80 FR 57645 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Make Permanent the Rules of the New Market Model Pilot, the Supplemental Liquidity Providers Pilot, and the Pilot Program Allowing “UTP Securities” To Be Traded on the Exchange Pursuant to a Grant of Unlisted Trading Privileges
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 57645-57649] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24216] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-75952; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2015-64] Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Make Permanent the Rules of the New Market Model Pilot, the Supplemental Liquidity Providers Pilot, and the Pilot Program Allowing ``UTP Securities'' To Be Traded on the Exchange Pursuant to a Grant of Unlisted Trading Privileges September 18, 2015. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given that on September 9, 2015, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE MKT'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a. \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to make permanent the rules of (1) the New Market Model Pilot, (2) the Supplemental Liquidity Providers Pilot, and (3) the pilot program allowing ``UTP Securities'' to be traded on the Exchange pursuant to a grant of unlisted trading privileges (the ``UTP Pilot''). The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, 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, the self-regulatory organization 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 those statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, [[Page 57646]] of the most significant parts of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The Exchange proposes to make permanent the rules of the (1) New Market Model Pilot (``NMM Pilot''), (2) the Supplemental Liquidity Providers Pilot (``SLP Pilot''), and (3) the UTP Pilot (collectively, the ``Pilots''). The Pilots are currently scheduled to expire upon the earlier of October 31, 2015 or Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') approval to make the Pilots permanent.\4\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Nos. 75533 (July 28, 2015), 80 FR 46083 (August 3, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-52); 75534 (July 28, 2015), 80 FR 46081 (August 3, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-53); 75535 (July 28, 2015), 80 FR 46078 (August 3, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-54). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background In October 2008, the Exchange's affiliate the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'') implemented significant changes to its market rules, execution technology and the rights and obligations of its market participants referred to as the ``New Market Model'' which were designed to improve execution quality on the NYSE.\5\ The Exchange adopted the NMM Pilot pursuant to its merger with the NYSE.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58845 (October 24, 2008), 73 FR 64379 (October 29, 2008) (SR-NYSE-2008-46) (``Release No. 58845''). \6\ NYSE Euronext acquired The Amex Membership Corporation (``AMC'') pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 17, 2008 (the ``Merger''). In connection with the Merger, the Exchange's predecessor, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex''), a subsidiary of AMC, became a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext called NYSE Alternext US LLC. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58673 (September 29, 2008), 73 FR 57707 (October 3, 2008) (SR-NYSE-2008-60 and SR-Amex-2008-62) (approving the Merger); see also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 58705 (Oct. 1, 2008), 73 FR 58995 (Oct. 8, 2008) (SR-Amex-2008-63) (approving adoption of equities rules based on those of NYSE) and 59022 (Nov. 26, 2008), 73 FR 73683 (Dec. 3, 2008) (SR-NYSEALTR-2008-10) (amending equity rules to conform to NYSE NMM Pilot rules). Subsequently, NYSE Alternext US LLC was renamed NYSE Amex LLC, which was then renamed NYSE MKT LLC and continues to operate as a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ``Act''). See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 59575 (March 13, 2009), 74 FR 11803 (March 19, 2009) (SR-NYSEALTR-2009-24) and 67037 (May 21, 2012), 77 FR 31415 (May 25, 2012) (SR-NYSEAmex-2012- 32). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The NYSE established the NMM Pilot to provide incentives for quoting, to enhance competition among the existing group of liquidity providers and to add a new competitive market participant. The Exchange believes that the NMM Pilot allows the Exchange to provide its market participants with a trading venue that utilizes an enhanced market structure to encourage the addition of liquidity, facilitate the trading of larger orders more efficiently and operates to reward aggressive liquidity providers. As part of the NMM Pilot, the Exchange eliminated the function of equity specialists on the Exchange and created a new category of market participant, the Designated Market Maker or DMM.