80_FR_48771 80 FR 48615 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Tier Size Pilot of FINRA Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size Requirements for OTC Equity Securities)

80 FR 48615 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Tier Size Pilot of FINRA Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size Requirements for OTC Equity Securities)

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75639; File No. SR-FINRA-2015-028]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory 
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a 
Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Tier Size Pilot of FINRA Rule 6433 
(Minimum Quotation Size Requirements for OTC Equity Securities)

August 7, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on July 28, 2015, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' 
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and 
II below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has designated 
the proposed rule change as constituting a ``non-controversial'' rule 
change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 under the Act,\3\ which 
renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this filing by the 
Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size 
Requirements for OTC Equity Securities) to extend the Tier Size Pilot, 
which currently is scheduled to expire on August 14, 2015, until 
December 11, 2015.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA's Web 
site at http://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA and at 
the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, FINRA included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The 
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. FINRA has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, 
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    FINRA proposes to amend FINRA Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size 
Requirements for OTC Equity Securities) (the ``Rule'') to extend, until 
December 11, 2015, the amendments set forth in File No. SR-FINRA-2011-
058 (``Tier Size Pilot'' or ``Pilot''), which currently are scheduled 
to expire on August 14, 2015.\4\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74927 (May 12, 
2015), 80 FR 28327 (May 18, 2015) (Notice of Filing and Immediate 
Effectiveness of File No. SR-FINRA-2015-010); see also Securities 
Exchange Act Release No. 67208 (June 15, 2012), 77 FR 37458 (June 
21, 2012) (Order Approving File No. SR-FINRA-2011-058, as amended).
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    The Tier Size Pilot was filed with the SEC on October 6, 2011,\5\ 
to amend the minimum quotation sizes (or ``tier sizes'') for OTC Equity 
Securities.\6\ The goals of the Pilot were to simplify the tier 
structure, facilitate the display of customer limit orders, and expand 
the scope of the Rule to apply to additional quoting participants. 
During the course of the pilot, FINRA collected and provided to the SEC 
specified data with which to assess the impact of the Pilot tiers on 
market quality and limit order display.\7\ On September 13, 2013, FINRA 
provided to the Commission an assessment on the operation of the Tier 
Size Pilot utilizing data covering the period from November 12, 2012 
through June 30, 2013.\8\ As noted in the 2013 Assessment, FINRA 
believed that the analysis of the data generally showed that the Tier 
Size Pilot had a neutral to positive impact on OTC market quality for 
the majority of OTC Equity Securities and tiers; and that there was an 
overall increase of 13% in the number of customer limit orders that met 
the minimum quotation sizes to be eligible for display under the Pilot 
tiers. In the 2013 Assessment, FINRA recommended adopting the tiers as

