81_FR_37771 81 FR 37659 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 5, To Adopt Initial and Continued Listing Standards for the Listing of Equity Investment Tracking Stocks and Adopt Listing Fees Specific to Equity Investment Tracking Stocks

81 FR 37659 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 5, To Adopt Initial and Continued Listing Standards for the Listing of Equity Investment Tracking Stocks and Adopt Listing Fees Specific to Equity Investment Tracking Stocks

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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FR Document2016-13716

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37659-37660]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13716]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77996; File No. SR-NYSE-2016-22]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 5, To Adopt Initial 
and Continued Listing Standards for the Listing of Equity Investment 
Tracking Stocks and Adopt Listing Fees Specific to Equity Investment 
Tracking Stocks

June 6, 2016.
    On April 7, 2016, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the 
``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 to adopt initial and continued listing standards 
for the listing of Equity Investment Tracking Stocks and to adopt fees 
for Equity Investment Tracking Stocks. The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on April 27, 2016.\3\ On 
April 20, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule 
change, which superseded the original filing in its entirety.\4\ On May 
17, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 5 to the proposal, which 
superseded the filing, as amended by Amendment No. 1. Amendment No. 5 
was published for comment in the Federal Register on May 23, 2016.\5\ 
No comments have been received on the proposed rule change in response 
to both the original publication