\7\ DMMs, like specialists, have affirmative obligations to make an orderly market, including continuous quoting requirements and obligations to re-enter the market when reaching across to execute against trading interest. Unlike specialists, DMMs have a minimum quoting requirement \8\ in their assigned securities and no longer have a negative obligation. DMMs are also no longer agents for public customer orders.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See NYSE MKT Rule 103--Equities. \8\ See NYSE MKT Rule 104--Equities. \9\ See NYSE MKT Rule 60--Equities; see also NYSE MKT Rules 104--Equities and 1000--Equities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition, the Exchange implemented a system change that allowed DMMs to create a schedule of additional non-displayed liquidity at various price points where the DMM is willing to interact with interest and provide price improvement to orders in the Exchange's system. This schedule is known as the DMM Capital Commitment Schedule (``CCS'').\10\ CCS provides the Display Book[supreg] with the amount of shares that the DMM is willing to trade at price points outside, at and inside the Exchange Best Bid or Best Offer (``BBO''). CCS interest is separate and distinct from other DMM interest in that it serves as the interest of last resort. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See NYSE MKT Rule 1000--Equities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Display Book[supreg] system is an order management and execution facility that receives and displays orders to the DMMs, contains the order information, and provides a mechanism to execute and report transactions and publish the results to the Consolidated Tape. The Display Book[supreg] system is connected to a number of other Exchange systems for the purposes of comparison, surveillance, and reporting information to customers and other market data and national market systems. Because the Exchange has retired the actual system referred to as the ``Display Book,'' but not the functionality associated with the Display Book[supreg], the Exchange proposes to replace all references to the term ``Display Book[supreg]'' in Rules 104 and 1000 with references either to the term (i) ``Exchange systems'' when use of the term refers to the Exchange systems that receive and execute orders, or (ii) ``Exchange book'' when use of the term refers to the interest that has been entered and ranked in Exchange systems. The NMM Pilot further modified the logic for allocating executed shares among market participants having trading interest at a price point upon execution of incoming orders. The modified logic rewards displayed orders that establish the Exchange's BBO. During the operation of the NMM Pilot, orders or portions thereof that establish priority \11\ retain that priority until the portion of the order that established priority is exhausted. Where no one order has established priority, shares are distributed among all market participants on parity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See NYSE MKT Rule 72(a)(ii)--Equities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The NYSE SLP Pilot was launched in coordination with the NMM Pilot, which established SLPs as a new class of market participants to supplement the liquidity provided by DMMs.\12\ The NYSE established the SLP Pilot to provide incentives for quoting, to enhance competition among the existing group of liquidity providers, including the DMMs, and add new competitive market participants. NYSE MKT Rule 107B-- Equities is based on NYSE Rule 107B. NYSE MKT Rule 107B--Equities was filed with the Commission on December 30, 2009, as a ``me too'' filing for immediate effectiveness as a pilot program.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ See NYSE Rule 107B and NYSE MKT Rule 107B--Equities. The NYSE amended the monthly volume requirements to an average daily volume (``ADV'') that is a specified percentage of NYSE consolidated ADV. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67759 (August 30, 2012), 77 FR 54939 (September 6, 2012) (SR-NYSE-2012-38). \13\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61308 (January 7, 2010), 75 FR 2573 (January 15, 2010) (SR-NYSEAmex-2009-98) (``Release No. 61308''). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Similarly, in 2010, the Exchange adopted NYSE MKT Rules 500-525-- Equities as a pilot program governing the trading of any ``UTP Securities'' on the Exchange pursuant to unlisted trading privileges.\14\ The UTP Pilot was also based on the NMM Pilot trading [[Page 57647]] rules used by the Exchange and the NYSE for listed equity securities.