[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 30668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12223]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-72205; File Nos. SR-NYSE-2013-72; SR-NYSEMKT-2013-91]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE 
MKT LLC; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action 
on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Disapprove Proposed Rule Changes 
To Establish an Institutional Liquidity Program on a One-Year Pilot 
Basis

May 21, 2014.
    On November 7, 2013, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'') and 
NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT'') (together, the ``Exchanges'') each 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 establish 
an Institutional Liquidity Program (``ILP'' or ``Program'') on a one-
year pilot basis. The proposed rule changes were published for comment 
in the Federal Register on November 27, 2013.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 70909 (November 21, 
2013), 78 FR 71002 (SR-NYSE-2013-72) (``NYSE Proposal''); and 70910 
(November 21, 2013), 78 FR 70992 (SR-NYSEMKT-2013-91) (``NYSE MKT 
Proposal'') (collectively, the ``Proposals'').
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    The Commission received three comments on the NYSE Proposal.\4\ On 
January 9, 2014, the Commission designated a longer period for 
Commission action on the proposed rule changes, until February 25, 
2014.\5\ The Exchanges submitted a consolidated response letter on 
January 14, 2014.\6\ On February 25, 2014, the Commission instituted 
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the Proposals.\7\
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    \4\ See Letters to the Commission from James Allen, Head, and 
Rhodri Pierce, Director, Capital Markets Policy, CFA Institute (Dec. 
18, 2013) (``CFA Letter''); Clive Williams, Vice President and 
Global Head of Trading, Andrew M. Brooks, Vice President and Head of 
U.S. Equity Trading, and Christopher P. Hayes, Vice President and 
Legal Counsel, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Dec. 18, 2013) (``T. 
Rowe Price Letter''); and Theodore R. Lazo, Managing Director and 
Associate General Counsel, Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
Association (Dec. 20, 2013) (``SIFMA Letter''). The Commission notes 
that these comment letters address the NYSE Proposal only. However, 
since the Proposals are nearly identical, the Commission will 
consider the letters to address the NYSE MKT Proposal as well.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71267, 79 FR 2738 
(January 15, 2014).
    \6\ See Letter to the Commission from Janet McGinnis, EVP & 
Corporate Secretary, NYSE Euronext (Jan. 14, 2014) (``Response 
Letter'').
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71609, 79 FR 11849 
(March 3, 2014) (``Order Instituting Proceedings'').
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \8\ provides that, after initiating 
disapproval proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving 
or disapproving the proposed rule changes not later than 180 days after 
the date of publication of notice of their filing. The Commission, 
however, may extend the period for issuing an order approving or 
disapproving the proposed rule changes by up to 60 days if the 
Commission determines that a longer period is appropriate and publishes 
the reasons for such determination. In this case, the proposed rule 
changes were published for notice and comment in the Federal Register 
on November 27, 2013; May 26, 2014, is 180 days from that date, and 
July 25, 2014, is 240 days from that date.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed 
rule changes so that it has sufficient time to consider the Program and 
the issues that commenters have raised concerning the Program. 
Specifically, as the Commission observed in the Order Instituting 
Proceedings, the Proposals raise several notable issues, including 
whether the Program would create undue complexity or segment order flow 
in a manner that might inhibit price discovery and order interaction. 
The Commission's resolution of these issues could have an impact on 
overall market structure. As a result, the Commission continues to 
evaluate whether the Proposals are consistent with the requirements of 
the Act.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\9\ designates July 25, 2014, as the date by which the Commission 
shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule changes (File Nos. 
SR-NYSE-2013-72 and SR-NYSEMKT-2013-91).
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-12223 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 am]
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