83_FR_6107 83 FR 6078 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice Relating to ICC's End-of-Day Price Discovery Policies and Procedures

83 FR 6078 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or Advance Notice Relating to ICC's End-of-Day Price Discovery Policies and Procedures

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

Page Range6078-6080
FR Document2018-02724

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6078-6080]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02724]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82641; File No. SR-ICC-2018-002]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of 
Filing of Proposed Rule Change, Security-Based Swap Submission, or 
Advance Notice Relating to ICC's End-of-Day Price Discovery Policies 
and Procedures

February 6, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934,\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on 
January 26, 2018, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule 
change, security-based swap submission, or advance notice as described 
in Items I, II, and III below, which items have been prepared primarily 
by ICC. 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

    The principal purpose of the proposed rule change is to make 
revisions to the ICC End-of-Day Price Discovery Policies and Procedures 
(``Pricing Policy'') related to the bid-offer width (``BOW'') 
methodology for Single Name instruments. These revisions do not require 
any changes to the ICC Clearing Rules.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, ICC included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change, 
security-based swap submission, or advance notice and discussed any 
comments it received on the proposed rule change, security-based swap 
submission, or advance notice. The text of these statements may be 
examined at the places specified in Item IV below. ICC 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

    ICC proposes revising its Pricing Policy to enhance the methodology 
used to determine bid-offer widths for Single Name instruments. ICC 
believes the enhancement will facilitate the prompt and accurate 
clearance and settlement of securities transactions and derivative 
agreements, contracts, and transactions cleared by ICC.
(a) Summary of Proposed Changes
    Each business day, ICC determines end-of-day (``EOD'') levels 
through its established price discovery process, based on EOD 
submissions from its Clearing Participants. ICC uses these levels for 
mark-to-market and risk management purposes. As part of its price 
discovery process, ICC determines BOWs for each clearing-eligible 
instrument. The BOWs are then used in ICC's price discovery process as 
inputs in the determination of EOD levels and Firm Trades.
    The current methodology for determining BOWs for CDS instruments 
referencing a given Single Name reference entity is based on observed 
intraday bid and offer spread-levels for the most actively traded 
instrument (``MATI'') across the term structure and cleared coupons. 
ICC begins with a spread-based consensus BOW derived from intraday 
quotes for the MATI. This consensus BOW is then multiplied by a 
``scrape factor'' to reflect any differences between the BOWs provided 
in intraday quotes and BOWs achieved in the market. Once the consensus 
BOW is determined, ICC applies various factors to the consensus BOW to 
reflect differences in instrument liquidity at longer and shorter 
maturities, and at higher and lower coupons. Scaling across maturities 
is performed in spread terms, while scaling of BOWs across coupons is 
performed in price terms. The transformations from spread to price are 
achieved using the ISDA Standard Model.
    ICC is proposing to enhance the methodology for determining Single 
Name BOWs. The proposed enhancement eliminates the use of the ISDA 
Standard Model from the computation of Single Name BOWs.\3\ ICC 
established its current BOW methodology at a time when it accepted 
submissions to its EOD price discovery process in both spread and price 
terms, at the discretion of its Clearing Participants. Since that time, 
ICC has enhanced its EOD price discovery process to accept Single Name 
submissions only in price terms, eliminating the need for spread-based 
BOWs. The proposed enhancement also determines BOWs consistently across 
Single Names on all reference entities, including those for which only 
sparse intraday data is available. Further, the enhancement extends the 
application of price-based BOW floors from the 0/3 month, 6 month and 1 
year benchmark-tenors to the entire set of benchmark-tenors from 0 
month to 10 years. Finally, the proposed enhancement introduces a 
dynamic feature that can widen BOWs in response to the observed 
dispersion of price-space mid-levels submitted in the EOD price-
discovery process.
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    \3\ Note that the ISDA Standard Model is not used in ICC's 
methodology for determining BOWs for Index instruments, and that the 
proposed enhancements do not change ICC's methodology for 
determining BOWs for Index instrument.
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    Under the proposed enhancement ICC will compute a consensus BOW, as 
described below, not only for the MATI as in the current methodology, 
but for each benchmark instrument. Rather than consensus BOWs being 
derived from intraday quotes, they will be computed as a price-based 
floor plus a relative BOW multiplied by the currently-observed level, 
where the currently-observed level is the average of price-space mid-
levels submitted in the EOD price discovery process. The

