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###### Securities and Exchange Commission

          - [Release No. 34-59285; File No. SR-NSCC-2008-13] 

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                    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),[1]                                          notice is hereby given that on December 31, 2008, the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) 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 primarily by NSCC. NSCC filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act [2]                                          and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder [3]                                          so that the proposal was effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.                 

## I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change 

The proposed rule change will revise, eliminate, and add fees for certain services provided by NSCC. 

## 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. 

### A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 

                    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to revise, eliminate, and add fees for certain services provided by NSCC in order to align such fees with the costs of delivering services. First, NSCC will reduce the fees for Trade Recording, Trade Netting, Fund/SERV, and Insurance Service's Position and Valuations Focused File, Financial Activity Reporting, and Initial Application Information. Second, NSCC will eliminate the following fees: Designated Value Deliveries, Special EDP Tape Output, Insurance and Retirement Processing Service, and certain Pass-Through and Other Fees. Third, NSCC will consolidate the Delivery Service fees for the Envelope Settlement Service and the Funds Only Settlement Service. Finally, NSCC will implement new fees for the new Insurance Attachments service and Alternative Investment Products service.[4] 

The proposed fee changes will become effective on January 2, 2009. 

NSCC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of Section 17A of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder because it updates NSCC's fee schedule and provides for the equitable allocation of fees among its participants. 

### B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition 

NSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any impact or impose any burden on competition. 

### C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not yet 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 foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act [5]                                          and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) [6]                                          thereunder because it establishes or changes a due, fee, or other charge applicable only to a member. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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.                 

## 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

    - Use the Commission's Internet comment form ( http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​sro.shtml ) or                 
    - Send an e-mail to rule-comment@sec.gov . Please include File No. SR-NSCC-2008-13 on the subject line.                 

### Paper Comments

    - Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

                    All submissions should refer to File No. SR-NSCC-2008-13. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 Web site (                    *http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​sro.shtml*). 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, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at NSCC's principal office and on NSCC's Web site at                     *http://www.nscc.com/​legal/​index.html*. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File No. SR-NSCC-2008-13 and should be submitted on or before February 23, 2009.                 

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                        For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.[7] 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

# Footnotes

1.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                    
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2.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).                    
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3.                             17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).                    
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4.                             The specific fee changes are set forth in Exhibit 5 to NSCC's proposed rule change filing, which can be viewed on NSCC's Web site at                         *http://www.nscc.com/​legal/​index.html*.                    
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5.                             15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).                    
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6.                             17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).                    
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7.                                 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).                        
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[FR Doc. E9-2161 Filed 1-30-09; 8:45 am] 

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