[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27172-27173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12191]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-86037; File No. SR-DTC-2018-010]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed 
Rule Change To Amend the Settlement Guide Procedures To Provide Status 
Information for Institutional Transactions to a Matching Utility

June 5, 2019.
    On November 29, 2018, The Depository Trust Company (``DTC''), filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed 
rule change, pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ to allow DTC to 
share status information with matching utilities (SR-DTC-2018-010).
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal 
Register on December 12, 2018.\3\ In response, the Commission received 
one comment letter on the proposed rule change.\4\ On December 26, 
2018, the Commission extended the time period within which to approve 
the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or 
institute proceedings to

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determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change to 
March 12, 2019.\5\ On March 11, 2019, the Commission issued an order 
instituting proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \6\ to 
determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change 
(``OIP'').\7\ The Commission received two comments on the proposal in 
response to the OIP.\8\
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    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84751 (December 7, 
2018), 83 FR 63948 (December 12, 2018) (SR-DTC-2018-010).
    \4\ Letter from Mari-Anne Pisarri, Pickard Djinis and Pisarri 
LLP, dated January 2, 2019, to Eduardo A. Aleman, Assistant 
Secretary, Commission, available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-dtc-2018-010/srdtc2018010-4842066-177179.pdf (``SS&C Letter I'').
    \5\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84954 (December 26, 
2018), 84 FR 873 (January 31, 2019) (SR-DTC-2018-010).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B)(ii).
    \7\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85288 (March 11, 2019), 
84 FR 9565 (March 15, 2019) (SR-DTC-2018-010).
    \8\ Letter from Mari-Anne Pisarri, Pickard Djinis and Pisarri 
LLP, dated April 15, 2019, to Vanessa Countryman, Acting Secretary, 
Commission, available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-dtc-2018-010/srdtc2018010-5364127-184089.pdf (``SS&C Letter II''); Letter 
from Murray Pozmanter, Managing Director, Head of Clearing Agency 
Services and Global Operations, Depository Trust and Clearing 
Corporation, dated March 26, 2019, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 
Commission, available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-dtc-2018-010/srdtc2018010-5224494-183708.pdf (``DTC Letter'').
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    Section 19(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act \9\ provides that, after 
initiating 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 December 12, 2018. The 180th day after publication 
of the Notice is June 10, 2019, and August 9, 2019 is an additional 60 
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 and the comment letters. Accordingly, the Commission, 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\10\ designates August 9, 2019, 
as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove 
the proposed rule change (SR-DTC-2018-010).
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    \10\ Id.
    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-12191 Filed 6-10-19; 8:45 am]
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