[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95205-95206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31104]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79612; File No. SR-NYSE-2016-71]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change Amending Rule 104 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, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or 
``Exchange'') 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 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. 79284 (November 10, 
2016), 81 FR 81222 (``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

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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-NYSE-2016-71).
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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. 2016-31104 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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