[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7521-7522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02663]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94145; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2021-099]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend Nasdaq Rule 5815 Regarding the Use of a 
Panel Monitor Following a Compliance Determination by a Nasdaq Listings 
Qualification Hearings Panel

February 3, 2022.
    On December 10, 2021, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``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 amend Rule 5815 regarding the use of a Hearings 
Panel Monitor following a compliance determination by a Nasdaq Listings 
Qualification Hearings Panel. The proposed rule change was published 
for comment in the Federal Register on December 21, 2021.\3\ The 
Commission has received no comments on the proposal.
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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. 93789 (December 15, 
2021), 86 FR 72293.
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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

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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 February 4, 2022. 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 
March 21, 2022, 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-NASDAQ-2021-099).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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. 2022-02663 Filed 2-8-22; 8:45 am]
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