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permanent, but extended the pilot period to allow more time to gather 
and analyze data after the November 12, 2012 through June 30, 2013 
assessment period.\9\ On January 29, 2015, FINRA further extended the 
Pilot period to permit FINRA and the Commission to consider the 
implications of the data collected since June 30, 2013.\10\ FINRA has 
reviewed this post-June 30, 2013 data, and believes that the impact 
described in the 2013 Assessment has continued to hold (and has 
improved in certain areas).
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 65568 (October 14, 
2011), 76 FR 65307 (October 20, 2011) (Notice of Filing of File No. 
SR-FINRA-2011-058).
    \6\ ``OTC Equity Security'' means any equity security that is 
not an ``NMS stock'' as that term is defined in Rule 600(b)(47) of 
SEC Regulation NMS; provided, however, that the term OTC Equity 
Security shall not include any Restricted Equity Security. See FINRA 
Rule 6420.
    \7\ FINRA ceased collecting Pilot data for submission to the 
Commission on February 13, 2015.
    \8\ The assessment is part of the SEC's comment file for SR-
FINRA-2011-058 and also is available on FINRA's Web site at: http://www.finra.org/Industry/Regulation/RuleFilings/2011/P124615 (``Pilot 
Assessment'').
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70839 (November 8, 
2013), 78 FR 68893 (November 15, 2013) (Notice of Filing and 
Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-FINRA-2013-049).
    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74251 (February 11, 
2015), 80 FR 8741 (February 18, 2015) (Notice of Filing and 
Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-FINRA-2015-002).
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    The purpose of this filing is to extend the operation of the Tier 
Size Pilot until December 11, 2015, to provide FINRA with additional 
time to finalize its recommendation with regard to the Tier Size Pilot.
    FINRA has filed the proposed rule change for immediate 
effectiveness. The operative date of the proposed rule change will be 
August 14, 2015.
2. Statutory Basis
    FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the 
provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\11\ which requires, among 
other things, that FINRA rules must be designed to prevent fraudulent 
and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest. FINRA also believes that the proposed rule change is 
consistent with the provisions of Section 15A(b)(11) of the Act.\12\ 
Section 15A(b)(11) requires that FINRA rules include provisions 
governing the form and content of quotations relating to securities 
sold otherwise than on a national securities exchange which may be 
distributed or published by any member or person associated with a 
member, and the persons to whom such quotations may be supplied.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(11).
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    FINRA believes that the extension of the Tier Size Pilot until 
December 11, 2015, is consistent with the Act in that it would provide 
the Commission and FINRA with additional time to determine whether the 
pilot tiers should be made permanent.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    FINRA does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in 
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) 
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) 
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or 
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\14\
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). Rule 19b-4(f)(6) requires a self-
regulatory organization to give the Commission written notice of its 
intent to file the proposed rule change at least five business days 
prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule change, or such 
shorter time as designated by the Commission. The Exchange has 
satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \15\ normally 
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the 
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\16\ the Commission 
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest.
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    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    FINRA has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay 
so that the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing. The 
Commission believes that waiver of the operative delay is consistent 
with the protection of investors and the public interest because such 
waiver will allow the pilot program to continue without interruption. 
Therefore, the Commission designates the proposal operative upon 
filing.\17\
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    \17\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-FINRA-2015-028 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2015-028. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used.
    To help the Commission process and review your comments more 
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all 
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, 
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that 
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating 
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, 
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance 
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site 
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F 
St. NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the 
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be 
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA. 
All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission 
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You 
should submit only information that you wish to make available 
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2015-028 
and should be submitted on or before September 3, 2015.


