[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 59257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20571]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78640; File No. SR-BatsBZX-2016-26]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change to BZX Rule 14.11(d) To Add the EURO STOXX 50[supreg] Volatility 
Futures to the Definition of Futures Reference Asset

August 23, 2016.
    On June 23, 2016, Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (``BZX'') 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 BZX Rule 
14.11(d) by adding the EURO STOXX 50[supreg] Volatility 
(VSTOXX[supreg]) Futures to the definition of Futures Reference Asset. 
The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal 
Register on July 12, 2016.\3\ The Commission has 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. 78236 (Jul. 6, 
2016), 81 FR 45185.
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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 
Commission is extending this 45-day time period. 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.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates October 10, 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-BatsBZX-2016-26).
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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. 2016-20571 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am]
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