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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-34210; File No. SR-SCCP-94-01]

 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Stock Clearing Corporation of 
Philadelphia; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a 
Proposed Rule Change Adding a Residual Credit Transfer Feature to the 
Automated Customer Account Transfer Service

June 14, 1994.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on May 5, 1994, the Stock 
Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia (``SCCP'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule 
change (File No. SR-SCCP-94-01) as described in Items I, II, and III 
below, which Items have been prepared primarily by SCCP. 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) (1988).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change will offer SCCP clearing members the 
ability to transfer through the Automated Customer Account Transfer 
Service (``ACATS'') credit positions which accrue to an account after 
the account has been transferred to another broker-dealer.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, SCCP 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. SCCP 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

    Residual credit processing is an enhancement to SCCP's ACATS 
program which allows an ACATS delivering member to initiate through 
ACATS the transfer of residual credit positions for both cash and 
securities which have accrued to an account after the account has been 
transferred to another broker-dealer. The current method for 
identifying and transferring residual credits differs from firm to 
firm. Some firms have systems which automatically review transferred 
accounts for the presence of residual positions. Other firms either 
review transferred accounts on a periodic basis or rely on customer 
inquiries or claim letters from ACATS receiving firms. Currently, no 
matter what method a firm uses to monitor transferred accounts, to 
transfer residual positions the delivering firm will issue a check or 
will transfer securities outside of ACATS.
    Transferring residual positions outside of ACATS may result in lost 
or improperly routed checks and securities and increases the processing 
costs of transferring positions due to postage costs and other 
processing inefficiencies. The ACATS residual credit processing will 
help to eliminate lost or improperly routed checks and securities by 
providing an efficient and standardized automated method for the 
transfer of residual credits.
    The procedures for transferring residual credits are the same as 
the procedures for transferring customer accounts through ACATS with 
the following exceptions: (1) Only the delivering member may transfer 
residual credits through ACATS, (2) the transfer request must be 
initiated in an automated form, and (3) the delivering member's input 
constitutes both the request and the details of the residual credits.
    Money settlement for residual credits will be processed along with 
the clearing member's other ACATS money settlement obligations. In 
addition, to the extent that the residual securities are eligible for 
continuous net settlement, ACATS residual credits will be netted along 
with a member's other CNS obligations. However, the ACATS receiving 
member retains the ability to reject the residual credits or request 
adjustments.
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F)\2\ 
of the Act in that it promotes the prompt and accurate clearance and 
settlement of securities transactions and fosters cooperation and 
coordination with persons engaged in the clearance and settlement of 
securities transactions by providing an efficient and standardized 
automated method for the transfer of residual credits.
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    \2\15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F) (1988).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    SCCP does not believe that the proposed change will impose any 
inappropriate burden on competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    No written comments have been solicited or received.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective on filing pursuant 
to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii)\3\ of the Act and pursuant to Rule 19b-
4(e)(4)\4\ promulgated thereunder because the proposed rule change 
effects a change in an existing service that does not adversely affect 
the safeguarding of securities or funds in the custody or control of 
SCCP or for which SCCP is responsible and does not significantly affect 
the respective rights or obligations of SCCP or the clearing members 
using the service. At any time within sixty days of the filing of this 
proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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.
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    \3\15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii) (1988).
    \4\17 CFR 240.19b-4(e)(4) (1993).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing. Persons making written submissions 
should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. 
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 inspection and copying in the 
Commission's Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing will also be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of SCCP. All submissions 
should refer to File No. SR-SCCP-94-01 and should be submitted by July 
12, 1994.

    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\5\
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    \5\17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12) (1992).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-15042 Filed 6-20-94; 8:45 am]
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