[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 61271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21255]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78720; File No. SR-FICC-2016-003]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change to Describe the Blackout Period Exposure Charge 
That May Be Imposed on GCF Repo Participants

August 30, 2016.
    On July 12, 2016, the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') 
proposed rule change SR-FICC-2016-003 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\2\ The proposed rule change was published for comment in 
the Federal Register on July 21, 2016.\3\ To date, the Commission has 
not received comments on the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-78347 (July 15, 
2016), 81 FR 47466 (July 21, 2016) (SR-FICC-2016-003).
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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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    In order to provide the Commission with sufficient time to consider 
the proposed rule change, the Commission finds that it is appropriate 
to designate a longer period within which to take action on the 
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-FICC-2016-003).
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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. 2016-21255 Filed 9-2-16; 8:45 am]
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