[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49044-49045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19982]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-67631; File No. SR-ISE-2012-58]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, 
LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Option Contracts Overlying 10 
Shares of a Security

August 9, 2012.
    On June 20, 2012, the 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 option contracts overlying 10 
shares of a security. The proposed rule change was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on July 3, 2012.\3\ The Commission 
received one comment letter 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. 67284 (June 27, 
2012), 77 FR 39545.
    \4\ See letter to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
from Edward T. Tilly, President and Chief Operating Officer, Chicago 
Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, dated July 24, 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

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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 August 17, 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 type of options product, the comment letter 
that has been submitted in connection with this proposed rule change, 
and any response to the comment letter submitted by the Exchange.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\6\ designates October 1, 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-2012-58).
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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. 2012-19982 Filed 8-14-12; 8:45 am]
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