[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-16854]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-86545; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2019-049]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Definition of Family Member in 
Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) for Purposes of the Definition of Independent 
Director

August 1, 2019.
    On May 29, 2019, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' 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 
proposal to modify the definition of a ``Family Member'', for purposes 
of the independence of directors, under Nasdaq Rule 5605(a)(2). The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on June 18, 2019.\3\ 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. 86095 (June 12, 
2019), 84 FR 28379.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that, within 45 days of 
the publication of the 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 2, 2019.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission 
action on the proposed rule change. 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, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ the Commission designates September 16, 2019 as the date by 
which the Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule 
change (File No. SR-NASDAQ-2019-049).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I).

    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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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16854 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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