[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25717-25718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08829]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-97348; File No. SR-ICC-2023-002]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of 
Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Relating to the Clearance of Additional Credit Default Swap Contracts

April 21, 2023.
    On February 28, 2023, ICE Clear Credit LLC (``ICC'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule 
change SR-ICC-2023-002 (``Proposed Rule Change'') pursuant to Section 
19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') \1\ and 
Rule 19b-4 \2\ thereunder a proposed rule change to clear additional 
credit default swap contracts.\3\ The Proposed Rule Change was 
published for public comment in the Federal Register on March 15, 
2023.\4\ The Commission has not received comments regarding the 
proposal described in the Proposed Rule Change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Notice of Filing infra note 4, 88 FR at 16042.
    \4\ Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice 
of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Clearance of 
Additional Credit Default Swap Contracts; Exchange Act Release No. 
97094 (Mar. 9, 2023), 88 FR 16042 (Mar. 15, 2023) (File No. SR-ICC-
2023-002) (``Notice'').
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act \5\ 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 of 
Filing is April 29, 2023. The Commission is extending this 45-day time 
period.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    In order to provide the Commission with sufficient time to consider 
the Proposed Rule Change, the Commission

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finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which 
to take action on the Proposed Rule Change.
    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Exchange Act,\6\ designates June 13, 2023 as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings 
to determine whether to disapprove proposed rule change SR-ICC-2023-
002.
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    \6\ Id.

    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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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08829 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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