81_FR_13907 81 FR 13857 - Sunshine Act Meeting

81 FR 13857 - Sunshine Act Meeting

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

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FR Document2016-05879

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 13857]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05879]


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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 
17, 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 Piwowar, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Adjudicatory matters;
    Opinion; 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 10, 2016.
Lynn M. Powalski,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05879 Filed 3-11-16; 11:15 am]
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                                                    require a different response. Persons                     listed for the Closed Meeting in closed                 rules.htm, at the principal office of the
                                                    relying upon this exemptive relief shall                  session.                                                Exchange, and at the Commission’s
                                                    discontinue transactions involving the                       The subject matter of the Closed                     Public Reference Room.
                                                    Shares of the Fund, pending                               Meeting will be:
                                                                                                                                                                      II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                    presentation of the facts for the                            Institution and settlement of
                                                                                                                                                                      Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                    Commission’s consideration, in the                        injunctive actions;
                                                                                                                                                                      Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                    event that any material change occurs                        Institution and settlement of
                                                                                                                                                                      Change
                                                    with respect to any of the facts or                       administrative proceedings;
                                                    representations made by the Requestors,                      Adjudicatory matters;                                  In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                    and as is the case with all preceding                        Opinion; and                                         self-regulatory organization included
                                                    letters, particularly with respect to the                    Other matters relating to enforcement                statements concerning the purpose of,
                                                    close alignment between the market                        proceedings.                                            and basis for, the proposed rule change
                                                    price of Shares and the Fund’s NAV. In                       At times, changes in Commission                      and discussed any comments it received
                                                    addition, persons relying on this                         priorities require alterations in the                   on the proposed rule change. The text
                                                    exemption are directed to the anti-fraud                  scheduling of meeting items.                            of those statements may be examined at
                                                    and anti-manipulation provisions of the                      For further information and to                       the places specified in Item IV below.
                                                    Exchange Act, particularly Sections 9(a),                 ascertain what, if any, matters have been               The Exchange has prepared summaries,
                                                    10(b), and Rule 10b–5 thereunder.                         added, deleted or postponed, please                     set forth in sections A, B and C below,
                                                       Responsibility for compliance with                     contact the Office of the Secretary at                  of the most significant parts of such
                                                    these and any other applicable                            (202) 551–5400.                                         statements.
                                                    provisions of the federal securities laws                   Dated: March 10, 2016.
                                                    must rest with the persons relying on                                                                             A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                              Lynn M. Powalski,                                       Statement of the Purpose of, and the
                                                    this exemption. This Order should not
                                                    be considered a view with respect to                      Deputy Secretary.                                       Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                    any other question that the proposed                      [FR Doc. 2016–05879 Filed 3–11–16; 11:15 am]            Change
                                                    transactions may raise, including, but                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  1. Purpose
                                                    not limited to, the adequacy of the
                                                    disclosure concerning, and the                                                                                       The Exchange proposes to adopt and
                                                    applicability of other federal or state                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 amend rules to permit the Exchange to
                                                    laws to, the proposed transactions.                       COMMISSION                                              initiate CHX SNAP (‘‘SNAP’’) Cycles.3
                                                                                                                                                                      Currently, a SNAP Cycle may only be
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                  [Release No. 34–77331; File No. SR–CHX–
                                                                                                                                                                      initiated upon receipt of a valid limit
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                2016–01]
                                                                                                                                                                      order marked Start SNAP (‘‘Start SNAP
                                                    authority.8
                                                                                                              Self-Regulatory Organizations;                          order’’) submitted by an order sender.4
                                                    Robert W. Errett,
                                                                                                              Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice                    The Exchange now proposes to permit
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                                                                                 the Exchange to initiate a SNAP Cycle,
                                                                                                              of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–05749 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]                                                                       without receipt of a valid Start SNAP
                                                                                                              Adopt and Amend Rules To Permit the
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                                                                              Exchange To Initiate CHX SNAP SM                        order, if a periodic pro forma SNAP
                                                                                                              Cycles                                                  review of the contents of the CHX book,
                                                                                                                                                                      SNAP Auction Only Order (‘‘AOO’’)
                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                   March 9, 2016.                                          Queue 5 and Protected Quotations of
                                                    COMMISSION                                                   Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                  external markets, in a given security,
                                                                                                              Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         show that the projected execution size
                                                    Sunshine Act Meeting
                                                                                                              (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 that would result if a SNAP Cycle were
                                                      Notice is hereby given, pursuant to                     notice is hereby given that on February                 to be initiated at that moment would
                                                    the provisions of the Government in the                   26, 2016, the Chicago Stock Exchange,                   meet certain minimum size and notional
                                                    Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that                     Inc. (‘‘CHX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with               value requirements, as applicable
                                                    the Securities and Exchange                               the Securities and Exchange                             (‘‘Exchange-initiated SNAP’’). This
                                                    Commission will hold a Closed Meeting                     Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)                  proposal is designed to permit
                                                    on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 2:00                       the proposed rule change as described                   marketable, yet inactive passive
                                                    p.m.                                                      in Items I and II below, which Items                    liquidity of a substantial size (i.e.,
                                                      Commissioners, Counsel to the                           have been prepared by the Exchange.                     inactive SNAP AOOs), to execute via
                                                    Commissioners, the Secretary to the                       The Commission is publishing this                       SNAP in the absence of a Start SNAP
                                                    Commission, and recording secretaries                     notice to solicit comments on the                       order. The proposed rule change does
                                                    will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain                   proposed rule change from interested                    not modify the operation of SNAP
                                                    staff members who have an interest in                     persons.                                                Cycles in any other way.
                                                    the matters also may be present.
                                                      The General Counsel of the                              I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                                                                                        3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76262

                                                    Commission, or her designee, has                          Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 67440 (November 2, 2015)
                                                    certified that, in her opinion, one or                    the Proposed Rule Change                                (SR–CHX–2015–05); see also Securities Exchange
                                                                                                                                                                      Act Release No. 76087 (October 6, 2015), 80 FR
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                                                    more of the exemptions set forth in 5                       CHX proposes to adopt and amend                       61540 (October 13, 2015); see also Securities
                                                    U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10)                rules to permit the Exchange to initiate                Exchange Act Release No. 75346 (July 1, 2015), 80
                                                    and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii)                 CHX SNAP SM cycles. The text of this                    FR 39172 (July 8, 2015) (SR–CHX–2015–03). The
                                                    and (10), permit consideration of the                     proposed rule change is available on the                approved rule changes are not yet operative and
                                                    scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting.                                                                           will become operative upon two weeks’ notice by
                                                                                                              Exchange’s Web site at http://                          the Exchange to its Participants.
                                                      Commissioner Piwowar, as duty                           www.chx.com/rules/proposed_                               4 See supra id.; see also CHX Article 1, Rule
                                                    officer, voted to consider the items                                                                              2(h)(1); see also CHX Article 18, Rule 1(b)(1).
                                                                                                                1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                5 See supra note 3; see also CHX Article 20, Rule
                                                      8 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(6) and (9).                        2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                 8(b)(2)(A).



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FR Citation81 FR 13857 

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