Securities and Exchange Commission December 14, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Securities and Exchange Commission published a document in the Federal Register of December 12, 2011, concerning a Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Allow the Mortgage-Backed Securities Division to Provide Guaranteed Settlement and Central Counterparty Services. The document contained improper timing requirements. Because this filing was received by the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to amendments to Section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act (through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), the operative timing requirements for the Securities and Exchange Commission's action with respect to the filing are different from the amended timing requirements. However, the release was sent to the Federal Register reflecting the amended and consequently improper timing requirements.