80_FR_37452 80 FR 37327 - Sunshine Act Meeting

80 FR 37327 - Sunshine Act Meeting

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 125 (June 30, 2015)

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FR Document2015-16095

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37327]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16095]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities 
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, July 2, 
2015 at 2 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. 
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be 
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or her designee, has 
certified that, in her opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the 
scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Aguilar, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Adjudicatory matters; and
    Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have 
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact the Office of the 
Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

     Dated: June 25, 2015.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-16095 Filed 6-26-15; 11:15 am]
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                                                    trading in the securities of the above-                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 operation of each of the order types that
                                                    listed companies is suspended for the                   COMMISSION                                              it offers to members.7
                                                    period from 9:30 a.m. EDT on June 26,                                                                              While the Exchange believes that its
                                                    2015, through 11:59 p.m. EDT on July                    [Release No. 34–75293; File No. SR–Phlx–                current rules and other public
                                                                                                            2015–29]                                                disclosures provide a comprehensive
                                                    10, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                    description of the operation of PSX and
                                                       By the Commission.                                   Self-Regulatory Organizations;
                                                                                                                                                                    are sufficient for members and the
                                                    Jill M. Peterson,                                       NASDAQ OMX Phlx LLC; Notice of
                                                                                                                                                                    investing public to have an accurate
                                                    Assistant Secretary.                                    Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order
                                                                                                                                                                    understanding of its market structure, it
                                                                                                            Granting Accelerated Approval of
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–16148 Filed 6–26–15; 4:15 pm]                                                                     also acknowledges that a restatement of
                                                                                                            Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                                                                          certain rules will further clarify the
                                                                                                            Amendment No. 1, To Amend and
                                                                                                                                                                    operation of its system.8 For instance,
                                                                                                            Restate Certain Rules That Govern the
                                                                                                                                                                    Phlx believes that adding examples of
                                                                                                            NASDAQ OMX PSX
                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                                                                         order type operation to its rules will
                                                    COMMISSION                                              June 24, 2015.                                          promote greater understanding of the
                                                                                                                                                                    Exchange’s market structure.9 In
                                                    Sunshine Act Meeting                                    I. Introduction                                         addition, Phlx asserts that certain
                                                                                                               On March 20, 2015, NASDAQ OMX                        functionality previously described as an
                                                       Notice is hereby given, pursuant to                  PHLX LLC (‘‘Phlx’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’)                 ‘‘order type’’ is more precisely
                                                    the provisions of the Government in the                 filed with the Securities and Exchange                  characterized as an attribute that may be
                                                    Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that                   Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant                   added to a particular order.10
                                                    the Securities and Exchange                             to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities                   Accordingly, this proposed rule change
                                                    Commission will hold a Closed Meeting                   Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule               distinguishes between ‘‘Order Types’’
                                                    on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 2 p.m.                     19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule                      and ‘‘Order Attributes,’’ and provides
                                                       Commissioners, Counsel to the                        change to amend and restate certain                     descriptions of the Order Attributes that
                                                    Commissioners, the Secretary to the                     Phlx rules that govern NASDAQ OMX                       may be attached to particular Order
                                                    Commission, and recording secretaries                   PSX (‘‘PSX’’) in order to provide a                     Types.11
                                                    will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain                 clearer and more detailed description of                   Currently, Phlx Rule 3301
                                                    staff members who have an interest in                   certain aspects of its functionality. The               (Definitions) sets forth most of the rules
                                                    the matters also may be present.                        proposed rule change was published for                  governing Order Types and Order
                                                                                                            comment in the Federal Register on                      Attributes, as well as other defined
                                                       The General Counsel of the                           April 6, 2015.3 The Commission                          terms that pertain to trading securities
                                                    Commission, or her designee, has                        received no comment letters regarding                   on PSX.12 Phlx proposes to amend Rule
                                                    certified that, in her opinion, one or                  the proposed rule change. On May 13,                    3301. Phlx also proposes to amend the
                                                    more of the exemptions set forth in 5                   2015, the Commission extended to July                   definitions pertaining to Order Types
                                                    U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10)              5, 2015, the time period in which to                    and Order Attributes and to relocate
                                                    and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii)               approve the proposed rule change,                       them from Rule 3301 to new Rules
                                                    and (10), permit consideration of the                   disapprove the proposed rule change, or                 3301A (Order Types) and 3301B (Order
                                                    scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.                 institute proceedings to determine                      Attributes), respectively.13 In addition,
                                                       Commissioner Aguilar, as duty                        whether the proposed rule change                        Phlx proposes to delete Rule 3305 as the
                                                    officer, voted to consider the items                    should be disapproved.4 On June 22,                     information contained therein is
                                                    listed for the Closed Meeting in closed                 2015, the Exchange filed Amendment                      superseded by proposed Rules 3301A
                                                    session.                                                No. 1 to the proposed rule change.5 This                and 3301B.14 Lastly, Phlx proposes
                                                       The subject matter of the Closed                     order approves the proposed rule                        certain conforming and technical
                                                    Meeting will be:                                        change, as amended, on an accelerated                   changes to Rule 3306.15
                                                                                                            basis.                                                     Phlx represents that, except where
                                                       Institution and settlement of                                                                                specifically stated otherwise, all
                                                    injunctive actions;                                     II. Description of the Amended                          proposed rules are restatements of
                                                                                                            Proposal                                                existing rules and are not intended to
                                                       Institution and settlement of
                                                    administrative proceedings;                               The Exchange proposes to amend and                    reflect substantive changes to rule text
                                                                                                            restate certain Phlx rules that govern                  or the operation of PSX.16 Proposed
                                                       Adjudicatory matters; and
                                                                                                            PSX in order to provide additional                      Rule 3301A related to Order Types
                                                       Other matters relating to enforcement                detail and clarity regarding its order
                                                    proceedings.                                            type functionality.6 This proposed rule                   7 See id. at 18453; see also Mary Jo White, Chair,

