[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 45289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19241]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84003; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2018-050]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the First Trust Senior Loan Fund of 
First Trust Exchange Traded Fund IV

August 30, 2018.
    On June 27, 2018, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``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 modify 
certain aspects of the First Trust Senior Loan Fund, the shares of 
which have been approved by the Commission for listing and trading 
under Nasdaq Rule 5735. The proposed rule change was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on July 17, 2018.\3\ The Commission has 
received no comment letters 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. 83618 (July 11, 
2018), 83 FR 33277.
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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 notice for this proposed rule change 
is August 31, 2018. 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 15, 2018, as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings 
to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change (File 
Number SR-NASDAQ-2018-050).
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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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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-19241 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]
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