
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44902-44903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16269]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78225; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2016-072]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Relating 
to the Listing and Trading of the Shares of the Amplify Dow Theory 
Forecasts Buy List ETF of Amplify ETF Trust

July 5, 2016.
    On May 10, 2016, the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``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 list and 
trade shares of the Amplify Dow Theory Forecasts Buy List ETF of 
Amplify ETF Trust. On May 20, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 
to the proposed rule change. The proposed rule change, as modified by 
Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on 
May 31, 2016.\3\ The Commission received no comment letters 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. 77890 (May 24, 
2016), 81 FR 34419.
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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 July 15, 2016.

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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 August 29, 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-NASDAQ-2016-072), as modified by Amendment No. 1 thereto.
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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. 2016-16269 Filed 7-8-16; 8:45 am]
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