[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32218-32219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14554]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81081; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2017-54]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To Amend the Generic Listing Criteria Applicable to Index-Linked 
Securities

July 6, 2017.
    On May 4, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``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 the 
generic listing criteria applicable to Equity Index-Linked 
Securities.\3\ The proposed rule change was published for comment in 
the Federal Register on May 23, 2017.\4\ The Commission has 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\ Equity Index-Linked Securities are securities that provide 
for the payment at maturity (or earlier redemption) based on the 
performance of an underlying index or indexes of equity securities, 
securities of closed-end management investment companies registered 
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or Investment Company 
Units. See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(6)(B)(I)(1).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80707 (May 17, 
2017), 82 FR 23636.
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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 July 7, 2017.

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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 August 21, 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 Number 
SR-NYSEArca-2017-54).
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    \6\ Id.

    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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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-14554 Filed 7-11-17; 8:45 am]
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