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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-34257; File No. SR-NSCC-94-11]

 

Self Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing 
Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 
Rule Change Modifying Fund/Serv Fee

June 24, 1994.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934,\1\ notice is hereby given that on June 21, 1994, National 
Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'') filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the 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. Sec. 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 text of the proposed rule change is as follows:
Italicized text indicates additions
Bracketed text indicates deletions
    Addendum A.
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IV. Other Service Fees
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    Q. Fund/Serv (FN10), $0.40 per side per order.
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    (10) This fee applies to Members utilizing the revised Fund/Serv 
service available after December 31, 1992. [Members not utilizing the 
revised service will continue to be charged $.50 per side per settled 
transaction.] Effective July 1, 1994 for Members who do not convert to 
the revised Fund/Serv service by July 31, 1994, the fee will be $.75 
per side per settled transaction.
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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

    NSCC advised its members that it would discontinue the old Fund/
Serv service on June 30, 1994. Because some members have not completed 
the conversion from the old Fund/Serv service to the new Fund/Serv 
service, NSCC has determined not to discontinue the old Fund/Serv 
service on June 30, 1994, as originally planned.
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to modify the fees 
charged by NSCC for the old Fund/Serv service so as to reflect, in 
part, the additional cost of simultaneously maintaining both versions 
of the Fund/Serv system. Currently, old Fund/Serv transactions are $.50 
per side per settled transaction. Effective July 1, 1994, for members 
who do not convert to the revised Fund/Serv service by July 31, 1994, 
the fee will be $.75 per side per settled transaction. Members who 
successfully achieve conversion from the old Fund/Serv service to the 
new Fund/Serv service by July 31, 1994, therefore, are being given an 
additional one-month grace period from the effectiveness of the new 
fee.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have an 
impact on or impose a 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. NSCC will 
notify the Commission of any written comments received by NSCC.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act and subparagraph (e)(2) of Securities 
Exchange Act Rule 19b-4 in that the proposed rule change establishes or 
changes a due, fee, or other charge imposed by NSCC. At any time within 
sixty days of the filing of such 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 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 the above-mentioned 
self-regulatory organization. All submissions should refer to File No. 
SR-NSCC-94-11 and should be submitted by July 26, 1994.

    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\2\
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    \2\17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12) (1993).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-16185 Filed 7-1-94; 8:45 am]
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