[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28184]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79339; File No. SR-BatsEDGX-2016-41]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice 
of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change Related to the Exchange's Equity Options Platform To Adopt a 
Price Improvement Auction, the Bats Auction Mechanism

November 17, 2016.
    On September 16, 2016, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' 
or ``EDGX'') 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 for the Exchange's equity options platform (``EDGX 
Options'') to adopt a price improvement auction, the Bats Auction 
Mechanism. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on October 5, 2016.\3\ The Commission has received no 
comment letters 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. 78988 (September 29, 
2016), 81 FR 69172.
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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 for this filing is November 19, 2016.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission 
action on 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 so that it has sufficient time to consider and 
take action on the Exchange's proposed rule change.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Act \5\ 
and for the reasons stated above, the Commission designates January 3, 
2017, as the date by which the Commission should either approve or 
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-BatsEDGX-2016-41).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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[FR Doc. 2016-28184 Filed 11-22-16; 8:45 am]
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