Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ PHLX LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change To Delete or Amend Rule Language Relating to Specialists and Registered Options Traders

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2016)

Notices

Pages 71776-71777

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-25086

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Release No. 34-79087; File No. SR-Phlx-2016-86

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ PHLX LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change To Delete or Amend Rule Language Relating to Specialists and Registered Options Traders

October 12, 2016.

On August 12, 2016, NASDAQ PHLX LLC (``Exchange'' or ``Phlx'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``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 delete or amend rule language relating to specialists and Registered Options Traders (``ROTs''). The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 31, 2016.\3\ The Commission received no comment letters on the proposed rule change.

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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. 78680 (August 25, 2016), 80 FR 60110.

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Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ 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,

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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 Commission is extending this 45-day time period. The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change.

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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

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Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates November 29, 2016 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 Number SR-Phlx-2016-86).

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\5\ Id.

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.\6\

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\6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

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Robert W. Errett,

Deputy Secretary.

FR Doc. 2016-25086 Filed 10-17-16; 8:45 am

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