[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 13429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05588]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77320; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2016-002]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change to List and Trade Shares of the First Trust 
Municipal High Income ETF

March 8, 2016.
    On January 6, 2016, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``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 First Trust Municipal High Income ETF 
under Nasdaq Rule 5735. The proposed rule change was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on January 27, 2016.\3\ The Commission 
has not received any comments 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. 76944 (Jan. 21, 
2016), 81 FR 4712.
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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 after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is March 12, 2016. 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 this proposed rule change. Accordingly, the 
Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates 
April 26, 2016, as the date by which the Commission shall either 
approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NASDAQ-2016-002)
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    \5\ Id.
    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05588 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
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