Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rules Relating to Fingerprinting, 14516-14517 [E8-5426]

Download as PDF 14516 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 18, 2008 / Notices III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action Because the foregoing proposed rule change establishes or changes a due, fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange, it has become effective upon filing pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 8 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder.9 At any time within 60 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.10 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 (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml); or • Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File No. SR–CBOE–2008–24 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–CBOE–2008–24. 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 Commissions Internet Web site (https://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 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). CFR 19b–4(f)(2). 10 For purposes of calculating the 60-day period within which the Commission may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change under Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, the Commission considers the period to commence on March 11, 2008, the date on which the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1. See 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C). 9 17 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:39 Mar 17, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. 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–CBOE–2008–24 and should be submitted on or before April 8, 2008. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.11 Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–5354 Filed 3–17–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–57479; File No. SR–CHX– 2008–03] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rules Relating to Fingerprinting March 12, 2008. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on February 26, 2008, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CHX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) 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 by the CHX. 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 CHX proposes to amend its rules relating to the fingerprinting of Exchange staff and other persons. The text of this proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the 11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 1 15 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission’s Public Reference Room, and at https://www.chx.com/content/ Participant_Information/ Rules_Filings.html. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the CHX included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received regarding the proposal. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The CHX has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose As part of its trading model rule set, the Exchange included a fingerprint rule that requires the Exchange to conduct fingerprint-based background checks of Exchange staff, certain independent contractors and other persons that have regular access to the Exchange’s facilities and premises.3 The Exchange seeks to amend this rule to remove any requirement that the Exchange conduct these fingerprint-based background checks. The Exchange believes that, where appropriate, it can conduct necessary background checks of staff and consultants through more efficient means. This proposal has no impact on the fingerprinting obligations that apply to Exchange participants and participant firm personnel. The Exchange will continue to require its participants to adhere to applicable fingerprinting obligations.4 2. Statutory Basis The CHX believes the proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder that are applicable to a national securities exchange, and, in particular, with the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.5 The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 6 because it would promote just and equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to, and 3 See Article 6, Rule 10(b) of the Exchange’s Rules. 4 See Article 6, Rule 10(a) of the Exchange’s Rules; see also Section 17(f)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78q(f)(2)) and Rule 17f–2 thereunder (17 CFR 240.17f–2). 5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 18, 2008 / Notices perfect the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, protect investors and the public interest by allowing the Exchange the flexibility to conduct background checks of staff, independent contractors and other persons using the means deemed most efficient by Exchange management. B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of Burden on Competition The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others No written comments were either solicited or received. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Changes and Timing for Commission Action Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register or within such other period: (i) As the Commission may designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will: (A) By order approve the proposed rule change, or (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. IV. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposal is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic Comments mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES • Use the Commission’s Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml); or • Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File No. SR–CHX–2008–03 on the subject line. All submissions should refer to File No. SR–CHX–2008–03. 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 (https://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 Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the CHX. 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 No. SR–CHX–2008–03 and should be submitted on or before April 8, 2008. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.7 Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–5426 Filed 3–17–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P [Release No. 34–57474; File No. SR–FINRA– 2008–001] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to FINRA’s Gross Income Assessment and Technical Changes to Schedule A to FINRA’s By-Laws March 11, 2008. I. Introduction • Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. On January 10, 2008, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) (f/k/a National Association 17:39 Mar 17, 2008 Jkt 214001 of Securities Dealers, Inc. (‘‘NASD’’)) 1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’) pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 a proposed rule change to amend Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to amend the Gross Income Assessment (‘‘GIA’’) paid by each FINRA member and to update the references to NASD that appear in Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on February 7, 2008.4 The Commission received no comment letters on the proposed rule change. This order approves the proposed rule change. II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change On July 30, 2007, NASD and the NYSE consolidated their member firm regulation operations into a combined organization, FINRA. The proposed rule change seeks to consolidate certain regulatory fees imposed by NASD and NYSE that will be applied retroactively to January 1, 2008. FINRA will announce this fee change in a Regulatory Notice. FINRA’s member regulatory pricing structure currently consists primarily of the following fees: the GIA; The Trading Activity Fee (‘‘TAF’’); the Personnel Assessment (‘‘PA’’); and the Branch Office Assessment (‘‘BOA’’). As part of the consolidation, NYSE committed to transfer to FINRA certain regulatory revenues for the remainder of 2007.5 NYSE fees subject to the transfer agreement include a gross FOCUS (Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single Report) fee (‘‘GFF’’) 6 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Paper Comments VerDate Aug<31>2005 14517 7 17 PO 00000 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1 On July 26, 2007, the Commission approved a proposed rule change filed by NASD to amend NASD’s Certificate of Incorporation to reflect its name change to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, in connection with the consolidation of the member firm regulatory functions of NASD and New York Stock Exchange Regulation, Inc. (‘‘NYSE’’). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56145 (July 26, 2007), 72 FR 42169 (August 1, 2007). 2 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57259 (February 1, 2008), 73 FR 7340 (‘‘Notice’’). 5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56181 (August 1, 2007); 72 FR 44206 (August 7, 2007) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of SR–NYSE–2007–70). 6 The GFF is comparable to FINRA’s GIA. See Section 1(c) of Schedule A of FINRA By-Laws. E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

Agencies

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14516-14517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5426]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57479; File No. SR-CHX-2008-03]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; 
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rules Relating to 
Fingerprinting

March 12, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on February 26, 2008, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX'' or 
``Exchange'') 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 by the CHX. The 
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the 
proposed rule change from interested persons.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

    CHX proposes to amend its rules relating to the fingerprinting of 
Exchange staff and other persons. The text of this proposed rule change 
is available at the Exchange, the Commission's Public Reference Room, 
and at https://www.chx.com/content/Participant_Information/Rules_
Filings.html.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the CHX included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received regarding the proposal. The text of 
these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV 
below. The CHX has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B and C 
below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    As part of its trading model rule set, the Exchange included a 
fingerprint rule that requires the Exchange to conduct fingerprint-
based background checks of Exchange staff, certain independent 
contractors and other persons that have regular access to the 
Exchange's facilities and premises.\3\ The Exchange seeks to amend this 
rule to remove any requirement that the Exchange conduct these 
fingerprint-based background checks. The Exchange believes that, where 
appropriate, it can conduct necessary background checks of staff and 
consultants through more efficient means. This proposal has no impact 
on the fingerprinting obligations that apply to Exchange participants 
and participant firm personnel. The Exchange will continue to require 
its participants to adhere to applicable fingerprinting obligations.\4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ See Article 6, Rule 10(b) of the Exchange's Rules.
    \4\ See Article 6, Rule 10(a) of the Exchange's Rules; see also 
Section 17(f)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78q(f)(2)) and Rule 17f-2 
thereunder (17 CFR 240.17f-2).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Statutory Basis
    The CHX believes the proposal is consistent with the requirements 
of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder that are applicable 
to a national securities exchange, and, in particular, with the 
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\5\ The proposed rule change is 
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \6\ because it would promote 
just and equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to, and

[[Page 14517]]

perfect the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market 
system, and, in general, protect investors and the public interest by 
allowing the Exchange the flexibility to conduct background checks of 
staff, independent contractors and other persons using the means deemed 
most efficient by Exchange management.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Changes and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such other period: (i) As the Commission may 
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to 
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve the proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposal is 
consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the 
following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File No. SR-CHX-2008-03 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 No. SR-CHX-2008-03. 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 (https://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 Room, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing will also be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the CHX. 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 No. SR-CHX-2008-03 and should be 
submitted on or before April 8, 2008.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-5426 Filed 3-17-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.