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[Release No. 34–55267; File No. SR–NSCC–
2006–16]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
National Securities Clearing
Corporation; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Allow Retirement and
Other Benefit Plans and Programs
Offered By Registered Broker/Dealers
To Be Processed Through Its
Insurance Processing Service
February 9, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on
December 13, 2006, the National
Securities Clearing Corporation
(‘‘NSCC’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change described in
Items I, II, and III below, which items
have been prepared primarily by NSCC.
NSCC filed the proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of
the Act 2 and Rule 19b–4(f)(4)
thereunder 3 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 parties.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The purpose of the proposed rule
change is to amend NSCC’s Rules
related to the Insurance Processing
Services (‘‘IPS’’) and Insurance Carrier
Members in order to allow retirement
and other benefit plans and programs
offered by registered broker/dealers to
be processed on the IPS platform.
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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 these statements.4
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4).
4 The Commission has modified the text of the
summaries prepared by NSCC.
2 15
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
The purpose of this filing is to amend
NSCC’s Rules related to IPS and
Insurance Carrier Members in order to
allow retirement and other benefit plans
and programs offered by registered
broker/dealers to be processed on the
IPS platform.
Background
NSCC’s IPS is a non-guaranteed
service, meaning that NSCC does not
function as a central counterparty or
guarantor with respect to payment
obligations arising in connection with
IPS transactions. IPS was established in
1997 as the Annuities Processing
Service, a centralized communication
link that connected participating
insurance carriers with broker/dealers
and other entities that distributed
annuities issued by the participating
insurance carrier.5 The service was later
expanded to accommodate processing of
life insurance products in addition to
annuities, and its name was changed to
IPS. Similarly, the name of the
participating insurance carriers using
IPS was changed from ‘‘Annuities
Carrier Members’’ to ‘‘Insurance Carrier
Members.’’ 6
Currently, IPS provides for the
communication of data relating to
insurance products (both annuities and
life insurance products) and for the
settlement of certain payments relating
to insurance products, as set forth in
NSCC Rule 57, ‘‘Insurance Processing
Service.’’ Participating insurance
carriers that use IPS to communicate
with their distributors information
regarding their insurance products are
called ‘‘Insurance Carrier Members.’’
Their distributors are called ‘‘Members’’
or ‘‘Mutual Fund/Insurance Services
Members’’ and use IPS under authority
of NSCC Rule 2, ‘‘Members.’’ The
qualifications of Insurance Carrier
Members are set forth in Rule 56 and
Addendum Q of NSCC’s Rules.
Certain retirement and other benefit
plans and programs offered by a broker/
dealer are functionally similar to
annuities in that the broker/dealer
(functioning as an administrator and/or
custodian of the program) offers
multiple investment options (typically
mutual funds or annuities) within the
5 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 39096
(September 19, 1997), 62 FR 50416 (September 25,
1997) [File No. SR–NSCC–96–21].
6 Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 40634
(November 4, 1998), 63 FR 63096 (November 10,
1998) [File No. SR–NSCC–98–13] and 41477 (June
4, 1999), 64 FR 31666 (June 11, 1999) [File No. SR–
NSCC–99–04].
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‘‘wrap’’ of the program for sale to plan
sponsors through distributing broker/
dealer intermediaries. Current IPS
functionality that is used for annuities
and other insurance products is useful
in the context of these programs.
Examples of such functionalities
included the communication of
customer positions and activity among
the investment options within the
program, information regarding the
values of the various investment options
included within the program, data
concerning program commissions and
other compensation due to the
distributing broker/dealers, and the
payment of such commissions and
compensation through NSCC’s daily
money settlement.
(A) Proposed Amendments to NSCC’s
Rules
Under the proposed amendments, the
IPS is renamed the ‘‘Insurance and
Retirement Processing Services’’ (and is
still referred to as ‘‘IPS’’) and the
products processed through IPS are
renamed ‘‘IPS Eligible Products.’’ IPS
Eligible Products now include, in
addition to insurance products,
retirement and other benefit plans and
programs.
‘‘Insurance Carrier Member’’ is
renamed ‘‘Insurance Carrier/Retirement
Services Member.’’ Formerly, only
insurance companies could qualify
under this membership category.
