[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15764-15765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05996]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-91354; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2021-09]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change To Amend Rule 6.86-O To Eliminate the Use of Dark Series on the 
Exchange

March 18, 2021.
    On January 26, 2021, 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\ to eliminate the exclusion of inactive or ``dark'' 
series from the requirements of Rule 6.86-O (Firm Quotes) and to delete 
Commentary .03 to Rule 6.86-O in its entirety. The proposed rule change 
was published for comment in the Federal Register on February 5, 
2021.\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. 91038 (February 1, 
2021), 86 FR 8416.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the 
publication of notice of 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 March 22, 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 that it is 
appropriate to designate a longer period to take action on the proposed 
rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed 
rule change. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ 
the Commission designates May 6, 2021 as the date by which the 
Commission should either approve or disapprove, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed

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rule change (File No. SR-NYSEArca-2021-09).
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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. 2021-05996 Filed 3-23-21; 8:45 am]
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