[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 20705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07983]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-69275; File No. 4-660]


Fixed Income Roundtable

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission will host a one day 
roundtable to discuss the current market structure and potential ways 
to improve the transparency, liquidity, efficiency, and other aspects 
of fixed income markets. The roundtable will focus on the municipal 
securities, corporate bonds, and asset-backed securities markets.
    The roundtable discussion will be held in the multi-purpose room of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters at 100 F Street 
NE., in Washington, DC on April 16, 2013 beginning at 8:45 a.m. and 
ending at approximately 4:15 p.m. The public is invited to observe the 
roundtable discussion. Seating will be available on a first-come, 
first-served basis. The roundtable discussion also will be available 
via webcast on the Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov.
    The roundtable will consist of four panels. The participants in the 
first panel will discuss the current market structure for municipal 
securities. The participants in the second panel will discuss the 
current market structure for corporate bonds and asset-backed 
securities. The participants in the third panel will discuss potential 
improvements to the market structure for municipal securities. The 
participants in the fourth panel will discuss potential improvements to 
the market structure for corporate bonds and asset-backed securities.

DATES: The roundtable discussion will take place on April 16, 2013. The 
Commission will accept comments regarding issues addressed at the 
roundtable until May 7, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number 4-660 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 submission should refer to File Number 4-660. This file number 
should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help us 
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/other.shtml). Comments are 
also available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on 
official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 
All comments received will be posted without change; we do not edit 
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronesha A. Butler, Special Counsel, at 
(202) 551-5629, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-7010.

     Dated: April 2, 2013.
    By the Commission.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-07983 Filed 4-4-13; 8:45 am]
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