80_FR_80669 80 FR 80422 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Concerning the Adoption of a Charter of a New Committee of The Options Clearing Corporation's Board of Directors, the Technology Committee

80 FR 80422 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Concerning the Adoption of a Charter of a New Committee of The Options Clearing Corporation's Board of Directors, the Technology Committee

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)

Page Range80422-80423
FR Document2015-32382

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80422-80423]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32382]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76686; File No. SR-OCC-2015-018]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; 
Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Concerning the Adoption of a 
Charter of a New Committee of The Options Clearing Corporation's Board 
of Directors, the Technology Committee

December 18, 2015.
    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 December 8, 2015, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') 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 OCC. The Commission is publishing this notice to 
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the 
Proposed Rule Change

    This proposed rule change by OCC concerns the adoption of a Charter 
for a new committee of OCC's Board of Directors (``Board''), the 
Technology Committee (``TC''). Additionally, OCC is proposing to add a 
description of the TC to its By-Laws.

II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, OCC 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 statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. OCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A), 
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these 
statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    This proposed rule change concerns the adoption of the TC Charter 
and the addition of a description of the TC into Article III, Section 9 
of OCC's By-Laws. The Board formed the TC in order to enhance the 
Board's understanding and oversight of key technology, information 
security, and cyber-security risk issues at OCC. Consistent with OCC's 
other Board-level committee charters, the TC Charter sets forth: (i) 
The purpose, functions, and responsibilities of the TC and (ii) the 
composition and organization of the TC.
Purpose and Responsibilities of the TC
    As set forth in the TC Charter, the TC would be responsible for: 
(i) Overseeing major information technology (``IT'') related 
strategies, projects, and technology architecture decisions; (ii) 
monitoring whether OCC's IT programs effectively support OCC's business 
objectives and strategies; (iii) monitoring OCC's IT risk management 
efforts as well as the security of OCC's information systems and 
physical security of information system assets; and (iv) conferring 
with OCC's senior IT management team and informing the Board on IT 
related matters.
    Further, and with respect to the TC Charter's role in the oversight 
of OCC's IT strategy and projects, the TC Charter provides that the TC 
would be specifically tasked with: (i) Evaluating OCC's IT strategy, 
including the financial, tactical, and strategic benefits of IT 
projects and technology architecture initiatives; (ii) critically 
reviewing IT projects and technology architecture decisions, including 
review of the process related to approval of capital expenditures as 
they relate to IT projects; and (iii) making recommendations to the 
Board with respect to IT related projects and investments that require 
Board approval. In addition, the TC Charter requires that the TC: (i) 
Monitor the quality and effectiveness of OCC's IT and physical 
security, including periodically reviewing and appraising OCC's 
disaster recovery capabilities and crisis management plans; (ii) in 
coordination and cooperation with the Audit Committee of the Board, 
monitor the quality and effectiveness of OCC's IT systems and processes 
that relate to or affect OCC's internal controls and assess OCC's 
management of IT related compliance risks; (iii) report to the Board 
and the Audit Committee about IT risks and controls; and (iv) serve in 
an advisory role with respect to IT decisions at OCC. In connection 
with carrying out its responsibilities, the TC would also, in general, 
inform and make recommendations to the Board and other Board level 
committees with respect to IT related matters.
Administrative and Procedural Elements of the TC
    The TC Charter would provide that the TC be comprised of three or 
more directors, and meet at least four times per year.\3\ The TC would 
function in a manner similar to the other Board-level Committees in 
that it would have the ability to hire specialists and meet in 
executive session as well as be required to report to the Board on an 
annual basis. The TC would also have to annually confirm to the Board 
that its responsibilities, as set forth in the TC Charter, have been 
carried out and evaluate its and its members' performance on a regular 
basis.
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    \3\ Members of the TC would not need to be technology experts.
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2. Statutory Basis
    OCC's governance arrangements, which include, but are not limited 
to, the proposed TC Charter promote the effectiveness of OCC's [sic] 
Board's oversight on OCC's business and operational processes. OCC 
believes that adoption of the TC Charter would enhance the 
effectiveness of the Board's oversight on OCC's business and 
operational processes, and specifically technology related processes 
such as disaster recovery and crisis management plans as well as IT 
systems that relate to internal controls and compliance risks, as 
described above, through a dedicated Board-level committee responsible 
for oversight of such processes. As a result of the proposed rule 
change, it is more likely that OCC's technology processes work as 
expected, including those processes tied to the clearance and 
settlement of securities transactions, and therefore the proposed rule 
change promotes the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of 
securities transactions consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the 
Act.\4\ Furthermore, OCC believes the