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of the proposal in the Federal Register \6\ and, to date, in response 
to the subsequent publication of the proposal as modified by Amendment 
No. 5.\7\
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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. 77674 (April 21, 
2016), 81 FR 24919 (April 27, 2016).
    \4\ On May 13, 2016, the Exchange submitted and withdrew 
Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change. On May 13, 2016, the 
Exchange filed Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule change, and on 
May 16, 2016 the Exchange withdrew Amendment No. 3 to the proposed 
rule change. On May 16, 2016 the Exchange submitted Amendment No. 4 
to the proposal, and on May 17, 2016, the Exchange withdrew 
Amendment No. 4 to the proposed rule change.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77850 (May 17, 
2016), 81 FR 32360 (May 23, 2016).
    \6\ See note 3 supra.
    \7\ See note 5 supra.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \8\ provides that within 45 days of the 
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization 
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, 
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is June 11, 2016. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period 
for Commission action on the proposed rule change.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has 
sufficient time to consider this proposed rule change, as modified by 
Amendment No. 5.\9\ Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 
19(b)(2) of the Act,\10\ and for the reason noted above, designates 
July 26, 2016 as the date by which the Commission should either approve 
or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NYSE-2016-22).
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    \9\ See note 4 supra, and accompanying text.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    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)(31).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13716 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    controversial under Section 19(b)(3)(A)                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                             For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                    of the Act 15 and paragraph (f)(6) of Rule                                                                      Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                    19b–4 thereunder.16                                        Interested persons are invited to                    authority.20
                                                       The Exchange asserts that the                         submit written data, views, and                        Robert W. Errett,
                                                    proposed rule change: (1) Will not                       arguments concerning the foregoing,                    Deputy Secretary.
                                                    significantly affect the protection of                   including whether the proposed rule                    [FR Doc. 2016–13715 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    investors or the public interest, (2) will               change is consistent with the Act.                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                    not impose any significant burden on                     Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                    competition, and (3) and will not                        the following methods:
                                                    become operative for 30 days from the                                                                           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                    date on which it was filed, or such                      Electronic Comments                                    COMMISSION
                                                    shorter time as the Commission may                         • Use the Commission’s Internet                      [Release No. 34–77996; File No. SR–NYSE–
                                                    designate. In addition, the Exchange                                                                            2016–22]
                                                                                                             comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                    provided the Commission with written
                                                    notice of its intent to file the proposed                rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                                                                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
                                                    rule change, along with a brief                            • Send an email to rule-comments@                    York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of
                                                    description and text of the proposed                     sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                Designation of a Longer Period for
                                                    rule change, at least five business days                 CHX–2016–07 on the subject line.                       Commission Action on a Proposed
                                                    prior to the date of filing, or such                                                                            Rule Change, as Modified by
                                                    shorter time as designated by the                        Paper Comments
                                                                                                                                                                    Amendment No. 5, To Adopt Initial and
                                                    Commission.17 While the Exchange                           • Send paper comments in triplicate                  Continued Listing Standards for the
                                                    does not currently have a rule that                      to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                  Listing of Equity Investment Tracking
                                                    requires Participants maintain BCPs, the                 Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                          Stocks and Adopt Listing Fees
                                                    Exchange believes that the proposed                      Washington, DC 20549–1090.                             Specific to Equity Investment Tracking
                                                    rule change raises no novel issues, as it                                                                       Stocks
                                                    is substantively consistent with FINRA                      All submissions should refer to File
                                                    Rules 4370 and 4517(c)(1). Moreover,                     Number SR–CHX–2016–07. This file                       June 6, 2016.
                                                    although proposed Article 7, Rule 14                     number should be included on the                          On April 7, 2016, the New York Stock
                                                    differs from FINRA Rule 4370 in that                     subject line if email is used. To help the             Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the
                                                    the proposed rule expands alternative                                                                           ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
                                                                                                             Commission process and review your
                                                    communication and location                                                                                      and Exchange Commission
                                                                                                             comments more efficiently, please use
                                                    requirements to Associated Persons of                                                                           (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section
                                                                                                             only one method. The Commission will                   19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                                    Participants and explicitly requires                     post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                    BCPs contemplate a broader range of                                                                             of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
                                                                                                             Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                 thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
                                                    contra-parties (i.e., interested parties),               rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                    the Exchange believes that such                                                                                 adopt initial and continued listing
                                                                                                             submission, all subsequent                             standards for the listing of Equity
                                                    differences are non-controversial as they                amendments, all written statements
                                                    merely expand FINRA Rule 4370                                                                                   Investment Tracking Stocks and to
                                                                                                             with respect to the proposed rule                      adopt fees for Equity Investment
                                                    requirements to additional parties that
                                                                                                             change that are filed with the                         Tracking Stocks. The proposed rule
                                                    rely on the orderly operation of the
                                                                                                             Commission, and all written                            change was published for comment in
                                                    Participant in the event of an
                                                                                                             communications relating to the                         the Federal Register on April 27, 2016.3
                                                    emergency. The Exchange also notes
                                                                                                             proposed rule change between the                       On April 20, 2016, the Exchange filed
                                                    that the proposed rule change would
                                                                                                             Commission and any person, other than                  Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule
                                                    apply to all Participants and not only
                                                                                                             those that may be withheld from the                    change, which superseded the original
                                                    Dual Members. As such, the Exchange
                                                                                                             public in accordance with the                          filing in its entirety.4 On May 17, 2016,
                                                    has designated this rule filing as non-
                                                                                                             provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                    the Exchange filed Amendment No. 5 to
                                                    controversial under Section 19(b)(3)(A)
                                                                                                             available for Web site viewing and                     the proposal, which superseded the
                                                    of the Act 18 and paragraph (f)(6) of Rule
                                                                                                             printing in the Commission’s Public                    filing, as amended by Amendment No.
                                                    19b–4 thereunder.19
                                                                                                             Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                      1. Amendment No. 5 was published for
                                                       At any time within 60 days of the
                                                                                                                                                                    comment in the Federal Register on
                                                    filing of the proposed rule change, the                  Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                                                                                                                                    May 23, 2016.5 No comments have been
                                                    Commission summarily may                                 business days between the hours of
                                                                                                                                                                    received on the proposed rule change in
                                                    temporarily suspend such rule change if                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such                response to both the original publication
                                                    it appears to the Commission that such                   filing will also be available for
                                                    action is necessary or appropriate in the                inspection and copying at the principal                  20 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                    public interest, for the protection of                   office of the Exchange. All comments                     1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
                                                    investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                received will be posted without change;                  2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

                                                    the purposes of the Act. If the                          the Commission does not edit personal                    3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77674