Pursuant to the proposed rule change,
registered broker/dealers will also be
eligible to qualify as Insurance Carrier/
Retirement Services Members. The
membership qualifications applicable to
insurance companies in their capacity
as Insurance Carrier/Retirement
Services Members are unchanged. The
membership qualifications applicable to
a broker/dealer in its capacity as an
Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services
Member will be the same as the
qualifications currently applicable to a
broker/dealer which acts as a Mutual
Fund/Insurance Services Member
processing transactions on IPS today as
a distributor of insurance products
issued by an Insurance Carrier Member.
These qualifications, such as the
requirement that the broker/dealer
maintain $50,000 in excess net capital
over that required by the Commission or
the broker/dealer’s designated
examining authority (‘‘Excess Net
Capital’’), are also the same
qualifications required of a broker/
dealer that participates in NSCC’s
Mutual Fund Services, whether acting
as a Fund Member (analogous to an
Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services
Member on IPS) or as a Mutual Fund/
Insurance Services Member distributing
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mutual funds and similar fund products
on NSCC’s mutual fund processing
platform, Fund/Serv.
Rule 1, ‘‘Definitions and
Descriptions’’ The definition of ‘‘Eligible
Insurance Plan’’ is deleted and has been
replaced by the term ‘‘IPS Eligible
Product’’ in order to include retirement
and other benefit plans and programs as
products that may be processed through
IPS. The defined term ‘‘Insurance
Carrier Member’’ is changed to
‘‘Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services
Member, as discussed above.
Conforming changes are also made
throughout NSCC’s Rules.7
An unrelated technical change is
made to defined terms ‘‘TPA’’ and ‘‘TPA
Member’’ to clarify that a TPA Member
must be a third party administrator.
Although implied, this had not been
expressly stated.
Rule 3, ‘‘Lists to be Maintained’’
Section 9 of Rule 3 is revised to refer to
‘‘IPS Eligible Products,’’ rather than
insurance plans, as the subject of
transactions processed on IPS.
Rule 50, ‘‘Automated Customer
Account Transfer Service’’ (‘‘ACATs’’)
Section 8 of Rule 50 is revised to delete
references to an ‘‘Insurance Company’’
as the entity which would confirm or
reject an ACATs transfer of IPS Eligible
Products. ‘‘Insurance Carrier/Retirement
Services Member’’ is substituted in its
place. Similar changes are also made to
the description of ACATs for Eligible
IPS Products in Section 6 of Rule 57.
Rule 56, ‘‘Insurance Carrier Member’’
Rule 56 is revised to include broker/
dealers as entities which can become
Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services
Members.
Rule 57, ‘‘Insurance Processing
Service’’ Rule 57 is revised to refer to
the ‘‘Insurance and Retirement
Processing Services’’ in place of the
‘‘Insurance Processing Service.’’ In
addition, an error in Section 2(a) is
corrected to state that the service is
offered by NSCC.
Addendum Q, ‘‘Standards of
Financial and Operational Capability
for Insurance Carrier Members’’
Addendum Q is revised to reflect that
broker/dealers that are Insurance
Carrier/Retirement Services Members or
are applicants must meet the general
qualifications currently applicable to
Insurance Carrier Members (other than
with respect to financial qualifications
that are applicable solely to insurance
companies). In addition, Addendum Q
7 References to ‘‘Insurance Carrier Members’’ and
the ‘‘Insurance Processing Service’’ are replaced
with the new terms throughout NSCC’s Rules;
however, due to the extent of their use throughout
the Rules, these changes have not been reflected in
Exhibit 5 to the proposed rule change.
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is revised to reflect that such broker/
dealers must also maintain $50,000 in
Excess Net Capital.
The proposed rule change is
consistent with the requirements of
Section 17A of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder because the
addition of retirement and other benefit
plans and programs offered by
registered broker/dealers will permit the
processing of additional financial
products through NSCC and is designed
to promote the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of transactions
and to assure the safeguarding of
securities and funds in the custody and
control of NSCC.
(B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
NSCC does not believe that the
proposed rule change will 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 yet 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
The foregoing rule change has become
effective upon filing pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 8 and Rule
19b–4(f)(4) thereunder 9 because the
proposed rule effects a change in an
existing service of NSCC that (i) does
not adversely affect the safeguarding of
securities or funds in the custody or
control of NSCC and (ii) does not
significantly affect the respective rights
or obligations of NSCC or those
members using the service. At any time
within sixty days of the filing of such
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.
