81_FR_290 81 FR 288 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fees Schedule

81 FR 288 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fees Schedule

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 2 (January 5, 2016)

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FR Document2015-33115

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76788; File No. SR-C2-2015-036]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change 
To Amend the Fees Schedule

December 29, 2015.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on December 16, 2015, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (the 
``Exchange'' or ``C2'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the 
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments 
on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its Fees Schedule. The text of the 
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.c2exchange.com/Legal/), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, 
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 Exchange included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The 
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in 
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such 
statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend its Fees Schedule, effective 
December 16, 2015.\3\ Currently, in all equity, multiply-listed index 
(excluding RUT), ETF and ETN options, if a quote is updated such that 
it executes against a resting complex order or if a simple, non-complex 
order (``simple order'') is submitted such that it executes against a 
resting complex order, that order or quote is treated as a ``Taker'' 
and assessed the Taker fees listed in section 1A of the C2 Fees 
Schedule. The remaining leg(s) are treated as ``Makers'' and assessed 
the rebates listed in section 1A of the Fees Schedule, and the complex 
order is also treated as ``Maker'' and assessed the fees (or rebates) 
listed in section 1B of the Fees Schedule. By way of background, when a 
market participant submits an order, they likely do not know whether it 
will trade with a simple or complex order. As the simple order book 
displays the market for all resting orders and quotes, a market 
participant would readily know however, whether their simple order or 
quote would make a resting simple order in that series on the opposite 
side marketable and execute (thereby being a ``Taker''). Conversely, 
the market participant would likely not know whether their simple order 
or quote would make a resting complex order with a leg in that series 
marketable (thereby being a ``Taker''). More specifically, while the 
Complex Order Book (``COB'') displays the market of resting complex 
orders along with the legs that comprise a complex order, market 
participants cannot as easily and readily discern whether an incoming 
simple order or quote will trigger a resting complex order execution. 
Rather, in order to determine whether such an execution would occur, a 
market participant would have to simultaneously compare both the COB 
and simple order book and analyze the various markets on the different 
legs in the simple order book to determine whether or not their simple 
order or quote would make a resting complex order marketable (and 
therefore execute). As many market participants cannot easily make this 
determination upon submission of their simple order or quote, the 
majority of market participants are surprised when their order or quote 
triggers a resting complex order making them a Taker (when they 
otherwise expected to be a Maker based on the simple order book). The 
Exchange additionally notes that while the order or quote that triggers 
the execution of a resting complex order is charged Taker fees, any 
remaining simple orders or quotes that also trade against that resting 
complex order are still treated as Maker and as such receive the Maker 
rebates set forth in section 1A of the C2 Fees Schedule.
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    \3\ The Exchange initially filed the proposed fee change on 
December 3, 2015 (SR-C2-2015-035). On December 16, 2015, the 
Exchange withdrew that filing and submitted this filing.
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    In light of the above, the Exchange proposes to amend the Fees 
Schedule to provide that for all equity, multiply-listed index 
(excluding RUT), ETF and ETN options classes, transactions in which 
simple orders or quotes execute against a resting complex order, no 
fees or rebates will be assessed to any component of the resting 
complex order or the simple orders or quotes. In conjunction with the 
proposed change, the Exchange proposes to clarify in section 1B of the 
C2 Fees Schedule that for transactions in which resting simple orders 
or quotes execute against an incoming marketable complex order, each 
component of the complex order will be assessed the complex order fees 
listed in section 1B of the C2 Fees Schedule, while the simple orders 
and quotes will be assessed the transaction fees listed in section 1A 
of the C2 Fees Schedule. Particularly, the Exchange notes that it does 
not wish to assess transaction fees on any simple orders or quotes that 
make a resting complex order marketable because, as discussed above, 
the sender of a simple order or quote would likely not know at the time 
of submission whether that order or quote would trigger the execution 
of a resting complex order and be assessed Taker fees instead of 
receive Maker rebates as otherwise expected. Additionally, when a 
Market-Maker updates a quote, that improved quote may make a resting 
complex order marketable unexpectedly. Upon execution of that 
transaction that Market-Maker would then be assessed fees as a Taker. 
In order to avoid discouraging Market-Makers from improving their 
markets (so as to avoid transaction fees as a Taker) the Exchange 
proposes to waive transaction fees in these instances as well. As the 
Exchange would not be assessing transaction fees on the simple order or 
quote that triggers the execution of a resting complex order, the 
Exchange similarly also proposes to not assess a fee or provide a 
rebate on the components of the resting complex order that executed 
against the simple order or updated quote. Additionally, since the 
Exchange is not generating any fees on these transactions, the Exchange 
proposes to not provide rebates to the other simple order(s) or 
quote(s) that execute against the resting complex order.

