[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 3218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00902]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76891; File No. SR-BATS-2015-102]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To Adopt Rule 11.27 Regarding the Data Collection Requirements 
of the Tick Size Pilot Program

January 13, 2016.
    On November 13, 2015, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``BATS'') 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 adopt Exchange Rule 11.27 to implement the data 
collection requirements set forth in the Regulation NMS Plan to 
Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program.\3\ The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on December 1, 2015.\4\ 
The Commission has received one comment letter on the proposal.\5\
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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. 74892 (May 6, 2015), 
80 FR 27513 (May 13, 2015) (order approving the Tick Size Pilot) 
(``Approval Order'').
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76524 (November 25, 
2015), 80 FR 75141.
    \5\ See Letter from Mary Lou Von Kaenel, Managing Director, 
Financial Information Forum, to Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary, 
Commission, dated December 22, 2015.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \6\ provides that, within 45 days of 
the publication of the 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 15, 2016.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending this 45-day time period. The Commission 
finds that it is 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.
    Accordingly, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\7\ the 
Commission designates February 29, 2016, 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-BATS-2015-102).
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    \7\ Id.
    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
Robert W. Errett.
 Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-00902 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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