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 e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NSCC–2006–16 on the
subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NSCC–2006–16. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if e-mail 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 inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference
Section, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20549. The text of the proposed rule
change is available at NSCC, the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
and http://www.nscc.com/legal/2006/
2006–16.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–NSCC–
2006–16 and should be submitted on or
before March 13, 2007.
For the Commission by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.10
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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8 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-55267; File No. SR-NSCC-2006-16]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing
Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Allow Retirement and Other Benefit Plans and Programs
Offered By Registered Broker/Dealers To Be Processed Through Its
Insurance Processing Service
February 9, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on December 13, 2006, the
National Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
change described in Items I, II, and III below, which items have been
prepared primarily by NSCC. NSCC filed the proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \2\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(4) thereunder \3\ 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 parties.
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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 the proposed rule change is to amend NSCC's Rules
related to the Insurance Processing Services (``IPS'') and Insurance
Carrier Members in order to allow retirement and other benefit plans
and programs offered by registered broker/dealers to be processed on
the IPS platform.
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 these
statements.\4\
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\4\ The Commission has modified the text of the summaries
prepared by NSCC.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
The purpose of this filing is to amend NSCC's Rules related to IPS
and Insurance Carrier Members in order to allow retirement and other
benefit plans and programs offered by registered broker/dealers to be
processed on the IPS platform.
Background
NSCC's IPS is a non-guaranteed service, meaning that NSCC does not
function as a central counterparty or guarantor with respect to payment
obligations arising in connection with IPS transactions. IPS was
established in 1997 as the Annuities Processing Service, a centralized
communication link that connected participating insurance carriers with
broker/dealers and other entities that distributed annuities issued by
the participating insurance carrier.\5\ The service was later expanded
to accommodate processing of life insurance products in addition to
annuities, and its name was changed to IPS. Similarly, the name of the
participating insurance carriers using IPS was changed from ``Annuities
Carrier Members'' to ``Insurance Carrier Members.'' \6\
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\5\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 39096 (September 19,
1997), 62 FR 50416 (September 25, 1997) [File No. SR-NSCC-96-21].
\6\ Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 40634 (November 4,
1998), 63 FR 63096 (November 10, 1998) [File No. SR-NSCC-98-13] and
41477 (June 4, 1999), 64 FR 31666 (June 11, 1999) [File No. SR-NSCC-
99-04].
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Currently, IPS provides for the communication of data relating to
insurance products (both annuities and life insurance products) and for
the settlement of certain payments relating to insurance products, as
set forth in NSCC Rule 57, ``Insurance Processing Service.''
Participating insurance carriers that use IPS to communicate with their
distributors information regarding their insurance products are called
``Insurance Carrier Members.'' Their distributors are called
``Members'' or ``Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Members'' and use IPS
under authority of NSCC Rule 2, ``Members.'' The qualifications of
Insurance Carrier Members are set forth in Rule 56 and Addendum Q of
NSCC's Rules.
Certain retirement and other benefit plans and programs offered by
a broker/dealer are functionally similar to annuities in that the
broker/dealer (functioning as an administrator and/or custodian of the
program) offers multiple investment options (typically mutual funds or
annuities) within the ``wrap'' of the program for sale to plan sponsors
through distributing broker/dealer intermediaries. Current IPS
functionality that is used for annuities and other insurance products
is useful in the context of these programs. Examples of such
functionalities included the communication of customer positions and
activity among the investment options within the program, information
regarding the values of the various investment options included within
the program, data concerning program commissions and other compensation
due to the distributing broker/dealers, and the payment of such
commissions and compensation through NSCC's daily money settlement.
(A) Proposed Amendments to NSCC's Rules
Under the proposed amendments, the IPS is renamed the ``Insurance
and Retirement Processing Services'' (and is still referred to as
``IPS'') and the products processed through IPS are renamed ``IPS
Eligible Products.'' IPS Eligible Products now include, in addition to
insurance products, retirement and other benefit plans and programs.
