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SEC Final Rule: Process for Submissions for Review of Security-Based Swaps for Mandatory Clearing and Notice Filing Requirements for Clearing Agencies; Technical Amendments to Rule 19b–4 and Form 19b–4 Applicable to All Self- Regulatory Organizations In accordance with Section 763(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC is adopting rules under the Exchange Act to specify the process for a registered clearing agency's submission for review of any security-based swap, or any group, category, type or class of security-based swaps, that the clearing agency plans to accept for clearing, the manner of

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In accordance with section 712(a)(8), section 712(d)(1), sections 712(d)(2)(B) and (C), sections 721(b) and (c), and section 761(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC and the SEC, in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, are jointly adopting new rules and interpretations under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Exchange Act to further define the terms "swap," "security-based swap," and "security-based swap agreement" (collectively, "Product Definitions"); regarding "mixed swaps;" and governing books and records with respect to "security-based swap agreements."