Sunshine Act Meetings, 65891 [2020-23085]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 201 / Friday, October 16, 2020 / Notices For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.22 J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. Dated: October 14, 2020. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. 65891 and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these statements. [FR Doc. 2020–23085 Filed 10–14–20; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P [FR Doc. 2020–22736 Filed 10–15–20; 8:45 am] (A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–90138; File No. SR–ICC– 2020–011] Sunshine Act Meetings 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. PLACE: The meeting will be held via remote means and/or at the Commission’s headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be present. In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date, and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission’s website at https:// www.sec.gov. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting. The subject matter of the closed meeting will consist of the following topic: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; Resolution of litigation claims; and Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting agenda items that may consist of adjudicatory, examination, litigation, or regulatory matters. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES TIME AND DATE: 22 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Oct 15, 2020 Jkt 253001 Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, SecurityBased Swap Submission, or Advance Notice Relating to the ICC Clearing Rules October 8, 2020. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,1 and Rule 19b–4,2 notice is hereby given that on September 30, 2020, ICE Clear Credit LLC (‘‘ICC’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed rule change, security-based swap submission, or advance notice as described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared by ICC. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, security-based swap submission, or advance notice from interested persons. I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice The principal purpose of the proposed rule change is to revise ICC’s Clearing Rules (the ‘‘Rules’’) 3 to incorporate credit default index swaptions (‘‘Index Swaptions’’) into its summary assessment approach. II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice In its filing with the Commission, ICC included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change, security-based swap submission, or advance notice and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change, securitybased swap submission, or advance notice. 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), 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings specified in the Rules. 2 17 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (a) Purpose ICC proposes revisions to the Rules to incorporate Index Swaptions into the summary assessment approach described in Rule 702(e) and Schedule 702 of the Rules. ICC proposes to make such changes to the Rules effective following Commission approval of the proposed rule change and completion of the ICC governance process surrounding the Index Swaptions product expansion. ICC has previously filed with the Commission changes to certain other policies and procedures related to clearing Index Swaptions (the ‘‘Swaption Rule Filings’’).4 As discussed in the Swaption Rule Filings, pursuant to an Index Swaption, one party (the ‘‘Swaption Buyer’’) has the right (but not the obligation) to cause the other party (the ‘‘Swaption Seller’’) to enter into an index credit default swap transaction at a pre-determined strike price on a specified expiration date on specified terms. In the case of Index Swaptions that would be cleared by ICC, the underlying index credit default swap would be limited to certain CDX and iTraxx Europe index credit default swaps that are accepted for clearing by ICC, and which would be automatically cleared by ICC upon exercise of the Index Swaption by the Swaption Buyer in accordance with its terms. The proposed amendments to incorporate Index Swaptions into the summary assessment approach in Rule 702(e) and Schedule 702 of the Rules are described in detail as follows. As part of ICC’s end-of-day price discovery process, ICC Clearing Participants (‘‘CPs’’) are required to submit end-of-day prices in accordance with the ICC Procedures, and the failure of a CP to provide submissions in accordance with the ICC Procedures constitutes a Missed Submission pursuant to Rules 404(b) and 702(b) and (e). In order to provide incentive against 4 As set out in the Swaption Rule Filings, ICC intends to implement the changes described in the Swaption Rule Filings following completion of the ICC governance process surrounding the Index Swaptions product expansion. SEC Release No. 34– 87297 (October 15, 2019) (approval), 84 FR 56270 (October 21, 2019) (SR–ICC–2019–007); SEC Release No. 34–89142 (June 24, 2020) (approval), 85 FR 39226 (June 30, 2020) (SR–ICC–2020–002); SEC Release No. 34–89436 (July 31, 2020) (approval), 85 FR 47827 (August 6, 2020) (SR–ICC–2020–008); SEC Release No. 34–89948 (September 22, 2020) (approval), 85 FR 60845 (September 28, 2020) (SR– ICC–2020–010). E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 201 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 65891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23085]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

PLACE: The meeting will be held via remote means and/or at the 
Commission's headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, 
the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend 
the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the 
matters also may be present.
    In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting 
changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date, 
and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission's website 
at https://www.sec.gov.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has 
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), 
permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting.
    The subject matter of the closed meeting will consist of the 
following topic:

Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
Resolution of litigation claims; and
Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.

    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting agenda items that may consist of 
adjudicatory, examination, litigation, or regulatory matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information; please 
contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 
551-5400.

    Dated: October 14, 2020.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23085 Filed 10-14-20; 4:15 pm]
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