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proposed rule change contributes to OCC's objective to have governance 
arrangements that are clear and transparent that: (i) fulfill the 
public interest requirements, (ii) support the objectives of OCC's 
owners and participants; and, (iii) promote the effectiveness of OCC's 
risk management procedures, consistent with Rule 17Ad-22(d)(8), as the 
TC Charter further delineates governance responsibilities for Board-
level committees, because the TC Charter is made available to the 
public on OCC's Web site and the TC Charter provides for a dedicated 
Board-level committee that would reduce IT related risk at OCC.\5\ 
Finally, the proposed rule change is not inconsistent with the existing 
rules of OCC, including any other rules proposed to be amended.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(8).
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    OCC does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any 
burden on competition.\6\ OCC's adoption of the TC Charter would not 
unfairly inhibit access to OCC's services or disadvantage or favor any 
particular user in relationship to another user because it relates to 
the governance structure of OCC, which affects all users, and does not 
relate directly to any particular service or particular use of OCC's 
facilities.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(I).
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    For the foregoing reasons, OCC believes that the proposed rule 
change is in the public interest, would be consistent with the 
requirements of the Act applicable to clearing agencies and would not 
impose a burden on competition.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change 
Received From Members, Participants or Others

    Written comments on the proposed rule change were not and are not 
intended to be solicited with respect to the proposed rule change and 
none have been received.

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 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.
    The proposal shall not take effect until all regulatory actions 
required with respect to the proposal are completed.

