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twenty-five single constituents of its
Markit CDX North American Investment
Grade Series 18 Index, and is not
currently being cleared by ICC. Another
of the Additional Single Names (Textron
Financial Corporation) is a constituent
of the Series 8 through 12 of the Markit
CDX North American Investment Grade
Index, and has not been cleared
previously by ICC. All other Additional
Single Names are not constituents of
Series 8 through 18 of the Markit CDX
North American Investment Grade
Index. The Additional Single Names do
not require any changes to the body of
the ICC Rules. ICC will clear the
Additional Single Names pursuant to
ICC’s existing Rules. The Additional
Single Names do not require any
changes to the ICC risk management
framework including the ICC margin
methodology, guaranty fund
methodology, pricing parameters, or
pricing model. The only change being
submitted is the inclusion of the
Additional Single Names to Schedule
502 of the ICC Rules. The Additional
Single Names have been reviewed by
the ICC Risk Department, the ICC
Trading Advisory Committee, and the
ICC Risk Committee.
ICC believes that the clearing of the
Additional Single Names is consistent
with the purposes and requirements of
Section 17A of the Act 4 and the rules
and regulations thereunder applicable to
ICC because it will facilitate the prompt
and accurate settlement of securitybased swaps and contribute to the
safeguarding of securities and funds
associated with security-based swap
transactions.
Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
ICC does not believe the proposed
rule change would have any impact, or
impose any burden, on competition.
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(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 been
solicited or received. ICC will notify the
Commission of any written comments
received by ICC.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 45 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period
up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may
designate if it finds such longer period
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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 or disapprove
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 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 email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–ICC–2012–12 on the subject
line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ICC–2012–12. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Section, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filings will also be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of ICC and on ICC’s Web site at
https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/
regulatory_filings/
ICEClearCredit_080912.pdf.
All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does
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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–ICC–2012–12 and should
be submitted on or before September 14,
2012.
For the Commission by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.5
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–20823 Filed 8–23–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–67692; File No. SR–ICC–
2012–13]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE
Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Amend Schedule 502
of the ICC Rules To Provide for
Clearing of Additional Markit CDX
North American Investment Grade
Indices
August 20, 2012.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder 2
notice is hereby given that on August
10, 2012, ICE Clear Credit LLC (‘‘ICC’’)
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 ICC.
ICC filed the proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 3 of the
Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(4)(ii) 4
thereunder, so that the proposed rule
change 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 Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change
The purpose of proposed rule change
is to provide for the clearance of the
following credit default swaps: Markit
CDX North American Investment Grade
Series 11 Index with a seven year
maturity, maturing on December 20,
2015, Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 12 Index with
5 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4)(ii).
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a seven year maturity, maturing on June
20, 2016, Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 13 Index with
a three year maturity, maturing on
December 20, 2012, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 13
Index with a seven year maturity,
maturing on December 20, 2016, Markit
CDX North American Investment Grade
Series 14 Index with a three year
maturity, maturing on June 20, 2013,
Markit CDX North American Investment
Grade Series 14 Index with a seven year
maturity, maturing on June 20, 2017,
Markit CDX North American Investment
Grade Series 15 Index with a three year
maturity, maturing on December 20,
2013, Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 15 Index with
a seven year maturity, maturing on
December 20, 2017, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 16
Index with a three year maturity,
maturing on June 20, 2014, Markit CDX
North American Investment Grade
Series 16 Index with a seven year
maturity, maturing on June 20, 2018,
Markit CDX North American Investment
Grade Series 17 Index with a three year
maturity, maturing on December 20,
2014, Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 17 Index with
a seven year maturity, maturing on
December 20, 2018, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 18
Index with a three year maturity,
maturing on June 20, 2015, and Markit
CDX North American Investment Grade
Series 18 Index with a seven year
maturity, maturing on June 20, 2019 (the
‘‘Additional Indices’’). ICC currently
clears Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Indices with five,
seven and ten year maturities. The
Additional Indices do not require any
changes to the body of the ICC Rules.
ICC will clear the Additional Indices
pursuant to ICC’s existing Rules. Also,
clearing the Additional Indices does not
require any changes to the ICC risk
management framework including the
ICC margin methodology, guaranty fund
methodology, pricing parameters and
pricing model. The only change relates
to the inclusion of the Additional
Indices in Schedule 502 of the ICC
Rules.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of Purpose of, and Statutory
Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, ICC
included statements concerning the
purpose 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. ICC has prepared summaries,
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set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of Purpose of, and Statutory
Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
ICC believes that the clearing of the
Additional Index will facilitate the
prompt and accurate settlement of
swaps and contribute to the
safeguarding of securities and funds
associated with swap transactions.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
ICC 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
ICC has not solicited, and does not
intend to solicit, comments regarding
this proposed rule change. ICC will
notify the Commission of any written
comments received by ICC.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change was filed
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 5 of the
Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(4)(ii) 6 thereunder
and thus became effective upon filing
because it effects a change in an existing
service of a registered clearing agency
that primarily affects the futures
clearing operations of the clearing
agency with respect to futures that are
not security futures and does not
significantly affect any securities
clearing operations of the clearing
agency or any related rights or
obligations of the clearing agency or
persons using such service. At any time
within sixty days of the filing of such
rule change, the Commission summarily
may temporarily suspend 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.
