[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 4260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01275]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-96699; File No. SR-FINRA-2022-031]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory 
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for 
Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt FINRA Rules 6151 
(Disclosure of Order Routing Information for NMS Securities) and 6470 
(Disclosure of Order Routing Information for OTC Equity Securities)

January 18, 2023.
    On November 16, 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 
Inc. (``FINRA'') 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 adopt rules regarding the disclosure of order 
routing information for NMS securities and OTC equity securities. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on December 6, 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. 96415 (November 30, 
2022), 87 FR 74672 (December 6, 2022). Comments on the proposed rule 
change are available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2022-031/srfinra2022031.htm.
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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 January 20, 2023. 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 and the comment 
received. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of 
the Act,\5\ designates March 6, 2023 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-FINRA-2022-031).
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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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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01275 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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