[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86368-86369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28778]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79388; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-136]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change Amending NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.35P To Provide for Widened 
Price Collar Thresholds for the Core Open Auction on Volatile Trading 
Days

November 23, 2016.
    On September 28, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE 
Arca'') 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 7.35P \3\ to 
widen price collar thresholds for the Core Open Auction on volatile 
trading days. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on October 14, 2016.\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\ The Commission notes that the Exchange recently re-
designated NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.35P as NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
7.35. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79078 (October 11, 
2016), 81 FR 71559 (October 17, 2016) (SR-NYSEArca-2016-135).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79068 (October 7, 
2016), 81 FR 71127.
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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 November 28, 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 January

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12, 2017, 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-2016-136).
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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. 2016-28778 Filed 11-29-16; 8:45 am]
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