through fees would also include a fee to be referred to 
as the ``Enhanced Services Fee'' of 0.35 basis points calculated on the 
settlement amount of the Start Leg of all Sponsored GC CIL Trades. The 
Enhanced Services Fee would be charged on Sponsored GC CIL Trades in 
addition to the Core Services Fee. Both of the new pass-through fees 
would be assessed to the Repo Party to the transactions.
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    \12\ Id.
    \13\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 104084 (Sept. 26, 
2025), 90 FR 47045 (Sept. 30, 2025) (SR-FICC-2025-021) (``ACS 
Triparty Filing'') (proposing to expand the Agent Clearing Service 
to permit clearing of triparty trades).
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    The GSD Fee Structure currently identifies fees that are charged by 
BNY in connection with existing global collateral services and are 
passed through to Members of FICC. These fees are collected in 
connection with clearing GCF Repo Transactions and CCLF Transactions. 
In connection with adding the new BNY pass-through fees to the GSD Fee 
Structure, the proposed changes would also include these existing pass-
through fees with the Core Services Fees and would simplify the 
description of the calculation and assessment of these fees. The 
proposed changes are designed to help Members better understand the 
fees that FICC currently passes from BNY in connection with their use 
of these global collateral services.
    Therefore, the proposed changes would amend Section IV (Other 
Charges) of the GSD Fee Structure, where ``Clearance Charges,'' 
including those that are passed through from Clearing Agent Banks, are 
described. The proposed changes would create a new subsection B.4.(c) 
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that may be charged by any Clearing Agent Bank on the global collateral 
services offered by FICC. This proposed change would allow FICC to 
identify any fees that may be charged by another Clearing Agent Bank in 
the future and would similarly be passed through to Members by FICC in 
this proposed new subsection.
    A new subsection B.4.(c)(i) would then specifically identify the 
fees that are currently, and would be, charged by BNY. These fees would 
be identified as either ``Core Services Fees'' or ``Enhanced Services 
Fees,'' as described above.
    The proposed changes would not change the existing pass-through 
fees that are charged by BNY on GCF Repo Transactions and CCIT 
Transactions. The existing description of these fees (currently 
described in subsection B.4.(c) of the GSD Fee Schedule) would be 
replaced with clearer, simplified descriptions in the new subsection 
B.4.(c)(i) and would identify these fees as Bank of New York Core 
Services Fees.
Expected Member Impact of Proposed Rule Changes
    FICC projects that all Members would see an approximately 12% fee 
reduction as a result of the proposed change to the Maintenance Fee. 
The proposed removal of the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment would 
not have an impact on Sponsoring Members who use the Sponsored GC 
Service because the current application of this fee results in the 
return of the full amount to those Members through a credit against its 
fees for use of the Sponsored GC Service, as described above. FICC is 
not able to assess the potential impact of the proposed new pass-
through fees, which would be assessed by BNY as a Clearing Agent Bank, 
based on participants' use of the existing and proposed global 
collateral services.
Member Outreach Regarding Proposed Rule Changes
    FICC has conducted ongoing outreach to Members to provide them with 
notice of the proposed change to the Maintenance Fee and the 
anticipated impact for the Member. FICC has not conducted outreach 
regarding the elimination of the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment. 
FICC has also not conducted outreach regarding the pass-through fees 
that would be charged by the Clearing Agent Bank, as such outreach 
would be conducted by BNY. As of the date of this filing, no written 
comments relating to the proposed changes have been received in 
response to this outreach. The Commission will be notified of any 
written comments received.

