[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73008-73009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27818]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-93814; File Nos. SR-BX-2021-018; SR-C2-2021-008; SR-
CBOE-2021-030; SR-CboeBYX-2021-011; SR-CboeBZX-2021-034; SR-CboeEDGA-
2021-010; SR-CboeEDGX-2021-024; SR-GEMX-2021-03; SR-ISE-2021-08; SR-
MRX-2021-05; SR-NASDAQ-2021-029; SR-PHLX-2021-25]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Cboe BZX 
Exchange, Inc.; Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc.; Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Cboe 
EDGX Exchange, Inc., Cboe Exchange, Inc.; NASDAQ BX, Inc.; Nasdaq GEMX, 
LLC; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Nasdaq MRX, LLC; NASDAQ PHLX LLC and the NASDAQ 
Stock Market LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Changes To 
Adopt a Fee Schedule To Establish Fees for Industry Members Related to 
the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail

December 17, 2021.
    On April 21, 2021, Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe BYX''), Cboe BZX 
Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe BZX''), Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (``C2''), Cboe 
EDGA Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe EDGA''), Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe 
EDGX''), Cboe Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe''), NASDAQ BX, Inc. (``BX''), 
Nasdaq GEMX, LLC (``GEMX''), Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE''), Nasdaq MRX, LLC 
(``MRX''), NASDAQ PHLX LLC (``Phlx''), 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\ 
proposed rule changes \3\ to adopt a fee schedule to establish fees for 
Industry Members \4\ related to the National Market System Plan 
Governing the Consolidated Audit

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Trail (``CAT NMS Plan'').\5\ The proposed rule changes were immediately 
effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act.\6\ The proposed rule changes were published for 
comment in the Federal Register on May 10, 2021.\7\ On June 17, 2021, 
the Commission temporarily suspended the proposed rule changes and 
instituted proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove 
the proposed rule changes.\8\ On October 27, 2021, the Commission 
designated a longer period within which to conclude proceedings 
regarding the proposed rule changes.\9\ The Commission has received no 
comments on the proposed rule changes.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 91750 (May 4, 2021), 86 
FR 25045 (May 10, 2021) (SR-BX-2021-018); 91751 (May 4, 2021), 86 FR 
24941 (May 10, 2021) (SR-PHLX-2021-25); 91752 (May 4, 2021), 86 FR 
24921 (May 10, 2021) (SR-NASDAQ-2021-029); 91753 (May 4, 2021), 86 
FR 24994 (May 10, 2021) (SR-MRX-2021-05); 91755 (May 4, 2021), 86 FR 
25035 (May 10, 2021) (SR-ISE-2021-08); 91756 (May 4, 2021), 86 FR 
24979 (May 10, 2021) (SR-GEMX-2021-03); 91757 (May 4, 2021), 86 FR 
24911 (May 10, 2021) (SR-C2-2021-008); 91758 (May 4, 2021), 86 FR 
25004 (May 10, 2021) (SR-CboeEDGX-2021-024); 91759 (May 4, 2021), 86 
FR 24956 (May 10, 2021) (SR-CboeEDGA-2021-010); 91760 (May 4, 2021), 
86 FR 24966 (May 10, 2021) (SR-CBOE-2021-030); 91761 (May 4, 2021), 
86 FR 25016 (May 10, 2021) (SR-CboeBYX-2021-011); and 91762 (May 4, 
2021), 86 FR 24931 (May 10, 2021) (SR-CboeBZX-2021-034).
    \4\ The CAT NMS Plan defines ``Industry Member'' as ``a member 
of a national securities exchange or a member of a national 
securities association.'' See CAT NMS Plan, infra note 5, at Section 
1.1.
    \5\ The CAT NMS Plan is a national market system plan approved 
by the Commission pursuant to Section 11A of the Act and the rules 
and regulations thereunder. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
79318 (November 15, 2016), 81 FR 84696 (November 23, 2016). The CAT 
NMS Plan functions as the limited liability company agreement of the 
jointly owned limited liability company formed under Delaware state 
law through which the Participants conduct the activities of the CAT 
(``Company''). On August 29, 2019, the Participants replaced the CAT 
NMS Plan in its entirety with the limited liability company 
agreement of a new limited liability company named Consolidated 
Audit Trail, LLC, which became the Company. See Securities Exchange 
Act Release No. 87149 (September 27, 2019), 84 FR 52905. The latest 
version of the CAT NMS Plan is available at https://catnmsplan.com/about-cat/cat-nms-plan.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). A proposed rule change may take 
effect upon filing with the Commission if it is designated by the 
exchange as ``establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge 
imposed by the self-regulatory organization on any person, whether 
or not the person is a member of the self-regulatory organization.'' 
15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \7\ See supra note 3.
    \8\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92207, 86 FR 33448 (June 
24, 2021).
    \9\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93437, 86 FR 60524 
(November 2, 2021).
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    On December 10, 2021, Nasdaq, BX, ISE, GEMX, MRX and Phlx withdrew 
their proposed rule changes (SR-BX-2021-018, SR-NASDAQ-2021-029, SR-
ISE-2021-08, SR-GEMX-2021-03, SR-MRX-2021-05, SR-PHLX-2021-25). On 
December 16, 2021, Cboe BYX, Cboe BZX, C2, Cboe, Cboe EDGA and Cboe 
EDGX withdrew their proposed rule changes (SR-CboeBYX-2021-011, SR-
CboeBZX-2021-034, SR-C2-2021-008, SR-CBOE-2021-030, SR-CboeEDGA-2021-
010, SR-Cboe-EDGX-2021-024).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27818 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
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