
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 1525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00803]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-85000; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2018-079]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend Nasdaq Rules 5705 and 5710 To Adopt a 
Disclosure Requirement for Certain Securities

January 29, 2019.
    On November 29, 2018, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``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 with 
respect to amend Nasdaq Rules 5705 and 5710 to adopt a disclosure 
requirement for certain securities. The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on December 19, 2018.\3\ 
The Commission has received no comment letters regarding 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. 84812 (December 13, 
2018), 83 FR 65184.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that, within 45 days of 
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 February 2, 2019. 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 it 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 
March 19, 2019, 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 No. SR-NASDAQ-2018-079).
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    \5\ Id.
    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-00803 Filed 2-1-19; 8:45 am]
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