Document ID: SEC-2011-1473-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed New Rule A-11, etc.
Posted Date: 2011-09-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25190]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65396; File No. SR-MSRB-2011-08]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking 
Board; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed New Rule A-11, on Municipal 
Advisor Assessments, and New Form A-11-Interim

September 26, 2011.
    On July 26, 2011, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the 
``MSRB'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') a proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ 
consisting of (i) proposed new Rule A-11, on municipal advisor 
assessments, and (ii) new Form A-11-Interim. Notice of the proposed 
rule change was published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2011.\3\ 
The Commission received four comment letters on the proposed rule 
change.\4\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 65015 (August 2, 
2011), 76 FR 48197.
    \4\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
from Colette J. Irwin-Knott, CIPFA, President, National Association 
of Independent Public Finance Advisors, dated September 6, 2011; 
Michael Nicholas, CEO, Bond Dealers of America, dated August 29, 
2011; and Michael Decker, Managing Director and Co-Head of Municipal 
Securities, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, 
dated August 29, 2011; and letter from Joy A. Howard, Principal, WM 
Financial Strategies, dated August 26, 2011.
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    On September 9, 2011, the MSRB withdrew the proposed rule change 
(SR-MSRB-2011-08).\5\
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    \5\ See MSRB Notice 2011-51 (September 12, 2011).
    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-25190 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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