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Risk Management Department will determine relative BOWs and price-based 
floors in consultation with the Trading Advisory Committee (``TAC''). 
The relative BOWs will reflect observed variability in SN levels for 
MATIs. The price-based floors will reflect BOWs established for Indices 
representing baskets of the most distressed SNs.
    As stated above, ICC currently applies various factors to consensus 
BOWs to reflect differences in instrument liquidity at longer and 
shorter maturities, and at higher and lower coupons. Under the proposed 
enhancement, ICC will apply analogous factors to consensus BOWs. 
Specifically, to determine a systematic EOD BOW for each benchmark-
instrument at the most-actively-traded coupon (``MATC''), ICC will 
apply tenor scaling-factors to the corresponding consensus BOWs. These 
tenor-scaling factors reflect the BOW of each tenor relative to the BOW 
of the most-actively-traded tenor. To determine the systematic EOD BOWs 
for each benchmark-instrument at other coupons, ICC will apply a 
combination of tenor scaling-factors and coupon scaling-factors to the 
corresponding consensus BOWs. The coupon scaling-factors reflect 
increased BOWs at coupons larger or smaller than the MATC. The tenor 
and coupon scaling factors will be set by the ICC Risk Management 
Department, in consultation with the TAC, to reflect ratios of observed 
variability in SN levels at the MATI and at a given tenor/coupon. As 
with the current methodology, once all applicable factors have been 
applied, ICC will then apply the appropriate Single Name variability 
factor,\4\ resulting in the final systematic BOWs.
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    \4\ The Single Name variability factor is an existing feature of 
the system, used to widen Single Name BOWs in response to the 
variability of intraday quotes. See SR-ICC-2017-006.
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    Under the proposed enhancement, ICC will determine the final EOD 
BOWs as the greater of an instrument's systematic BOW, and a dynamic 
BOW established for the instrument. The dynamic BOW is the dispersion 
of price-space mid-levels submitted to the EOD price-discovery process 
for the given instrument.
    ICC proposes revisions to the Governance section of the Pricing 
Policy to note that under the proposed approach, the responsibilities 
of the ICC Risk Management department include determining the price-
based floors, relative BOWs, tenor scaling factors, and coupon scaling 
factors used to establish BOWs. ICC also proposes generalizing language 
to note that the ICC Risk Management department is responsible for 
ensuring that appropriate EOD levels are determined. ICC proposes to 
remove references to scrape factors, which under the current approach 
are applied to consensus BOWs determined from intraday quotes 
``scraped'' from trader emails, but are not applicable under the 
proposed approach in which the determination of consensus BOWs does not 
involve ``scraped'' intraday quotes. ICC also proposes to add 
clarification that parameters used in the EOD price discovery process 
are established by the ICC Risk Management department in consultation 
with the TAC.
    ICC proposes a revision to note that under the proposed approach, 
the TAC will review and provide input on revisions to BOW price-based 
floors. ICC proposes to remove reference to the TAC's review of scrape 
factors, which are not applicable under the proposed approach.
    ICC proposes clarifying changes to the Pricing Policy. ICC proposes 
adding a clarifying footnote regarding ICC's use of the ISDA Standard 
Model. To improve clarity, ICC proposes to remove a sentence 
summarizing the inputs used by ICC to determine EOD BOWs for Single 
Name and index instruments, as these inputs are described in detail 
elsewhere in the document. ICC proposes a revision to note that trading 
desks at each self clearing member (``SCM'') are requested to copy ICC 
on the intraday quotes they provide market participants via email. ICC 
proposes removing outdated references regarding the computation of 
Single Name consensus BOWs. ICC proposes a revision to correct a 
typographical error by including the adjustment of trade levels to 
limit profit/loss impact (if required), in a list of ``cross-and-lock'' 
algorithm components. ICC proposes a clarifying edit to note that, for 
a given index, the EOD BOWs are computed based on the consensus BOW of 
the on-the-run instrument. ICC also proposes minor updates to the times 
of various end-of-day processes for different settlement windows, to 
reflect current practice. Finally, ICC proposes updates to section 
numbering and correction of a typographical error in a heading.
(b) Statutory Basis
    Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act \5\ requires, among other things, 
that the rules of a clearing agency be designed to protect investors 
and the public interest and to comply with the provisions of the Act 
and the rules and regulations thereunder. ICC believes that the 
proposed rule changes are consistent with the requirements of the Act 
and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to ICC, in 
particular, to Section 17(A)(b)(3)(F),\6\ because ICC believes that the 
proposed rule changes will assure the prompt and accurate clearance and 
settlement of securities transactions, derivatives agreements, 
contracts, and transactions, as the proposed revisions allow for an 
enhanced methodology for determining Single Name BOWs, based on a 
function of the observed and submitted EOD levels. Following such 
changes, ICC will continue to maintain a robust EOD price discovery 
process, which includes the determination of EOD pricing levels and 
Firm Trade determinations. As such, the proposed changes are designed 
to promote the prompt and accurate clearance and settlement of 
securities transactions, derivatives agreements, contracts, and 
transactions within the meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) \7\ of the Act.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \6\ Id.
    \7\ Id.
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    ICC does not believe the proposed rule changes would have any 
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The proposed changes to 
ICC's BOW methodology for Single Name instruments will apply uniformly 
across all market participants. Therefore, ICC does not believe the 
proposed rule changes impose any burden on competition that is 
inappropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change

    Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not been 
solicited or received. ICC will notify the Commission of any written 
comments received by ICC.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change

    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 such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.

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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-ICC-2018-002 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-ICC-2018-002. 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 website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). 
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written 
statements with respect to the proposed rule change, security-based 
swap submission, or advance notice that are filed with the Commission, 
and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change, 
security-based swap submission, or advance notice 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 website 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 
such filings will also be available for inspection and copying at the 
principal office of ICE Clear Credit and on ICE Clear Credit's website 
at https://www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation.
    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. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ICC-2018-002 and should be 
submitted on or before March 5, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                               6078                           Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2018 / Notices

                                               amendments, all written statements                      publishing this notice to solicit                     cleared coupons. ICC begins with a
                                               with respect to the proposed rule                       comments on the proposed rule change                  spread-based consensus BOW derived
                                               change that are filed with the                          from interested persons.                              from intraday quotes for the MATI. This
                                               Commission, and all written                                                                                   consensus BOW is then multiplied by a
                                                                                                       I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                               communications relating to the                                                                                ‘‘scrape factor’’ to reflect any differences
                                                                                                       Terms of Substance of the Proposed                    between the BOWs provided in intraday
                                               proposed rule change between the
                                               Commission and any person, other than                   Rule Change                                           quotes and BOWs achieved in the
                                               those that may be withheld from the                        The principal purpose of the                       market. Once the consensus BOW is
                                               public in accordance with the                           proposed rule change is to make                       determined, ICC applies various factors
                                               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                     revisions to the ICC End-of-Day Price                 to the consensus BOW to reflect
                                               available for website viewing and                       Discovery Policies and Procedures                     differences in instrument liquidity at
                                               printing in the Commission’s Public                     (‘‘Pricing Policy’’) related to the bid-              longer and shorter maturities, and at
                                               Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                        offer width (‘‘BOW’’) methodology for                 higher and lower coupons. Scaling
                                               Washington, DC 20549, on official                       Single Name instruments. These                        across maturities is performed in spread
                                               business days between the hours of                      revisions do not require any changes to               terms, while scaling of BOWs across
                                               10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                  the ICC Clearing Rules.                               coupons is performed in price terms.
                                               filing also will be available for                                                                             The transformations from spread to
                                                                                                       II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                               inspection and copying at the principal                                                                       price are achieved using the ISDA
                                                                                                       Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
                                               office of the Exchange. All comments                                                                          Standard Model.
                                                                                                       Proposed Rule Change                                     ICC is proposing to enhance the
                                               received will be posted without change.
                                               Persons submitting comments are                            In its filing with the Commission, ICC             methodology for determining Single
                                               cautioned that we do not redact or edit                 included statements concerning the                    Name BOWs. The proposed
                                               personal identifying information from                   purpose of and basis for the proposed                 enhancement eliminates the use of the
                                               comment submissions. You should                         rule change, security-based swap                      ISDA Standard Model from the
                                               submit only information that you wish                   submission, or advance notice and                     computation of Single Name BOWs.3
                                               to make available publicly. All                         discussed any comments it received on                 ICC established its current BOW
                                               submissions should refer to File                        the proposed rule change, security-                   methodology at a time when it accepted
                                               Number SR–NYSE–2018–07, and                             based swap submission, or advance                     submissions to its EOD price discovery
                                               should be submitted on or before March                  notice. The text of these statements may              process in both spread and price terms,
                                               5, 2018.                                                be examined at the places specified in                at the discretion of its Clearing
                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of                Item IV below. ICC has prepared                       Participants. Since that time, ICC has