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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and 
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular, 
the requirements of section 6(b) of the Act.\4\ Specifically, the 
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the 
section 6(b)(5) \5\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be 
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 
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, 
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Additionally, 
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\6\ which requires that Exchange rules 
provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and 
other charges among its Trading Permit Holders and other persons using 
its facilities.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is reasonable 
because market-participants won't be assessed fees for transactions in 
which a simple order or quote triggers the execution of a resting 
complex order. The Exchange also believes it's reasonable, equitable 
and not unfairly discriminatory to not assess transaction fees for 
these transactions because market participants will likely not know 
whether their submitted order or quote will trade against a resting 
complex order resulting in that market participant being assessed Taker 
fees when they might otherwise have expected to be treated as a Maker 
based on the resting simple orders and quotes. Also as mentioned above, 
the Exchange does not want to discourage Market-Makers from improving 
their quotes by charging Taker fees when they unexpectedly execute 
against a resting complex order. The Exchange believes it's reasonable, 
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory to not provide rebates to the 
Makers in these transactions, as the Exchange is not generating a fee 
from these transactions. Finally, the Exchange believes the proposed 
change is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because it applies 
to all market participants.

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

    C2 does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any 
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange does not believe 
that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on intramarket 
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act because the proposed rule change applies to all 
Permit Holders and because the Exchange wants to encourage liquidity 
and price improvement. The Exchange does not believe that the proposed 
change will impose any burden on intermarket competition because it 
only effects trading on C2. Should the proposed change make C2 a more 
attractive trading venue for market participants at other exchanges, 
such market participants may elect to become market participants at C2. 
Additionally, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly 
competitive market, comprised of thirteen options exchanges, in which 
market participants can easily and readily direct order flow to 
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be 
excessive or rebates to be inadequate.

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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the 
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \8\ 
thereunder. 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 will institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or 
disapproved.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-C2-2015-036 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-C2-2015-036. 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 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will 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-C2-2015-036 and should be 
submitted on or before January 26, 2016.


