[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 12540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05182]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77287; File No. SR-BATS-2015-124]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change, as Modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, to BATS Rule 14.11(i), 
Managed Fund Shares, To List and Trade Shares of the REX VolMAXX Long 
VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF and the REX VolMAXX Inverse VIX Weekly 
Futures Strategy ETF of the Exchange Traded Concepts Trust

March 3, 2016.
    On December 30, 2015, BATS Exchange, Inc. (``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 
shares of the REX VolMAXX Long VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF and the 
REX VolMAXX Inverse VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF (each a ``Fund'' 
and collectively, the ``Funds'') of the Exchange Traded Concepts Trust 
under BATS Rule 14.11(i). The proposed rule change was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on January 20, 2016.\3\ On February 10, 
2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change, 
and on February 12, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the 
proposed rule change.\4\ The Commission received no comments on the 
proposed rule change.
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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. 76884 (January 13, 
2016), 81 FR 3195.
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1, which replaced and superseded the 
original filing in its entirety, the Exchange provided additional 
information and representations regarding the Funds' investments, 
how certain investments would be valued for the net asset value 
calculation, the availability of price information for certain 
investments, and provided certain additional clarifications to the 
proposed rule change. Amendment No. 1 is available at http://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-bats-2015-124/bats2015124-1.pdf. In 
Amendment No. 2, the Exchange added a representation that the Funds 
will not invest in leveraged (e.g., 2X, -2X, 3X or -3X) investment 
company securities. Amendment No. 2 is available at http://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-bats-2015-124/bats2015124-2.pdf.
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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 
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 proposed rule change. Accordingly, the 
Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\6\ designates 
April 19, 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-2015-124), as 
modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05182 Filed 3-8-16; 8:45 am]
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