                                                    Commission takes such action, the                        identifying information from
                                                                                                                                                                    (April 21, 2016), 81 FR 24919 (April 27, 2016).
                                                                                                                                                                      4 On May 13, 2016, the Exchange submitted and
                                                    Commission shall institute proceedings                   submissions. You should submit only
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                                                                                                                                                                    withdrew Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule
                                                    under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act to                  information that you wish to make                      change. On May 13, 2016, the Exchange filed
                                                    determine whether the proposed rule                      available publicly. All submissions                    Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule change, and
                                                    should be approved or disapproved.                                                                              on May 16, 2016 the Exchange withdrew
                                                                                                             should refer to File Number SR–CHX–                    Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule change. On
                                                      15 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                                                                             2016–07 and should be submitted on or                  May 16, 2016 the Exchange submitted Amendment
                                                                                                             before July 1, 2016.                                   No. 4 to the proposal, and on May 17, 2016, the
                                                      16 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                                                                          Exchange withdrew Amendment No. 4 to the
                                                      17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
                                                                                                                                                                    proposed rule change.
                                                      18 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                                                                                      5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77850
                                                      19 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                                                                          (May 17, 2016), 81 FR 32360 (May 23, 2016).



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                                                    of the proposal in the Federal Register 6               DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                    SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
                                                    and, to date, in response to the
                                                                                                                                                                   [Docket No. FD 36035]
                                                    subsequent publication of the proposal                  [Public Notice 9601]
                                                    as modified by Amendment No. 5.7                                                                               Union Pacific Railroad Company—
                                                      Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 8 provides                In the Matter of the Designation of                    Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF
                                                    that within 45 days of the publication of               Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, aka Katibah                   Railway Company
                                                    notice of the filing of a proposed rule                 Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk, aka Liwa’
                                                                                                            Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk, aka Yarmouk                          BNSF Railway Company (BNSF),
                                                    change, or within such longer period up                                                                        pursuant to a trackage rights agreement
                                                    to 90 days as the Commission may                        Brigade, aka Brigade of the Yarmouk
                                                                                                                                                                   dated April 5, 2016, has agreed to grant
                                                    designate if it finds such longer period                Martyrs, aka Martyrs of Yarmouk, aka
                                                                                                                                                                   Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
                                                    to be appropriate and publishes its                     Al Yarmuk Brigade, aka Shuhda al-
                                                                                                                                                                   overhead trackage rights over
                                                    reasons for so finding or as to which the               Yarmouk, aka Shohadaa al-Yarmouk
                                                                                                                                                                   approximately 41.3 miles of railroad
                                                                                                            Brigade, aka Suhada’a al-Yarmouk
                                                    self-regulatory organization consents,                                                                         between milepost 1.6, near Kansas City,
                                                                                                            Brigade, aka Shuhada al Yarmouk                        Mo., and milepost 42.9, near Paola,
                                                    the Commission shall either approve the
                                                                                                            Brigade, aka YMB, aka LSY as a                         Kan., on BNSF’s Fort Scott
                                                    proposed rule change, disapprove the
                                                                                                            Specially Designated Global Terrorist                  Subdivision.1
                                                    proposed rule change, or institute
                                                    proceedings to determine whether the                                                                              The purpose of the proposed
                                                                                                               Acting under the authority of and in                transaction is to allow UP to continue
                                                    proposed rule change should be                          accordance with section 1(b) of
                                                    disapproved. The 45th day after                                                                                moving trains between Paola and
                                                                                                            Executive Order 13224 of September 23,                 Kansas City, as an alternative to UP’s
                                                    publication of the notice for this                      2001, as amended by Executive                          own route, thereby providing for
                                                    proposed rule change is June 11, 2016.                  Order13268 of July 2, 2002, and                        increased efficiency in operations.2
                                                    The Commission is extending this 45-                    Executive Order 13284 of January 23,                      UP may consummate the transaction
                                                    day time period for Commission action                   2003, I hereby determine that the entity               on or after June 24, 2016, the effective
                                                    on the proposed rule change.                            known as Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade,                      date of the exemption (30 days after the
                                                      The Commission finds it appropriate                   also known as Katibah Shuhada’ al-                     verified notice of exemption was filed).
                                                    to designate a longer period within                     Yarmouk, also known as Liwa’                              As a condition to this exemption, any
                                                    which to take action on the proposed                    Shuhada’ al-Yarmouk, also known as                     employees affected by the trackage
                                                    rule change so that it has sufficient time              Yarmouk Brigade, also known as                         rights will be protected by the
                                                    to consider this proposed rule change,                  Brigade of the Yarmouk Martyrs, also                   conditions imposed in Norfolk &
                                                    as modified by Amendment No. 5.9                        known as Martyrs of Yarmouk, also                      Western Railway—Trackage Rights—
                                                    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant                   known as Al Yarmuk Brigade, also                       Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605
                                                                                                            known as Shuhda al-Yarmouk, also                       (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
                                                    to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,10 and for
                                                                                                            known as Shohadaa al-Yarmouk                           Railway—Lease & Operate—California
                                                    the reason noted above, designates July
                                                                                                            Brigade, also known as Suhada’a al-                    Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
                                                    26, 2016 as the date by which the                                                                                 This notice is filed under 49 CFR
                                                                                                            Yarmouk Brigade, also known as
                                                    Commission should either approve or                                                                            1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false
                                                                                                            Shuhada al Yarmouk Brigade, also
                                                    disapprove, or institute proceedings to                                                                        or misleading information, the
                                                                                                            known as YMB, also known as LSY
                                                    determine whether to disapprove, the                                                                           exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to
                                                                                                            committed, or poses a significant risk of
                                                    proposed rule change (File No. SR–                      committing, acts of terrorism that                     revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C.
                                                    NYSE–2016–22).                                          threaten the security of U.S. nationals or             10502(d) may be filed at any time. The
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                the national security, foreign policy, or              filing of a petition to revoke will not
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              economy of the United States.                          automatically stay the effectiveness of
                                                    authority.11                                                                                                   the exemption. Petitions for stay must
                                                                                                               Consistent with the determination in                be filed by June 17, 2016 (at least seven
                                                    Robert W. Errett,                                       section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that               days before the exemption becomes
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                       prior notice to persons determined to be               effective).
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–13716 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am]              subject to the Order who might have a                     An original and 10 copies of all
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  constitutional presence in the United                  pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
                                                                                                            States would render ineffectual the                    36035, must be filed with the Surface
                                                                                                            blocking and other measures authorized                 Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
                                                                                                            in the Order because of the ability to                 Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
                                                                                                            transfer funds instantaneously, I                      addition, a copy of each pleading must
                                                                                                            determine that no prior notice needs to                be served on Jeremy M. Berman, 1400
                                                                                                            be provided to any person subject to this
                                                                                                            determination who might have a                           1 A redacted version of the Agreement between