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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                              Paper comments                                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                and C below, of the most significant
                                                                                                        COMMISSION                                             aspects of such statements.
                                                • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                              to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities                 [Release No. 34–75639; File No. SR–FINRA–              A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                     2015–028]                                              Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                              NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                                                                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                        Self-Regulatory Organizations;                         Change
                                              All submissions should refer to File                      Financial Industry Regulatory
                                                                                                        Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and                  1. Purpose
                                              Number SR–NASDAQ–2015–090. This
                                              file number should be included on the                     Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed                     FINRA proposes to amend FINRA
                                              subject line if email is used. To help the                Rule Change To Extend the Tier Size                    Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size
                                              Commission process and review your                        Pilot of FINRA Rule 6433 (Minimum                      Requirements for OTC Equity
                                              comments more efficiently, please use                     Quotation Size Requirements for OTC                    Securities) (the ‘‘Rule’’) to extend, until
                                              only one method. The Commission will                      Equity Securities)                                     December 11, 2015, the amendments set
                                                                                                                                                               forth in File No. SR–FINRA–2011–058
                                              post all comments on the Commission’s                     August 7, 2015.                                        (‘‘Tier Size Pilot’’ or ‘‘Pilot’’), which
                                              Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                       Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                 currently are scheduled to expire on
                                              rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934                        August 14, 2015.4
                                              submission, all subsequent                                (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                   The Tier Size Pilot was filed with the
                                              amendments, all written statements                        notice is hereby given that on July 28,                SEC on October 6, 2011,5 to amend the
                                              with respect to the proposed rule                         2015, Financial Industry Regulatory                    minimum quotation sizes (or ‘‘tier
                                              change that are filed with the                            Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the             sizes’’) for OTC Equity Securities.6 The
                                              Commission, and all written                               Securities and Exchange Commission                     goals of the Pilot were to simplify the
                                              communications relating to the                            (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed               tier structure, facilitate the display of
                                              proposed rule change between the                          rule change as described in Items I and                customer limit orders, and expand the
                                              Commission and any person, other than                     II below, which Items have been                        scope of the Rule to apply to additional
                                              those that may be withheld from the                       prepared by FINRA. FINRA has                           quoting participants. During the course
                                              public in accordance with the                             designated the proposed rule change as                 of the pilot, FINRA collected and
                                              provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                       constituting a ‘‘non-controversial’’ rule              provided to the SEC specified data with
                                              available for Web site viewing and                        change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule                  which to assess the impact of the Pilot
                                              printing in the Commission’s Public                       19b–4 under the Act,3 which renders                    tiers on market quality and limit order
                                              Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                         the proposal effective upon receipt of                 display.7 On September 13, 2013,
                                                                                                        this filing by the Commission. The                     FINRA provided to the Commission an
                                              Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                                                                        Commission is publishing this notice to                assessment on the operation of the Tier
                                              business days between the hours of
                                                                                                        solicit comments on the proposed rule                  Size Pilot utilizing data covering the
                                              10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                                                                                        change from interested persons.                        period from November 12, 2012 through
                                              filing also will be available for
                                                                                                                                                               June 30, 2013.8 As noted in the 2013
