[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 55071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21610]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-93172; File No. SR-Nasdaq-2021-066]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To List and Trade 
Shares of the Valkyrie XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund Under Nasdaq Rule 
5711(g)

September 29, 2021.
    On August 23, 2021, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'') 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 shares of the Valkyrie XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund under Nasdaq 
Rule 5711(g). On August 25, 2021, Nasdaq filed Amendment No. 1 to the 
proposed rule change. The proposed rule change, as modified by 
Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on 
September 9, 2021.\3\ The Commission has received no comments 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. 92865 (Sept. 2, 
2021), 86 FR 50570 (Sept. 9, 2021).
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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 (i) as the Commission may 
designate if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and 
publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) 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 24, 2021. 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 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 the proposed rule change and any 
comments. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ the 
Commission designates December 8, 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, as 
modified by Amendment No. 1 (File No. SR-Nasdaq-2021-066).
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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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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21610 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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