81_FR_12587 81 FR 12541 - Sunshine Act Meeting

81 FR 12541 - Sunshine Act Meeting

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 46 (March 9, 2016)

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FR Document2016-05330

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 12541]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05330]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities 
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, March 
10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. 
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be 
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or her designee, has 
certified that, in her opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the 
scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Resolution of litigation claims; and
    Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have 
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact the Office of the 
Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05330 Filed 3-7-16; 11:15 am]
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                                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2               OUCH, RASH, and DROP ports; and (ii)
                                             COMMISSION                                              notice is hereby given that on February               assess a $100/port/month fee for
                                                                                                     23, 2016, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC                         Trading Ports used in Test Mode.
                                             Sunshine Act Meeting                                    (‘‘Exchange’’) 3 filed with the Securities
                                                                                                                                                           First Change
                                                                                                     and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or
                                               Notice is hereby given, pursuant to                   ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                        The Exchange is in the process of
                                             the provisions of the Government in the                 change as described in Items I, II, and               transitioning its Disaster Recovery
                                             Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that                   III, below, which Items have been                     (‘‘DR’’) functionality for the U.S.
                                             the Securities and Exchange                             prepared by the Exchange. The                         equities and options markets from
                                             Commission will hold a Closed Meeting                   Commission is publishing this notice to               Ashburn, VA to its new Chicago, IL data
                                             on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 2:00                     solicit comments on the proposed rule                 center. The Exchange has invested and
                                             p.m.                                                    change from interested persons.                       installed new equipment in the Chicago
                                               Commissioners, Counsel to the                                                                               data center for client connectivity and
                                             Commissioners, the Secretary to the                     I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     for the infrastructure of Exchange
                                             Commission, and recording secretaries                   Statement of the Terms of Substance of                systems. The Exchange chose Chicago as
                                             will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain                 the Proposed Rule Change                              the location of its new DR data center
                                             staff members who have an interest in                      The Exchange proposes to amend the                 as many other exchanges are using this
                                             the matters also may be present.                        Exchange’s Access Services fees under                 same location for a disaster recovery or
                                               The General Counsel of the                            Chapter VIII of the Exchange’s Pricing                a primary location and, as a result,
                                             Commission, or her designee, has                        Schedule to: (i) Assess a $25/port/                   many of our market participants have a
                                             certified that, in her opinion, one or                  month Disaster Recovery Port fee for                  presence or connection at this location,
                                             more of the exemptions set forth in 5                   Disaster Recovery Ports used with FIX                 thus making it easier and less expensive
                                             U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10)              Trading Ports, OUCH, RASH, and DROP                   for many market participants to connect
                                             and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii)               ports; and (ii) assess a $100/port/month              to the Exchange for DR.
                                             and (10), permit consideration of the                   fee for Trading Ports used in Test Mode.                 Under Chapter VIII of the Exchange’s
                                             scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.                    The text of the proposed rule                      Pricing Schedule, member firms may
                                               Commissioner Stein, as duty officer,                  change is available on the Exchange’s                 subscribe to DR ports, which provide
                                             voted to consider the items listed for the              Web site at http://                                   backup connectivity in the event of a
                                             Closed Meeting in closed session.                       nasdaqomxphlx.cchwallstreet.com/, at                  failure or disaster rendering their
                                               The subject matter of the Closed                      the principal office of the Exchange, and             primary connectivity at Carteret, NJ
                                             Meeting will be:                                        at the Commission’s Public Reference                  subscribed to under Chapter VIII of the
                                               Institution and settlement of                         Room.                                                 Exchange’s Pricing Schedule
                                             injunctive actions;                                                                                           unavailable. To date, the Exchange has
                                                                                                     II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                               Institution and settlement of                         Statement of the Purpose of, and                      transitioned FIX Trading Ports, OUCH,
                                             administrative proceedings;                             Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                RASH, and DROP Ports to the Chicago
                                               Resolution of litigation claims; and                  Change                                                center from Ashburn. Currently, the
                                               Other matters relating to enforcement                                                                       Exchange does not assess a fee for any
                                             proceedings.                                               In its filing with the Commission, the             DR ports.
                                               At times, changes in Commission                       Exchange included statements                             The Exchange has incurred an initial
                                             priorities require alterations in the                   concerning the purpose of and basis for               cost associated with moving DR ports to
                                             scheduling of meeting items.                            the proposed rule change and discussed                the Chicago center, including the
                                               For further information and to                        any comments it received on the                       purchase of upgraded hardware and
                                             ascertain what, if any, matters have been               proposed rule change. The text of these               physical space to house the DR ports,
                                             added, deleted or postponed, please                     statements may be examined at the                     which is more expensive than the
                                             contact the Office of the Secretary at                  places specified in Item IV below. The                Ashburn location. The Exchange also
                                             (202) 551–5400.                                         Exchange has prepared summaries, set                  incurs ongoing costs in maintaining the
                                                                                                     forth in sections A, B, and C below, of               DR ports, including costs incurred
                                               Dated: March 3, 2016.                                 the most significant aspects of such                  maintaining servers and their physical
                                             Brent J. Fields,                                        statements.                                           location, monitoring order activity, and
                                             Secretary.                                                                                                    other support, which is collectively
                                                                                                     A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                             [FR Doc. 2016–05330 Filed 3–7–16; 11:15 am]                                                                   more expensive in Chicago than
                                                                                                     Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                             BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                                                                     Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                Ashburn. Accordingly, the Exchange is
                                                                                                     Change                                                proposing to assess a fee of $25 per port,
                                                                                                                                                           per month for DR Ports used with FIX
                                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 1. Purpose                                            Trading Ports, OUCH, RASH, and DROP
                                             COMMISSION                                                 The purpose of the proposed rule                   Ports.
                                             [Release No. 34–77286; File No. SR–Phlx–                change is to amend the Exchange’s
                                                                                                                                                           Second Change
                                             2016–31]                                                Access Services fees under Chapter VIII
                                                                                                     of the Exchange’s Pricing Schedule to:                   Under Chapter VIII of the Exchange’s
                                             Self-Regulatory Organizations;                          (i) Assess a $25/port/month Disaster                  Pricing Schedule, Member firms may
                                             NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of                          Recovery Port fee for Disaster Recovery               subscribe to Trading Ports used in Test
                                             Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                   Ports used with FIX Trading Ports,                    Mode, which are trading ports available
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                                             Proposed Rule Change To Amend                                                                                 in primary market location in Carteret,
                                             Access Services Fees Under Chapter                        1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              NJ, that are exclusively used for testing
                                             VIII of the Pricing Schedule                              2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                 purposes, at no cost. These ports may
                                                                                                        3 The Exchange notes that it has legally changed
                                                                                                                                                           not be used for trading in securities in
                                             March 3, 2016.                                          its name to NASDAQ PHLX LLC with the state of
                                                                                                     Delaware, and is in the process of amending its
                                                                                                                                                           the System, but rather allow a member
                                               Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                   Form 1 and changing its rules to reflect the new      firm to test their systems prior to
                                             Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         name.                                                 connecting to the live trading


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 12541 

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