\15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62479 (July 9, 2010), 75 FR 41264 (July 15, 2010) (SR-NYSEAmex-2010-31) (``UTP Pilot Approval Order''). ``UTP Securities'' is included within the definition of ``security'' as that term is used in the NYSE MKT Equities Rules. See NYSE MKT Rule 3--Equities. In accordance with this definition, UTP Securities are admitted to dealings on the Exchange on an ``issued,'' ``when issued,'' or ``when distributed'' basis. See NYSE MKT Rule 501--Equities. \15\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61890 (April 12, 2010), 75 FR 20401, 20402, n. 7 (April 19, 2010) (SR-NYSEAmex-2010- 31) (noting that because several elements of the Exchange's proposal to trade Nasdaq Securities rely on the NYSE's NMM pilot, the Exchange proposed to extend the duration of the UTP Pilot as needed to track the NYSE's NMM Pilot program and would file for permanent approval at the same time or after the NYSE files for permanent approval of the NMM). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The UTP Pilot includes any security, other than a security that is listed on the Exchange, that (i) is designated as an ``eligible security'' pursuant to the ``UTP Plan,'' \16\ (ii) has been admitted to dealings on the Exchange pursuant to a grant of unlisted trading privileges in accordance with Section 12(f) of the Act,\17\ and (iii) if it is an ``Exchange Traded Product'' (``ETP'') that does not have any component security that is listed or traded on the Exchange or the NYSE; provided, however, that the Invesco PowerShares QQQTM (the ``QQQ'' TM) may be admitted to dealings on the Exchange pursuant to a grant of unlisted trading privileges although one or more component securities of the QQQ may be listed or traded on the Exchange or the NYSE, subject to the conditions of Rule 504(b)(5)--Equities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ With respect to Nasdaq Securities, the term ``UTP Plan'' means the Joint Self-Regulatory Organization Plan Governing the Collection, Consolidation and Dissemination of Quotation and Transaction Information for Nasdaq-listed Securities Traded on Exchanges on an Unlisted Trading Privilege Basis, as amended from time to time, filed with and approved by the Commission. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70953 (November 27, 2013), 78 FR 72932 (December 4, 2013) (File No. S7-24-89). The Exchange's predecessor, the American Stock Exchange LLC, joined the UTP Plan in 2001. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55647 (April 19, 2007), 72 FR 20891 (April 26, 2007) (File No. S7-24-89). In March 2009, the Exchange changed its name to NYSE Amex LLC, and, in May 2012, the Exchange subsequently changed its name to NYSE MKT LLC. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 59575 (March 13, 2009), 74 FR 11803 (March 19, 2009) (SR-NYSEALTR-2009-24) and 67037 (May 21, 2012), 77 FR 31415 (May 25, 2012) (SR-NYSEAmex-2012-32). With respect to all other UTP Securities, the term ``UTP Plan'' means the Consolidated Tape Association Plan for the Dissemination of Last Sale Prices of Transactions in Eligible Securities, as amended from time to time, filed with and approved by the Commission. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 10787 (May 10, 1974), 39 FR 17799 (May 20, 1974) (declaring the CTA Plan effective). See also Securities Exchange Release No. 70794 (October 31, 2013), 78 FR 66789 (November 6, 2013) (SR-CTA-2013-05). \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78l. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The NMM Pilot was originally scheduled to end on October 1, 2009,\18\ while the SLP Pilot was originally scheduled to be a six- month pilot program.\19\ The UTP Pilot was originally scheduled to continue until September 30, 2010.\20\ The Exchange filed to extend the operation of the Pilots on several occasions in order to prepare a rule filing seeking permission to make the above described changes permanent, most recently in July 2015.\21\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \18\ See Release No. 58845, 73 FR at 6904. \19\ See Release No. 61308, 75 FR at 2573. \20\ See UTP Pilot Approval Order, 75 FR at 41265. \21\ See note 4, supra. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal To Make the Pilots Permanent The NYSE adopted the NMM Pilot in part to adapt the NYSE's model to the equities market environment in place in 2008. The Exchange adopted the NMM Pilot in its entirety as part of its merger with the NYSE. Similarly, the Exchange adopted the SLP Pilot to encourage an additional pool of liquidity at the Exchange following the approval of the NMM Pilot. On July 31, 2015, the Commission approved making the rules associated with the NMM Pilot and SLP Pilot permanent on the NYSE (the ``NMM/SLP Approval Order'').\22\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \22\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75578 (July 31, 2015), 80 FR 47008 (August 6, 2015) (SR-NYSE-2015-26). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In its order, the SEC determined that each of the following key provisions of the NYSE NMM Pilot were consistent with the Act: (1) The changes to NYSE's priority and order allocation structure under NYSE Rule 72; \23\ (2) the dealings and responsibilities of DMMs, including the affirmative obligation to market quality, the quoting obligation, the re-entry requirements following certain transactions for a DMM's own account, and, implicitly, the elimination of the ``negative obligation'' set forth in NYSE Rule 104; \24\ and (3) the provisions related to DMM CCS interest set forth in NYSE Rule 1000.