                                               Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B),            enhanced its EOD price discovery
                                               authority.14                                            and (C) below, of the most significant                process to accept Single Name
                                               Eduardo A. Aleman,                                      aspects of these statements.                          submissions only in price terms,
                                               Assistant Secretary.                                                                                          eliminating the need for spread-based
                                                                                                       (A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the                BOWs. The proposed enhancement also
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–02723 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]              Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the              determines BOWs consistently across
                                               BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  Proposed Rule Change                                  Single Names on all reference entities,
                                                                                                         ICC proposes revising its Pricing                   including those for which only sparse
                                               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 Policy to enhance the methodology used                intraday data is available. Further, the
                                               COMMISSION                                              to determine bid-offer widths for Single              enhancement extends the application of
                                                                                                       Name instruments. ICC believes the                    price-based BOW floors from the 0/3
                                               [Release No. 34–82641; File No. SR–ICC–                 enhancement will facilitate the prompt                month, 6 month and 1 year benchmark-
                                               2018–002]                                               and accurate clearance and settlement of              tenors to the entire set of benchmark-
                                                                                                       securities transactions and derivative                tenors from 0 month to 10 years.
                                               Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE
                                                                                                       agreements, contracts, and transactions               Finally, the proposed enhancement
                                               Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of
                                                                                                       cleared by ICC.                                       introduces a dynamic feature that can
                                               Proposed Rule Change, Security-
                                                                                                                                                             widen BOWs in response to the
                                               Based Swap Submission, or Advance                       (a) Summary of Proposed Changes
                                                                                                                                                             observed dispersion of price-space mid-
                                               Notice Relating to ICC’s End-of-Day                        Each business day, ICC determines                  levels submitted in the EOD price-
                                               Price Discovery Policies and                            end-of-day (‘‘EOD’’) levels through its               discovery process.
                                               Procedures                                              established price discovery process,                     Under the proposed enhancement ICC
                                               February 6, 2018.                                       based on EOD submissions from its                     will compute a consensus BOW, as
                                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                   Clearing Participants. ICC uses these                 described below, not only for the MATI
                                               Securities Exchange Act of 1934,1 and                   levels for mark-to-market and risk                    as in the current methodology, but for
                                               Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is                       management purposes. As part of its                   each benchmark instrument. Rather
                                               hereby given that on January 26, 2018,                  price discovery process, ICC determines               than consensus BOWs being derived
                                               ICE Clear Credit LLC (‘‘ICC’’) filed with               BOWs for each clearing-eligible                       from intraday quotes, they will be
                                               the Securities and Exchange                             instrument. The BOWs are then used in                 computed as a price-based floor plus a
                                               Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                         ICC’s price discovery process as inputs               relative BOW multiplied by the
                                               proposed rule change, security-based                    in the determination of EOD levels and                currently-observed level, where the
                                               swap submission, or advance notice as                   Firm Trades.                                          currently-observed level is the average
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                                               described in Items I, II, and III below,                   The current methodology for                        of price-space mid-levels submitted in
                                               which items have been prepared                          determining BOWs for CDS instruments                  the EOD price discovery process. The
                                               primarily by ICC. The Commission is                     referencing a given Single Name
                                                                                                       reference entity is based on observed                   3 Note that the ISDA Standard Model is not used

                                                                                                       intraday bid and offer spread-levels for              in ICC’s methodology for determining BOWs for
                                                 14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                                                                                  Index instruments, and that the proposed
                                                 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                the most actively traded instrument                   enhancements do not change ICC’s methodology for
                                                 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   (‘‘MATI’’) across the term structure and              determining BOWs for Index instrument.



