
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65832-65833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27222]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76204; File No. SR-BATS-2015-69]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To Amend Rules 1.5(r), 11.1(a), 11.23, 14.6, 14.11, and 14.12 
and Adopt Rule 11.1(a)(1)

October 21, 2015.
    On September 1, 2015, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``BATS'') 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 rules related to the Pre-Opening Session, 
including revising: (1) Exchange Rule 1.5(r) to state that the Pre-
Opening Session will start at 7 a.m. rather than 8 a.m. Eastern Time; 
(2) Exchange Rule 11.1(a) regarding the hours of trading and trading 
days of the Exchange to account for the Pre-Opening Session starting at 
7 a.m. Eastern Time; and (3) Exchange Rules 11.23, 14.6, 14.11, and 
14.12 to make related changes. The

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Exchange also proposes to adopt new Exchange Rule 11.1(a)(1) to define 
Effective Start Time, an order instruction that would allow Members \3\ 
to indicate a time upon which their order may become eligible for 
execution. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on September 10, 2015.\4\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ The term ``Member'' is defined as ``any registered broker or 
dealer that has been admitted to membership in the Exchange.'' See 
Exchange Rule 1.5(n).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75832 (September 3, 
2015), 80 FR 54614 (SR-BATS-2015-69).
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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, 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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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\6\ designates December 9, 2015, 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-BATS-2015-69).
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    \6\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-27222 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am]
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