82 FR 50460 - Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)

Page Range		50460-50460
FR Document		2017-23670

The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing this notice to announce that the Chairman of the Commission, with the concurrence of the other Commissioners, intends to establish the Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-23670]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81958; File No. 265-30]


Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Establishment.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing this 
notice to announce that the Chairman of the Commission, with the 
concurrence of the other Commissioners, intends to establish the 
Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure 
Advisory Committee.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet submission form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml); or
     Send an email message to [email protected], including 
File No. 265-30 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File No. 265-30. To help us 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/other.shtml). Comments also 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. All comments received 
will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are 
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying 
information from comment submissions. You should submit only 
information that you wish to make available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dimitrious, Senior Special 
Counsel, at (202) 551-5131, or Benjamin Bernstein, Attorney-Adviser, at 
(202) 551-5354, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-3628.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.--App, the Commission is 
publishing this notice that the Chairman of the Commission, with the 
concurrence of the other Commissioners, intends to establish the 
Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure 
Advisory Committee (the ``Committee''). The Chairman of the Commission 
affirms that the establishment of the Committee is necessary and in the 
public interest.\1\
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    \1\ See 41 CFR 102-3.30(a).
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    The Committee's objective is to provide the Commission with diverse 
perspectives on the structure and operations of the U.S. fixed income 
markets, as well as advice and recommendations on matters related to 
fixed income market structure.
    No more than 21 voting members will be appointed to the Committee. 
Such members shall represent a cross-section of those directly affected 
by, interested in, and/or qualified to provide advice to the Commission 
on matters related to fixed income market structure. The Committee's 
membership will be balanced fairly in terms of points of view 
represented. Non-voting members may also be named.
    The charter will provide that the duties of the Committee are to be 
solely advisory. The Commission alone will make any determinations of 
actions to be taken and policies to be expressed with respect to 
matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. The Committee will meet 
at such intervals as are necessary to carry out its functions. The 
charter contemplates that the full Committee will meet four times 
annually. Meetings of subgroups or subcommittees of the full Committee 
may occur more frequently.
    The Committee will operate for two years from the date the charter 
is filed with the appropriate entities or such earlier date as 
determined by the Commission unless, before the expiration of that time 
period, it is renewed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. The Committee may be established 15 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register by filing a charter for the Committee 
with the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the United 
States Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the United States 
House of Representatives, and the Committee Management Secretariat of 
the General Services Administration. A copy of the charter as so filed 
also will be filed with the Chairman of the Commission, furnished to 
the Library of Congress, and posted on the Commission's Web site at 
www.sec.gov.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: October 26, 2017.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3:00 p.m. All comments received will be earlier date as determined by the
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. posted without change. Persons Commission unless, before the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The submitting comments are cautioned that expiration of that time period, it is
United States Postal Service® hereby we do not redact or edit personal renewed in accordance with the Federal
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. identifying information from comment Advisory Committee Act. The
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on October 25, submissions. You should submit only Committee may be established 15 days
2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory information that you wish to make after publication of this notice in the
Commission a USPS Request to Add available publicly. Federal Register by filing a charter for
Priority Mail Express Contract 52 to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Committee with the Committee on
Competitive Product List. Documents David Dimitrious, Senior Special Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Counsel, at (202) 551–5131, or Benjamin the United States Senate, the Committee
Nos. MC2018–16, CP2018–32. Bernstein, Attorney-Adviser, at (202) on Financial Services of the United
551–5354, Division of Trading and States House of Representatives, and the
Elizabeth A. Reed, Committee Management Secretariat of
Markets, Securities and Exchange
Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. Commission, 100 F Street NE., the General Services Administration. A
[FR Doc. 2017–23596 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20549–3628. copy of the charter as so filed also will
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In be filed with the Chairman of the
accordance with the requirements of the Commission, furnished to the Library of
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 Congress, and posted on the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE U.S.C.—App, the Commission is Commission’s Web site at www.sec.gov.
COMMISSION publishing this notice that the Chairman By the Commission.
[Release No. 34–81958; File No. 265–30] of the Commission, with the Dated: October 26, 2017.
concurrence of the other Brent J. Fields,
Fixed Income Market Structure Commissioners, intends to establish the Secretary.
Advisory Committee Securities and Exchange Commission [FR Doc. 2017–23670 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am]
Fixed Income Market Structure BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Advisory Committee (the ‘‘Committee’’).
Commission. The Chairman of the Commission
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory affirms that the establishment of the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
Committee Establishment. Committee is necessary and in the COMMISSION
public interest.1
SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange The Committee’s objective is to Submission for OMB Review;
Commission is publishing this notice to provide the Commission with diverse Comment Request
announce that the Chairman of the perspectives on the structure and
Commission, with the concurrence of operations of the U.S. fixed income Upon Written Request, Copies Available
the other Commissioners, intends to markets, as well as advice and From: Securities and Exchange
establish the Securities and Exchange recommendations on matters related to Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
Commission Fixed Income Market fixed income market structure. 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
Structure Advisory Committee. No more than 21 voting members will 20549–2736
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be be appointed to the Committee. Such Extension:
submitted by the following methods: members shall represent a cross-section Form N–54A, SEC File No. 270–182, OMB
of those directly affected by, interested Control No. 3235–0237
Electronic Comments
in, and/or qualified to provide advice to Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
• Use the Commission’s Internet the Commission on matters related to to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
submission form (http://www.sec.gov/ fixed income market structure. The (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
rules/other.shtml); or Committee’s membership will be and Exchange Commission
• Send an email message to rule- balanced fairly in terms of points of (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
comments@sec.gov, including File No. view represented. Non-voting members Office of Management and Budget a
265–30 on the subject line. may also be named. request for extension of the previously
Paper Comments The charter will provide that the approved collection of information
duties of the Committee are to be solely discussed below.
• Send paper comments in triplicate advisory. The Commission alone will Under the Investment Company Act
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities make any determinations of actions to of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) (the
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street be taken and policies to be expressed ‘‘Investment Company Act’’), certain
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. with respect to matters within the investment companies can elect to be
All submissions should refer to File No. Commission’s jurisdiction. The regulated as business development
265–30. To help us process and review Committee will meet at such intervals as companies, as defined in Section
your comments more efficiently, please are necessary to carry out its functions. 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act
use only one method. The Commission The charter contemplates that the full (15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)(48)). Under Section
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will post all comments on the Committee will meet four times 54(a) of the Investment Company Act
Commission’s Internet Web site (http:// annually. Meetings of subgroups or (15 U.S.C. 80a–53(a)), any company
www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml). subcommittees of the full Committee defined in Section 2(a)(48)(A) and (B)
Comments also will be available for may occur more frequently. may elect to be subject to the provisions
Web site viewing and printing in the The Committee will operate for two of Sections 55 through 65 of the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, years from the date the charter is filed Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C.
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC with the appropriate entities or such 80a–54 to 80a–64) by filing with the
20549, on official business days Commission a notification of election, if
between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 1 See 41 CFR 102–3.30(a). such company has: (1) A class of equity

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Establishment.
Contact		David Dimitrious, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551-5131, or Benjamin Bernstein, Attorney-Adviser, at (202) 551-5354, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-3628.
FR Citation		82 FR 50460