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 (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-OCC-2015-018 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-OCC-2015-018. 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 (http://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 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of OCC and on OCC's 
Web site at: http://www.optionsclearing.com/components/docs/legal/rules_and_bylaws/sr_occ_15_018.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-OCC-2015-018 and should be submitted on 
or before January 14, 2016.
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                  inspection and copying at the principal                 the purpose of and basis for the                      crisis management plans; (ii) in
                                                  office of the Exchange. All comments                    proposed rule change and discussed any                coordination and cooperation with the
                                                  received will be posted without change;                 comments it received on the proposed                  Audit Committee of the Board, monitor
                                                  the Commission does not edit personal                   rule change. The text of these statements             the quality and effectiveness of OCC’s IT
                                                  identifying information from                            may be examined at the places specified               systems and processes that relate to or
                                                  submissions. You should submit only                     in Item IV below. OCC has prepared                    affect OCC’s internal controls and assess
                                                  information that you wish to make                       summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B),            OCC’s management of IT related
                                                  available publicly. All submissions                     and (C) below, of the most significant                compliance risks; (iii) report to the
                                                  should refer to File No. SR–BYX–2015–                   aspects of these statements.                          Board and the Audit Committee about
                                                  50 and should be submitted on or before                                                                       IT risks and controls; and (iv) serve in
                                                                                                          (A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the                an advisory role with respect to IT
                                                  January 14, 2016.
                                                                                                          Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the              decisions at OCC. In connection with
                                                    For the Commission, by the Division of                Proposed Rule Change
                                                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                                                                    carrying out its responsibilities, the TC
                                                  authority.17                                            1. Purpose                                            would also, in general, inform and make
                                                  Robert W. Errett,                                          This proposed rule change concerns                 recommendations to the Board and
                                                  Deputy Secretary.                                       the adoption of the TC Charter and the                other Board level committees with
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–32385 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]            addition of a description of the TC into              respect to IT related matters.
                                                  BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  Article III, Section 9 of OCC’s By-Laws.              Administrative and Procedural
                                                                                                          The Board formed the TC in order to                   Elements of the TC
                                                                                                          enhance the Board’s understanding and                   The TC Charter would provide that
                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 oversight of key technology, information
                                                  COMMISSION                                                                                                    the TC be comprised of three or more
                                                                                                          security, and cyber-security risk issues              directors, and meet at least four times
                                                  [Release No. 34–76686; File No. SR–OCC–                 at OCC. Consistent with OCC’s other                   per year.3 The TC would function in a
                                                  2015–018]                                               Board-level committee charters, the TC                manner similar to the other Board-level
                                                                                                          Charter sets forth: (i) The purpose,                  Committees in that it would have the
                                                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                      functions, and responsibilities of the TC             ability to hire specialists and meet in
                                                  Options Clearing Corporation; Notice                    and (ii) the composition and                          executive session as well as be required
                                                  of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change                     organization of the TC.                               to report to the Board on an annual
                                                  Concerning the Adoption of a Charter
                                                                                                          Purpose and Responsibilities of the TC                basis. The TC would also have to
                                                  of a New Committee of The Options
                                                                                                                                                                annually confirm to the Board that its
                                                  Clearing Corporation’s Board of                            As set forth in the TC Charter, the TC
                                                                                                                                                                responsibilities, as set forth in the TC
                                                  Directors, the Technology Committee                     would be responsible for: (i) Overseeing
                                                                                                                                                                Charter, have been carried out and
                                                                                                          major information technology (‘‘IT’’)
                                                  December 18, 2015.                                                                                            evaluate its and its members’
                                                                                                          related strategies, projects, and
                                                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                                                                        performance on a regular basis.
                                                                                                          technology architecture decisions; (ii)
                                                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         monitoring whether OCC’s IT programs                  2. Statutory Basis
                                                  (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 effectively support OCC’s business
                                                  notice is hereby given that on December                                                                          OCC’s governance arrangements,
                                                                                                          objectives and strategies; (iii)                      which include, but are not limited to,
                                                  8, 2015, The Options Clearing                           monitoring OCC’s IT risk management
                                                  Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) filed with the                                                                          the proposed TC Charter promote the
                                                                                                          efforts as well as the security of OCC’s              effectiveness of OCC’s [sic] Board’s
                                                  Securities and Exchange Commission                      information systems and physical
                                                  (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                                                                            oversight on OCC’s business and
                                                                                                          security of information system assets;                operational processes. OCC believes that
                                                  change as described in Items I and II                   and (iv) conferring with OCC’s senior IT
                                                  below, which Items have been prepared                                                                         adoption of the TC Charter would
                                                                                                          management team and informing the                     enhance the effectiveness of the Board’s
                                                  by OCC. The Commission is publishing                    Board on IT related matters.
                                                  this notice to solicit comments on the                                                                        oversight on OCC’s business and
                                                                                                             Further, and with respect to the TC                operational processes, and specifically
                                                  proposed rule change from interested                    Charter’s role in the oversight of OCC’s
                                                  persons.                                                                                                      technology related processes such as
                                                                                                          IT strategy and projects, the TC Charter              disaster recovery and crisis management
                                                  I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the                   provides that the TC would be                         plans as well as IT systems that relate
                                                  Terms of Substance of the Proposed                      specifically tasked with: (i) Evaluating              to internal controls and compliance
                                                  Rule Change                                             OCC’s IT strategy, including the                      risks, as described above, through a
                                                                                                          financial, tactical, and strategic benefits           dedicated Board-level committee
                                                     This proposed rule change by OCC
                                                                                                          of IT projects and technology                         responsible for oversight of such
                                                  concerns the adoption of a Charter for
                                                                                                          architecture initiatives; (ii) critically             processes. As a result of the proposed
                                                  a new committee of OCC’s Board of
                                                                                                          reviewing IT projects and technology                  rule change, it is more likely that OCC’s
                                                  Directors (‘‘Board’’), the Technology
                                                                                                          architecture decisions, including review              technology processes work as expected,
                                                  Committee (‘‘TC’’). Additionally, OCC is
                                                                                                          of the process related to approval of                 including those processes tied to the
                                                  proposing to add a description of the TC
                                                                                                          capital expenditures as they relate to IT             clearance and settlement of securities
                                                  to its By-Laws.
                                                                                                          projects; and (iii) making                            transactions, and therefore the proposed
                                                  II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the                  recommendations to the Board with                     rule change promotes the prompt and
                                                  Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
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                                                                                                          respect to IT related projects and                    accurate clearance and settlement of
                                                  Proposed Rule Change                                    investments that require Board                        securities transactions consistent with
                                                     In its filing with the Commission,                   approval. In addition, the TC Charter                 Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.4
                                                  OCC included statements concerning                      requires that the TC: (i) Monitor the                 Furthermore, OCC believes the
                                                                                                          quality and effectiveness of OCC’s IT
                                                    17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            and physical security, including                        3 Members of the TC would not need to be
                                                    1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                periodically reviewing and appraising                 technology experts.
                                                    2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   OCC’s disaster recovery capabilities and                4 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).




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                                                  proposed rule change contributes to                        (A) by order approve or disapprove                  should submit only information that
                                                  OCC’s objective to have governance                       the proposed rule change, or                          you wish to make available publicly. All
                                                  arrangements that are clear and                            (B) institute proceedings to determine              submissions should refer to File
                                                  transparent that: (i) fulfill the public                 whether the proposed rule change                      Number SR–OCC–2015–018 and should
                                                  interest requirements, (ii) support the                  should be disapproved.                                be submitted on or before January
                                                  objectives of OCC’s owners and                             The proposal shall not take effect                  14,2016.
                                                  participants; and, (iii) promote the                     until all regulatory actions required
                                                                                                                                                                   For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  effectiveness of OCC’s risk management                   with respect to the proposal are                      Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                  procedures, consistent with Rule 17Ad–                   completed.                                            authority.7
                                                  22(d)(8), as the TC Charter further                      IV. Solicitation of Comments                          Robert W. Errett,
                                                  delineates governance responsibilities                                                                         Deputy Secretary.
                                                  for Board-level committees, because the                    Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                           submit written data, views and                        [FR Doc. 2015–32382 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  TC Charter is made available to the
                                                  public on OCC’s Web site and the TC                      arguments concerning the foregoing,                   BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

