[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27082]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84772; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2018-77]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change To Amend Rule 7.44-E, the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Program

December 10, 2018.
    On October 26, 2018, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' 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 Exchange Rule 7.44-E, which sets forth 
the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Program. The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on November 14, 2018.\3\ 
The Commission has 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\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84547 (Nov. 7, 
2018), 83 FR 56890.
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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 December 29, 2018. 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 that it has 
sufficient time to consider this proposed rule change. Accordingly, the 
Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates 
February 12, 2019, 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-NYSEArca-2018-77).
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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,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-27082 Filed 12-13-18; 8:45 am]
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