[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6626-6627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02983]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82670; File Nos. SR-DTC-2017-022; SR-FICC-2017-022; SR-
NSCC-2017-018]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; 
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; National Securities Clearing 
Corporation; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission 
Action on Proposed Rule Changes To Amend the Loss Allocation Rules and 
Make Other Changes

February 8, 2018.
    On December 18, 2017, The Depository Trust Company (``DTC''), Fixed 
Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC''), and National Securities 
Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'') (collectively, ``Clearing Agencies''), 
each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') 
a proposed rule change to amend the loss allocation rules and make 
other changes (SR-DTC-2017-022, SR-FICC-2017-022, and SR-NSCC-2017-
018), respectively (``Proposed Rule Changes''), pursuant to Section 
19(b)(1) of the

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\2\ The Proposed Rule Changes were published for comment in 
the Federal Register on January 8, 2018.\3\ The Commission did not 
receive any comments on the Proposed Rule Changes.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82426 (January 2, 2018), 
83 FR 913 (January 8, 2018) (SR-DTC-2017-022); Securities Exchange 
Act Release No. 82427 (January 2, 2018), 83 FR 854 (January 8, 2018) 
(SR-FICC-2017-022); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82428 
(January 2, 2018), 83 FR 897 (January 8, 2018) (SR-NSCC-2017-018).
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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 the Proposed Rule Changes 
is February 22, 2018.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission 
action on the Proposed Rule Changes. The Commission finds that it is 
appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on 
the Proposed Rule Changes so that it has sufficient time to consider 
and take action on the Proposed Rule Changes.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ and for 
the reasons stated above, the Commission designates April 8, 2018 as 
the date by which the Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove proposed rule 
changes SR-DTC-2017-022, SR-FICC-2017-022, and SR-NSCC-2017-018.
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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. 2018-02983 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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