
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27216-27217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11372]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74881; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2015-024]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC; 
Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend and Restate Certain Nasdaq Rules That 
Govern the Nasdaq Market Center

May 6, 2015.
    On March 16, 2015, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``NASDAQ'' or the 
``Exchange'') 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 amend and restate certain Nasdaq rules that 
govern the Nasdaq Market Center in order to provide a clearer and more 
detailed description of certain aspects of its functionality. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on March 26, 2015.\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\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74558 (March 20, 
2015), 80 FR 16050 (``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 10, 2015.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time 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.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ and for 
the reasons stated above, the Commission designates June 24, 2015, as 
the date by which the Commission should either approve or disapprove, 
or institute

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proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule 
change.
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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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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-11372 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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