[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11970-11971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4171]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57385; File No. SR-NSCC-2007-17]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; the National Securities Clearing 
Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 
Rule Change Relating to the Fee Schedule

February 27, 2008.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on December 31, 2007, the 
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. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change modifies NSCC's fee schedule.

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.\2\
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    \2\ The Commission has modified parts of these statements.
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to revise fees for 
certain services provided by NSCC. These revisions include the 
following fee changes to align fees with costs of delivering services:
    1. Implementation of a restructured clearing fee model, changing 
from the current solely transaction-based pricing structure to a 
methodology that combines the number of transactions processed with the 
value of those transactions;
    2. reductions in Automated Customer Account Transfer Services 
(ACATS) fee;
    3. reductions in Fund/SERV and Networking fees;
    4. elimination of Insurance and Retirement Processing Services file 
fees; and
    5. introduction of new fees for a new Funds Transfers service to be 
introduced in 2008 under NSCC's Insurance and Retirement Processing 
Services product line.
    NSCC's fee schedule as it is being modified by this proposed rule 
change is attached as Exhibit 5 to NSCC's filing.\3\ Unless otherwise 
noted in Exhibit 5, the proposed fee changes became effective on 
January 2, 2008.
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    \3\ File No. SR-NSCC-2007-17, including Exhibit 5, can be viewed 
at http://www.dtcc.com/downloads/legal/rule_filings/2007/nscc/2007-17.pdf.
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    The proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of 
Section 17A of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, 
because it provides for the equitable allocation of fees among its 
participants.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    NSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any 
impact, or impose any burden, on competition.

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

    Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not yet 
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

    Because the foregoing rule change changes fees charged by NSCC, it 
has become effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \4\ 
and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \5\ thereunder. At any time within sixty days of 
the filing of the 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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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).

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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NSCC-2007-17 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSCC-2007-17. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). 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 Room, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of NSCC. All comments 
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit 
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSCC-2007-17 and should be 
submitted on or before March 26, 2008.

    For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-4171 Filed 3-4-08; 8:45 am]
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