82_FR_13733 82 FR 13685 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule 67 To Modify the Date of Appendix B Web Site Data Publication Pursuant to the Regulation NMS Plan To Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program

82 FR 13685 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule 67 To Modify the Date of Appendix B Web Site Data Publication Pursuant to the Regulation NMS Plan To Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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FR Document2017-04922

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80172; File No. SR-NYSE-2017-10]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change 
Amending Rule 67 To Modify the Date of Appendix B Web Site Data 
Publication Pursuant to the Regulation NMS Plan To Implement a Tick 
Size Pilot Program

March 8, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the

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``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given that 
on February 28, 2017, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 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 Rule 67 to modify the date of 
Appendix B Web site data publication pursuant to the Regulation NMS 
Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program (``Plan''). The proposed 
rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at 
the principal office of the Exchange, 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 self-regulatory organization 
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 those 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 parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    Rule 67(b) (Compliance with Data Collection Requirements) \4\ 
implements the data collection and Web site publication requirements of 
the Plan.\5\ Supplementary Material .70 to Rule 67 provides, among 
other things, that the requirement that the Exchange or their DEA make 
certain data publicly available on the Exchange's or DEA's Web site 
pursuant to Appendix B and C to the Plan shall commence at the 
beginning of the Pilot Period,\6\ and that the Exchange or their DEA 
shall make data for the Pre-Pilot Period publicly available on the 
Exchange's or DEA's Web site pursuant to Appendix B and C of the Plan 
by February 28, 2017.\7\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77468 (March 29, 
2016), 81 FR 19269 (April 4, 2016) (Immediate Effectiveness of 
Proposed Rule Change Adopting Requirements for the Collection and 
Transmission of Data Pursuant to Appendices B and C of Regulation 
NMS Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program) (SR-NYSE-2016-27); 
see also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78813 (September 12, 
2016), 81 FR 63825 (September 16, 2016) (Immediate Effectiveness of 
Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 67 to Modify Certain Data 
Collection Requirements of the Regulation NMS Plan to Implement a 
Tick Size Pilot Program) (SR-NYSE-2016-63); see also Letter from 
John C. Roeser, Associate Director, Division of Trading and Markets, 
Commission, to Sherry Sandler, Associate General Counsel, NYSE, 
dated April 4, 2016.
    \5\ The Participants filed the Plan to comply with an order 
issued by the Commission on June 24, 2014. See Letter from Brendon 
J. Weiss, Vice President, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., to 
Secretary, Commission, dated August 25, 2014 (``SRO Tick Size Plan 
Proposal''). See Securities Exchange Act Release No 72460 (June 24, 
2014), 79 FR 36840 (June 30, 2014); see also Securities Exchange Act 
Release No. 74892 (May 6, 2015), 80 FR 27513 (May 13, 2015).
    \6\ Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the 
meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.
    \7\ On November 30, 2016, the SEC granted exemptive relief to 
the Participants to, among other things, delay the publication of 
Web site data pursuant to Appendices B and C to the Plan until 
February 28, 2017, and to delay the ongoing Web site publication by 
ninety days such that data would be published within 120 calendar 
days following the end of the month. See Letter from David S. 
Shillman, Associate Director, Division of Trading and Markets, 
Commission, to Marcia E. Asquith, Senior Vice President and 
Corporate Secretary, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 
(``FINRA''), dated November 30, 2016; see also Securities Exchange 
Act Release No. 79477 (December 6, 2016), 81 FR 89559 (December 12, 
2016) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-
NYSE-2016-83).
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    The Exchange is proposing amendments to Supplementary Material .70 
to Rule 67 to delay the date by which Pre-Pilot and Pilot Appendix B 
data is to be made publicly available on the Exchange's or DEA's Web 
site from February 28, 2017, until April 28, 2017. Appendix C data for 
the Pre-Pilot Period through the month of January 2017 will be 
published on the Exchange's or DEA's Web site on February 28, 2017, 
and, thereafter, on the original 30-day schedule.
    In the SRO Tick Size Plan Proposal, the Participants stated that 
the public data will be made available for free ``on a disaggregated 
basis by trading center'' on the Web sites of the Participants and the 
Designated Examining Authorities.\8\ However, market participants have 
expressed confidentiality concerns regarding this approach for over-
the-counter (``OTC'') data.\9\ Thus, the Exchange is filing the instant 
proposed rule change to provide additional time to assess a means of 
addressing the confidentiality concerns raised in connection with the 
publication of Appendix B data related to OTC activity in furtherance 
of the objectives of the Plan.\10\ Pursuant to this amendment, Appendix 
B data publication will be delayed until April 28, 2017. The 