                                              inspection and copying at the principal                   I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                                                                               Assessment, FINRA believed that the
                                              office of the Exchange. All comments                      Statement of the Terms of the Substance
                                                                                                                                                               analysis of the data generally showed
                                              received will be posted without change;                   of the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                                                                               that the Tier Size Pilot had a neutral to
                                              the Commission does not edit personal                        FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA                   positive impact on OTC market quality
                                              identifying information from                              Rule 6433 (Minimum Quotation Size                      for the majority of OTC Equity
                                              submissions. You should submit only                       Requirements for OTC Equity                            Securities and tiers; and that there was
                                              information that you wish to make                         Securities) to extend the Tier Size Pilot,             an overall increase of 13% in the
                                              available publicly. All submissions                       which currently is scheduled to expire                 number of customer limit orders that
                                              should refer to File Number SR–                           on August 14, 2015, until December 11,                 met the minimum quotation sizes to be
                                              NASDAQ–2015–090 and should be                             2015.                                                  eligible for display under the Pilot tiers.
                                              submitted on or before September 3,                          The text of the proposed rule change                In the 2013 Assessment, FINRA
                                              2015.                                                     is available on FINRA’s Web site at                    recommended adopting the tiers as
                                                                                                        http://www.finra.org, at the principal
                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of                 office of FINRA and at the                                4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74927
                                              Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                Commission’s Public Reference Room.                    (May 12, 2015), 80 FR 28327 (May 18, 2015) (Notice
                                              authority.16                                                                                                     of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No.
                                              Jill M. Peterson,                                         II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     SR–FINRA–2015–010); see also Securities Exchange
                                                                                                        Statement of the Purpose of, and                       Act Release No. 67208 (June 15, 2012), 77 FR 37458
                                              Assistant Secretary.                                                                                             (June 21, 2012) (Order Approving File No. SR–
                                                                                                        Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 FINRA–2011–058, as amended).
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19875 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Change                                                    5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 65568
                                              BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                                                                           (October 14, 2011), 76 FR 65307 (October 20, 2011)
                                                                                                           In its filing with the Commission,                  (Notice of Filing of File No. SR–FINRA–2011–058).
                                                                                                        FINRA included statements concerning                      6 ‘‘OTC Equity Security’’ means any equity

                                                                                                        the purpose of and basis for the                       security that is not an ‘‘NMS stock’’ as that term is
                                                                                                        proposed rule change and discussed any                 defined in Rule 600(b)(47) of SEC Regulation NMS;
                                                                                                                                                               provided, however, that the term OTC Equity
                                                                                                        comments it received on the proposed                   Security shall not include any Restricted Equity
                                                                                                        rule change. The text of these statements              Security. See FINRA Rule 6420.
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                                                                                                        may be examined at the places specified                   7 FINRA ceased collecting Pilot data for

                                                                                                        in Item IV below. FINRA has prepared                   submission to the Commission on February 13,
                                                                                                        summaries, set forth in sections A, B,                 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                  8 The assessment is part of the SEC’s comment file

                                                                                                                                                               for SR–FINRA–2011–058 and also is available on
                                                                                                          1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                               FINRA’s Web site at: http://www.finra.org/Industry/
                                                                                                          2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                  Regulation/RuleFilings/2011/P124615 (‘‘Pilot
                                                16 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                              3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                            Assessment’’).



