[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 2239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00343]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71248; File No. SR-CBOE-2013-113]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission 
Action on Proposed Rule Change Relating to Multi-Class Spread Orders

January 7, 2014.
    On November 18, 2013, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated (the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission''), pursuant to Section 
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') \1\ and 
Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend CBOE 24.19 to 
revise several provisions governing the trading of Multi-Class Spread 
Orders. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on December 5, 2013.\3\ The Commission has received no 
comment letters on the proposal.
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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. 70961 (November 29, 
2013), 78 FR 73211.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ 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 January 19, 2014. The Commission is 
extending this 45-day time period.
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    \4\ 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 proposed rule change.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates March 5, 2014, 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-
CBOE-2013-113).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-00343 Filed 1-10-14; 8:45 am]
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