[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 141 (Friday, July 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 35325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14025]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-103516; File No. SR-MSRB-2025-01]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action
on a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule G-14 RTRS Procedures Under MSRB
Rule G-14 Regarding the Timing of Reporting Transactions in Municipal
Securities to the MSRB and To Make a Related Amendment to Rule G-12
July 22, 2025.
On June 10, 2025, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(``MSRB'' or ``Board'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'' or ``Exchange Act'') \1\
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to (i) amend Rule
G-14 RTRS Procedures under MSRB Rule G-14, on reports of sales or
purchases, to rescind a previously approved but not yet effective
shortening of the amount of time within which brokers, dealers and
municipal securities dealers (``dealers'') must report most
transactions to the MSRB, reverting such timeframe to the currently
effective 15-minute reporting timeframe, (ii) amend the Rule G-14 RTRS
Procedures to eliminate two previously approved but not yet effective
reporting exceptions and a manual trade indicator relating to the
rescinded shortened timeframes, and (iii) make a related conforming
amendment to MSRB Rule G-12, on uniform practice (``Rule G-12''), as
described herein (the ``proposed rule change'').\3\ The proposed rule
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on June 20,
2025.\4\
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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. 34-103262 (June 16,
2025), 90 FR 26390 (June 20, 2025) (``Notice''). Comments on the
proposed rule change are available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-msrb-2025-01/srmsrb202501.htm.
\4\ Notice, 90 FR at 26390.
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Section 19(b)(2) of the 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, 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 August 4, 2025. 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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The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period
within which to take action on the proposed rule change, the issues
raised therein, and the comments received.
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\6\ designates September 18, 2025, as the date by which the
Commission shall either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings
to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No.
SR-MSRB-2025-01).
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\6\ Id.
For the Commission, pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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\7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-14025 Filed 7-24-25; 8:45 am]
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