
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75229-75230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30545]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68416; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2012-119]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for New Optional Wireless 
Connectivity for Co-Located Clients

December 12, 2012.
    On October 10, 2012, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Exchange'' or 
``NASDAQ'') 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 establish fees for new optional wireless 
connectivity for co-located clients. The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on October 29, 2012.\3\ 
The Commission received no comment letters regarding the proposed rule 
change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68085 (October 23, 
2012), 77 FR 65596.
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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 December 13, 2012. The Commission is 
extending this 45-day time period.
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    \4\ 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 so that it has 
sufficient time to consider issues raised by the proposed rule change, 
which would establish fees for new optional wireless connectivity for 
co-located clients.

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    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates January 25, 2013 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-
NASDAQ-2012-119).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30545 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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