[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61268-61269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21251]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78727; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-96]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change To Amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.700 and To List and Trade 
Shares of the Managed Emerging Markets Trust Under Proposed Amended 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.700

August 30, 2016.
    On July 1, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc. 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 Arca Equities Rule 
8.700 to permit the use of swaps on equity indices, fixed income 
indices, commodity indices, commodities or interest rates, and to list 
and trade

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shares of the Managed Emerging Markets Trust under proposed amended 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.700. The proposed rule change was published 
for comment in the Federal Register on July 21, 2016.\3\ The Commission 
has received no 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. 78345 (July 15, 
2016), 81 FR 47447.
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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 September 4, 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 
October 19, 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-NYSEArca-2016-96).
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    \5\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-21251 Filed 9-2-16; 8:45 am]
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