[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 56728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19895]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78587; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-87]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To List and Trade Shares of the 
First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF and the First Trust 
Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF Under NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 8.600

August 16, 2016.
    On June 16, 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 list and trade 
shares of the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF and 
the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF. 
The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal 
Register on July 6, 2016.\3\ On July 18, 2016, the Exchange submitted 
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\4\ The Commission received 
no comment letters 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. 78191 (June 29, 
2016), 81 FR 44056.
    \4\ Amendment No. 1 replaced and superseded the original filing 
in its entirety. Amendment No. 1 is available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2016-87/nysearca201687-1.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 
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is August 20, 2016. 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 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,\6\ designates October 4, 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 Number 
SR-NYSEArca-2016-87), as modified by Amendment No. 1.
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    \6\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19895 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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