[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60954-60955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25189]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65395; File No. SR-MSRB-2011-12]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking 
Board; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed New Rule G-42, on Political 
Contributions and Prohibitions on Municipal Advisory Activities; 
Proposed Amendments to Rules G-8, on Books and Records, G-9, on 
Preservation of Records, and G-37, on Political Contributions and 
Prohibitions on Municipal Securities Business; Proposed Form G-37/G-42 
and Form G-37x/G-42x; and a Proposed Restatement of a Rule G-37 
Interpretive Notice

September 26, 2011.
    On August 19, 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 MSRB Rule G-42 (on political

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contributions and prohibitions on municipal advisory activities); (ii) 
proposed amendments that would make conforming changes to MSRB Rules G-
8 (on books and records), G-9 (on preservation of records), and G-37 
(on political contributions and prohibitions on municipal securities 
business); (iii) proposed Form G-37/G-42 and Form G-37x/G-42x; and (iv) 
a proposed restatement of a Rule G-37 interpretive notice issued by the 
MSRB in 1997. Notice of the proposed rule change was published in the 
Federal Register on September 9, 2011.\3\ The Commission received no 
comments on the proposed rule change. On September 9, 2011, the MSRB 
withdrew the proposed rule change (SR-MSRB-2011-12).\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. 65255 (September 2, 
2011), 76 FR 55976.
    \4\ See MSRB Notice 2011-51 (September 12, 2011).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\5\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-25189 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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