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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

william.dosch@nrc.gov. Determinations 

on requests for reasonable 

accommodation will be made on a caseby-case basis. 

* * * * * 

This notice is distributed 

electronically to subscribers. If you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969), 

or send an email to 

darlene.wright@nrc.gov. 

Dated: April 5, 2012. 

Rochelle C. Bavol, 

Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8668 Filed 4–6–12; 11:15 am] 

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Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold a Closed Meeting 

on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 2 p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) 

and (10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Aguilar, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the items 

listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed 

session. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 

12, 2012 will be: 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; institution and 

settlement of administrative 

proceedings; and other matters relating 

to enforcement proceedings. 

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: April 5, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8714 Filed 4–6–12; 4:15 pm] 

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[Release No. 34–66732; File No. SR–ICC– 

2012–06] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE 

Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of 

Proposed Rule Change To Amend 

Schedule 502 of the ICE Clear Credit 

LLC Rules To Provide for Clearing of 

the Markit CDX North American High 

Yield Series 15 Credit Default Swap 

Contracts Maturing on December 20, 

2013 

April 4, 2012. 

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 March 27, 

2012, ICE Clear Credit LLC (‘‘ICC’’) 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 ICC. 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 purpose of proposed rule change 

is to provide for the clearance of the 

Markit CDX North American High Yield 

Series 15 credit default swap (‘‘CDS’’) 

contracts with a three year maturity, 

maturing on December 20, 2013 

(‘‘Additional Index’’). ICC currently 

clears Markit CDX North American High 

Yield CDS contracts with five year 

maturities. The Additional Index does 

not require any changes to the body of 

the ICC Rules. ICC will clear the 

Additional Index pursuant to ICC’s 

existing rules. Also, clearing the 

Additional Index does not require any 

changes to the ICC risk management 

framework including the ICC margin 

methodology, guaranty fund 

methodology, pricing parameters and 

pricing model. The only change being 

submitted is the inclusion of the 

Additional Index to Schedule 502 of the 

ICC Rules. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, ICC 

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. ICC has prepared 

summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B), 

and (C) below, of the most significant 

aspects of these statements. 

(A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

ICC believes that the clearing of the 

Additional Index will facilitate the 

prompt and accurate settlement of 

commodity-based swaps and contribute 

to the safeguarding of securities and 

funds associated with commodity-based 

swap transactions. 

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

ICC does not believe the proposed 

rule change would 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. ICC will notify the 

Commission of any written comments 

received by ICC. 

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 and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b4 thereunder. 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. 

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: 


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3 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Under Chapter 1, Section 1(a)(3) of the BOX 

Rules, the term ‘‘associated person’’ or ‘‘person 

associated with a Participant’’ means any partner, 

officer, director or branch manager of [sic] Options 

Participant (or any person occupying a similar 

status or performing similar functions), any person 

directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or 

under common control with a Participant or any 

employee of a Participant. This filing refers 

specifically to the classification of ‘‘individual 

associated persons’’ as an organization could fall 

within the scope of this definition, and it is not 

BOX’s intention to require registration by an 

organization. 

4 17 CFR 240.15b7–1. 

5 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml) or 

• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–ICC–2012–06 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 

Number SR–ICC–2012–06. 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 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 Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Section, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filings 

will also be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of ICC 

and on ICC’s Web site at https:// 

www.theice.com/publicdocs/ 

regulatory_filings/ 

ICEClearCredit_032712.pdf. 

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 

Number SR–ICC–2012–06 and should 

be submitted on or before May 1, 2012. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.3

Kevin O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8520 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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[Release No. 34–66733; File No. SR–BX– 

2012–020] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing 

of Proposed Rule Change Regarding 

Registration, Qualification, and 

Continuing Education Requirements 

for Associated Persons 

April 4, 2012. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Exchange Act’’ or ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 

19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby 

given that on March 21, 2012, NASDAQ 

OMX BX, Inc. (‘‘Exchange’’) 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 selfregulatory organization. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend the 

Rules of the Boston Options Exchange 

Group, LLC (‘‘BOX’’) regarding the 

registration of associated persons. The 

text of the proposed rule change is 

available from the principal office of the 

Exchange, at the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room and also on the 

Exchange’s Internet Web site at http:// 

nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/ 

NASDAQOMXBX/Filings/. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization 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 self-regulatory organization 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 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange is proposing to amend 

its rules regarding qualification, 

registration and continuing education of 

individual associated persons.3

Specifically, in response to a request by 

the Division of Trading and Markets of 

the U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, the Exchange is proposing 

to expand its registration and 

qualification requirements to include 

additional types of individual 

associated persons. The Exchange 

believes the proposed rule change is 

consistent with Rule 15b7–1,4

promulgated under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 

(‘‘Exchange Act’’),5 which provides: ‘‘No 

registered broker or dealer shall effect 

any transaction in * * * any security 

unless any natural person associated 

with such broker or dealer who effects 

or is involved in effecting such 

transaction is registered or approved in 

accordance with the standards of 

training, experience, competence, and 

other qualification standards* * * 

established by the rules of any national 

securities exchange * * *’’ 

Currently, an individual person 

engaged only in proprietary trading or 

submitting quotations or orders for a 

BOX Market Maker is not subject to a 

registration requirement under the BOX 

Rules. One purpose of this proposed 

rule change is to recognize new 

categories of registration that will 

subject such individuals to such a 

requirement. Proposed Chapter II, 

Section 8 establishes the qualification 

and registration requirements for 

associated persons of Participants, and 

recognizes a new category of limited 

representative registration for 

proprietary traders. Proposed changes to 

Chapter VI, Section 2 establish the 

qualification and registration 

requirements for individual persons, 

Market Maker Authorized Traders 


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