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                                              permanent, but extended the pilot                       burden on competition that is not                     Commission takes such action, the
                                              period to allow more time to gather and                 necessary or appropriate in furtherance               Commission shall institute proceedings
                                              analyze data after the November 12,                     of the purposes of the Act.                           to determine whether the proposed rule
                                              2012 through June 30, 2013 assessment                                                                         should be approved or disapproved.
                                                                                                      C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              period.9 On January 29, 2015, FINRA
                                                                                                      Statement on Comments on the                          IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                              further extended the Pilot period to
                                              permit FINRA and the Commission to                      Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                                                                      Members, Participants, or Others                        Interested persons are invited to
                                              consider the implications of the data                                                                         submit written data, views, and
                                              collected since June 30, 2013.10 FINRA                    Written comments were neither                       arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                              has reviewed this post-June 30, 2013                    solicited nor received.                               including whether the proposed rule
                                              data, and believes that the impact                                                                            change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                      III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                              described in the 2013 Assessment has                                                                          Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                                                                      Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                              continued to hold (and has improved in                                                                        the following methods:
                                                                                                      Commission Action
                                              certain areas).
                                                The purpose of this filing is to extend                  Because the foregoing proposed rule                Electronic Comments
                                              the operation of the Tier Size Pilot until              change does not: (i) Significantly affect
                                              December 11, 2015, to provide FINRA                     the protection of investors or the public               • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                              with additional time to finalize its                    interest; (ii) impose any significant                 comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                              recommendation with regard to the Tier                  burden on competition; and (iii) become               rules/sro.shtml); or
                                              Size Pilot.                                             operative for 30 days from the date on                  • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                FINRA has filed the proposed rule                     which it was filed, or such shorter time              sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                              change for immediate effectiveness. The                 as the Commission may designate, it has               FINRA–2015–028 on the subject line.
                                              operative date of the proposed rule                     become effective pursuant to Section
                                              change will be August 14, 2015.                         19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 13 and Rule 19b–               Paper Comments
                                              2. Statutory Basis                                      4(f)(6) thereunder.14                                   • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                                                                         A proposed rule change filed under                 to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                 FINRA believes that the proposed rule                Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 15 normally does not
                                              change is consistent with the provisions                                                                      Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                      become operative prior to 30 days after               Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                              of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,11 which                the date of the filing. However, pursuant
                                              requires, among other things, that                      to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),16 the                       All submissions should refer to File
                                              FINRA rules must be designed to                         Commission may designate a shorter                    Number SR–FINRA–2015–028. This file
                                              prevent fraudulent and manipulative                     time if such action is consistent with the            number should be included on the
                                              acts and practices, to promote just and                 protection of investors and the public                subject line if email is used.
                                              equitable principles of trade, and, in                  interest.
                                              general, to protect investors and the                                                                            To help the Commission process and
                                                                                                         FINRA has asked the Commission to                  review your comments more efficiently,
                                              public interest. FINRA also believes that               waive the 30-day operative delay so that
                                              the proposed rule change is consistent                                                                        please use only one method. The
                                                                                                      the proposal may become operative                     Commission will post all comments on
                                              with the provisions of Section                          immediately upon filing. The
                                              15A(b)(11) of the Act.12 Section                                                                              the Commission’s Internet Web site
                                                                                                      Commission believes that waiver of the                (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
                                              15A(b)(11) requires that FINRA rules                    operative delay is consistent with the
                                              include provisions governing the form                                                                         Copies of the submission, all subsequent
                                                                                                      protection of investors and the public                amendments, all written statements
                                              and content of quotations relating to                   interest because such waiver will allow
                                              securities sold otherwise than on a                                                                           with respect to the proposed rule
                                                                                                      the pilot program to continue without                 change that are filed with the
                                              national securities exchange which may                  interruption. Therefore, the Commission
                                              be distributed or published by any                                                                            Commission, and all written
                                                                                                      designates the proposal operative upon                communications relating to the
                                              member or person associated with a                      filing.17
                                              member, and the persons to whom such                                                                          proposed rule change between the
                                                                                                         At any time within 60 days of the                  Commission and any person, other than
                                              quotations may be supplied.                             filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                                 FINRA believes that the extension of                                                                       those that may be withheld from the
                                                                                                      Commission summarily may                              public in accordance with the
                                              the Tier Size Pilot until December 11,
                                                                                                      temporarily suspend such rule change if               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                              2015, is consistent with the Act in that
                                                                                                      it appears to the Commission that such                available for Web site viewing and
                                              it would provide the Commission and
                                                                                                      action is necessary or appropriate in the             printing in the Commission’s Public
                                              FINRA with additional time to
                                              determine whether the pilot tiers should                public interest, for the protection of                Reference Room, 100 F St. NE.,
                                              be made permanent.                                      investors, or otherwise in furtherance of             Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                                                                      the purposes of the Act. If the                       business days between the hours of
                                              B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                             10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                              Statement on Burden on Competition                        13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                                                                                                                            filing also will be available for
                                                                                                        14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
                                                FINRA does not believe that the                       requires a self-regulatory organization to give the   inspection and copying at the principal
                                              proposed rule change will result in any                 Commission written notice of its intent to file the   office of FINRA. All comments received
                                                                                                      proposed rule change at least five business days      will be posted without change; the
                                                9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70839       prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule      Commission does not edit personal
                                              (November 8, 2013), 78 FR 68893 (November 15,           change, or such shorter time as designated by the
                                                                                                                                                            identifying information from
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                                              2013) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness     Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
                                              of File No. SR–FINRA–2013–049).                         requirement.                                          submissions. You should submit only
                                                10 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74251        15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                          information that you wish to make
                                              (February 11, 2015), 80 FR 8741 (February 18, 2015)       16 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
                                                                                                                                                            available publicly. All submissions
                                              (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of          17 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
                                              File No. SR–FINRA–2015–002).
                                                                                                                                                            should refer to File Number SR–FINRA–
                                                                                                      operative delay, the Commission has considered the
                                                11 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(6).
                                                                                                      proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
                                                                                                                                                            2015–028 and should be submitted on
                                                12 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(11).                            and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).          or before September 3, 2015.


