[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 33420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13287]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-92185; File No. SR-FICC-2021-003]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; 
Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change To Add the Sponsored GC Service and Make Other 
Changes

June 15, 2021.
    On May 12, 2021, Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') proposed 
rule change SR-FICC-2021-003 (``Proposed Rule Change'') pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ 
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\2\ The Proposed Rule Change was published 
for comment in the Federal Register on June 1, 2021.\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\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92014 (May 25, 2021), 86 
FR 29334 (June 1, 2021) (SR-FICC-2021-003) (``Notice''). FICC also 
filed the proposal contained in the Proposed Rule Change as advance 
notice SR-FICC-2021-801 (``Advance Notice'') with the Commission 
pursuant to Section 806(e)(1) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act entitled the Payment, Clearing, and 
Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (``Clearing Supervision Act''). 
12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1); 17 CFR 240.19b-4(n)(1)(i). Notice of filing of 
the Advance Notice was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on June 3, 2021. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92019 (May 27, 
2021), 86 FR 29834 (June 3, 2021) (SR-FICC-2021-801) (``Notice of 
Filing''). The proposal contained in the Proposed Rule Change and 
the Advance Notice shall not take effect until all regulatory 
actions required with respect to the proposal are completed.
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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 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 the Proposed Rule Change 
is July 16, 2021.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day 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 and 
take action on the Proposed Rule Change.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ and for 
the reasons stated above, the Commission designates August 30, 2021, as 
the date by which the Commission should either approve or disapprove 
the Proposed Rule Change SR-FICC-2021-003.
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    \5\ Id.

    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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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13287 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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