Document ID: SEC-2013-1726-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: National Securities Clearing Corp.
Posted Date: 2013-10-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61424-61425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24162]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-70544; File No. SR-NSCC-2013-10]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing 
Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Decommission 
Its Trade Risk Pro Service

September 27, 2013.
    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 September 16, 2013, National Securities Clearing Corporation 
(``NSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') a proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and 
III below, which Items have been prepared primarily by NSCC. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change consists of amendments to the Rules & 
Procedures (``Rules'') of NSCC to decommission the DTCC Trade Risk Pro 
service as more fully described below.

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

1. Purpose. [sic]
    By this filing, NSCC proposes to decommission the DTCC Trade Risk 
Pro service (``Trade Risk Pro''). Trade Risk Pro was designed to allow 
Members to monitor intraday trading activity of their organizations 
and/or their correspondent firms through review of post-trade data.\3\ 
While several firms participated in a pilot of Trade Risk Pro, no 
Members are currently enrolled in Trade Risk Pro and it is not 
currently cost-effective to maintain the service.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66068 (Dec. 29, 
2011), 77 FR 528 (Jan. 5, 2012) (File No. SR-DTC-2011-10).
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    Pending approval by the Commission, NSCC will decommission Trade 
Risk Pro and revise its Rules to delete the current Rule 54 (Trade Risk 
Pro) and Procedure XVII (Trade Risk Pro). Rule 54 will be designated as 
reserved for future use. The effective date of the proposed rule change 
will be announced via an NSCC Important Notice.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of 
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act,\4\ as amended, and the rules and 
regulations thereunder, because, by closing an underutilized service, 
it allows for the allocation of resources among other clearing agency 
functions, and therefore facilitates the prompt and accurate clearance 
and settlement of securities transactions.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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(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, as there are no Members 
that currently use Trade Risk Pro.

(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 with respect to this filing.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the 
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be 
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.
    The clearing agency shall post notice on its Web site of proposed 
changes that are implemented.

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 email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File No. SR-NSCC-2013-10 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-2013-10. 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 Room, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filings also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of NSCC and on 
NSCC's Web site at http://dtcc.com/legal/rule--filings/

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nscc/2013.php. 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-2013-10 and should 
be submitted on or before October 24, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\5\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24162 Filed 10-2-13; 8:45 am]
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