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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 email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
No. SR–ICC–2012–13 on the subject
line.
Paper Comments
• Send in triplicate to Elizabeth M.
Murphy, Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ICC–2012–13. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and
printing 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 filings
will also be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of ICE
Clear Credit and on ICE Clear Credit’s
Web site at https://www.theice.com/
publicdocs/regulatory_filings/
ICEClearCredit_080912a.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–ICC–2012–13 and should
be submitted on or before September 14,
2012.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4)(ii).
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.7
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–20822 Filed 8–23–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–67685; File No. SR–BATS–
2012–023]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS
Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting
Approval of a Proposed Rule Change
to Amend BATS Rules 14.2 and 14.3 To
Adopt Additional Listing Requirements
for Reverse Merger Companies and To
Align BATS Rules With the Rules of
Other Self-Regulatory Organizations
August 17, 2012.
I. Introduction
On June 15, 2012, BATS Exchange,
Inc. (‘‘BATS’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange
Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a
proposed rule change to amend BATS
Rules 14.2 and 14.3 to adopt additional
listing requirements for companies that
become a reporting company under the
Exchange Act by combining with a
public shell, whether through a reverse
merger, exchange offer, or otherwise (a
‘‘Reverse Merger’’) and to align BATS
Rules with the rules of other selfregulatory organizations. The proposed
rule change was published for comment
in the Federal Register on July 5, 2012.3
The Commission received no comments
on the proposed rule change. This order
approves the proposed rule change.
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II. Description of the Proposal
BATS proposed to adopt more
stringent listing requirements for
operating companies that become
Exchange Act reporting companies
through a Reverse Merger. In a Reverse
Merger, an existing public shell
company merges with a private
operating company in a transaction in
which the shell company is the
surviving legal entity.
Significant regulatory concerns,
including accounting fraud allegations,
have arisen with respect to a number of
Reverse Merger companies in recent
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CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67304
(June 28, 2012), 77 FR 39781 (‘‘Notice’’).
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times. The Commission has taken direct
action against Reverse Merger
companies. During 2011, the
Commission suspended trading in, and
revoked the securities registration of, a
number of Reverse Merger companies.4
The Commission also brought an
enforcement proceeding against an audit
firm relating to its work for Reverse
Merger companies.5 In addition, the
Commission issued a bulletin on the
risks of investing in Reverse Merger
companies, noting potential market and
regulatory risks related to investing in
Reverse Merger companies.6
In light of the well-documented
concerns related to some Reverse
Merger companies described above,
BATS stated its belief that it is
appropriate to codify in its rules specific
requirements with respect to the initial
listing qualification of Reverse Merger
companies. As proposed, a Reverse
Merger company would not be eligible
for listing unless the combined entity
had, immediately preceding the filing of
the initial listing application:
(1) Traded for at least one year in the
U.S. over-the-counter market, on
another national securities exchange, or
on a regulated foreign exchange
following the consummation of the
Reverse Merger and (i) in the case of a
domestic issuer, filed with the
Commission a form 8–K including all of
the information required by Item 2.01(f)
of Form 8–K, including all required
audited financial statements; or (ii) in
the case of a foreign private issuer, filed
the information described in (i) above
on Form 20–F;
(2) Maintained on both an absolute
and an average basis for a sustained
period a minimum stock price of at least
$4, but in no event for less than 30 of
the most recent 60 trading days prior to
each of the filing of the initial listing
application and the date of the Reverse
Merger company’s listing on the
Exchange, except that a Reverse Merger
company that has satisfied the one-year
trading requirement described in
paragraph (1) above and has filed at
least four annual reports with the
Commission which each contain all
required audited financial statements
for a full fiscal year commencing after
filing the information described in
paragraph (1) above will not be subject
to this price requirement; and
(3) Timely filed with the Commission
all required reports since the
consummation of the Reverse Merger,
4 See Letter from Mary L. Schapiro to Hon. Patrick
T. McHenry, dated April 27, 2011 (‘‘Schapiro
Letter’’), at pages 3–4.
5 See Schapiro Letter at page 4.
6 See ‘‘Investor Bulletin: Reverse Mergers’’ 2011–
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including the filing of at least one
annual report containing audited
financial statements for a full fiscal year
commencing on a date after the date of
filing with the Commission of the filing
described in paragraph (1) above.
