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James C. Corbett,
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
CORPORATION
Solicitation of Nominations for
Appointment to the Advisory
Committee of the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation
Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) is soliciting
nominations for appointment to the
Advisory Committee of the PBGC.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before March 29, 2021. Please
allow three weeks for regular mail
delivery to PBGC.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be
submitted electronically to
OfficeOfTheDirector@pbgc.gov as email
attachments in Word or pdf format, or
by mail to Office of the Director,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC
20005–4026.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(PBGC or the Corporation) administers
the pension plan termination insurance
program under Title IV of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA). Section 4002(h) of ERISA
provides for the establishment of an
Advisory Committee to the Corporation.
The Advisory Committee consists of
seven members appointed by the
President from among individuals
recommended by the PBGC Board of
Directors, which consists of the
Secretaries of Labor, Treasury, and
Commerce. The Advisory Committee
members are as follows:
• Two representatives of employee
organizations;
• two representatives of employers
who maintain pension plans; and
• three representatives of the general
public.
SUMMARY:
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No more than four members of the
Committee shall be members of the
same political party. Anyone currently
subject to federal registration
requirements as a lobbyist is not eligible
for appointment.
Advisory Committee members must
have experience with employee
organizations, employers who maintain
defined benefit pension plans, the
administration or advising of pension
plans, or in related fields. Appointments
are for 3-year terms. Reappointments are
possible but are subject to the
appointment process.
The Advisory Committee’s prescribed
duties include advising the Corporation
as to its policies and procedures relating
to investment of moneys, and other
issues as the Corporation may request or
as the Advisory Committee determines
appropriate. The Advisory Committee
meets at least six times each year. At
least one meeting is a joint meeting with
the PBGC Board of Directors.
By February 19, 2021, the term of one
of the Advisory Committee members
representing the general public will
have expired. Therefore, PBGC is
seeking nominations for one seat.
PBGC is committed to equal
opportunity in the workplace and seeks
a broad-based and diverse Advisory
Committee.
If you or your organization wants to
nominate one or more people for
appointment to the Advisory Committee
to represent the general public, you may
submit nominations to PBGC.
Nominations may be in the form of a
letter, resolution or petition, signed by
the person making the nomination.
PBGC encourages you to include
additional supporting letters of
nomination. PBGC will not consider
self-nominees who have no supporting
letters. Please do not include any
information that you do not want
publicly disclosed.
Nominations, including supporting
letters, should:
• State the person’s qualifications to
serve on the Advisory Committee
(including any specialized knowledge or
experience relevant to the nominee’s
proposed Advisory Committee position
to represent the general public);
• state that the candidate will accept
appointment to the Advisory Committee
if offered;
• include the nominee’s full name,
work affiliation, mailing address, phone
number, and email address;
• include the nominator’s full name,
mailing address, phone number, and
email address; and
• include the nominator’s signature,
whether sent by email or otherwise.
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PBGC will contact nominees for
information on their political affiliation
and their status as registered lobbyists.
Nominees should be aware of the time
commitment for attending meetings and
actively participating in the work of the
Advisory Committee. Historically, this
has meant a commitment of at least 15
days per year. PBGC has a process for
vetting nominees under consideration
for appointment.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Gordon Hartogensis,
Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
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[Release No. 34–91074; File No. SR–IEX–
2021–02]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the
Rule 11.600 Series, the Exchange’s
Compliance Rule Regarding the
National Market System Plan
Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail
February 5, 2021.
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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 January
27, 2021, the Investors Exchange LLC
(‘‘IEX’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the self-regulatory organization. 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
The Exchange is proposing to amend
to amend the Rule 11.600 Series, the
Exchange’s compliance rule
(‘‘Compliance Rule’’) regarding the
National Market System Plan Governing
the Consolidated Audit Trail (the ‘‘CAT
NMS Plan’’ or ‘‘Plan’’) 3 to be consistent
with a conditional exemption granted
by the Commission from certain
allocation reporting requirements set
forth in Sections 6.4(d)(ii)(A)(1) and (2)
U.S.C. 78a.
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms
used in this filing are defined as set forth in the
Compliance Rule.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization 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 statement may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The self-regulatory organization has
prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.
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of the CAT NMS Plan (‘‘Allocation
Exemption’’).4
The text of the proposed rule change
is available at the Exchange’s website at
www.iextrading.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The purpose of this proposed rule
change is to amend IEX Rule Series
11.600 to be consistent with the
Allocation Exemption. The Commission
granted the relief conditioned upon the
Participants’ adoption of Compliance
Rules that implement the alternative
approach to reporting allocations to the
Central Repository described in the
Allocation Exemption (referred to as the
‘‘Allocation Alternative’’).
(1) Request for Exemptive Relief
Pursuant to Section 6.4(d)(ii)(A) of the
CAT NMS Plan, each Participant must,
through its Compliance Rule, require its
Industry Members to record and report
to the Central Repository, if the order is
executed, in whole or in part: (1) An
Allocation Report; 5 (2) the SROAssigned Market Participant Identifier
of the clearing broker or prime broker,
if applicable; and the (3) CAT-Order-ID
of any contra-side order(s). Accordingly,
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90223
(October 19, 2020), 85 FR 67576 (October 23, 2020)
(‘‘Allocation Exemptive Order’’).
5 Section 1.1 of the CAT NMS Plan defines an
‘‘Allocation Report’’ as ‘‘a report made to the
Central Repository by an Industry Member that
identifies the Firm Designated ID for any account(s),
including subaccount(s), to which executed shares
are allocated and provides the security that has
been allocated, the identifier of the firm reporting
the allocation, the price per share of shares
allocated, the side of shares allocated, the number
of shares allocated to each account, and the time of
the allocation; provided for the avoidance of doubt,
any such Allocation Report shall not be required to
be linked to particular orders or executions.’’