\25\ In addition, the Commission determined that the NYSE SLP Pilot, as part of the NYSE NMM Pilot, produced sufficient execution quality to attract volume and sufficient incentives to liquidity providers to supply this execution quality.\26\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \23\ See id., 80 FR at 47013. \24\ See id. \25\ See id. In particular, the SEC concluded that the NYSE had shown that the NMM Pilot, which includes the parity provisions under NYSE Rule 72, produced sufficient execution quality to attract volume and sufficient incentives to liquidity providers to supply this execution quality. Similarly, the Commission concluded that the NYSE had shown that the NMM Pilot, which includes the DMM dealings and responsibilities provisions and the CCS interest provisions of NYSE Rules 104 and 1000, respectively, produced sufficient execution quality to attract volume and sufficient incentives to liquidity providers to supply this execution quality. See id. \26\ See id., 80 FR at 47014. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Exchange has operated the NMM Pilot and SLP Pilot using the same rules, the same trading systems, and operating in the same manner as the NYSE. The Exchange accordingly believes that the Commission's findings in the NMM/SLP Approval Order, and in particular that the NYSE pilots operated as intended and are consistent with the Act, apply equally to the operation of the Pilots on the Exchange. Similarly, the UTP Pilot has been operating on the Exchange for the past five years based on the NMM Pilot trading rules the Commission recently approved for NYSE. Moreover, in approving the UTP Pilot, the Commission acknowledged that the rules relating to DMM benefits and duties in trading Nasdaq Securities on the Exchange pursuant to the UTP Pilot are consistent with the Act \27\ and noted the similarity to the NMM Pilot, particularly with respect to DMM obligations and benefits.\28\ Further, the UTP Pilot rules pertaining to the assignment of securities to DMMs are also substantially similar to the rules implemented through the recently approved NMM Pilot.\29\ The Exchange notes that making the UTP Pilot permanent would provide for the uninterrupted trading of UTP Securities on the Exchange on an unlisted trading privileges basis and thus continue to encourage the additional utilization of, and interaction with, the Exchange, and provide market participants with improved price discovery, increased liquidity, more competitive quotes and greater price improvement for UTP Securities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \27\ See UTP Pilot Approval Order, 75 FR at 41270. The Exchange considers the same to be true with respect to all UTP Securities in the UTP Pilot, including for ETPs. \28\ See UTP Pilot Approval Order, 75 FR at 41271. \29\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the foregoing reasons, the Exchange believes that making the Pilots' rules, as amended, permanent on the Exchange is appropriate. The Exchange also proposes to delete Rule 104T--Equities (Dealings by DMMs), which is the pre-NMM Pilot version of Rule 104--Equities. Rule 104T--Equities remains in the Exchange's rule book, but is not operational. With permanent approval of current Rule 104--Equities, the need to retain Rule 104T--Equities is mooted. The Exchange also proposes to delete Supplementary Material .05 to Rule 104--Equities, and related reference to that Supplementary Material in Rule 104(a)(2)--Equities, because that rule text was intended to be in effect only through October 31, 2009.\30\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \30\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60574 (Aug. 26, 2009), 74 FR 45506 (Sept. 2, 2009) (SR-NYSEAmex-2009-58) (Notice of Filing). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, the Exchange proposes to replace the reference to ``NYSE Regulation's Division of Market Surveillance'' in Rule 104(k)--Equities [[Page 57648]] with a reference to the Exchange. Pursuant to Rule 0(c), references to the Exchange may mean references to NYSE Regulation or FINRA, which performs certain regulatory services to the Exchange pursuant to a Regulatory Services Agreement. The Exchange notes that the proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other issues and the Exchange is not aware of any problems that member organizations would have in complying with the proposed rule change. 