[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16885]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-92556; File No. SR-BOX-2021-14]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Exchange LLC; Notice of 
Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change in Connection With the Proposed Commencement of Operations of 
Boston Security Token Exchange LLC

August 3, 2021.
    On June 7, 2021, 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 in connection with 
the proposed commencement of operations of Boston Security Token 
Exchange LLC as a facility of the Exchange. The proposed rule change 
was published for comment in the Federal Register on June 24, 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\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92206 (June 17, 
2021), 86 FR 33402.
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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 this proposed rule change 
is August 8, 2021.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission hereby 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 22, 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-BOX-2021-14).
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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. 2021-16885 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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