81_FR_14565 81 FR 14513 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change Relating To Implementation of a Fee on Securities Lending and Repurchase Transactions With Respect to Shares of the CurrencyShares® Euro Trust and the CurrencyShares® Japanese Yen Trust

81 FR 14513 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change Relating To Implementation of a Fee on Securities Lending and Repurchase Transactions With Respect to Shares of the CurrencyShares® Euro Trust and the CurrencyShares® Japanese Yen Trust

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-05976]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77352; SR-NYSEArca-2015-68]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change Relating To Implementation of a 
Fee on Securities Lending and Repurchase Transactions With Respect to 
Shares of the CurrencyShares[supreg] Euro Trust and the 
CurrencyShares[supreg] Japanese Yen Trust

March 11, 2016.
    On July 30, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``Exchange'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ 
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change relating to 
implementation of a fee on securities lending and repurchase 
transactions with respect to shares of the CurrencyShares[supreg] Euro 
Trust and the CurrencyShares[supreg] Japanese Yen Trust, which are 
currently listed and trading on the Exchange under NYSE Arca Equities 
Rule 8.202. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on August 20, 2015.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75698 (Aug. 14, 
2015), 80 FR 50701.
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    On September 18, 2015, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ 
the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the 
proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule 
change.\5\ On November 18, 2016, the Commission instituted proceedings 
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \6\ to determine whether to 
approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.\7\ On February 12, 
2016, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\8\ the Commission 
designated a longer period within which to take action on proceedings 
to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed

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rule change.\9\ The Commission received one comment on the 
proposal.\10\
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75945, 80 FR 57645 
(Sept. 24, 2015). The Commission designated a longer period within 
which to take action on the proposed rule change and designated 
November 18, 2015, as the date by which it should approve, 
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove the proposed rule change.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76472, 80 FR 73258 
(Nov. 24, 2015).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77126, 81 FR 8551 
(Feb. 19, 2016). The Commission designated a longer period within 
which to take action on the proposed rule change and designated 
April 15, 2016, as the date by which it should approve or disapprove 
the proposed rule change.
    \10\ See Letter from George Simon to the Commission (Feb. 23, 
2016) (available at http://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2015-68/nysearca201568-1.pdf).
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    On March 10, 2016, the Exchange withdrew the proposed rule change 
(SR-NYSEArca-2015-68).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Lynn M. Powalski,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05976 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    the same lower Simple Order Fee for                        Electronic Comments                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                    Removing Liquidity in SPY of $0.47 per                                                                            COMMISSION
                                                    contract, except for Customers.                              • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                    Customer orders bring valuable liquidity                   comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                                                                                                                                      [Release No. 34–77352; SR–NYSEArca–
                                                    to the market, which liquidity benefits                    rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                                                                                      2015–68]
                                                    other market participants. Customer                          • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                    liquidity benefits all market participants                 sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
                                                    by providing more trading                                  Phlx–2016–33 on the subject line.                      Arca, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of a
                                                    opportunities, which attracts Specialists                                                                         Proposed Rule Change Relating To
                                                    and Market Makers. An increase in the                      Paper Comments                                         Implementation of a Fee on Securities
                                                    activity of these market participants in                                                                          Lending and Repurchase Transactions
                                                                                                                 • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                    turn facilitates tighter spreads, which                                                                           With Respect to Shares of the
                                                                                                               to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                    may cause an additional corresponding                                                                             CurrencyShares® Euro Trust and the
                                                    increase in order flow from other market                   Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                               Washington, DC 20549–1090.                             CurrencyShares® Japanese Yen Trust
                                                    participants.
                                                                                                               All submissions should refer to File                   March 11, 2016.
                                                    Cross-Reference and Marketing Fee
                                                                                                               Number SR–Phlx–2016–33. This file                         On July 30, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc.
                                                      The Exchange’s proposal to correct a                     number should be included on the                       (‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
                                                    typographical error related to a cross                     subject line if email is used. To help the             and Exchange Commission
                                                    reference does not impose an undue                         Commission process and review your                     (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section
                                                    burden on intra-market competition                         comments more efficiently, please use                  19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                                    because the amendment is non-                              only one method. The Commission will                   of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
                                                    substantive.                                               post all comments on the Commission’s                  thereunder,2 a proposed rule change
                                                      The Exchange’s proposal to replace                       Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                 relating to implementation of a fee on
                                                    the words ‘‘Payment for Order Flow                         rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                        securities lending and repurchase
