
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11955-11956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03798]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80079; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-173]


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 the Shares of the United 
States 3x Oil Fund and United States 3x Short Oil Fund Under NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 8.200

February 22, 2017.
    On December 23, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``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 United States 3x Oil Fund and United States 3x Short Oil 
Fund under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200, Commentary .02. The proposed 
rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on 
January 11, 2017.\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. 79742 (January 5, 
2017), 82 FR 3366.
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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 
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 it 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

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to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates April 11, 2017 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 No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-173).
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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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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-03798 Filed 2-24-17; 8:45 am]
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