[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 240 (Monday, December 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 80842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27388]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90593; File No. SR-CBOE-2020-050]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To 
Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as 
Modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, To Amend Rules 5.37 and 5.73 
Related to the Solicitation of Market Makers for SPX Initiating Orders 
in the Automated Improvement Mechanism and FLEX Automated Improvement 
Mechanism

December 8, 2020.
    On June 3, 2020, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (``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 permit orders 
for the accounts of market makers with an appointment in S&P 
500[supreg] Index Options (``SPX'') to be solicited for the initiating 
order submitted for execution against an agency order into an Automated 
Improvement Mechanism (``AIM'') auction or a FLEX AIM auction. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on June 18, 2020.\3\ On July 2, 2020, the Exchange submitted Amendment 
No. 1 to the proposed rule change, which replaced and superseded the 
proposed rule change in its entirety.\4\ On July 22, 2020, the Exchange 
submitted Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change.\5\ On July 27, 
2020, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\6\ 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 disapprove the proposed rule change.\7\ On 
August 21, 2020, the Commission published notice of Amendment Nos. 1 
and 2 and instituted proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 
\8\ to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule 
change, as modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2.\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. 89062 (June 12, 
2020), 85 FR 36907. Comments received on the proposed rule change 
are available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe-2020-050/srcboe2020050.htm.
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange: (1) Limited the scope of 
its original proposal, which would have permitted orders for the 
accounts of market makers with an appointment in any class to be 
solicited for the initiating order in an AIM or FLEX AIM auction in 
that class, to only allow market makers with an appointment in SPX 
to be solicited for the initiating order in an AIM or FLEX AIM 
auction in SPX; and (2) provided additional data, justification, and 
support for its modified proposal. The full text of Amendment No. 1 
is available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe-2020-050/srcboe2020050-7382058-218888.pdf.
    \5\ In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange: (1) Provided additional 
data, justification, and support for its proposal; and (2) made 
technical corrections and clarifications to the description of the 
proposal. The full text of Amendment No. 2 is available on the 
Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe-2020-050/srcboe2020050-7464399-221161.pdf.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89398, 85 FR 46197 
(July 31, 2020). The Commission designated September 16, 2020 as the 
date by which the Commission shall approve or disapprove, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the 
proposed rule change.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89635, 85 FR 53051 
(August 27, 2020).
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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 date 
of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule change was June 
18, 2020. December 15, 2020, is 180 days from that date, and February 
13, 2021, is 240 days from that date.
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    \10\ 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 this proposed 
rule change. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) 
of the Act,\11\ designates February 13, 2021, as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, 
as modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 (File No. SR-CBOE-2020-050).
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    \11\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-27388 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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