[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-29870]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65743; File No. SR-ICC-2011-04]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Schedule 502 of the ICC Rules To Provide for Clearing of Additional 
Single Name Investment Grade CDS Contracts

November 14, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on November 7, 2011, ICE 
Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared primarily by ICC. 
ICC filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) 
\2\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(4) \3\ thereunder so that the proposal 
was effective upon filing with the Commission. 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).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of proposed rule change is to provide for the clearance 
of the following additional investment grade

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Standard North American Corporate Single Name CDS contracts: Boston 
Scientific Corporation; H.J. Heinz Company; Macy's, Inc.; and Nabors 
Industries, Inc. (the ``Additional Single Names'').

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

    In its filing with the Commission, ICC 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. ICC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A), 
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these 
statements.\4\
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    \4\ Per discussions with ICC, the Commission has made minor 
modifications to the text of the summaries prepared by ICC to 
correct the name of the Index and statutory references. Telephone 
conference between Michelle Weiler, Assistant General Counsel, ICC, 
and Andrew Bernstein, Special Counsel, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Division of Trading and Markets, on November 14, 2011.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The Additional Single Names represent four of the one hundred 
twenty-five single names that comprise the Markit CDX North American 
Investment Grade Series 17 Index (the ``Index'') that is currently 
being cleared by ICC. ICC currently clears one hundred twenty of the 
Index's underlying names on a single name basis. Upon approval of the 
Additional Single Names, ICC will clear one hundred twenty-four of the 
names underlying the Index on a single name basis. The Additional 
Single Names do not require any changes to the body of the ICC Rules. 
ICC will clear the Additional Single Names pursuant to ICC's existing 
Rules. Nor do the Additional Single Names require any changes to the 
ICC risk management framework including the ICC margin methodology, 
guaranty fund methodology, pricing parameters and pricing model. The 
only change being submitted is the inclusion of the Additional Single 
Names to Schedule 502 of the ICC Rules. The Additional Single Names 
have been reviewed by the ICE Risk Department, the ICC Trading Advisory 
Committee and the ICC Risk Committee.
    ICC believes that the clearing of the Additional Single Names will 
facilitate the prompt and accurate settlement of security-based swaps 
and contribute to the safeguarding of securities and funds associated 
with security-based swap transactions.

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

    ICC does not believe the proposed rule change would 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 been 
solicited or received. ICC will notify the Commission of any written 
comments received by ICC.

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) of the Act and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder. At 
any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the 
Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 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.

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 email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-ICC-2011-04 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2011-04. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and 
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 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 filings will also be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Credit and 
on ICE Clear Credit's Web site at https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/regulatory_filings/ICEClearCredit_110711.pdf.
    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-ICC-2011-04 
and should be submitted on or before December 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. 2011-29870 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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