2. Statutory Basis The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act,\31\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\32\ in particular, because it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest and because it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \31\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). \32\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with these principles because it seeks to make permanent Pilots and associated rule changes that were previously approved as permanent by the Commission based on findings that the NYSE NMM Pilot and NYSE SLP Pilot have operated as intended on the Exchange's affiliate and are consistent with the Act. Similarly, in the case of the UTP Pilot, the Exchange seeks to make permanent a pilot and associated rule changes that is based on trading rules adopted as part of the recently approved NYSE NMM Pilot. The Exchange also believes the proposed rule change is designed to facilitate transactions in securities and to remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a free and open market and a national market system because making the Pilots permanent would provide market participants with a trading venue that encourages the addition of liquidity, facilitates the trading of larger orders more efficiently, operates to reward aggressive liquidity providers. The Exchange believes that making the Pilots permanent would encourage the additional utilization of, and interaction with, the Exchange and provide customers with the premier venue for price discovery, liquidity, competitive quotes, and price improvement. In addition, the Exchange believes that making the Pilots permanent would promote just and equitable principles of trade and remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market because, as the Commission found in approving the NMM Pilot and SLP Pilot for the NYSE, the rules strike the appropriate balance between the obligations and benefits of the Exchange's market participants. Finally, the Exchange believes that it is subject to significant competitive forces, as described below in the Exchange's statement regarding the burden on competition. For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the Act. B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\33\ the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would not impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes that making the Pilots permanent would continue to foster competition among liquidity providers and maintain execution quality on the Exchange. The Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive market in which market participants can easily direct their orders to competing venues, including off-exchange venues. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually review, and consider adjusting the services it offers and the requirements it imposes to remain competitive with other U.S. equity exchanges. For the reasons described above, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change reflects this competitive environment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \33\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the proposed rule change. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action Because the 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, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \34\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\35\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \34\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). \35\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b- 4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief description and the text of 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the Act \36\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \37\ permits the Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing, noting that the proposed rule change is based on the approved rules of the NYSE, which are already operative, and that making the Pilots permanent would not alter trading on the Exchange. The Commission believes the waiver of the operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the operative delay and designates the proposal operative upon filing.\38\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \36\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). \37\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). \38\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 57649]] Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic CommentsUse 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-NYSEMKT-2015-64 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-NYSEMKT-2015-64. 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 Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. 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-NYSEMKT-2015-64 and should be submitted on or before October 15, 2015. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.\39\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \39\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12). Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-24216 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39 Equities Rule 8.202. The proposed rule COMMISSION
CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are change was published for comment in
due no later than September 28, 2015. the Federal Register on August 20, [Release No. 34–75952; File No. SR–
The public portions of these filings can 2015.3 The Commission has not NYSEMKT–2015–64]
be accessed via the Commission’s Web received any comments on the proposal.
