
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 25032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11142]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80753; File No. SR-NYSE-2017-07; SR-NYSEMKT-2017-16]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE 
MKT LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action 
on Proposed Rule Changes Amending NYSE Rule 36 and NYSE MKT Rule 36--
Equities To Permit Exchange Floor Brokers To Use Non-Exchange Provided 
Telephones on the Floor

May 24, 2017.
    On March 31, 2017 and March 22, 2017, New York Stock Exchange LLC 
(``NYSE'') and NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT,'' and each of NYSE and NYSE 
MKT an ``Exchange''), respectively, 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\ proposed rule changes to permit Exchange floor brokers 
to use cellular or wireless telephones not provided by the Exchange 
while on the Floor of the Exchange and make related changes. The 
proposed rule changes were published for comment in the Federal 
Register on April 10, 2017.\3\ No comments have been received on the 
proposed rule changes.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80374 (April 4, 
2017), 82 FR 17306; and 80375 (April 4, 2017), 82 FR 17302.
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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 notices for these proposed rule 
changes is May 25, 2017. The Commission is extending this 45-day time 
period for Commission action on the proposed rule changes.
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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 changes so that it has 
sufficient time to consider these proposed rule changes. Accordingly, 
the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ and for the 
reason noted above, designates July 9, 2017 as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings 
to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule changes (File 
Nos. SR-NYSE-2017-07 and SR-NYSEMKT-2017-16).
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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. 2017-11142 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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