[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 31272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11643]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77820; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-44]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change Amending NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.31P(h) To Add a New 
Discretionary Pegged Order

May 12, 2016.
    On March 11, 2016, NYSE Arca, 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 amend Exchange 
Rule 7.31P(h) to add a new Discretionary Pegged Order. The proposed 
rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 
30, 2016.\3\ The Commission received two comment letters on the 
proposed rule change,\4\ as well as a response from the Exchange.\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. 77441 (March 24, 
2016), 81 FR 17749.
    \4\ See Letter from Sophia Lee, General Counsel, IEX Group, 
Inc., to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, dated April 15, 
2016; Letter from John C. Nagel, Managing Director and Senior Deputy 
General Counsel, Citadel LLC, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 
Commission, dated April 20, 2016.
    \5\ See Letter from Elizabeth K. King, General Counsel and 
Corporate Secretary, New York Stock Exchange, to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Commission, dated April 27, 2016.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \6\ 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 May 14, 2016. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    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 proposed rule change. 
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\7\ designates June 28, 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 Number 
SR-NYSEArca-2016-44).
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11643 Filed 5-17-16; 8:45 am]
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