Implementation Timeframe

    FICC would implement the proposed changes to modify the Maintenance 
Fee on January 1, 2026. As proposed, a legend would be added to the 
Rules stating the change to the Maintenance Fee would become effective 
upon filing with the Commission but has not yet been implemented. The 
proposed legend would also include the date on which such change would 
be implemented and the file number of this proposal, and state that, 
once that change is implemented, the legend would automatically be 
removed.
    FICC would implement the proposed change to remove the Sponsored GC 
Pre-Payment Assessment upon filing, pursuant to paragraph A of Section 
19(b)(3) of the Act \14\ and Sponsoring Members who elect to use the 
Sponsored GC Service on and after that date would not be required to 
make a Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment. Sponsoring Members that 
have already been assessed a Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment prior 
to that date would continue to receive a credit against fees for their 
use of the Sponsored GC Service until such time currently set forth in 
the GSD Rules. As proposed, a footnote would be added to the GSD Rules 
stating that a Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment would no longer be 
collected from Sponsoring Members who elect to use the Sponsored GC 
Service and that the related Rules would only apply to Sponsoring 
Members who have already made a Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment. 
The footnote and the Rules related to the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment 
Assessment would automatically be removed from the GSD Rules when all 
such assessments have been completely depleted or thirty-six (36) 
months after the last Sponsoring Member who made a Sponsored GC Pre-
Payment Assessment onboarded to the Sponsored GC Service, whichever is 
earlier.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C 78s(b)(3)(A).
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    FICC would implement the proposed change to adopt changes to the 
GSD Fee Schedule to assist Members to better understand the pass-
through fees upon filing, pursuant to paragraph A of Section 19(b)(3) 
of the Act.\15\ As proposed, footnotes would be added to the GSD Rules 
to reflect that the fees that would be applicable to Sponsored GC 
Trades would become effective on January 1, 2026, fees that would be 
applicable to Sponsored GC CIL Trades would become effective on the 
date FICC implements the changes to the GSD Rules that are proposed by 
the CIL Filing, and the fees that would be applied to ACS Triparty 
Trades would become effective on the date FICC implements the changes 
that are proposed by the ACS Triparty Filing.
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2. Statutory Basis
    FICC believes this proposal is consistent with the requirements of 
the Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a 
registered clearing agency. Specifically, FICC believes the proposed 
changes are consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(D) of the Act \16\ and 
Rule 17ad-22(e)(23)(ii) \17\ thereunder, for the reasons described 
below.
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(D).
    \17\ 17 CFR.17ad-22(e)(23)(ii).
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    Section 17A(b)(3)(D) of the Act requires that the rules of a 
clearing agency, such as FICC, provide for the equitable allocation of 
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its participants.\18\ 
FICC believes that the proposed changes are consistent with this 
provision of the Act for the reasons described below.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(D).
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    FICC believes the Maintenance Fee would continue to be equitably 
allocated. More specifically, as described above, the Maintenance Fee 
would be charged to all Members in proportion to the Members' Required 
Fund Deposits. As such, and as is currently the case, Members that 
present greater risk to FICC would generally be subject to a larger 
Maintenance Fee because such Member would typically be required to 
maintain a higher Required Fund Deposit pursuant to the respective GSD 
Rules and MBSD Rules.\19\ Conversely, Members that present less risk to 
FICC would generally be subject to a smaller Maintenance Fee because 
such Members would typically be required to maintain a smaller Required 
Fund Deposit pursuant to the respective GSD Rules and MBSD Rules.\20\ 
For this reason, FICC believes the Maintenance Fee would continue to be 
equitably allocated among Members.
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    \19\ See Rule 4 and Margin Component Schedule in GSD Rules and 
Rule 4 in MBSD Rules, supra note 5.
    \20\ Id.
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    The proposal to remove the Sponsored GC Pre-Payment Assessment 
would revise the fee structure of the Sponsored GC Service by removing 
a requirement to pre-pay a certain amount, which is then credited 
against fees for the use of the service. Following the proposed change, 
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instead only charge Sponsoring Members fees for their use of the 
service at the time of such use. This proposed change would continue to 
apply the fee structure for the Sponsored GC Service to all Sponsoring 
Members equally and would provide for an equitable allocation of 
reasonable fees that align to use of the associated service.
    Finally, the proposal to pass through the fees charged by the 
Clearing Agent Bank on the use of FICC's global collateral services 
would apply the same basis point charge on the settlement amount of the 
Start Leg of trades cleared through such services to all Members who 
use such services. FICC would pass through these fees to its Members at 
the same rate that would be charged to it by BNY, as the Clearing Agent 
Bank. As such, these pass-through fees would be allocated equitably to 
Members.
    Rule 17ad-22(e)(23)(ii) under the Act requires FICC to establish, 
implement, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures 
reasonably designed to provide sufficient information to enable 
participants to identify and evaluate the risks, fees, and other 
material costs they incur by participating in the covered clearing 
agency. The proposed changes, if approved, would be clearly and 
transparently published in Section XIII (Clearing Fund Maintenance Fee) 
