Securities and Exchange Commission April 9, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') is affirming recent amendments to Rule 19b-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') in connection with filings of proposed rule changes by certain registered clearing agencies and is expanding on those amendments in response to comments received (collectively, ``Final Rule''). The Commission also is making corresponding technical modifications to the General Instructions for Form 19b-4 under the Exchange Act. The amendments to Rule 19b-4 and the instructions to Form 19b-4 are intended to streamline the rule filing process in areas involving certain activities concerning non-security products that may be subject to duplicative or inconsistent regulation as a result of, in part, certain provisions under Section 763(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (``Dodd-Frank Act'').