[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21906-21907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08212]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-88634; File No. SR-BOX-2019-19]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Exchange LLC; Notice of 
Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To 
Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as 
Modified by Amendment No. 2, To Adopt Rules Governing the Trading of 
Equity Securities on the Exchange Through a Facility of the Exchange 
Known as the Boston Security Token Exchange LLC

April 14, 2020.
    On September 27, 2019, BOX Exchange LLC (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 adopt rules 
governing the listing and trading of equity securities that would be 
NMS stocks on the Exchange through a facility of the Exchange known as 
the Boston Security Token Exchange LLC. The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on October 18, 2019.\3\
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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. 87287 (October 11, 
2019), 84 FR 56022 (October 18, 2019) (``Original Notice'').
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    On November 29, 2019, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ 
the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the 
proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed 
rule change.\5\ On December 26, 2019, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 
1 to the proposed rule change, which amended the proposed rule change 
as originally filed.\6\ On January 16, 2020, the Commission published 
Amendment No. 1 for notice and comment and instituted proceedings to 
determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed

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rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1.\7\ On February 19, 2020, 
the Exchange filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change, which 
replaced and superseded the proposed rule change as originally 
filed.\8\ The Commission published the proposed rule change, as 
modified by Amendment No. 2, for comment in the Federal Register on 
March 6, 2020.\9\
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 87641 (November 29, 
2019), 84 FR 66701 (December 5, 2019). The Commission designated 
January 16, 2020, as the date by which the Commission shall approve 
or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
approve or disapprove, the proposed rule change.
    \6\ When the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to BOX-2019-19, it 
also submitted the text of the partial amendment as a comment letter 
to the filing, which the Commission made publicly available at 
https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-box-2019-19/srbox201919-6613675-202939.pdf (``Amendment No. 1'').
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88002 (January 16, 
2020), 85 FR 4040 (January 23, 2020) (``Order Instituting 
Proceedings'' or ``OIP'').
    \8\ In filing Amendment No. 2, the Exchange responded to 
questions raised in comment letters and OIP. See Letter from Lisa 
Fall, President, BOX Exchange LLC, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission, dated February 19, 2020, available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-box-2019-19/srbox201919-6840937-208871.pdf.
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88300 (February 28, 
2020), 85 FR 13242 (March 6, 2020). Comments on the proposed rule 
change can be found at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-box-2019-19/srbox201919.htm. The Exchange submitted a response to comment 
letters and OIP, which the Commission made publicly available at 
https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-box-2019-19/srbox201919-7055631-215391.pdf.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \10\ 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. The 
proposed rule change was published for notice and comment in the 
Federal Register on October 18, 2019.\11\ April 15, 2020 is 180 days 
from that date, and June 14, 2020 is 240 days from that date.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \11\ See Original Notice, 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,\12\ designates June 14, 2020 as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change 
(File No. SR-BOX-2019-19).
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08212 Filed 4-17-20; 8:45 am]
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