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                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 156 / Thursday, August 13, 2015 / Notices                                                        48617

                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of                 and to accommodate as many presenters                 Primary Counties: Rota, Saipan, Tinian.
                                              Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                as possible. Written comments should                    The Interest Rates are:
                                              authority.18                                              be emailed to Cheryl Simms, Program
                                              Jill M. Peterson,                                         Liaison, Office of Veterans Business                                                                    Percent
                                              Assistant Secretary.                                      Development, U.S. Small Business
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19869 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]               Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,                   For Physical Damage:
                                                                                                                                                                Non-Profit Organizations With
                                              BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                    Washington, DC 20416. Additionally, if                    Credit Available Elsewhere ...                  2.625
                                                                                                        participants need accommodations                        Non-Profit Organizations With-
                                                                                                        because of a disability or require                        out Credit Available Else-
                                              SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                             additional information, please contact                    where .....................................     2.625
                                                                                                        Cheryl Simms, Designated Federal                      For Economic Injury:
                                              Advisory Committee on Veterans                            Official for the Advisory Committee on                  Non-Profit Organizations With-
                                              Business Affairs Meeting                                  Veterans Business Affairs at (202) 205–                   out Credit Available Else-
                                                                                                        6773; or by email at cheryl.simms@                        where .....................................     2.625
                                              AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
                                              Administration.                                           sba.gov. For more information, please
                                                                                                        visit our Web site at www.sba.gov/vets.                 The number assigned to this disaster
                                              ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory                                                                         for physical damage is 14407E and for
                                              Committee meeting.                                          Dated: August 7, 2015.                              economic injury is 14408E.
                                                                                                        Miguel J. L’Heureux,
                                              SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice                                                                         (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                                                                                        SBA Committee Management Officer.                     Numbers 59002 and 59008)
                                              to announce the location, date, time,
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2015–19956 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                              and agenda for the next meeting of the                                                                          James E. Rivera,
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                              Advisory Committee on Veterans                                                                                  Associate Administrator for Disaster
                                              Business Affairs. The meeting will be                                                                           Assistance.
                                              open to the public.
                                                                                                        SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                         [FR Doc. 2015–19959 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                              DATES: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
                                                                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                              from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.                                    [Disaster Declaration #14407 and #14408]
                                              ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business
                                                                                                        Northern Mariana Islands Disaster
                                              Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,                                                                             SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                                                                                        #MP–00006
                                              Washington, DC 20416. Room:
                                              Eisenhower Conference room A, located                     AGENCY: U.S. Small Business                           [ Disaster Declaration #14405 and #14406]
                                              on the Concourse Level Floor.                             Administration.
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant                       ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                              Northern Mariana Islands Disaster
                                              to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal                                                                             #MP–00005
                                              Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,                         SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the
                                                                                                                                                              AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
                                              Appendix 2), SBA announces the                            Presidential declaration of a major
                                                                                                                                                              Administration.
                                              meeting of the Advisory Committee on                      disaster for Public Assistance Only for
                                                                                                        the State of Northern Mariana Islands                 ACTION: Notice
                                              Veterans Business Affairs. The Advisory
                                              Committee on Veterans Business Affairs                    (FEMA–4235–DR), dated 08/05/2015.                     SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the
                                              serves as an independent source of                           Incident: Typhoon Soudelor.
                                                                                                           Incident Period: 08/01/2015 through                Presidential declaration of a major
                                              advice and policy recommendation to                                                                             disaster for the State of Northern
                                              the Administrator of the U.S. Small                       08/03/2015.
                                                                                                           Effective Date: 08/05/2015.                        Mariana Islands (FEMA–4235–DR),
                                              Business Administration.                                                                                        dated 08/05/2015.
                                                                                                           Physical Loan Application Deadline
                                                 Purpose: The purpose of this meeting                                                                           Incident: Typhoon Soudelor.
                                                                                                        Date: 10/05/2015.
                                              is to finalize preparations for the 2015                                                                          Incident Period: 08/01/2015 through
                                                                                                           Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
                                              Annual Report to SBA’s Administrator,                                                                           08/03/2015.
                                                                                                        Application Deadline Date: 05/05/2016.
                                              Associate Administrator for Veterans                                                                              Effective Date: 08/05/2015.
                                              Business Development, Congress, and                       ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
                                                                                                        applications to: U.S. Small Business                    Physical Loan Application Deadline
                                              the President and to discuss current and                                                                        Date: 10/05/2015.
                                              future programs for veterans’ small                       Administration, Processing and
                                                                                                        Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport                    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
                                              business owners. For information                                                                                Application Deadline Date: 05/05/2016.
                                              regarding our veterans’ resources and                     Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.                   ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
                                              partners, please visit our Web site at                                                                          applications to: U.S. Small Business
                                              www.sba.gov/vets.                                         Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
                                                                                                        U.S. Small Business Administration,                   Administration, Processing and
                                                 Additonal information: The meeting
                                                                                                        409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,                       Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
                                              is open to the public, however, advance
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20416.                                 Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
                                              notice of attendance is requested.
                                              Anyone wishing to attend and/or make                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
                                              a presentation to the Advisory                            hereby given that as a result of the                  Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
                                              Committee must contact Cheryl Simms,                      President’s major disaster declaration on             U.S. Small Business Administration,
                                              by September 1, 2015, by email below                      08/05/2015, Private Non-Profit                        409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,
                                              in order to be placed on the agenda.                      organizations that provide essential                  Washington, DC 20416.
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                                              Comments for the Record including                         services of governmental nature may file              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                              verbal presentations, should be emailed                   disaster loan applications at the address             hereby given that as a result of the
                                              prior to the meeting for inclusion in the                 listed above or other locally announced               President’s major disaster declaration on
                                              public record comments will be limited                    locations.                                            08/05/2015, applications for disaster
                                              to five minutes in the interest of time                      The following areas have been                      loans may be filed at the address listed
                                                                                                        determined to be adversely affected by                above or other locally announced
                                                18 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            the disaster:                                         locations.


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