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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                    2015.3 Currently, in all equity, multiply-             charged Taker fees, any remaining
                                                    COMMISSION                                                 listed index (excluding RUT), ETF and                  simple orders or quotes that also trade
                                                                                                               ETN options, if a quote is updated such                against that resting complex order are
                                                    [Release No. 34–76788; File No. SR–C2–                     that it executes against a resting                     still treated as Maker and as such
                                                    2015–036]                                                  complex order or if a simple, non-                     receive the Maker rebates set forth in
                                                                                                               complex order (‘‘simple order’’) is                    section 1A of the C2 Fees Schedule.
                                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2                          submitted such that it executes against
                                                                                                                                                                         In light of the above, the Exchange
                                                    Options Exchange, Incorporated;                            a resting complex order, that order or
                                                                                                                                                                      proposes to amend the Fees Schedule to
                                                    Notice of Filing and Immediate                             quote is treated as a ‘‘Taker’’ and
                                                                                                                                                                      provide that for all equity, multiply-
                                                    Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule                           assessed the Taker fees listed in section
                                                                                                               1A of the C2 Fees Schedule. The                        listed index (excluding RUT), ETF and
                                                    Change To Amend the Fees Schedule
                                                                                                               remaining leg(s) are treated as ‘‘Makers’’             ETN options classes, transactions in
                                                    December 29, 2015.                                         and assessed the rebates listed in                     which simple orders or quotes execute
                                                       Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the                     section 1A of the Fees Schedule, and the               against a resting complex order, no fees
                                                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934                            complex order is also treated as                       or rebates will be assessed to any
                                                    (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                    ‘‘Maker’’ and assessed the fees (or                    component of the resting complex order
                                                    notice is hereby given that on December                    rebates) listed in section 1B of the Fees              or the simple orders or quotes. In
                                                    16, 2015, C2 Options Exchange,                             Schedule. By way of background, when                   conjunction with the proposed change,
                                                    Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘C2’’)                  a market participant submits an order,                 the Exchange proposes to clarify in
                                                    filed with the Securities and Exchange                     they likely do not know whether it will                section 1B of the C2 Fees Schedule that
                                                    Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                            trade with a simple or complex order.                  for transactions in which resting simple
                                                    proposed rule change as described in                       As the simple order book displays the                  orders or quotes execute against an
                                                    Items I, II, and III below, which Items                    market for all resting orders and quotes,              incoming marketable complex order,
                                                    have been prepared by the Exchange.                        a market participant would readily                     each component of the complex order
                                                    The Commission is publishing this                          know however, whether their simple                     will be assessed the complex order fees
                                                    notice to solicit comments on the                          order or quote would make a resting                    listed in section 1B of the C2 Fees
                                                    proposed rule change from interested                       simple order in that series on the                     Schedule, while the simple orders and
                                                    persons.                                                   opposite side marketable and execute                   quotes will be assessed the transaction
                                                                                                               (thereby being a ‘‘Taker’’). Conversely,               fees listed in section 1A of the C2 Fees
                                                    I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                               the market participant would likely not                Schedule. Particularly, the Exchange
                                                    Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                                                                               know whether their simple order or                     notes that it does not wish to assess
                                                    the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                               quote would make a resting complex                     transaction fees on any simple orders or
                                                       The Exchange proposes to amend its                      order with a leg in that series                        quotes that make a resting complex
                                                    Fees Schedule. The text of the proposed                    marketable (thereby being a ‘‘Taker’’).                order marketable because, as discussed
                                                    rule change is available on the                            More specifically, while the Complex                   above, the sender of a simple order or
                                                    Exchange’s Web site (http://                               Order Book (‘‘COB’’) displays the                      quote would likely not know at the time
                                                    www.c2exchange.com/Legal/), at the                         market of resting complex orders along                 of submission whether that order or
                                                    Exchange’s Office of the Secretary, and                    with the legs that comprise a complex                  quote would trigger the execution of a
                                                    at the Commission’s Public Reference                       order, market participants cannot as                   resting complex order and be assessed
                                                    Room.                                                      easily and readily discern whether an                  Taker fees instead of receive Maker
                                                    II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         incoming simple order or quote will                    rebates as otherwise expected.
                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and                           trigger a resting complex order                        Additionally, when a Market-Maker
                                                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                     execution. Rather, in order to determine               updates a quote, that improved quote
                                                    Change                                                     whether such an execution would                        may make a resting complex order
                                                                                                               occur, a market participant would have                 marketable unexpectedly. Upon
                                                      In its filing with the Commission, the                   to simultaneously compare both the                     execution of that transaction that
                                                    Exchange included statements                               COB and simple order book and analyze                  Market-Maker would then be assessed
                                                    concerning the purpose of and basis for                    the various markets on the different legs              fees as a Taker. In order to avoid
                                                    the proposed rule change and discussed                     in the simple order book to determine                  discouraging Market-Makers from
                                                    any comments it received on the                            whether or not their simple order or                   improving their markets (so as to avoid
                                                    proposed rule change. The text of these                    quote would make a resting complex                     transaction fees as a Taker) the
                                                    statements may be examined at the                          order marketable (and therefore                        Exchange proposes to waive transaction
                                                    places specified in Item IV below. The                     execute). As many market participants                  fees in these instances as well. As the
                                                    Exchange has prepared summaries, set                       cannot easily make this determination                  Exchange would not be assessing
                                                    forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                    upon submission of their simple order                  transaction fees on the simple order or
                                                    the most significant aspects of such                       or quote, the majority of market                       quote that triggers the execution of a
                                                    statements.                                                participants are surprised when their                  resting complex order, the Exchange
                                                    A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                          order or quote triggers a resting complex              similarly also proposes to not assess a
                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and                           order making them a Taker (when they                   fee or provide a rebate on the
                                                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                     otherwise expected to be a Maker based                 components of the resting complex
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                                                    Change                                                     on the simple order book). The                         order that executed against the simple
                                                                                                               Exchange additionally notes that while                 order or updated quote. Additionally,
                                                    1. Purpose                                                 the order or quote that triggers the                   since the Exchange is not generating any
                                                      The Exchange proposes to amend its                       execution of a resting complex order is                fees on these transactions, the Exchange
                                                    Fees Schedule, effective December 16,                                                                             proposes to not provide rebates to the
                                                                                                                  3 The Exchange initially filed the proposed fee

                                                                                                               change on December 3, 2015 (SR–C2–2015–035).
                                                                                                                                                                      other simple order(s) or quote(s) that
                                                      1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                 On December 16, 2015, the Exchange withdrew that       execute against the resting complex
                                                      2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                    filing and submitted this filing.                      order.