                                                    Fee’’ with the words ‘‘Marketing Fee’’                                                                            transactions with respect to shares of
                                                                                                               submission, all subsequent
                                                    does not impose an undue burden on                                                                                the CurrencyShares® Euro Trust and the
                                                                                                               amendments, all written statements
                                                    intra-market competition because the                                                                              CurrencyShares® Japanese Yen Trust,
                                                                                                               with respect to the proposed rule
                                                    proposal will conform the rule text to                                                                            which are currently listed and trading
                                                    other parts of the Rulebook.                               change that are filed with the
                                                                                                               Commission, and all written                            on the Exchange under NYSE Arca
                                                    C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                                 Equities Rule 8.202. The proposed rule
                                                                                                               communications relating to the
                                                    Statement on Comments on the                                                                                      change was published for comment in
                                                                                                               proposed rule change between the
                                                    Proposed Rule Change Received From                                                                                the Federal Register on August 20,
                                                                                                               Commission and any person, other than
                                                    Members, Participants, or Others                                                                                  2015.3
                                                                                                               those that may be withheld from the
                                                                                                               public in accordance with the                             On September 18, 2015, pursuant to
                                                      No written comments were either
                                                                                                               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,4 the
                                                    solicited or received.
                                                                                                               available for Web site viewing and                     Commission designated a longer period
                                                    III. Date of Effectiveness of the                                                                                 within which to approve the proposed
                                                                                                               printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                    Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                                                                               rule change, disapprove the proposed
                                                                                                               Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                    Commission Action                                                                                                 rule change, or institute proceedings to
                                                                                                               Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                       The foregoing rule change has become                                                                           determine whether to disapprove the
                                                                                                               business days between the hours of                     proposed rule change.5 On November
                                                    effective pursuant to Section                              10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                                    19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.27                                                                                     18, 2016, the Commission instituted
                                                                                                               filing also will be available for                      proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of
                                                       At any time within 60 days of the                       inspection and copying at the principal                the Act 6 to determine whether to
                                                    filing of the proposed rule change, the                    office of the Exchange. All comments                   approve or disapprove the proposed
                                                    Commission summarily may                                   received will be posted without change;                rule change.7 On February 12, 2016,
                                                    temporarily suspend such rule change if                    the Commission does not edit personal                  pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,8
                                                    it appears to the Commission that such                     identifying information from                           the Commission designated a longer
                                                    action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in                 submissions. You should submit only                    period within which to take action on
                                                    the public interest; (ii) for the protection               information that you wish to make                      proceedings to determine whether to
                                                    of investors; or (iii) otherwise in                        available publicly. All submissions                    approve or disapprove the proposed
                                                    furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
                                                                                                               should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–
                                                    If the Commission takes such action, the
                                                                                                               2016–33 and should be submitted on or                    1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                    Commission shall institute proceedings
                                                    to determine whether the proposed rule                     before April 7, 2016.                                    2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                                                                                                                                        3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75698
                                                    should be approved or disapproved.                           For the Commission, by the Division of               (Aug. 14, 2015), 80 FR 50701.
                                                                                                               Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated               4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
                                                    IV. Solicitation of Comments                               authority.28                                             5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75945,

