[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 353-354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29136]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90816; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2020-98]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change Regarding the Availability of Information for the iShares Gold 
Trust, the iShares Silver Trust Under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E and the 
iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust Under Rule 8.203-E

December 29, 2020.
    On November 12, 2020, NYSE Arca, Inc. 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 regarding the availability of 
information for the iShares Gold Trust (formerly the iShares[supreg] 
COMEX Gold Trust) and the iShares Silver Trust, shares of which are 
currently listed on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E 
(Commodity-Based Trust Shares), and the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-
Indexed Trust, shares of which currently are listed and traded on the 
Exchange under Rule 8.203-E (Commodity Index Trust Shares). The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on November 23, 2020.\3\ The Commission has received no comment letters 
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. 90443 (November 17, 
2020), 85 FR 74778.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the 
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up

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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 January 7, 2021. 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 
February 21, 2021 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-NYSEArca-2020-98).
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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\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-29136 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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