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  03-1709. Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Adding Services Data Services Only Members are Permitted To Access  

  • Start Preamble January 15, 2003.

    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),[1] notice is hereby given that on December 6, 2002, 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.

    I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change adds additional services that Data Services Only members of NSCC are permitted to access.

    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]

    (A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The proposed rule change adds additional NSCC services that Data Services Only members will be permitted to access.[3] Data Services Only members will be permitted to access all features of NSCC's Insurance Processing Services, provided that Data Services Only members will not be able to settle transactions through NSCC's facilities. NSCC's current fee schedule will be applied to Data Services Only members' use of such services.

    The proposed rule change will increase automation of data transmission and reception and permit greater access to such information thus facilitating the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of securities transactions. NSCC therefore believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

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

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

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

    No written comments relating to the proposed rule change have 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 effects a change in an existing service of NSCC that (i) does not adversely affect the safe-guarding of securities or funds in the custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is responsible and (ii) does not significantly affect the respective rights and obligations of the clearing agency or persons using the service, it has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act [4] and Rule 19b-4(f)(4) [5] promulgated 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.

    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. Persons making written submissions should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street NW., Washington, DC 20549-0609. Comments may also be submitted electronically at the following e-mail address: rule-comments@sec.gov. All comment letters should refer to File No. SR-NSCC-2002-13. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us process and review comments more efficiently, comments should be sent in hardcopy or by e-mail but not by both methods. Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Start Printed Page 3918Commission, 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 Section, 450 Fifth Street NW., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the NSCC. All submissions should refer to the File No. SR-NSCC-2002-13 and should be submitted by February 18, 2003.

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    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.[6]

    Margaret H. McFarland,

    Deputy Secretary.

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    Footnotes

    2.  The Commission has modified parts of these statements.

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    3.  For additional information about the category of Data Services Only members, see Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 44960 (October 19, 2001), 66 FR 56383 [File No. SR-NSCC-2001-14] and 45560 (March 14, 2002), 67 FR 13200 [File No. SR-NSCC-2001-18].

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    [FR Doc. 03-1709 Filed 1-24-03; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
01/27/2003
Department:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
03-1709
Pages:
3917-3918 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Release No. 34-47197, File No. SR-NSCC-2002-13
EOCitation:
of 2003-01-15
PDF File:
03-1709.pdf