[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 53339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22910]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84439; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2018-070]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Corporate Non-Convertible Bonds 
on Nasdaq

October 16, 2018.
    On August 27, 2018, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' 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 list and trade corporate non-convertible bonds 
on Nasdaq. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on September 6, 2018.\3\ On October 12, 2018, the 
Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\4\ The 
Commission has received no comments 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. 84001 (August 30, 
2018), 83 FR 45289.
    \4\ Amendment No. 1 is available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2018-070/srnasdaq2018070-4514560-176013.pdf.
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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 October 21, 2018. The Commission is extending the 45-day time period 
for Commission action on the proposed rule change.
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    \5\ 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 that it has 
sufficient time to consider this proposed rule change and Amendment No. 
1 thereto. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of 
the Act,\6\ designates December 5, 2018, 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-NASDAQ-2018-070).
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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. 2018-22910 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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