[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59029-59030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23537]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-67892; File No. SR-CBOE-2012-071]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission 
Action on Proposed Rule Change To Increase the Maximum Term for LEAPS 
to Fifteen Years

September 19, 2012.
    On July 24, 2012, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 
(``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') 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 increase the maximum term for 
Long-Term Equity Options Series (``LEAPS'') to fifteen years. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on August 10, 2012.\3\ The Commission received one comment on the 
proposed rule change and a response to the comment from CBOE.\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. 67600 (August 6, 
2012), 77 FR 47890.
    \4\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
from: Christopher Nagy, President, KOR Trading LLC, dated August 17, 
2012; and Jenny Klebes-Golding, Senior Attorney, CBOE, dated 
September 6, 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 September 24, 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 the proposal, the comment received, and 
CBOE's response to the comment. Currently, the maximum term for equity 
and interest rate LEAPS is three years and the maximum term for index 
LEAPS is five years. The proposal

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would increase the maximum term for all LEAPS to fifteen years.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\6\ designates November 8, 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.
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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. 2012-23537 Filed 9-24-12; 8:45 am]
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