[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25069-25070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08915]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34 94778; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2022-017]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change To Modify Equity 4, Section 4120 To Add Categories 
of Regulatory and Operational Halts, To Reorganize the Remaining Text 
of the Rule, and To Make Conforming Changes to Related Rules

April 21, 2022.
    On February 22, 2022, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 modify Equity 
4, Section 4120 to add categories of regulatory and operational halts, 
to reorganize the remaining text of the rule, and to make conforming 
changes to related rules. The proposed rule change was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on March 11, 2022.\3\
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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. 94370 (March 7, 
2022), 87 FR 14071.
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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 April 25, 2022.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending this 45-day time period. The Commission 
finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which 
to take action on the proposed rule change so

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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 June 9, 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-2022-017).
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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. 2022-08915 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]
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