[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4354-4355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01189]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-99355; File No. SR-NYSE-2023-09]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the NYSE Listed 
Company Manual To Adopt Listing Standards for Natural Asset Companies

January 17, 2024.
    On September 27, 2023, New York Stock Exchange LLC (the 
``Exchange'' or ``NYSE'') 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 amend the NYSE Listed Company 
Manual to adopt a new listing standard for the listing of Natural Asset 
Companies (``NAC''). The proposed rule change was published for comment 
in the Federal Register on October 4, 2023.\3\ On November 7, 2023, 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ the Commission designated a 
longer period within which to approve the proposed rule change, 
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change.\5\ On 
December 21, 2023, the Commission instituted proceedings pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \6\ to determine whether to approve or 
disapprove the proposed rule change.\7\ On January 17, 2024, the 
Exchange withdrew the proposed rule change (SR-NYSE-2023-09).
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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. 98665 (Sept. 29, 
2023), 88 FR 68811 (Oct. 4, 2023) (SR-NYSE-2023-09). Comments 
received on the NAC Proposal are available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nyse-2023-09/srnyse202309.htm.
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98879 (Nov. 7, 
2023), 88 FR 78075 (Nov. 14, 2023). The Commission designated 
January 2, 2024, as the date by which the Commission shall approve 
or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99225 (Dec. 21, 
2023), 88 FR 89788 (Dec. 28, 2023).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01189 Filed 1-22-24; 8:45 am]
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