[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01589]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90951; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-081]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity

January 19, 2021.
    On December 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``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 
adopt listing rules related to board diversity. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on December 
11, 2020.\3\
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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. 90574 (December 4, 
2020), 85 FR 80472. Comments received on the proposed rule change 
are available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2020-081/srnasdaq2020081.htm.
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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 25, 2021.
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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 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 the 
proposed rule change and the comment letters.\5\
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    \5\ Additionally, the Exchange consented to extending to March 
11, 2021 the date by which the Commission must either approve, 
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change. See letter from Jeffrey S. 
Davis, Senior Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel, 
Exchange, to Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated 
January 8, 2021.
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    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\6\ the 
Commission designates March 11, 2021 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-2020-081).
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-01589 Filed 1-25-21; 8:45 am]
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