``Insurance Carrier Member'' is renamed ``Insurance Carrier/
Retirement Services Member.'' Formerly, only insurance companies could
qualify under this membership category. Pursuant to the proposed rule
change, registered broker/dealers will also be eligible to qualify as
Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Members. The membership
qualifications applicable to insurance companies in their capacity as
Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Members are unchanged. The
membership qualifications applicable to a broker/dealer in its capacity
as an Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Member will be the same as
the qualifications currently applicable to a broker/dealer which acts
as a Mutual Fund/Insurance Services Member processing transactions on
IPS today as a distributor of insurance products issued by an Insurance
Carrier Member. These qualifications, such as the requirement that the
broker/dealer maintain $50,000 in excess net capital over that required
by the Commission or the broker/dealer's designated examining authority
(``Excess Net Capital''), are also the same qualifications required of
a broker/dealer that participates in NSCC's Mutual Fund Services,
whether acting as a Fund Member (analogous to an Insurance Carrier/
Retirement Services Member on IPS) or as a Mutual Fund/Insurance
Services Member distributing
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mutual funds and similar fund products on NSCC's mutual fund processing
platform, Fund/Serv.
Rule 1, ``Definitions and Descriptions'' The definition of
``Eligible Insurance Plan'' is deleted and has been replaced by the
term ``IPS Eligible Product'' in order to include retirement and other
benefit plans and programs as products that may be processed through
IPS. The defined term ``Insurance Carrier Member'' is changed to
``Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Member, as discussed above.
Conforming changes are also made throughout NSCC's Rules.\7\
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\7\ References to ``Insurance Carrier Members'' and the
``Insurance Processing Service'' are replaced with the new terms
throughout NSCC's Rules; however, due to the extent of their use
throughout the Rules, these changes have not been reflected in
Exhibit 5 to the proposed rule change.
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An unrelated technical change is made to defined terms ``TPA'' and
``TPA Member'' to clarify that a TPA Member must be a third party
administrator. Although implied, this had not been expressly stated.
Rule 3, ``Lists to be Maintained'' Section 9 of Rule 3 is revised
to refer to ``IPS Eligible Products,'' rather than insurance plans, as
the subject of transactions processed on IPS.
Rule 50, ``Automated Customer Account Transfer Service''
(``ACATs'') Section 8 of Rule 50 is revised to delete references to an
``Insurance Company'' as the entity which would confirm or reject an
ACATs transfer of IPS Eligible Products. ``Insurance Carrier/Retirement
Services Member'' is substituted in its place. Similar changes are also
made to the description of ACATs for Eligible IPS Products in Section 6
of Rule 57.
Rule 56, ``Insurance Carrier Member'' Rule 56 is revised to include
broker/dealers as entities which can become Insurance Carrier/
Retirement Services Members.
Rule 57, ``Insurance Processing Service'' Rule 57 is revised to
refer to the ``Insurance and Retirement Processing Services'' in place
of the ``Insurance Processing Service.'' In addition, an error in
Section 2(a) is corrected to state that the service is offered by NSCC.
Addendum Q, ``Standards of Financial and Operational Capability for
Insurance Carrier Members'' Addendum Q is revised to reflect that
broker/dealers that are Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services Members
or are applicants must meet the general qualifications currently
applicable to Insurance Carrier Members (other than with respect to
financial qualifications that are applicable solely to insurance
companies). In addition, Addendum Q is revised to reflect that such
broker/dealers must also maintain $50,000 in Excess Net Capital.
The proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of
Section 17A of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder because
the addition of retirement and other benefit plans and programs offered
by registered broker/dealers will permit the processing of additional
financial products through NSCC and is designed to promote the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of transactions and to assure the
safeguarding of securities and funds in the custody and control of
NSCC.
(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
NSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change will 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 yet
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
The foregoing rule change has become effective upon filing pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)
thereunder \9\ because the proposed rule effects a change in an
existing service of NSCC that (i) does not adversely affect the
safeguarding of securities or funds in the custody or control of NSCC
and (ii) does not significantly affect the respective rights or
obligations of NSCC or those members using the service. At any time
within sixty days of the filing of such 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.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4).
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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 e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-NSCC-2006-16 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NSCC-2006-16. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 inspection
and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549. The text of the proposed rule change is
available at NSCC, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and http://
www.nscc.com/legal/2006/2006-16.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-NSCC-2006-16 and should be submitted on
or before March 13, 2007.
For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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\10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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