Participants anticipate filing additional proposed rule changes in the 
near future to address Appendix B data publication.
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73511 (November 3, 
2014), 79 FR 66423 (November 7, 2014) (Notice of Filing of Proposed 
National Market System Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program 
on a One-Year Pilot Basis, File No. 4-657) (``Tick Size Plan 
Proposal'').
    \9\ See letters from Adam C. Cooper, Senior Managing Director 
and Chief Legal Officer, Citadel Securities, to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Commission, dated December 21, 2016 (``Citadel letter''); 
and William Hebert, Managing Director, Financial Information Forum, 
to Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary, Commission, dated December 
21, 2016 (``FIF letter'').
    \10\ FINRA, on behalf of the Participants, also is submitting an 
exemptive request to the SEC in connection with the instant filing.
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    As noted in Item 2 of this filing, the Exchange has filed the 
proposed rule change for immediate effectiveness and has requested that 
the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay. If the Commission 
waives the 30-day operative delay, the operative date of the proposed 
rule change will be the date of filing.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\11\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\12\ in particular, in that it is designed to 
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just 
and equitable principles of trade, 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.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Plan is designed to allow the Commission, market participants, 
and the public to study and assess the impact of increment conventions 
on the liquidity and trading of the common stock of small-
capitalization companies. The Exchange believes that this proposal is 
consistent with the Act because it is in furtherance of the objectives 
of Section VII(A) of the Plan in that it is designed to provide the 
Exchange with additional time to assess a means of addressing the 
confidentiality concerns raised in connection with the publication of 
Appendix B data, to comply with the Plan's requirements that the data 
made publicly available will not identify the trading center that 
generated the data.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange 
notes that the proposed rule change implements the provisions of the 
Plan, and is designed to assist the Participants in meeting their 
regulatory obligations pursuant to the Plan.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) 
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) 
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or 
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\14\
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19(b)-4(f)(6) normally does 
not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the filing. 
However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii), the Commission may 
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has filed 
the proposed rule change for immediate effectiveness and has requested 
that the Commission waive the requirement that the proposed rule change 
not become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing so that 
it may become operative on February 28, 2017.
    The Exchange notes that the proposed rule change is intended to 
address confidentiality concerns raised in connection with the 
publication of over-the-counter (``OTC'') Appendix B data by permitting 
the Exchange to delay Web site publication of its Appendix B data from 
February 28, 2017 to April 28, 2017.\15\ The Exchange notes that the 
delay would provide additional time to assess a means of addressing the 
confidentiality concerns. The Exchange notes that it expects 
Participants to file a proposed rule changes related to publishing 
Appendix B data.
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    \15\ See supra note 9. The Commission notes that FINRA has 
submitted a proposed rule change to delay the publication of OTC 
Appendix B data. See SR-FINRA-2017-005.
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    The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is 
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest 
because it will allow the Exchange to delay publication of its Appendix 
B data until April 28, 2017. As noted above, commenters continue to 
raise concerns about the publication of OTC Appendix B data.\16\ 
Delaying publication of Exchange's Appendix B data \17\ will prevent 
the publication of partial (i.e., Exchange-only) Appendix B data 
required under the Plan. Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the 
30-day operative delay and designates the proposed rule change to be 
operative on February 28, 2017.\18\
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    \16\ The Commission notes that FINRA has filed a proposed rule 
change that is intended to mitigate confidentiality concerns raised 
by commenters regarding the publication of OTC Appendix B data. See 
SR-FINRA-2017-006.
    \17\ The Commission notes that other Participants have proposed 
to delay the publication of their Appendix B data until April 28, 
2017. See SR-BatsBYX-2017-05; SR-BatsBZX-2017-15; SR-BatsEDGA-2017-
05; SR-BatsEDGX-2017-13; SR-BX-2017-016; SR-CHX-2017-05; SR-FINRA-
2017-005; SR-IEX-2017-07; SR-NASDAQ-2017-024; SR-Phlx-2017-22; SR-
NYSEArca-2017-19; SR-NYSEMKT-2017-11.
    \18\ For purposes only of waiving the operative delay for this 
proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact 
on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
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    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 shall institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