                                                      Interested persons are invited to                        Lynn M. Powalski,                                      80 FR 57645 (Sept. 24, 2015). The Commission
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                                                                                                                                                                      designated a longer period within which to take
                                                    submit written data, views, and                            Deputy Secretary.                                      action on the proposed rule change and designated
                                                    arguments concerning the foregoing,                        [FR Doc. 2016–05975 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]            November 18, 2015, as the date by which it should
                                                    including whether the proposed rule                                                                               approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings to
                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                 determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule
                                                    change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                                                                                      change.
                                                    Comments may be submitted by any of                                                                                 6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
                                                    the following methods:                                                                                              7 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76472,

                                                                                                                                                                      80 FR 73258 (Nov. 24, 2015).
                                                      27 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).                           28 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                           8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).




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                                                    rule change.9 The Commission received                   —Carriage of cargoes and containers                   809 72. The meeting coordinator will
                                                    one comment on the proposal.10                             (report of the second session of the               confirm whether the virtual public
                                                      On March 10, 2016, the Exchange                          Sub-Committee)                                     meeting will be utilized by posting an
                                                    withdrew the proposed rule change                       —Ship design and construction (report                 announcement at: www.uscg.mil/imo/
                                                    (SR–NYSEArca–2015–68).                                     of the third session of the Sub-                   MSC/. Members of the public can find
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                   Committee)                                         out whether the Federal Government is
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              —Human element, training and                          delayed or closed by visiting
                                                    authority.11                                               watchkeeping (report of the third                  www.opm.gov/status/. Additional
                                                    Lynn M. Powalski,                                          session of the Sub-Committee)                      information regarding this and other
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                       —Pollution prevention and response                    SHC public meetings may be found at:
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–05976 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]                (report of the third session of the Sub-           www.uscg.mil/imo/.
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     Committee)                                           Dated: March 10, 2016.
                                                                                                            —Navigation, communications, search                   Jonathan W. Burby,
                                                                                                               and rescue (urgent matters emanating
                                                                                                                                                                  Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                        from the third session of the Sub-                 Committee, Department of State.
                                                                                                               Committee)
                                                    [Public Notice: 9486]                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2016–06058 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            —Capacity building for the
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
                                                                                                               implementation of new measures
                                                    Shipping Coordinating Committee;                        —Formal safety assessment, including
                                                    Notice of Public Meeting                                   general cargo ship safety                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                      The Shipping Coordinating                             —Piracy and armed robbery against
                                                    Committee (SHC) will conduct an open                       ships                                              [Public Notice: 9484]
                                                    meeting at 9:00 a.m. on May 4, 2016, in                 —Unsafe mixed migration by sea
                                                    Room 9–12 of the United States                          —Analysis and consideration of                        Notice of Meeting of the International
                                                    Department of Transportation building,                     recommendations to reduce                          Telecommunication Advisory
                                                    1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Washington,                       administrative burdens in IMO                      Committee
                                                    DC 20591. The primary purpose of the                       instruments including those                           This notice announces a meeting of
                                                    meeting is to prepare for the ninety                       identified by the SG–RAR                           the United States International
                                                    sixth Session of the International                      —Implementation of instruments and                    Telecommunication Advisory
                                                    Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime                     related matters                                    Committee (ITAC) to gather
                                                    Safety Committee to be held at the IMO                  —Relations with other organizations                   participants’ perspectives on the
                                                    Headquarters, United Kingdom, May                       —Application of the Committee’s                       dynamic and evolving international
                                                    11–20, 2016.                                               Guidelines                                         environment around the Internet of
                                                      The agenda items to be considered                     —Work programme                                       Things (IoT) and the application of that
                                                    include:                                                —Any other business                                   technology in Smart Cities, including
                                                    —Adoption of the agenda; report of                      —Consideration of the report of the                   relevant technical, commercial, and
                                                      credentials                                              Committee on its ninety-sixth session              economic issues.
                                                    —Decisions of other IMO bodies                             Members of the public may attend                      The Department of State seeks to
                                                    —Consideration and adoption of                          this meeting up to the seating capacity               determine where and how diplomacy
                                                      amendments to mandatory                               of the room. To facilitate the building               can best support U.S. innovation and
                                                      instruments                                           security process, and to request                      economic growth in this area. Attendees
                                                    —Measures to enhance maritime
                                                                                                            reasonable accommodation, those who                   will be invited to share their thoughts
                                                      security
                                                    —Goal-based new ship construction                       plan to attend should contact the                     on topics including the following:
                                                      standards                                             meeting coordinator, LCDR Tiffany                        • The most significant technical
                                                    —Passenger ship safety                                  Duffy, by email at tiffany.a.duffy@                   issues (e.g., interoperability, security) at
                                                    —Mandatory instrument and/or                            uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1376,                 play in the international market;
                                                      provisions addressing safety                          by fax at (202) 372–8382, or in writing                  • The impact of national and
                                                      standards for the carriage of more                    at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE.,              multilateral initiatives within and
                                                      than 12 industrial personnel on board                 Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593–7509                  among various countries related to
                                                      vessels engaged on international                      not later than April 27, 2016. Requests               Smart Cities and IoT (e.g., the EU Digital
                                                      voyages                                               made after April 27, 2016 might not be                Agenda);
                                                    —Ship systems and equipment (report                     able to be accommodated. Please note                     • International standards and
                                                      of the second session and urgent                      that due to security considerations, two              standards bodies;
                                                      matters emanating from the third                      valid, government issued photo                           • The appropriateness of
                                                      session of the Sub-Committee)                         identifications must be presented to                  international regulation related to IoT;
                                                    —Implementation of IMO instruments                      gain entrance to the Department of                       • Privacy and security in the IoT
                                                      (report of the second session of the                  Transportation building. The                          environment.
                                                      Sub-Committee)                                        Department of Transportation building                    Internet of Things issues are included
                                                                                                            is accessible by taxi, privately owned                in preparations for the upcoming
                                                      9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77126,
                                                                                                            conveyance, and public transportation.                Organization for Economic Cooperation
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                                                    81 FR 8551 (Feb. 19, 2016). The Commission              However, parking in the vicinity of the               and Development (OECD) ministerial.
                                                    designated a longer period within which to take
                                                    action on the proposed rule change and designated       building is extremely limited. In the                 Over the last 6 months, the United
                                                    April 15, 2016, as the date by which it should          case of inclement weather in the                      States has participated in the
                                                    approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.         Washington, DC area where the Federal                 International Telecommunications
                                                      10 See Letter from George Simon to the
                                                                                                            Government is closed or delayed, a                    Union Standardization Sector Study
                                                    Commission (Feb. 23, 2016) (available at http://
                                                    www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2015-68/               public meeting may be conducted                       Group 20 (SG20), which focuses on the
                                                    nysearca201568-1.pdf).                                  virtually by calling (202) 475–4000 or 1–             development of standards related to IoT
                                                      11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(57).                            855–475–2447, Participant code: 887                   and Smart Cities. Attendees are invited


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