                                                                                                            change is a response to Chair White’s                   Commission, Speech at the Sandler O’Neill &
                                                       At times, changes in Commission                                                                              Partners, L.P. Global Exchange and Brokerage
                                                    priorities require alterations in the                   request that each equities exchange                     Conference (June 5, 2014), available at http://
                                                    scheduling of meeting items.                            conduct a comprehensive review of the                   www.sec.gov/News/Speech/Detail/Speech/
                                                                                                                                                                    1370542004312.
                                                       For further information and to                                                                                 8 See Notice, 80 FR at 18453.
                                                                                                              1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                    ascertain what, if any, matters have been                 2 17
                                                                                                                                                                      9 Id.
                                                                                                                   CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                    added, deleted or postponed, please
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                                                                                                                                                                      10 Id.
                                                                                                              3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74618
                                                    contact the Office of the Secretary at                  (March 31, 2015), 80 FR 18452 (‘‘Notice’’).
                                                                                                                                                                      11 Id.

                                                    (202) 551–5400.                                           4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74954,        12 See Rule 3301.
                                                                                                                                                                      13 See proposed Rules 3301A and 3301B.
                                                                                                            80 FR 28739 (May 19, 2015).
                                                      Dated: June 25, 2015.                                   5 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange proposed to          14 See Rule 3305.

                                                    Brent J. Fields,                                        correct typographical errors in the original filing,      15 Phlx states that, in subsequent proposed rule

                                                    Secretary.                                              further improve the clarity of certain rule language,   changes, it plans to restate the remainder of its
                                                                                                            and include additional explanation with regard to       Rules numbered 3302 through 3316 so that they
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–16095 Filed 6–26–15; 11:15 am]            the purpose of the proposed rule change.                appear sequentially following Rule 3301B.
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                    6 See Notice, 80 FR at 18452–53.                        16 See Notice, 80 FR at 18453.




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