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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1). 

4The Commission has modified the text of the 

summaries prepared by FICC. 

5Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54120 (Jul. 

10, 2006); 71 FR 40562 (Jul. 17, 2006). 

6 DTC Important Notice #B9959–06 (Jul. 18, 

2006). 

7 15 U.S.C. 78q–1. 

8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1). 

following e-mail address: 

FR0610@ustr.eop.gov with the subject 

line: ‘‘Korea Interim Environmental 

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attention: Gloria Blue. 

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(www.ustr.gov). 

Carmen Suro-Bredie, 

Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

[FR Doc. E6–21316 Filed 12–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P 

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COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 71 FR 71597, December 

11, 2006. 

STATUS: Open Meeting. 

PLACE: 100 F Street, NE., Auditorium, 

LL–002, Washington, DC. 

DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED

MEETING: Wednesday, December 13, 

2006. 

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: Additional Item. 

The following matter will also be 

considered as part of Item 3 during the 

10 a.m. Open Meeting scheduled for 

Wednesday, December 13, 2006: 

The Commission will consider 

whether to propose changes to its 

requirements for attestation reports. 

Commissioner Casey, as duty officer, 

determined that no earlier notice thereof 

was possible. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. For further 

information and to ascertain what, if 

any, matters have been added, deleted 

or postponed, please contact the Office 

of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. 

Dated: December 11, 2006. 

Nancy M. Morris, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–9722 Filed 12–12–06; 10:53 am] 

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[Release No. 34–54902; File No. SR–DTC–

2006–13] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

Depository Trust Company; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

a Proposed Rule Change To Clarify 

Deposit Service Procedures To Help 

Assure Compliance With OFAC 

Regulations 

December 8, 2006. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on 

August 11, 2006, The Depository Trust 

Company (‘‘DTC’’) 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 DTC. DTC filed 

the proposed rule change pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 2 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(1) 3 thereunder 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 clarifies 

recent changes to DTC’s Deposit Service 

procedures. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, 

DTC 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. DTC has prepared 

summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, 

and C below, of the most significant 

aspects of such statements.4

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

The proposed rule change clarifies 

recent changes that DTC made to its 

Deposit Service procedures.5 As part of 

those changes, DTC requires 

participants to certify to DTC that the 

participant screened the name of the 

party in whose name a deposited 

security certificate is registered against 

the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s 

Office of Foreign Assets and Control 

(‘‘OFAC’’) list of Specially Designated 

Nationals and against OFAC’s 

regulations and that there were no 

matches identified by such comparison. 

The purpose of this rule filing is to 

clarify that if the certificate has been 

assigned by the party in whose name the 

security was registered, participants 

only need to certify that they have 

screened the name of the most recent 

assignee and that there were no matches 

identified.6

DTC believes that the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the 

requirements of Section 17A of the Act 7

and the rules and regulations 

thereunder because it should improve 

DTC’s ability to comply with applicable 

laws thereby reducing regulatory risks 

and associated costs to DTC and its 

participants. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

DTC 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 been 

solicited or 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) 

of the Act 8 and Rule 19b–4(f)(1) 9


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