
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 21084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9047]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-64282; File No. SR-Phlx-2011-28]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To Expand the Number of Components in the PHLX Oil Service 
Sector\SM\ Known as OSX\SM\, on Which Options Are Listed and Traded

April 8, 2011.

I. Introduction

    On March 2, 2011, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC (the ``Exchange'' or 
``Phlx'') 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 expand the number of components in the PHLX Oil 
Service Sector\SM\ (the ``Index'' or ``OSX''\SM\) and to change the 
Index weighting methodology. The proposed rule change was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on March 17, 2011.\3\ The Commission 
received no comments on the proposal.
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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. 64075 (March 11, 
2011), 76 FR 14702 (``Notice'').
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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, 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 for this filing is May 1, 2011.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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    The Commission is hereby extending the 45-day period for Commission 
action on the proposed rule change. 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, which relates to the addition of components to 
the Index and a change to the Index weighting methodology.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Act \5\ 
and for the reason stated above, the Commission designates June 15, 
2011, as the date by which the Commission should either approve or 
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change File No. SR-Phlx-2011-28.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I).
    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9047 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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