[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 5544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01966]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94068; File No. SR-NSCC-2021-016]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing 
Corporation; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission 
Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Enhance Capital Requirements and 
Make Other Changes

January 26, 2022.
    On December 13, 2021, National Securities Clearing Corporation 
(``NSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') proposed rule change SR-NSCC-2021-016 (the ``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 
December 29, 2021,\3\ and the Commission has received comments 
regarding the changes proposed in the Proposed Rule Change.\4\
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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. 93856 (December 22, 
2021), 86 FR 74185 (December 29, 2021) (File No. SR-NSCC-2021-016).
    \4\ Comments are available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nscc-2021-016/srnscc2021016.htm.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ 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 February 12, 2022.
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    \5\ 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 \6\ and for 
the reasons stated above, the Commission designates March 29, 2022 as 
the date by which the Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove proposed rule 
change SR-NSCC-2021-016.
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    \6\ Id.
    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01966 Filed 1-31-22; 8:45 am]
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