In addition, a Reverse Merger
company would be required to maintain
on both an absolute and an average basis
a minimum stock price of at least $4
through listing.
BATS stated that requiring a
‘‘seasoning’’ period prior to listing for
Reverse Merger companies should
provide great assurance that the
company’s operations and financial
reporting are reliable, and will also
provide time for its independent auditor
to detect any potential irregularities, as
well as for the company to identify and
implement enhancements to address
any internal control weaknesses. The
seasoning period would also provide
time for regulatory and market scrutiny
of the company and for any concerns
that would preclude listing eligibility to
be identified.
BATS stated its belief that the
proposed rule change would increase
transparency to issuers and market
participants with respect to the factors
considered by the Exchange in assessing
Reverse Merger companies for listing
and should generally reduce the risk of
regulatory concerns with respect to
these companies being discovered after
listing. BATS further noted that, while
it believes that the proposed
requirements would be a meaningful
additional safeguard, it is not possible to
guarantee that a Reverse Merger
company (or any other listed company)
is not engaged in undetected accounting
fraud or subject to other concealed and
undisclosed legal or regulatory
problems.
For purposes of the proposal
amending BATS Rules 14.2(c) and
14.3(b)(9) (which will both be
applicable to Reverse Merger companies
which qualify to list under BATS Rules)
and as defined above, a Reverse Merger
would mean any transaction whereby an
operating company became an Exchange
Act reporting company by combining
either directly or indirectly with a shell
company that was an Exchange Act
reporting company, whether through a
Reverse Merger, exchange offer, or
otherwise. However, a Reverse Merger
would not include the acquisition of an
operating company by a listed company
that qualified for initial listing under
BATS Rule 14.2(b) (the Exchange’s
standard for companies whose business
plan is to complete one or more
acquisitions). In determining whether a
company was a shell company, BATS
would consider, among other factors:
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-67692; File No. SR-ICC-2012-13]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Schedule 502 of the ICC Rules To Provide for Clearing of Additional
Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Indices
August 20, 2012.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder \2\ notice is hereby given that
on August 10, 2012, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') 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 ICC. ICC filed the proposed rule change pursuant
to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \3\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \4\
thereunder, so that the proposed rule change 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\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(ii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The purpose of proposed rule change is to provide for the clearance
of the following credit default swaps: Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 11 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing
on December 20, 2015, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series
12 Index with
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a seven year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2016, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 13 Index with a three year maturity,
maturing on December 20, 2012, Markit CDX North American Investment
Grade Series 13 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing on December
20, 2016, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 14 Index
with a three year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2013, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 14 Index with a seven year maturity,
maturing on June 20, 2017, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade
Series 15 Index with a three year maturity, maturing on December 20,
2013, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 15 Index with a
seven year maturity, maturing on December 20, 2017, Markit CDX North
American Investment Grade Series 16 Index with a three year maturity,
maturing on June 20, 2014, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade
Series 16 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2018,
Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 17 Index with a three
year maturity, maturing on December 20, 2014, Markit CDX North American
Investment Grade Series 17 Index with a seven year maturity, maturing
on December 20, 2018, Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series
18 Index with a three year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2015, and
Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Series 18 Index with a seven
year maturity, maturing on June 20, 2019 (the ``Additional Indices'').
ICC currently clears Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Indices
with five, seven and ten year maturities. The Additional Indices do not
require any changes to the body of the ICC Rules. ICC will clear the
Additional Indices pursuant to ICC's existing Rules. Also, clearing the
Additional Indices does not require any changes to the ICC risk
management framework including the ICC margin methodology, guaranty
fund methodology, pricing parameters and pricing model. The only change
relates to the inclusion of the Additional Indices in Schedule 502 of
the ICC Rules.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, ICC included statements
concerning the purpose 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. ICC 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 Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
ICC believes that the clearing of the Additional Index will
facilitate the prompt and accurate settlement of swaps and contribute
to the safeguarding of securities and funds associated with swap
transactions.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
ICC 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
ICC has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments
regarding this proposed rule change. ICC will notify the Commission of
any written comments received by ICC.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change was filed pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
\5\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \6\ thereunder and thus became
effective upon filing because it effects a change in an existing
service of a registered clearing agency that primarily affects the
futures clearing operations of the clearing agency with respect to
futures that are not security futures and does not significantly affect
any securities clearing operations of the clearing agency or any
related rights or obligations of the clearing agency or persons using
such service. At any time within sixty days of the filing of such rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 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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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\6\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(ii).
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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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File No. SR-ICC-2012-13 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2012-13. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and
printing 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 filings will also be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of ICE Clear Credit and
on ICE Clear Credit's Web site at https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/regulatory_filings/ICEClearCredit_080912a.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-ICC-2012-13
and should be submitted on or before September 14, 2012.
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20822 Filed 8-23-12; 8:45 am]
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