
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31670-31671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11759]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77829; File No. SR-NYSE-2016-24]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2, Relating to Pre-
Opening Indications and Opening Procedures

May 13, 2016.
    On March 17, 2016, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``Exchange'' or 
``NYSE'') 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 its rules relating to pre-opening 
indications and opening procedures. On March 30, 2016, the Exchange 
filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. On March 31, 2016, 
the Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change. The 
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 2, was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on April 6, 2016.\3\ The Commission 
received no comments on 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. 77491 (Mar. 31, 
2016), 81 FR 20030.
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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 after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is May 21, 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. 
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates July 5,

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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-NYSE-2016-24).
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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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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11759 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
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