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                                               Risk Management Department will                         Management department is responsible                   with the requirements of the Act and the
                                               determine relative BOWs and price-                      for ensuring that appropriate EOD levels               rules and regulations thereunder
                                               based floors in consultation with the                   are determined. ICC proposes to remove                 applicable to ICC, in particular, to
                                               Trading Advisory Committee (‘‘TAC’’).                   references to scrape factors, which                    Section 17(A)(b)(3)(F),6 because ICC
                                               The relative BOWs will reflect observed                 under the current approach are applied                 believes that the proposed rule changes
                                               variability in SN levels for MATIs. The                 to consensus BOWs determined from                      will assure the prompt and accurate
                                               price-based floors will reflect BOWs                    intraday quotes ‘‘scraped’’ from trader                clearance and settlement of securities
                                               established for Indices representing                    emails, but are not applicable under the               transactions, derivatives agreements,
                                               baskets of the most distressed SNs.                     proposed approach in which the                         contracts, and transactions, as the
                                                  As stated above, ICC currently applies               determination of consensus BOWs does                   proposed revisions allow for an
                                               various factors to consensus BOWs to                    not involve ‘‘scraped’’ intraday quotes.               enhanced methodology for determining
                                               reflect differences in instrument                       ICC also proposes to add clarification                 Single Name BOWs, based on a function
                                               liquidity at longer and shorter                         that parameters used in the EOD price                  of the observed and submitted EOD
                                               maturities, and at higher and lower                     discovery process are established by the               levels. Following such changes, ICC will
                                               coupons. Under the proposed                             ICC Risk Management department in                      continue to maintain a robust EOD price
                                               enhancement, ICC will apply analogous                   consultation with the TAC.                             discovery process, which includes the
                                               factors to consensus BOWs. Specifically,                   ICC proposes a revision to note that                determination of EOD pricing levels and
                                               to determine a systematic EOD BOW for                   under the proposed approach, the TAC                   Firm Trade determinations. As such, the
                                               each benchmark-instrument at the most-                  will review and provide input on                       proposed changes are designed to
                                               actively-traded coupon (‘‘MATC’’), ICC                  revisions to BOW price-based floors.                   promote the prompt and accurate
                                               will apply tenor scaling-factors to the                 ICC proposes to remove reference to the                clearance and settlement of securities
                                               corresponding consensus BOWs. These                     TAC’s review of scrape factors, which                  transactions, derivatives agreements,
                                               tenor-scaling factors reflect the BOW of                are not applicable under the proposed                  contracts, and transactions within the
                                               each tenor relative to the BOW of the                   approach.                                              meaning of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) 7 of the
                                               most-actively-traded tenor. To                             ICC proposes clarifying changes to the              Act.
                                               determine the systematic EOD BOWs for                   Pricing Policy. ICC proposes adding a
                                               each benchmark-instrument at other                      clarifying footnote regarding ICC’s use                (B) Clearing Agency’s Statement on
                                               coupons, ICC will apply a combination                   of the ISDA Standard Model. To                         Burden on Competition
                                               of tenor scaling-factors and coupon                     improve clarity, ICC proposes to remove                   ICC does not believe the proposed
                                               scaling-factors to the corresponding                    a sentence summarizing the inputs used                 rule changes would have any impact, or
                                               consensus BOWs. The coupon scaling-                     by ICC to determine EOD BOWs for                       impose any burden, on competition.
                                               factors reflect increased BOWs at                       Single Name and index instruments, as
                                                                                                                                                              The proposed changes to ICC’s BOW
                                               coupons larger or smaller than the                      these inputs are described in detail
                                                                                                                                                              methodology for Single Name
                                               MATC. The tenor and coupon scaling                      elsewhere in the document. ICC
                                                                                                                                                              instruments will apply uniformly across
                                               factors will be set by the ICC Risk                     proposes a revision to note that trading
                                                                                                                                                              all market participants. Therefore, ICC
                                               Management Department, in                               desks at each self clearing member
                                                                                                                                                              does not believe the proposed rule
                                               consultation with the TAC, to reflect                   (‘‘SCM’’) are requested to copy ICC on
                                                                                                                                                              changes impose any burden on
                                                                                                       the intraday quotes they provide market
