[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73456-73457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20328]


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DEPARTMENT OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-100929; File No. SR-MEMX-2024-01]
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; MEMX, LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of 
Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for Industry Members Related to 
Certain Historical Costs of the National Market System Plan Governing 
the Consolidated Audit Trail

September 4, 2024.
    On January 2, 2024, MEMX, LLC (the ``Exchange'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``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 establish fees 
for industry members related to certain historical costs of the 
National Market System plan governing the Consolidated Audit Trail. The 
proposed rule change was immediately effective upon filing with the 
Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act.\3\ On February 
13, 2024, the proposed rule change was published in the Federal 
Register and the Commission temporarily suspended and instituted 
proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed 
rule change.\4\ The Commission received six comments on the proposed 
rule change and one response to those comments.\5\ On July 31, 2024, 
pursuant

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to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\6\ the Commission designated a longer 
period within which to approve the proposed rule change or disapprove 
the proposed rule change.\7\ On August 29, 2024, the Exchange withdrew 
the proposed rule change (SR-MEMX-2024-01).
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 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).
    \4\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99356 (January 17, 
2024), 89 FR 10697 (February 13, 2024).
    \5\ See letters from: Edward Weisbaum, Executing Broker CBOE 
Floor, dated February 6, 2024; Howard Meyerson, Managing Director, 
Financial Information Forum, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission, dated March 4, 2024; Thomas M. Merritt, Deputy General 
Counsel, Virtu Financial, Inc., to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission, dated March 5, 2024; Ellen Greene, Managing Director, 
Equities & Options Market Structure, SIFMA; Joseph Corcoran, 
Managing Director, Associate General Counsel, SIFMA, to Vanessa 
Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated March 5, 2024; Stephen John 
Berger, Managing Director, Global Head of Government & Regulatory 
Policy, Citadel Securities, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission, dated March 5, 2024; Joanna Mallers, Secretary, FIA 
Principal Traders Group, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission, dated March 9, 2024; and Brandon Becker, CAT NMS Plan 
Operating Committee Chair, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission, dated June 13, 2024.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 100628 (Jul. 31, 
2024), 89 FR 64010 (Aug. 6, 2024). The Commission designated October 
10, 2024 as the date by it should approve or disapprove the proposed 
rule change.

    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. 2024-20328 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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