[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00467]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84954; File No. SR-DTC-2018-010]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; 
Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Settlement Guide Procedures To 
Provide Status Information for Institutional Transactions to a Matching 
Utility

December 26, 2018.
    On November 29, 2018, The Depository Trust Company (``DTC''), filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed 
rule change, to allow DTC to share status information with matching 
utilities (SR-DTC-2018-010), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\2\ The proposed rule change was published for comment in 
the Federal Register on December 12, 2018.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84751 (December 7, 
2018), 83 FR 63948 (December 12, 2018) (SR-DTC-2018-010).
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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 the proposed rule change 
is January 25, 2019.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission 
action on the proposed rule change. 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 and 
take action on the proposed rule change.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ and for 
the reasons stated above, the Commission designates March 12, 2019 as 
the date by which the Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove proposed rule 
change SR-DTC-2018-010.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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. 2019-00467 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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