                                               ratios of observed variability in SN                                                                           competition that is inappropriate in
                                                                                                       participants via email. ICC proposes
                                               levels at the MATI and at a given tenor/                                                                       furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
                                                                                                       removing outdated references regarding
                                               coupon. As with the current
                                                                                                       the computation of Single Name                         (C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on
                                               methodology, once all applicable factors
                                                                                                       consensus BOWs. ICC proposes a                         Comments on the Proposed Rule
                                               have been applied, ICC will then apply
                                                                                                       revision to correct a typographical error              Change
                                               the appropriate Single Name variability
                                                                                                       by including the adjustment of trade
                                               factor,4 resulting in the final systematic                                                                       Written comments relating to the
                                                                                                       levels to limit profit/loss impact (if
                                               BOWs.                                                                                                          proposed rule change have not been
                                                                                                       required), in a list of ‘‘cross-and-lock’’
                                                  Under the proposed enhancement,                                                                             solicited or received. ICC will notify the
                                                                                                       algorithm components. ICC proposes a
                                               ICC will determine the final EOD BOWs                                                                          Commission of any written comments
                                                                                                       clarifying edit to note that, for a given
                                               as the greater of an instrument’s                                                                              received by ICC.
                                                                                                       index, the EOD BOWs are computed
                                               systematic BOW, and a dynamic BOW
                                                                                                       based on the consensus BOW of the on-                  III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                               established for the instrument. The
                                                                                                       the-run instrument. ICC also proposes                  Proposed Rule Change
                                               dynamic BOW is the dispersion of
                                                                                                       minor updates to the times of various
                                               price-space mid-levels submitted to the                                                                          Within 45 days of the date of
                                                                                                       end-of-day processes for different
                                               EOD price-discovery process for the                                                                            publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                                                                       settlement windows, to reflect current
                                               given instrument.                                                                                              Register or within such longer period
                                                  ICC proposes revisions to the                        practice. Finally, ICC proposes updates
                                                                                                       to section numbering and correction of                 up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may
                                               Governance section of the Pricing Policy                                                                       designate if it finds such longer period
                                               to note that under the proposed                         a typographical error in a heading.
                                                                                                                                                              to be appropriate and publishes its
                                               approach, the responsibilities of the ICC               (b) Statutory Basis                                    reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which
                                               Risk Management department include                        Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 5                    the self-regulatory organization
                                               determining the price-based floors,                     requires, among other things, that the                 consents, the Commission will:
                                               relative BOWs, tenor scaling factors, and               rules of a clearing agency be designed to                (A) By order approve or disapprove
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                                               coupon scaling factors used to establish                protect investors and the public interest              such proposed rule change, or
                                               BOWs. ICC also proposes generalizing                    and to comply with the provisions of                     (B) institute proceedings to determine
                                               language to note that the ICC Risk                      the Act and the rules and regulations                  whether the proposed rule change
                                                 4 The Single Name variability factor is an existing
                                                                                                       thereunder. ICC believes that the                      should be disapproved.
                                               feature of the system, used to widen Single Name        proposed rule changes are consistent
                                                                                                                                                                6 Id.
                                               BOWs in response to the variability of intraday
                                               quotes. See SR–ICC–2017–006.                              5 15   U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).                          7 Id.




