[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38488-38489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16410]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75320; File No. SR-ICEEU-2015-009]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited; Notice 
of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change Relating to Finance Procedures To Add Clearstream Banking as a 
Triparty Collateral Service Provider

June 29, 2015.
    On May 5, 2015, ICE Clear Europe Limited (``ICEEU'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ 
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to modify the 
Finance Procedures to allow Clearstream Banking to serve as a triparty 
collateral service provider for initial or original margin provided in 
respect of all product categories, including CDS Contracts. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on May 15, 2015.\3\ To date, the Commission has not received comments 
on the proposal.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-74922 (May 11, 2015), 
80 FR 28035 (May 15, 2015) (File No. SR-ICEEU-2015-009).
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the 
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization 
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, 
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 
45th day from the publication of notice of filing of this proposed rule 
change is June 29, 2015. The Commission is extending this 45-

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day time period. In order to provide the Commission with sufficient 
time to consider the proposed rule change, the Commission finds it is 
appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on 
the proposed rule change.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates August 13, 2015, as the date by which the Commission 
should either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-
ICEEU-2015-009).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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)(31).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-16410 Filed 7-2-15; 8:45 am]
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