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                                                    2. Statutory Basis                                       discriminatory because it applies to all                  IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                                                                             market participants.
                                                       The Exchange believes the proposed                                                                                Interested persons are invited to
                                                    rule change is consistent with the                       B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         submit written data, views and
                                                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                     Statement on Burden on Competition                        arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                    ‘‘Act’’) and the rules and regulations                      C2 does not believe that the proposed                  including whether the proposed rule
                                                    thereunder applicable to the Exchange                    rule change will impose any burden on                     change is consistent with the Act.
                                                    and, in particular, the requirements of                  competition that is not necessary or                      Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                    section 6(b) of the Act.4 Specifically, the              appropriate in furtherance of the                         the following methods:
                                                    Exchange believes the proposed rule                      purposes of the Act. The Exchange does
                                                    change is consistent with the section                                                                              Electronic Comments
                                                                                                             not believe that the proposed rule
                                                    6(b)(5) 5 requirements that the rules of                 change will impose any burden on                            • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                    an exchange be designed to prevent                       intramarket competition that is not                       comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                    fraudulent and manipulative acts and                     necessary or appropriate in furtherance                   rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                    practices, to promote just and equitable                 of the purposes of the Act because the
                                                    principles of trade, to foster cooperation               proposed rule change applies to all                         • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                    and coordination with persons engaged                    Permit Holders and because the                            sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                    in regulating, clearing, settling,                       Exchange wants to encourage liquidity                     C2–2015–036 on the subject line.
                                                    processing information with respect to,                  and price improvement. The Exchange                       Paper Comments
                                                    and facilitating transactions in                         does not believe that the proposed
                                                    securities, to remove impediments to                     change will impose any burden on                            • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                    and perfect the mechanism of a free and                  intermarket competition because it only                   to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                    open market and a national market                        effects trading on C2. Should the                         Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                    system, and, in general, to protect                      proposed change make C2 a more                            Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                    investors and the public interest.                       attractive trading venue for market
                                                    Additionally, the Exchange believes the                  participants at other exchanges, such                     All submissions should refer to File
                                                    proposed rule change is consistent with                  market participants may elect to become                   Number SR–C2–2015–036. This file
                                                    section 6(b)(4) of the Act,6 which                       market participants at C2. Additionally,                  number should be included on the
                                                    requires that Exchange rules provide for                 the Exchange notes that it operates in a                  subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                    the equitable allocation of reasonable                   highly competitive market, comprised of                   Commission process and review your
                                                    dues, fees, and other charges among its                  thirteen options exchanges, in which                      comments more efficiently, please use
                                                    Trading Permit Holders and other                         market participants can easily and                        only one method. The Commission will
                                                    persons using its facilities.                            readily direct order flow to competing                    post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                       The Exchange believes the proposed                    venues if they deem fee levels at a                       Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                    rule change is reasonable because                        particular venue to be excessive or                       rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                    market-participants won’t be assessed                    rebates to be inadequate.                                 submission, all subsequent
                                                    fees for transactions in which a simple                  C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         amendments, all written statements
                                                    order or quote triggers the execution of                 Statement on Comments on the                              with respect to the proposed rule
                                                    a resting complex order. The Exchange                    Proposed Rule Change Received From                        change that are filed with the
                                                    also believes it’s reasonable, equitable                 Members, Participants, or Others                          Commission, and all written
                                                    and not unfairly discriminatory to not                                                                             communications relating to the
                                                    assess transaction fees for these                          The Exchange neither solicited nor                      proposed rule change between the
                                                    transactions because market participants                 received comments on the proposed                         Commission and any person, other than
                                                    will likely not know whether their                       rule change.                                              those that may be withheld from the
                                                    submitted order or quote will trade                      III. Date of Effectiveness of the                         public in accordance with the
                                                    against a resting complex order resulting                Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                       provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                    in that market participant being                         Commission Action                                         available for Web site viewing and
                                                    assessed Taker fees when they might                                                                                printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                    otherwise have expected to be treated as                    The foregoing rule change has become                   Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                    a Maker based on the resting simple                      effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)
                                                                                                                                                                       Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                    orders and quotes. Also as mentioned                     of the Act 7 and paragraph (f) of Rule
                                                                                                                                                                       business days between the hours of
                                                    above, the Exchange does not want to                     19b–4 8 thereunder. At any time within
                                                                                                                                                                       10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                                    discourage Market-Makers from                            60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
                                                                                                             change, the Commission summarily may                      filing also will be available for
                                                    improving their quotes by charging
                                                                                                             temporarily suspend such rule change if                   inspection and copying at the principal
                                                    Taker fees when they unexpectedly
                                                    execute against a resting complex order.                 it appears to the Commission that such                    office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                    The Exchange believes it’s reasonable,                   action is necessary or appropriate in the                 received will be posted without change;
                                                    equitable and not unfairly                               public interest, for the protection of                    the Commission does not edit personal
                                                    discriminatory to not provide rebates to                 investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                 identifying information from
                                                                                                             the purposes of the Act. If the                           submissions. You should submit only
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                                                    the Makers in these transactions, as the
                                                    Exchange is not generating a fee from                    Commission takes such action, the                         information that you wish to make
                                                    these transactions. Finally, the                         Commission will institute proceedings                     available publicly. All submissions
                                                    Exchange believes the proposed change                    to determine whether the proposed rule                    should refer to File Number SR–C2–
                                                    is equitable and not unfairly                            change should be approved or                              2015–036 and should be submitted on
                                                                                                             disapproved.                                              or before January 26, 2016.
                                                      4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                      5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                   7 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                      6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).                                   8 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f).



