[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26812-26813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10878]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66889; File No. SR-ISE-2012-22]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, 
LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change To Add an Index Option Product for Trading on the 
Exchange

May 1, 2012.
    On March 9, 2012, International Securities Exchange, LLC 
(``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a 
proposed rule change to list and trade options on the ISE Max SPY 
index. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on March 22,

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2012.\3\ The Commission received three comment letters on this 
proposal.\4\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66614 (March 16, 
2012), 77 FR 16883.
    \4\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
from Janet McGinness, EVP & Corporate Secretary, NYSE Euronext, 
dated April 2, 2012; Kenneth M. Vittor, Executive Vice President and 
General Counsel, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., dated April 11, 2012; 
and Edward T. Tilly, President and Chief Operating Officer, Chicago 
Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, dated April 13, 2012.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that within 45 days of the 
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization 
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, 
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 
45th day for this filing is May 6, 2012. The Commission is extending 
this 45-day time period.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has 
sufficient time to consider this proposed rule change, which would 
allow the listing of a new option product, the comment letters that 
have been submitted in connection with this proposed rule change, and 
any response to the comment letters submitted by the Exchange.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\6\ designates June 20, 2012 as the date by which the Commission 
should either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-
ISE-2012-22).
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10878 Filed 5-4-12; 8:45 am]
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