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the Exchange and the other Participants
implemented Compliance Rules that
require their Industry Members that are
executing brokers to submit to the
Central Repository, among other things,
Allocation Reports and the SROAssigned Market Participant Identifier
of the clearing broker or prime broker,
if applicable. On August 27, 2020, the
Participants submitted to the
Commission a request for an exemption
from certain allocation reporting
requirements set forth in Sections
6.4(d)(ii)(A)(1) and (2) of the CAT NMS
Plan (‘‘Exemption Request’’).6 In the
Exemption Request, the Participants
requested that they be permitted to
implement the Allocation Alternative,
which, as noted above, is an alternative
approach to reporting allocations to the
Central Repository. Under the
Allocation Alternative, any Industry
Member that performs an allocation to
a client account would be required
under the Compliance Rule to submit an
Allocation Report to the Central
Repository when shares/contracts are
allocated to a client account regardless
of whether the Industry Member was
involved in executing the underlying
order(s). Under the Allocation
Alternative, a ‘‘client account’’ would be
any account that is not owned or
controlled by the Industry Member.
In addition, under the Allocation
Alternative, an ‘‘Allocation’’ would be
defined as: (1) The placement of shares/
contracts into the same account for
which an order was originally placed; or
(2) the placement of shares/contracts
into an account based on allocation
instructions (e.g., subaccount
allocations, delivery versus payment
(‘‘DVP’’) allocations). Pursuant to this
definition and the proposed Allocation
Alternative, an Industry Member that
performs an Allocation to an account
that is not a client account, such as
proprietary accounts and events
including step outs,7 or correspondent
flips,8 would not be required to submit
6 See letter from the Participants to Vanessa
Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated August
27, 2020 (the ‘‘Exemption Request’’).
7 ‘‘A step-out allows a broker-dealer to allocate all
or part of a client’s position from a previously
executed trade to the client’s account at another
broker-dealer. In other words, a step-out functions
as a client’s position transfer, rather than a trade;
there is no exchange of shares and funds and no
change in beneficial ownership.’’ See FINRA, Trade
Reporting Frequently Asked Questions, at Section
301, available at: https://www.finra.org/filingreporting/market-transparencyreporting/tradereporting-faq.
8 Correspondent clearing flips are the movement
of a position from an executing broker’s account to
a different account for clearance and settlement,
allowing a broker-dealer to execute a trade through
another broker-dealer and settle the trade in its own
account. See, e.g., The Depository Trust & Clearing
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Advisory
Committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is soliciting
nominations for appointment to the Advisory Committee of the PBGC.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before March 29, 2021. Please
allow three weeks for regular mail delivery to PBGC.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted electronically to
[email protected] as email attachments in Word or pdf
format, or by mail to Office of the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(PBGC or the Corporation) administers the pension plan termination
insurance program under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Section 4002(h) of ERISA provides for the
establishment of an Advisory Committee to the Corporation. The Advisory
Committee consists of seven members appointed by the President from
among individuals recommended by the PBGC Board of Directors, which
consists of the Secretaries of Labor, Treasury, and Commerce. The
Advisory Committee members are as follows:
Two representatives of employee organizations;
two representatives of employers who maintain pension
plans; and
three representatives of the general public.
No more than four members of the Committee shall be members of the
same political party. Anyone currently subject to federal registration
requirements as a lobbyist is not eligible for appointment.
Advisory Committee members must have experience with employee
organizations, employers who maintain defined benefit pension plans,
the administration or advising of pension plans, or in related fields.
Appointments are for 3-year terms. Reappointments are possible but are
subject to the appointment process.
The Advisory Committee's prescribed duties include advising the
Corporation as to its policies and procedures relating to investment of
moneys, and other issues as the Corporation may request or as the
Advisory Committee determines appropriate. The Advisory Committee meets
at least six times each year. At least one meeting is a joint meeting
with the PBGC Board of Directors.
By February 19, 2021, the term of one of the Advisory Committee
members representing the general public will have expired. Therefore,
PBGC is seeking nominations for one seat.
PBGC is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks a
broad-based and diverse Advisory Committee.
If you or your organization wants to nominate one or more people
for appointment to the Advisory Committee to represent the general
public, you may submit nominations to PBGC. Nominations may be in the
form of a letter, resolution or petition, signed by the person making
the nomination. PBGC encourages you to include additional supporting
letters of nomination. PBGC will not consider self-nominees who have no
supporting letters. Please do not include any information that you do
not want publicly disclosed.
Nominations, including supporting letters, should:
State the person's qualifications to serve on the Advisory
Committee (including any specialized knowledge or experience relevant
to the nominee's proposed Advisory Committee position to represent the
general public);
state that the candidate will accept appointment to the
Advisory Committee if offered;
include the nominee's full name, work affiliation, mailing
address, phone number, and email address;
include the nominator's full name, mailing address, phone
number, and email address; and
include the nominator's signature, whether sent by email
or otherwise.
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PBGC will contact nominees for information on their political
affiliation and their status as registered lobbyists. Nominees should
be aware of the time commitment for attending meetings and actively
participating in the work of the Advisory Committee. Historically, this
has meant a commitment of at least 15 days per year. PBGC has a process
for vetting nominees under consideration for appointment.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Gordon Hartogensis,
Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2021-02830 Filed 2-10-21; 8:45 am]
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