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                                                       For the Commission, by the Division of                 206(d)(2)(A) and 1631(d)(2)(C)(ii)(I) of               Background
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                the Act, 42 U.S.C. 406(d)(2)(A) and
                                                    authority.9                                                                                                         The National Parks Air Tour
                                                                                                              1383(d)(2)(C)(ii)(I).) The maximum                     Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was
                                                    Jill M. Peterson,                                         dollar limit for the assessment currently              enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law
                                                    Assistant Secretary.                                      is $91, as we announced in the Federal                 106–181. The Act required the
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–33115 Filed 1–4–16; 8:45 am]                Register on October 30, 2015 (80 FR                    establishment of the advisory group
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                    66963).                                                within 1 year after its enactment. The
                                                                                                                 The Act requires us each year to set                NPOAG was established in March 2001.
                                                                                                              the assessment percentage rate at the                  The advisory group is comprised of a
                                                    SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION                            lesser of 6.3 percent or the percentage                balanced group of representatives of
                                                                                                              rate necessary to achieve full recovery of             general aviation, commercial air tour
                                                    [Docket No. SSA–2015–0074]
                                                                                                              the costs we incur to determine and pay                operations, environmental concerns,
                                                    Rate for Assessment on Direct                             representatives’ fees. (Sections                       and Native American tribes. The
                                                    Payment of Fees to Representatives in                     206(d)(2)(B)(ii) and 1631(d)(2)(C)(ii)(II)             Administrator of the FAA and the
                                                    2016                                                      of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 406(d)(2)(B)(ii) and             Director of NPS (or their designees)
                                                                                                              1383(d)(2)(C)(ii)(II).)                                serve as ex officio members of the
                                                    AGENCY:      Social Security Administration                  Based on the best available data, we                group. Representatives of the
                                                    (SSA).                                                    have determined that the current rate of               Administrator and Director serve
                                                    ACTION:     Notice.                                       6.3 percent will continue for 2016. We                 alternating 1-year terms as chairman of
                                                                                                              will continue to review our costs for                  the advisory group.
                                                    SUMMARY:   We are announcing that the                     these services on a yearly basis.                         In accordance with the Act, the
                                                    assessment percentage rate under                                                                                 advisory group provides ‘‘advice,
                                                    sections 206(d) and 1631(d)(2)(C) of the                    Dated: December 28, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                     information, and recommendations to
                                                    Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C.                      Michelle King,                                         the Administrator and the Director-
                                                    406(d) and 1383(d)(2)(C), is 6.3 percent                  Acting Deputy Commissioner for Budget,                    (1) On the implementation of this title
                                                    for 2016.                                                 Finance, Quality, and Management.                      [the Act] and the amendments made by
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          [FR Doc. 2015–33135 Filed 1–4–16; 8:45 am]             this title;
                                                    Jeffrey C. Blair, Associate General                       BILLING CODE 4191–02–P                                    (2) On commonly accepted quiet
                                                    Counsel for Program Law, Office of the                                                                           aircraft technology for use in
                                                    General Counsel, Social Security                                                                                 commercial air tour operations over a
                                                    Administration, 6401 Security                                                                                    national park or tribal lands, which will
                                                    Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401.                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                           receive preferential treatment in a given
                                                    Phone: (410) 965–3157, email                                                                                     air tour management plan;
                                                    Jeff.Blair@ssa.gov.                                       Federal Aviation Administration                           (3) On other measures that might be
                                                                                                                                                                     taken to accommodate the interests of
