
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 858-859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00508]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84989; File No. SR-BOX-2018-24]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice 
of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To 
Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To 
Amend the Fee Schedule on the BOX Market LLC Options Facility To 
Establish BOX Connectivity Fees for Participants and Non-Participants 
Who Connect to the BOX Network

January 25, 2019.
    On July 19, 2018, BOX Options Exchange LLC (``BOX'' or the 
``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 amend the BOX fee schedule to establish certain 
connectivity fees and reclassify its high speed vendor feed as a port 
fee. The proposed rule change was published in the Federal Register on 
August 2, 2018.\3\ The Commission received one comment letter on the 
proposal urging the Commission to suspend the proposal and institute 
proceedings.\4\ BOX submitted a response to comments on September 12, 
2018.\5\ On September 17, 2018, the Division of Trading and Markets 
(the ``Division''), acting on behalf of the Commission by delegated 
authority, issued an order temporarily suspending the proposed rule 
change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act \6\ and 
simultaneously instituting proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the 
Act \7\ to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule 
change (``Order Instituting Proceedings'').\8\ The Commission 
thereafter received one additional comment letter on the proposal.\9\
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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. 83728 (July 27, 
2018), 83 FR 37853.
    \4\ See letter from Tyler Gellasch, Executive Director, The 
Healthy Markets Association, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 
Commission, dated August 23, 2018 (``Healthy Markets Letter'').
    \5\ See letter from Lisa J. Fall, President, BOX, to Brent J. 
Fields, Secretary, Commission, dated September 12, 2018.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84168 (September 17, 
2018), 83 FR 47947 (September 21, 2018).
    \9\ See letter from Theodore R. Lazo, Managing Director and 
Associate General Counsel, and Ellen Greene, Managing Director, 
Financial Services Operations, Securities Industry and Financial 
Markets Association, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, 
dated October 15, 2018.

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    On September 19, 2018, pursuant to Rule 430 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice,\10\ the Exchange filed a notice of intention to 
petition for review of the Order Instituting Proceedings. Such action 
preserved the Exchange's right to file a petition to review the 
Division's action by delegated authority and, pursuant to Rule 431(e) 
of the Commission's Rules of Practice, triggered an automatic stay of 
the action by delegated authority, which reinstated the Exchange's 
authority to charge the connectivity fees at issue.\11\ On September 
26, 2018, the Exchange filed a petition for review of the Order 
Instituting Proceedings.\12\ On November 16, 2018, the Commission 
granted the Exchange's Petition and discontinued the automatic stay of 
the delegated action,\13\ thereby suspending the Exchange's ability to 
charge the connectivity fees at issue while the Commission conducts 
proceedings to consider the proposed fees' consistency with the 
Exchange Act. In its order granting the Petition, the Commission also 
ordered that any party or other person could file a statement by 
November 27, 2018, in support or in opposition to the action made by 
delegated authority.\14\ The Commission received two such statements 
from the Exchange.\15\ Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \16\ 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. 
In this case, the proposed rule change was published for notice and 
comment in the Federal Register on August 2, 2018.\17\ January 29, 
2019, is 180 days from that date, and March 30, 2019, is 240 days from 
that date.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 201.430.
    \11\ 17 CFR 201.431(e).
    \12\ See letter from Amir Tayrani, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & 
Crutcher LLP, dated September 19, 2018; Petition for Review of Order 
Temporarily Suspending BOX Exchange LLC's Proposal to Amend the Fee 
Schedule on BOX Market LLC, dated September 26, 2018 (``Petition''). 
Pursuant to Rule 431(e) of the Commission's Rules of Practice, a 
notice of intention to petition for review results in an automatic 
stay of the action by delegated authority. 17 CFR 201.431(e).
    \13\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84614 (November 16, 
2018), 83 FR 59432 (November 23, 2018).
    \14\ See id.
    \15\ See letter from Lisa J. Fall, President, BOX, to Brent J. 
Fields, Secretary, Commission, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 
Commission, dated December 7, 2018; and letter from Amir C. Tayrani, 
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 
Commission, dated December 10, 2018 (submitted on behalf of the 
Exchange).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \17\ See supra note 3.
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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. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) 
of the Act,\18\ designates March 29, 2019, as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change 
(File No. SR-BOX-2018-24).\19\
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \19\ The Commission notes that March 30, 2019, is a Saturday and 
is, therefore, designating March 29, 2019, as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule 
change.

    By the Commission.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-00508 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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