                                                                                                            constitutional presence in the United                  UP and BNSF was filed with the notice of
                                                                                                            States, because to do so would render                  exemption. UP simultaneously filed a motion for a
                                                                                                                                                                   protective order to protect the confidential and
                                                                                                            ineffectual the measures authorized in                 commercially sensitive information contained in
                                                                                                            the Order.                                             the unredacted version of the Agreement, which UP
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                                                                                                               This notice shall be published in the               submitted under seal in this proceeding. That
                                                                                                                                                                   motion will be addressed in a separate decision.
                                                                                                            Federal Register.                                        2 UP states that it obtained trackage rights over
                                                      6 See note 3 supra.                                     Dated: May 31, 2016.                                 the rail line as successor to the Missouri-Kansas-
                                                      7 See note 5 supra.                                                                                          Texas Railroad Company (MKT). MKT was granted
                                                      8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
                                                                                                            John F. Kerry,                                         authority to acquire the trackage rights from
                                                      9 See note 4 supra, and accompanying text.            Secretary of State.                                    Burlington Northern Railroad Company in Missouri-
                                                                                                                                                                   Kansas-Texas Railroad—Trackage Rights—
                                                      10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                               [FR Doc. 2016–13676 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                   Burlington Northern Railroad, FD 30672 (ICC
                                                      11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31).                            BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P                                 served July 8, 1985).



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