                                                  Charter provides for a dedicated Board-                  including whether the proposed rule
                                                  level committee that would reduce IT                     change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                           Comments may be submitted by any of                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  related risk at OCC.5 Finally, the                                                                             COMMISSION
                                                  proposed rule change is not inconsistent                 the following methods:
                                                  with the existing rules of OCC,                          Electronic Comments                                   Proposed Collection; Comment
                                                  including any other rules proposed to be                   • Use the Commission’s Internet                     Request
                                                  amended.                                                 comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                  (B) Clearing Agency’s Statement on                       rules/sro.shtml); or                                  Upon Written Request Copies Available
                                                  Burden on Competition                                      • Send an email to rule-comments@                    From: Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                           sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
                                                     OCC does not believe that the                                                                                100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
                                                                                                           OCC–2015–018 on the subject line.
                                                  proposed rule change would impose any                                                                           20549–2736.
                                                  burden on competition.6 OCC’s                            Paper Comments
                                                                                                                                                                 Extension:
                                                  adoption of the TC Charter would not                        • Send paper comments in triplicate                  Rule 17g–4; SEC File No. 270–566, OMB
                                                  unfairly inhibit access to OCC’s services                to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                     Control No. 3235–0627.
                                                  or disadvantage or favor any particular                  Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                  user in relationship to another user                     Washington, DC 20549–1090.                               Notice is hereby given that pursuant
                                                  because it relates to the governance                     All submissions should refer to File                  to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                  structure of OCC, which affects all                      Number SR–OCC–2015–018. This file                     (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the
                                                  users, and does not relate directly to any               number should be included on the                      Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                  particular service or particular use of                  subject line if email is used. To help the            (‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
                                                  OCC’s facilities.                                        Commission process and review your                    on the existing collection of information
                                                     For the foregoing reasons, OCC                                                                              provided for in Rule 17g–4 (17 CFR
                                                                                                           comments more efficiently, please use
                                                  believes that the proposed rule change                                                                         240.17g–4) under the Securities
                                                                                                           only one method. The Commission will
                                                  is in the public interest, would be                                                                            Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
                                                                                                           post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                  consistent with the requirements of the                                                                        seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). The
                                                                                                           Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                  Act applicable to clearing agencies and                                                                        Commission plans to submit this
                                                                                                           rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                  would not impose a burden on                                                                                   existing collection of information to the
                                                                                                           submission, all subsequent
                                                  competition.                                                                                                   Office of Management and Budget
                                                                                                           amendments, all written statements
                                                  (C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on                       with respect to the proposed rule                     (‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
                                                  Comments on the Proposed Rule                            change that are filed with the                           The Credit Rating Agency Reform Act
                                                  Change Received From Members,                            Commission, and all written                           of 2006 added a new section 15E,
                                                  Participants or Others                                   communications relating to the                        ‘‘Registration of Nationally Recognized
                                                    Written comments on the proposed                       proposed rule change between the                      Statistical Rating Organizations,’’ 1 to
                                                  rule change were not and are not                         Commission and any person, other than                 the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the
                                                  intended to be solicited with respect to                 those that may be withheld from the                   authority granted under section 15E of
                                                  the proposed rule change and none have                   public in accordance with the                         the Exchange Act, the Commission
                                                  been received.                                           provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                   adopted Rule 17g–4, which requires that
                                                                                                           available for Web site viewing and                    a nationally recognized statistical rating
                                                  III. Date of Effectiveness of the                        printing in the Commission’s Public                   organization (‘‘NRSRO’’) establish,
                                                  Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                      Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                     maintain, and enforce written policies
                                                  Commission Action                                        Washington, DC 20549 on official                      and procedures to prevent the misuse of
                                                     Within 45 days of the date of                         business days between the hours of                    material nonpublic information,
                                                  publication of this notice in the Federal                10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                including policies and procedures
                                                  Register or within such longer period                    filing also will be available for                     reasonably designed to prevent: (a) The
                                                  up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may                  inspection and copying at the principal               inappropriate dissemination of material
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                                                  designate if it finds such longer period                 office of OCC and on OCC’s Web site at:               nonpublic information obtained in
                                                  to be appropriate and publishes its                      http://www.optionsclearing.com/                       connection with the performance of
                                                  reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which               components/docs/legal/rules_and_                      credit rating services; (b) a person
                                                  the self-regulatory organization                         bylaws/sr_occ_15_018.pdf. All                         within the NRSRO from trading on
                                                  consents, the Commission will:                           comments received will be posted                      material nonpublic information; and (c)
                                                                                                           without change; the Commission does
                                                    5 17   CFR 240.17Ad–22(d)(8).                          not edit personal identifying                           7 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                    6 15   U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(I).                          information from submissions. You                       1 15   U.S.C. 78o–7.



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