Document ID: SEC-2015-1358-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: The Options Clearing Corp.
Posted Date: 2015-08-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 48950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20009]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75658; File No. SR-OCC-2014-21]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; 
Notice of Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change in Order To Permit OCC 
To Adjust the Size of Its Clearing Fund on an Intra-Month Basis

August 10, 2015.
    On November 13, 2014, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to 
delete the second sentence of OCC Rule 1001(a) in order to permit OCC 
to adjust the size of its clearing fund on an intra-month basis.\3\ On 
December 2, 2014, the proposed rule change was published in the Federal 
Register.\4\ On January 5, 2015, pursuant to Section 
19(b)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of the Act,\5\ the Commission extended the time 
period to approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine 
whether to disapprove the proposed rule change to March 2, 2015. On 
March 2, 2015, the Commission instituted proceedings under Section 
19(b)(2)(B) of the Act to determine whether to approve or disapprove 
the proposed rule change.\6\ On May 19, 2015, pursuant to Section 
19(b)(2)(B)(ii)(II)(bb),\7\ the Commission extended the time period for 
issuing an order to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change to 
July 30, 2015. The Commission received no comment letters regarding the 
proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 204.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73685 (November 25, 
2014) 78 FR 71479 (December 2, 2014) (SR-OCC-2014-21).
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(A)(ii)(II).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74406 (March 2, 
2015), 80 FR 12232 (March 6, 2015) (SR-OCC-2014-21).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B)(ii)(II)(bb).
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    On July 27, 2015, OCC withdrew the proposed rule change (SR-OCC-
2014-21).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-20009 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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