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                                               6080                         Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2018 / Notices

                                               IV. Solicitation of Comments                              For the Commission, by the Division of                   Dated: February 5, 2018.
                                                                                                       Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated               Donald M. Benton,
                                                 Interested persons are invited to                     authority.8                                              Director.
                                               submit written data, views, and                         Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                               arguments concerning the foregoing,                                                                              [FR Doc. 2018–02762 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Assistant Secretary.
                                               including whether the proposed rule                                                                              BILLING CODE 8015–01–P
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–02724 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                               change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                               Comments may be submitted by any of
                                               the following methods:                                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                               Electronic Comments                                                                                              [Public Notice: 10259]
                                                                                                       SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
                                                 • Use the Commission’s internet                                                                                60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
                                               comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                       Forms Submitted to the Office of                         Collection: Grant Request Automated
                                               rules/sro.shtml); or                                    Management and Budget for Extension                      Submissions Program (GRASP)
                                                 • Send an email to rule-comments@                     of Clearance
                                               sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                                                                                Notice of request for public
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION:
                                               ICC–2018–002 on the subject line.                       AGENCY: Selective Service System.                        comment.
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice.
                                               Paper Comments                                                                                                   SUMMARY:    The Department of State is
                                                                                                         The following form has been                            seeking Office of Management and
                                                  Send paper comments in triplicate to
                                                                                                       submitted to the Office of Management                    Budget (OMB) approval for the
                                               Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                       and Budget (OMB) for extension of                        information collection described below.
                                               Commission, 100 F Street NE,
                                                                                                       clearance with change in compliance                      In accordance with the Paperwork
                                               Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                                                                       with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                     Reduction Act of 1995, we are
                                               All submissions should refer to File                    U.S.C. Chapter 35):                                      requesting comments on this collection
                                               Number SR–ICC–2018–002. This file                                                                                from all interested individuals and
                                               number should be included on the                        SSS Form 1                                               organizations. The purpose of this
                                               subject line if email is used. To help the                 Title: The Selective Service System                   notice is to allow 60 days for public
                                               Commission process and review your                      Registration Form.                                       comment preceding submission of the
                                               comments more efficiently, please use                      Purpose: Is used to register men and                  collection to OMB.
                                               only one method. The Commission will                    establish a data base for use in                         DATES: The Department will accept
                                               post all comments on the Commission’s                   identifying manpower to the military                     comments from the public up to April
                                               internet website (http://www.sec.gov/                   services during a national emergency.                    13, 2018.
                                               rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            Respondents: All 18-year-old males                    ADDRESSES:
                                               submission, all subsequent                              who are United States citizens and those                    You may submit comments by any of
                                               amendments, all written statements                      male immigrants residing in the United                   the following methods:
                                               with respect to the proposed rule                       States at the time of their 18th birthday                   • Web: Persons with access to the
                                               change, security-based swap                             are required to register with the                        internet may comment on this notice by
                                               submission, or advance notice that are                  Selective Service System.                                going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
                                               filed with the Commission, and all                         Frequency: Registration with the                      search for the document by entering
                                               written communications relating to the                  Selective Service System is a one-time                   ‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2018–0001’’ in
                                               proposed rule change, security-based                    occurrence.                                              the Search field. Then click the
                                               swap submission, or advance notice                         Burden: A burden of two minutes or                    ‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
                                               between the Commission and any                          less on the individual respondent.                       the comment form.
                                               person, other than those that may be                       Change: Collecting email addresses                       • Email: Shearertp@state.gov.
                                               withheld from the public in accordance                  from respondents.                                           • Regular Mail: Send written
                                               with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will                  Copies of the above identified form                   comments to: Thomas P. Shearer, Office
                                               be available for website viewing and                    can be obtained upon written request to                  of Overseas Schools, U.S. Department of
                                               printing in the Commission’s Public                     the Selective Service System,                            State, Room H328, 2301 C Street NW,
                                               Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                        Operations Directorate, 1515 Wilson                      Washington, DC 20522–0132.
                                               Washington, DC 20549, on official                       Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22209–                       • Fax: 202–261–8224.
                                               business days between the hours of                      2425.                                                       • Hand Delivery or Courier: Thomas
                                               10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such                    Written comments and                                  P. Shearer, Office of Overseas Schools,
                                               filings will also be available for                      recommendations for the proposed                         U.S. Department of State, Room H328,
                                               inspection and copying at the principal                 extension of clearance with change of                    2401 E Street NW, Washington, DC
                                               office of ICE Clear Credit and on ICE                   the form should be sent within 30 days                   20037.
                                               Clear Credit’s website at https://                      of the publication of this notice to the                    You must include the DS form
                                               www.theice.com/clear-credit/regulation.                 Selective Service System, Operations                     number (if applicable), information
                                                  All comments received will be posted                 Directorate, 1515 Wilson Boulevard,                      collection title, and the OMB control
                                               without change. Persons submitting                      Arlington, Virginia 22209–2425.                          number in any correspondence.
                                               comments are cautioned that we do not                      A copy of the comments should be                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               redact or edit personal identifying                     sent to the Office of Information and                    Direct requests for additional
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                                               information from comment submissions.                   Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk                      information regarding the collection
                                               You should submit only information                      Officer, Selective Service System, Office                listed in this notice, including requests
                                               that you wish to make available                         of Management and Budget, New                            for copies of the proposed collection
                                               publicly. All submissions should refer                  Executive Office Building, Room 3235,                    instrument and supporting documents,
                                               to File Number SR–ICC–2018–002 and                      Washington, DC 20503.                                    to Thomas P. Shearer, Office of Overseas
                                               should be submitted on or before March                                                                           Schools, U.S. Department of State,
                                               5, 2018.                                                  8 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            Room H328, 2301 C Street NW,


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