[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51521-51522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18469]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78442; File No. SR-NYSE-2016-31]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Rule 6A To Exclude the Physical Area 
Within Fully Enclosed Telephone Booths Located in 18 Broad Street From 
the Definition of Trading Floor

July 29, 2016.
    On May 31, 2016, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the 
``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 NYSE Rule 6A (``Trading Floor'') to 
exclude an area within fully enclosed telephone booths located in 18 
Broad Street from the definition of Trading Floor. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on June 17, 
2016.\3\ No comments have been received 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. 78057 (June 13, 
2016), 81 FR 39722 (June 17, 2016).
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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

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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 August 1, 2016. The Commission is extending 
this 45-day time period for Commission action on the proposed rule 
change.
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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\ and for the 
reason noted above, designates September 15, 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-NYSE-2016-31).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \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. 2016-18469 Filed 8-3-16; 8:45 am]
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