site (http://www.prc.gov). Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
The Commission appoints Cassie Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 4 provides MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
D’Souza to represent the interests of the that, within 45 days of the publication Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
general public (Public Representative) of notice of the filing of a proposed rule Rule Change To Make Permanent the
in this docket. change, or within such longer period up Rules of the New Market Model Pilot,
to 90 days as the Commission may the Supplemental Liquidity Providers
III. Ordering Paragraphs designate if it finds such longer period Pilot, and the Pilot Program Allowing
It is ordered: to be appropriate and publishes its ‘‘UTP Securities’’ To Be Traded on the
1. The Commission reopens Docket reasons for so finding or as to which the Exchange Pursuant to a Grant of
No. CP2014–4 for consideration of self-regulatory organization consents, Unlisted Trading Privileges
matters raised by the Postal Service’s the Commission shall either approve the
September 18, 2015.
Notice. proposed rule change, disapprove the
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
proposed rule change, or institute
Commission appoints Cassie D’Souza to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
proceedings to determine whether the
serve as an officer of the Commission ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
proposed rule change should be
(Public Representative) to represent the notice is hereby given that on
disapproved. The 45th day for this filing September 9, 2015, NYSE MKT LLC (the
interests of the general public in this is October 4, 2015. The Commission is
proceeding. ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with
extending this 45-day time period. the Securities and Exchange
3. Comments are due no later than
September 28, 2015. The Commission finds it appropriate Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
4. The Secretary shall arrange for to designate a longer period within proposed rule change as described in
publication of this order in the Federal which to take action on the proposed Items I and II below, which Items have
Register. rule change so that it has sufficient time been prepared by the self-regulatory
to consider the proposed rule change. organization. The Commission is
By the Commission.
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant publishing this notice to solicit
Shoshana M. Grove, comments on the proposed rule change
to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5
Secretary. from interested persons.
designates November 18, 2015, as the
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date by which the Commission shall I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
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institute proceedings to determine the Proposed Rule Change
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Arca, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Brent J. Fields, pursuant to a grant of unlisted trading
Longer Period for Commission Action Secretary. privileges (the ‘‘UTP Pilot’’). The text of
on Proposed Rule Change Relating to [FR Doc. 2015–24215 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am]
the proposed rule change is available on
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September 18, 2015. Statement of the Purpose of, and
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of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 and basis for, the proposed rule change
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transactions with respect to shares of the places specified in Item IV below.
the CurrencyShares® Euro Trust and the The Exchange has prepared summaries,
CurrencyShares® Japanese Yen Trust, 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75698 set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
which are currently listed and trading (Aug. 14, 2015), 80 FR 50701.
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
1 15 5 Id.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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Comments may be submitted by any of DEPARTMENT OF STATE Susan Demske, Assistant Director for
the following methods: Regulatory Affairs, Department of the
[Public Notice: 9283] Treasury (202–622–4855). On U.S.
Electronic Comments Government procurement ban issues,
Determination Under Section 610 of
• Use the Commission’s Internet the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Amended Executive, Department of State (703–
rules/sro.shtml); or 875–4079).
Pursuant to the authority vested in me SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
• Send an email to rule-comments@ by section 610 of the Foreign Assistance to Section 73(a)(1) of the Arms Export
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– Act of 1961, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’), Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(1)];
NYSEMKT–2015–64 on the subject line. and the President’s Memorandum of Section 11B(b)(1) of the Export
Paper Comments Delegation dated June 25, 2015, I hereby Administration Act of 1979 [50 U.S.C.
