
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01926]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76989; File No. SR-Phlx-2015-94]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To Make Permanent the Pilot Program Eliminating Minimum Value 
Sizes for Opening Transactions in New Series of FLEX Options

January 28, 2016.
    On November 25, 2015, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC (``Phlx'' or 
``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 make permanent its pilot program (``Pilot 
Program'') eliminating minimum value sizes for opening transactions in 
new series of flexible exchange options (``FLEX Options'' or ``FLEX''). 
The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal 
Register on December 14, 2015.\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. 76593 (December 8, 
2015), 80 FR 77399 (``Notice'').
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that, within 45 days of 
the publication of the 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 January 28, 
2016. 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 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 as well as 
the report of pilot data submitted by the Exchange in support of its 
proposal. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of 
the Act,\5\ designates March 13, 2016 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 
Number SR-Phlx-2015-94).
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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. 2016-01926 Filed 2-2-16; 8:45 am]
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