[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 95205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31103]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79611; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2016-99]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change Amending Rule 104--Equities To Delete Subsection (g)(i)(A)(III) 
Prohibiting Designated Market Makers From Establishing a New High (Low) 
Price on the Exchange in a Security the DMM Has a Long (Short) Position 
During the Last Ten Minutes Prior to the Close of Trading

December 20, 2016.
    On October 27, 2016, NYSE MKT LLC (``Exchange'' or ``NYSE MKT'') 
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 Rule 104--Equities to delete subsection (g)(i)(A)(III) 
prohibiting Designated Market Makers (``DMMs'') from establishing a new 
high (low) price on the Exchange in a security the DMM has a long 
(short) position during the last ten minutes prior to the close of 
trading. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on November 17, 2016.\3\ The Commission received no 
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\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79283 (November 10, 
2016), 81 FR 81210 (``Notice'').
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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 January 1, 2017. 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 as to allow 
additional time to consider the proposal. Accordingly, the Commission, 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates February 15, 
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 No. SR-NYSEMKT-2016-99).
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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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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-31103 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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