determine it necessary for the purposes app. 2410b(b)(1)], as carried out under
• Send paper comments in triplicate of the Act that the following funds be Executive Order 13222 of August 17,
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange transferred to, and consolidated with, 2001 (hereinafter cited as the ‘‘Export
Commission, 100 F Street NE., funds made available under chapter 4 of Administration Act of 1979’’); and
Washington, DC 20549–1090. part II of the Act, and such funds are Executive Order 12851 of June 11, 1993,
hereby so transferred and consolidated: the U.S. Government determined on
All submissions should refer to File
• Up to $12,468,000 of FY 2010 September 11, 2015 that the following
Number SR–NYSEMKT–2015–64. This
International Narcotics and Law foreign persons have engaged in missile
file number should be included on the
Enforcement (INCLE) funds to the technology proliferation activities that
subject line if email is used. To help the
Economic Support Fund (ESF) account; require the imposition of the sanctions
Commission process and review your
• Up to $13,000,000 in FY 2011 described in Sections 73(a)(2)(B) and (C)
comments more efficiently, please use
INCLE funds to the ESF account; and of the Arms Export Control Act [22
only one method. The Commission will • Up to $2,032,000 of FY 2014
post all comments on the Commission’s U.S.C. 2797b(a)(2)(B) and (C)] and
INCLE-Overseas Contingency Sections 11B(b)(1)(B)(ii) and (iii) of the
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ Operations (OCO) funds to the ESF–
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the Export Administration Act of 1979 [50
OCO account. U.S.C. app. 2410b(b)(1)(B)(ii) and (iii)]
submission, all subsequent This determination shall be reported
amendments, all written statements on these entities:
to Congress and published in the Korea Mining and Development
with respect to the proposed rule Federal Register.
change that are filed with the Corporation (KOMID) (North Korea) and
Dated: August 27, 2015. its sub-units and successors.
Commission, and all written
John F. Kerry, Hesong Trading Corporation (North
communications relating to the
Secretary of State. Korea) and its sub-units and successors.
proposed rule change between the
Accordingly, the following sanctions
Commission and any person, other than [FR Doc. 2015–24271 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am]
are being imposed on these entities for
those that may be withheld from the BILLING CODE 4710–10–P
two years:
public in accordance with the
(A) Denial of all new individual
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
DEPARTMENT OF STATE licenses for the transfer to the
available for Web site viewing and
sanctioned entities of all items on the
printing in the Commission’s Public [Public Notice: 9285] U.S. Munitions List and all items the
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
export of which is controlled under the
Washington, DC 20549, on official Imposition of Missile Proliferation Export Administration Act;
business days between the hours of 10 Sanctions on Two North Korean (B) Denial of all U.S. Government
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing will Entities contracts with the sanctioned entities;
also be available for inspection and
AGENCY: Bureau of International and
copying at the principal office of the
Security and Nonproliferation, (C) Prohibition on the importation
Exchange. All comments received will
Department of State. into the U.S. of all products produced
be posted without change; the
by the sanctioned entities.
Commission does not edit personal ACTION: Notice.
With respect to items controlled
identifying information from
SUMMARY: A determination has been pursuant to the Export Administration
submissions. You should submit only
made that North Korean entities have Act of 1979, the above export sanction
information that you wish to make
engaged in activities that require the only applies to exports made pursuant
available publicly. All submissions
imposition of measures pursuant to the to individual export licenses.
should refer to File Number SR–
Arms Export Control Act, as amended, Additionally, because North Korea is
NYSEMKT–2015–64 and should be
and the Export Administration Act of a country with a non-market economy
submitted on or before October 15,
1979, as amended (as carried out under that is not a former member of the
2015.
Executive Order 13222 of August 17, Warsaw Pact (as referenced in the
For the Commission, by the Division 2001). definition of ‘‘person’’ in section
of Trading and Markets, pursuant to 74(8)(B) of the Arms Export Control
delegated authority.39 DATES: Effective date: September 24, Act), the following sanctions shall be
2015.
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Brent J. Fields,
applied for two years to all activities of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam the North Korean government relating to
Secretary. Durham, Office of Missile, Biological, the development or production of
[FR Doc. 2015–24216 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am] and Chemical Nonproliferation, Bureau missile equipment or technology and all
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P of International Security and activities of the North Korean
Nonproliferation, Department of State government affecting the development
39 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). (202–647–4930). On import ban issues, or production of electronics, space
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