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      A                         Membership in the National Parks                       visitors to national parks; and
                                                    claimant may appoint a qualified                          Overflights Advisory Group Aviation                       (4) At the request of the Administrator
                                                    individual as a representative to act on                  Rulemaking Committee                                   and the Director, safety, environmental,
                                                    his or her behalf in matters before the                                                                          and other issues related to commercial
                                                    Social Security Administration (SSA). If                  AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                                                                              Administration, Transportation.                        air tour operations over a national park
                                                    the claimant is entitled to past-due                                                                             or tribal lands.’’
                                                    benefits and was represented either by                    ACTION: Notice.
                                                    an attorney or by a non-attorney                                                                                 Membership
                                                    representative who has met certain                        SUMMARY:    The Federal Aviation                         The NPOAG ARC is made up of one
                                                    prerequisites, the Act provides that we                   Administration (FAA) and the National                  member representing general aviation,
                                                    may withhold up to 25 percent of the                      Park Service (NPS) are inviting                        three members representing the
                                                    past-due benefits and use that money to                   interested persons to apply to fill two                commercial air tour industry, four
                                                    pay the representative’s approved fee                     upcoming openings on the National                      members representing environmental
                                                    directly to the representative.                           Parks Overflights Advisory Group                       concerns, and two members
                                                       When we pay the representative’s fee                   (NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking                            representing Native American interests.
                                                    directly to the representative, we must                   Committee (ARC). The upcoming                          Current members of the NPOAG ARC
                                                    collect from that fee payment an                          openings will represent commercial air                 are as follows:
                                                    assessment to recover the costs we incur                  tour operator and environmental                          The current NPOAG consists of
                                                    in determining and paying                                 interests, respectively. The selected                  Melissa Rudinger representing general
                                                    representatives’ fees. The Act provides                   members will serve 3-year terms.                       aviation; Alan Stephen, Mark Francis,
                                                    that the assessment we collect will be                    DATES: Persons interested in applying                  and Matthew Zuccaro representing
                                                    the lesser of two amounts: a specified                    for these NPOAG openings representing                  commercial air tour operators; Michael
                                                    dollar limit; or the amount determined                    air tour operator and environmental                    Sutton, Nicholas Miller, Mark Belles,
                                                    by multiplying the fee we are paying by                   interests need to apply by February 12,                and Dick Hingson representing
                                                    the assessment percentage rate.                           2016.                                                  environmental interests; and Leigh
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                                                    (Sections 206(d), 206(e), and 1631(d)(2)                                                                         Kuwanwisiwma and Martin Begaye
                                                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 406(d), 406(e), and                                                                        representing Native American interests.
                                                    1383(d)(2).)                                              Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff,
                                                                                                                                                                     The 3-year membership terms of Mr.
                                                       The Act initially set the dollar limit                 Federal Aviation Administration,
                                                                                                                                                                     Francis and Mr. Sutton expire on May
                                                    at $75 in 2004 and provides that the                      Western-Pacific Region Headquarters,
                                                                                                                                                                     19, 2016.
                                                    limit will be adjusted annually based on                  P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA
                                                    changes in the cost-of-living. (Sections                  90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3808,                 Selection
                                                                                                              email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov.                               In order to retain balance within the
                                                      9 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS are


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