[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41056-41057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19522]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-44625; File No. 10-131]


The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc; Extension of Comment Period for The 
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.'s Application for Registration as a National 
Securities Exchange Under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 From July 30, 2001 to August 29, 2001

July 31, 2001.
    The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq'') completed its 
application for registration as a national securities exchange (``Form 
1'') under Section 6 \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 
submitted it to the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') 
on March 15, 2001. Notice of Nasdaq's Form 1 application appeared in 
the Federal Register on June 13, 2001, and the deadline for public 
comment was July 30, 2001.\2\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78(f).
    \2\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44396 (June 7, 2001), 66 
FR 31952 (June 13, 2001).

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    In response to requests by the public to extend the comment period 
in order to provide additional time to review Nasdaq's Form 1, the 
Commission is extending the comment period on Nasdaq's Form 1 to August 
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29, 2001.

    By the Commission.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-19522 Filed 8-3-01; 8:45 am]
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