[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34785-34786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14598]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-64631; File No. SR-BX-2011-032]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Rule 7034 Regarding Certain Co-Location Installation Fees

June 8, 2011.
    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 May 26, 2011, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``BX'' or ``Exchange'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the 
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which 
Items have been prepared by the Exchange. 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. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to modify fees for non co-location services. 
While changes to the Fee Schedule pursuant to this proposal are 
effective upon filing, the Exchange has designated these changes to be 
operative on June 1, 2011. The text of the proposed rule change is 
available at http://nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/, at the Exchange's 
principal office, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange 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. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in 
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such 
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 7034 regarding fees assessed 
for the installation of certain co-location services to further 
incentivize the use of the co-location services. The installation fees 
for the following co-location services will be waived commencing June 
1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2011 (the ``designated period''). Beginning 
July 1, 2011, the above-referenced waived fees will resume in full at 
the amount prior to [sic] designated period. The Exchange proposes to 
waive the following installation fees during the designated period:

    1. Rule 7034(a): installation fees for new cabinets with power.
    2. Rule 7034(b): installation fees for external 
telecommunication, inter-cabinet connectivity, connectivity to The 
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and market data connectivity related to an 
order for a new cabinet. However, the one-time telecommunication 
connectivity expedite fee \3\ will not be waived during the 
designated period.
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    \3\ The one-time telecommunication connectivity expedite fee is 
a fee for an optional request to complete the installation in a 
shorter time period than the install timeframes.
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    3. Rule 7034(c): installation fees for cabinet power related to 
an order for a new cabinet.
    4. Rule 7034(d): installation fees for cooling fans, perforated 
floor tiles and fiber downspouts, which are necessary items to 
support a higher density cabinet and fiber cross connects, relating 
to an order for a new cabinet placed during the designated period. 
Installation fees for other items that are customized or options are 
not waived during the time period.

The following requirements must be met to receive the waiver of the 
installation fee:

    1. The new cabinet order must be placed in the CoLo Console \4\ 
during the designated period; and
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    \4\ The ``CoLo Console'' is a Web-based ordering tool that is 
utilized by BX to place co-location orders.
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    2. The new cabinet must be live within 90 days of the date of 
the order.\5\
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    \5\ Exchange staff generally installs and makes operational a 
new cabinet within 90 days of the date of the order (the ``live 
date''). The estimated live date is communicated to the customer. 
However, there may be instances where the customer desires the live 
date to be later than the estimated live date provided by Exchange 
staff. In such instances, the live date cannot extend beyond 90 days 
of the date of the order.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\6\ in general, and with 
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\7\ in particular, in that it provides for 
the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges 
among members and issuers and other persons using any facility or 
system which the Exchange operates or controls. The proposed 
installation fees in [sic] which the Exchange seeks a temporary waiver 
will be assessed equally to customers that place an order for a new 
cabinet during the designated period. The proposed amendments will 
provide an incentive for customers to avail themselves of the 
designated co-location services. The proposal is similar to the waiver 
of fees during an introductory period for a product, and is equitable 
because all persons may avail themselves of the waiver during the 
period of its availability.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended. The 
Exchange believes that the waiver of fees for certain co-location 
services is equitable because all persons may avail themselves of the 
waiver during the period of its availability.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.\8\ At any time within 60 days of the filing 
of the proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily 
suspend such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such 
action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the 
protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of 
the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall 
institute proceedings to determine

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whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii) [sic].
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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 e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-BX-2011-032 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BX-2011-032. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 such filing also will 
be available for inspection and copying at the principal offices of the 
Exchange. 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-BX-2011-032, and 
should be submitted on or before July 5, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14598 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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