[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05561]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82871; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2017-088]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed 
Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Allow Participants To 
Designate When an Order With a RTFY or SCAN Routing Order Attribute 
Will be Activated During Pre-Market Hours

March 14, 2018.
    On August 30, 2017, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Exchange'' or 
``Nasdaq'') 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 amend Nasdaq Rule 4703(a) to allow participants 
to designate when an order with a RTFY or SCAN routing order attribute 
will be activated during Pre-Market Hours. The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on September 18, 2017.\3\ 
On October 31, 2017, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ the 
Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the 
proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed 
rule change.\5\ On December 13, 2017, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 
1 to the proposed rule change.\6\ On December 15, 2017, the Commission 
published notice of Amendment No. 1 and instituted proceedings under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \7\ to determine whether to approve or 
disapprove the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1.\8\ 
The Commission has 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. 81579 (September 12, 
2017), 82 FR 43584.
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81986, 82 FR 51453 
(November 6, 2017). The Commission designated December 17, 2017 as 
the date by which the Commission shall approve or disapprove, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove, 
the proposed rule change.
    \6\ Amendment No. 1 is available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2017-088/nasdaq2017088-2798107-161689.pdf.
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82335, 82 FR 60637 
(December 21, 2017).
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \9\ provides that, after initiating 
disapproval proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving 
or disapproving the proposed rule change not later than 180 days after 
the date of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule 
change. The Commission may extend the period for issuing an order 
approving or disapproving the proposed rule change, however, by not 
more than 60 days if the Commission determines that a longer period is 
appropriate and publishes the reasons for such determination. The 
proposed rule change was published for notice and comment in the 
Federal Register on September 18, 2017. March 17, 2018 is 180 days from 
that date, and May 16, 2018 is 240 days from that date.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed 
rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed 
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1. Accordingly, the 
Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\10\ designates May 
16, 2018 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or 
disapprove the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NASDAQ-2017-088), as 
modified by Amendment No. 1.
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    \10\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-05561 Filed 3-19-18; 8:45 am]
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