of the Fee Structure in the GSD Rules and Section I (Fees) of the 
Schedule of Charges Broker Account Group as well as Schedule of Charges 
Dealer Account Group in the MBSD Rules, all of which are available on a 
public website,\21\ thereby enabling Members to identify the fees and 
costs associated with participating in FICC. As such, FICC believes the 
proposed rule changes are consistent with Rule 17ad-22(e)(23)(ii) under 
the Act.\22\
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    \21\ See supra note 5.
    \22\ 17 CFR 240.17ad-22(e)(23)(ii).
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FICC believes that, although Members may experience some impact 
from the proposed rule change to modify the GSD and MBSD Maintenance 
Fees and adopt new pass-through fees from BNY, the proposed rule change 
would not impose a burden on competition among its Members that is not 
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.\23\ 
As described above, the Maintenance Fee is charged ratably based on the 
risk that each Member brings to FICC, as reflected in Members' Required 
Fund Deposits. Thus, the Maintenance Fee is designed to be reflective 
of each Member's individual activity submitted for clearing and 
settlement at FICC and the associated risk exposure to FICC. Likewise, 
the proposal to adopt additional pass-through fees that would be 
charged by the Clearing Agent Bank would be applied equally to all 
Members who use FICC's global collateral services.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(I).
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    FICC does not believe the proposal to remove the Sponsored GC Pre-
Payment Assessment would have any impact on competition as it would 
revise the cost structure for the use of the Sponsored GC Service for 
all Sponsoring Members who elect to use the service.
    FICC also does not believe the proposed clarifying change to the 
Rules would have any impact on competition. These proposed changes 
would enhance the Rules by providing additional clarity. The proposed 
clarifying changes would not advantage or disadvantage any particular 
Member at GSD and MBSD or unfairly inhibit access to FICC's services. 
FICC therefore does not believe the proposed clarifying changes would 
have any impact, or impose any burden, on competition.\24\
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(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change 
Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    FICC has not received or solicited any written comments relating to 
this proposal. If any written comments are received, they will be 
publicly filed as an Exhibit 2 to this filing, as required by Form 19b-
4 and the General Instructions thereto.
    Persons submitting comments are cautioned that, according to 
Section IV (Solicitation of Comments) of the Exhibit 1A in the General 
Instructions to Form 19b-4, the Commission does not edit personal 
identifying information from comment submissions. Commenters should 
submit only information that they wish to make available publicly, 
including their name, email address, and any other identifying 
information.
    All prospective commenters should follow the Commission's 
instructions on how to submit comments, available at <a href="http://www.sec.gov/regulatory-actions/how-submit-comments">www.sec.gov/regulatory-actions/how-submit-comments</a>. General questions regarding the 
rule filing process or logistical questions regarding this filing 
should be directed to the Main Office of the Commission's Division of 
Trading and Markets at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16626477727f78717778727b77647d7362655665737538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c181e0d0805020b0d0208010d1e0709181f2c1f090f420b031a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or 202-551-5777.
    FICC reserves the right not to respond to any comments received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change, and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) \25\ of the Act and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\26\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of the 
proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 
such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is 
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of 
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If 
the Commission takes such action, the Commission will institute 
proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be 
approved or disapproved.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \26\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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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. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

    <bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking">https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking</a>); 
or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e3c3b222b632d2123232b203a3d0e3d2b2d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5022253c357d333f3d3d353e2423102335337e373f26">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
File Number SR-FICC-2025-024 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

    <bullet> Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FICC-2025-024. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help 
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's internet website (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking">https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking</a>). Copies of the 
filing will be available for inspection and copying at the principal 
office of FICC and on DTCC's website (<a href="http://www.dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings">www.dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings</a>). Do not include personal identifiable information in 
submissions; you should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.
    We may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication 
submitted material that is obscene or subject to

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copyright protection. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
FICC-2025-024 and should be submitted on or before January 8, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
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    \27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-23234 Filed 12-17-25; 8:45 am]
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