Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2007-05; Exemption Application No. D-11370; Amendment to PTE 2000-58, 65 FR 67765 (November 13, 2000) and PTE 2002-41, 67 FR 54487 (August 22, 2002) Involving Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated et al. To Add Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited and Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc. to the Definition of “Rating Agency”, 16385 [E7-6216]
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Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Prohibited Transaction Exemption
(PTE) 2007–05; Exemption Application
No. D–11370; Amendment to PTE
2000–58, 65 FR 67765 (November 13,
2000) and PTE 2002–41, 67 FR 54487
(August 22, 2002) Involving Bear,
Stearns & Co. Inc., Prudential
Securities Incorporated et al. To Add
Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited
and Dominion Bond Rating Service,
Inc. to the Definition of ‘‘Rating
Agency’’
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor (the Department).
ACTION: Notice of technical correction.
AGENCY:
On March 20, 2007, the Department
published PTE 2007–05 in the Federal
Register at 72 FR 13130. PTE 2007–05
expands the definition of ‘‘Rating
Agency’’ in section III.X of the
Underwriter Exemptions to include
Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited
and Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc.
The Underwriter Exemptions are
individual exemptions that provide
relief for the origination and operation
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of certain asset pool investment trusts
and the acquisition, holding and
disposition by employee benefit plans of
certain asset-backed, pass-through
certificates representing undivided
interests in those investment trusts, and
also provided the same individual
exemptive relief to: Deutsche Bank A.G.,
New York Branch and Deutsche Morgan
Grenfell/C.J. Lawrence Inc., Final
Authorization Number (FAN) 97–03E
(December 9, 1996); Credit Lyonnais
Securities (USA) Inc., FAN 97–21E
(September 10, 1997); ABN AMRO Inc.,
FAN 98–08E (April 27, 1998); Ironwood
Capital Partners Ltd., FAN 99–31E
(December 20, 1999) (supersedes FAN
97–02E (November 25, 1996)); William
J. Mayer Securities LLC, FAN 01–25E
(October 15, 2001); Raymond James &
Associates Inc. & Raymond James
Financial Inc., FAN 03–07E ( June 14,
2003); WAMU Capital Corporation, FAN
03–14E (August 24, 2003); and Terwin
Capital LLC, FAN 04–16E (August 18,
2004); which received the approval of
the Department to engage in
transactions substantially similar to the
transactions described in the
Underwriter Exemptions pursuant to
PTE 96–62, 61 FR 39988 (July 31, 1996).
In order to correct an inadvertent
omission, the Department is adopting a
technical correction to the final
amendment. As corrected, at page 13130
of the notice granting the final
amendment, the following organization
and Final Authorization Number (FAN)
is included in the list of organizations
the Department is also granting
individual exemptive relief for, after the
phrase ‘‘(August 24, 2003);’’ ‘‘Barclays
Bank PLC & Barclays Capital Inc., FAN
04–03E (February 4, 2004);’’.
Subsequent to publication of the final
amendment, the Department was
informed that, effective January 22,
2007, Dominion Bond Rating Service
Limited changed its name to ‘‘DBRS
Limited,’’ and Dominion Bond Rating
Service, Inc. changed its name to
‘‘DBRS, Inc.’’ These are name changes
only. There has been no change in the
corporate structure or business activities
of DBRS Limited and DBRS, Inc.
Ms.
Wendy McColough of the Department at
(202) 693–8553. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of
March, 2007.
Ivan L. Strasfeld,
Director of Exemption Determinations,
Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2007-05; Exemption
Application No. D-11370; Amendment to PTE 2000-58, 65 FR 67765
(November 13, 2000) and PTE 2002-41, 67 FR 54487 (August 22, 2002)
Involving Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated
et al. To Add Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited and Dominion Bond
Rating Service, Inc. to the Definition of ``Rating Agency''
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor (the Department).
ACTION: Notice of technical correction.
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On March 20, 2007, the Department published PTE 2007-05 in the
Federal Register at 72 FR 13130. PTE 2007-05 expands the definition of
``Rating Agency'' in section III.X of the Underwriter Exemptions to
include Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited and Dominion Bond Rating
Service, Inc. The Underwriter Exemptions are individual exemptions that
provide relief for the origination and operation of certain asset pool
investment trusts and the acquisition, holding and disposition by
employee benefit plans of certain asset-backed, pass-through
certificates representing undivided interests in those investment
trusts, and also provided the same individual exemptive relief to:
Deutsche Bank A.G., New York Branch and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell/C.J.
Lawrence Inc., Final Authorization Number (FAN) 97-03E (December 9,
1996); Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc., FAN 97-21E (September 10,
1997); ABN AMRO Inc., FAN 98-08E (April 27, 1998); Ironwood Capital
Partners Ltd., FAN 99-31E (December 20, 1999) (supersedes FAN 97-02E
(November 25, 1996)); William J. Mayer Securities LLC, FAN 01-25E
(October 15, 2001); Raymond James & Associates Inc. & Raymond James
Financial Inc., FAN 03-07E ( June 14, 2003); WAMU Capital Corporation,
FAN 03-14E (August 24, 2003); and Terwin Capital LLC, FAN 04-16E
(August 18, 2004); which received the approval of the Department to
engage in transactions substantially similar to the transactions
described in the Underwriter Exemptions pursuant to PTE 96-62, 61 FR
39988 (July 31, 1996).
In order to correct an inadvertent omission, the Department is
adopting a technical correction to the final amendment. As corrected,
at page 13130 of the notice granting the final amendment, the following
organization and Final Authorization Number (FAN) is included in the
list of organizations the Department is also granting individual
exemptive relief for, after the phrase ``(August 24, 2003);''
``Barclays Bank PLC & Barclays Capital Inc., FAN 04-03E (February 4,
2004);''.
Subsequent to publication of the final amendment, the Department
was informed that, effective January 22, 2007, Dominion Bond Rating
Service Limited changed its name to ``DBRS Limited,'' and Dominion Bond
Rating Service, Inc. changed its name to ``DBRS, Inc.'' These are name
changes only. There has been no change in the corporate structure or
business activities of DBRS Limited and DBRS, Inc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy McColough of the Department
at (202) 693-8553. (This is not a toll-free number.)
Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of March, 2007.
Ivan L. Strasfeld,
Director of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. E7-6216 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]
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