
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62780-62781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21799]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78770; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-101]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change Relating to the Listing and Trading of Shares of SolidX Bitcoin 
Trust Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201

September 6, 2016.
    On July 13, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc. 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 
SolidX Bitcoin Trust under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201. The proposed 
rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 
2, 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. 78426 (Jul. 27, 
2016), 81 FR 50763.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that, within 45 days of 
the publication

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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 September 
16, 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 October 31, 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-NYSEArca-2016-101).
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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. 2016-21799 Filed 9-9-16; 8:45 am]
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