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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-33514; File No. SR-PTC-91-11]

 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Participants Trust Company; Order 
Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt the Participants Operating 
Guide

January 24, 1994.
    On July 11, 1991, the Participants Trust Company (``PTC'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed 
rule change (File No. SR-PTC-91-11) pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'')\1\ to consolidate the daily 
operating practices and procedures of PTC and its participants into one 
centralized manual. Notice of the proposal appeared in the Federal 
Register on August 6, 1991.\2\ Since then, PCT has filed several 
amendments to its original filing.\3\ No public comments have been 
received. For the reasons discussed below, the Commission is approving 
the proposed rule change.
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    \1\15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\Securities Exchange Act Release No. 29532 (Aug. 6, 1991), 56 
FR 40650.
    \3\PTC filed Amendment No. 1 to File No. SR-PTC-91-11 with the 
Commission on December 9, 1991, letter from Alison N. Hoffman, 
Assistant Counsel, PTC, to Ester Saverson, Jr., Branch Chief, 
Division of Market Regulation (``Division''), Commission (December 
6, 1991); Amendment No. 2 on April 10, 1992, letter from Alison N. 
Hoffman, Assistant Counsel, PTC, to Richard Strasser, Division, 
Commission (April 9, 1992); Amendment No. 3 on January 6, 1993, 
letter from Leopold S. Rassnick, Vice President & General Counsel, 
PTC, to Ester Saverson, Jr., Branch Chief, Division, Commission 
(January 6, 1993); Amendment No. 4 on May 14, 1993, letter from 
Leopold S. Rassnick, Vice President & General Counsel, PTC, to 
Judith Poppalardo, Assistant Director, Division, Commission (May 13, 
1993); Amendment No. 5 on August 4, 1993, letter from Carol A. 
Jameson, Assistant Counsel, PTC, to Judith Poppalardo, Assistant 
Director, Division, Commission (July 30, 1993); Amendment No. 6 on 
December 20, 1993, letter from Leopold S. Rassnick, Vice President, 
General Counsel and Secretary, PTC, to Judith Poppalardo, Assistant 
Director, Division, Commission (December 15, 1993).
    The purpose of the foregoing amendments was to reflect changes 
and modifications relating to PTC's daily operating practices and 
procedures. Some of the changes were made in response to Commission 
comments relating to the original filing, while other changes were 
made to reflect underlying changes to PTC's Rules and Procedures. 
Because of the technical nature of these amendments, notices of the 
amendments were not published.
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I. Description

    The proposed rule change consolidates, in one centralized manual 
called the ``Participants Operating Guide'' (``Guide''), the daily 
operating practices and procedures governing transactions between PTC 
and its participants. The Guide will replace the present system of 
informing participants of PTC's daily operating practices and 
procedures through the distribution of separate Administrative 
Bulletins and Important Notices. The Guide includes information 
regarding general administrative procedures, communications system, 
risk management procedures, account structures, procedures for the 
input and output of trade data, book-entry system, description of the 
end-of-day cash settlement system, principal and interest distribution 
information, and required reports. The Guide serves as a reference 
manual to PTC Rules and Procedures and in no way supersedes or alters 
those Rules and Procedures. Since filing the proposed rule change, PTC 
has modified several of its rules. These modifications are reflected in 
PTC daily operating practices and procedures and are described in the 
several amendments to this rule filing which PTC has filed with the 
Commission.\4\
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    \4\Supra note 3.
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II. Discussion

    The Commission believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
the Act and especially with section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.\5\ Section 
17A(b)(3)(F) requires, among other things, that the rules of a clearing 
agency be designed to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and 
settlement of securities transactions and to protect investors and the 
public interest. By consolidating its daily operating practices and 
procedures in a single manual, PTC has afforded its participants with 
ready access to the rules and procedures controlling securities 
transactions effected at PTC. By improving participants' ability to 
acquire information regarding their rights and responsibilities with 
respect to transactions through PTC, the Guide will help promote the 
prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities 
transactions.
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    \5\15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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III. Conclusion

    On the basis of the foregoing, the Commission finds that PTC's 
proposal is consistent with section 17A of the Act.
    It is therefore ordered, Pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act, 
that PTC's proposed rule change (File No. SR-PTC-91-11) be, and hereby 
is, approved.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
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