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-NYSE-2017-10 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2017-10. 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-NYSE-2017-10 and should be 
submitted on or before April 4, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\19\
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    \19\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                    spread market would be a better                         C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       All submissions should refer to File
                                                    measure to use for purposes of                          Statement on Comments on the                            Number SR–CBOE–2017–016. This file
                                                    preventing executions of complex                        Proposed Rule Change Received From                      number should be included on the
                                                    orders at erroneous prices, which                       Members, Participants, or Others                        subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                    ultimately protects investors. The                                                                              Commission process and review your
                                                                                                              The Exchange neither solicited nor
                                                    proposed parameter will apply to                                                                                comments more efficiently, please use
                                                                                                            received comments on the proposed
                                                    complex orders that do not COA (and                                                                             only one method. The Commission will
                                                                                                            rule change.
                                                    would execute against orders in the                                                                             post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                    COB) in addition to those that do, which                III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                    may prevent additional erroneous trades                 Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                    at prices that are extreme or ‘‘too far                 Commission Action                                       submission, all subsequent
                                                    away’’ from the market.33 The Exchange                                                                          amendments, all written statements
                                                                                                               Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                                    with respect to the proposed rule
                                                    believes the methodology to determine                   change does not: (i) Significantly affect
                                                                                                                                                                    change that are filed with the
                                                    the acceptable price range is reasonable                the protection of investors or the public
                                                                                                                                                                    Commission, and all written
                                                    because using a percentage amount                       interest; (ii) impose any significant
                                                                                                                                                                    communications relating to the
                                                    provides Trading Permit Holders with                    burden on competition; and (iii) become
                                                                                                                                                                    proposed rule change between the
                                                    precise protection, while the pre-set                   operative for 30 days from the date on
                                                                                                                                                                    Commission and any person, other than
                                                    minimum and maximum ensures that                        which it was filed, or such shorter time
                                                                                                                                                                    those that may be withheld from the
                                                    the acceptable price range cannot be too                as the Commission may designate, it has
                                                                                                                                                                    public in accordance with the
                                                    wide or narrow to the point that the                    become effective pursuant to Section
                                                                                                                                                                    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                    parameter would become ineffective.                     19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 35 and Rule 19b–
                                                                                                                                                                    available for Web site viewing and
                                                                                                            4(f)(6) thereunder.36
                                                       The Exchange also believes the                                                                               printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                                                                               At any time within 60 days of the                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                    proposed rule change regarding how the                  filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                                    acceptable percentage range parameter                                                                           Washington, DC 20549 on official
                                                                                                            Commission summarily may                                business days between the hours of
                                                    will apply to AIM and SAM orders is                     temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                                    reasonable, as the proposed rule change                                                                         10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                                                                                            it appears to the Commission that such                  filing also will be available for
                                                    is consistent with the contingencies                    action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
                                                    attached to those types of orders.                                                                              inspection and copying at the principal
                                                                                                            the public interest; (ii) for the protection            office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                       The proposed rule change to apply a                  of investors; or (iii) otherwise in                     received will be posted without change;
                                                    single limit order price parameter and                  furtherance of the purposes of the Act.                 the Commission does not edit personal
                                                    acceptable price range to all complex                   If the Commission takes such action, the                identifying information from
                                                    orders, including stock-option orders                   Commission shall institute proceedings                  submissions. You should submit only
                                                    (subject to certain exceptions consistent               to determine whether the proposed rule                  information that you wish to make
                                                    with the current rules), will protect                   change should be approved or                            available publicly. All submissions
                                                    investors, as it simplifies the rules.                  disapproved.                                            should refer to File Number SR–CBOE–
                                                                                                            IV. Solicitation of Comments                            2017–016 and should be submitted on
                                                    B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                                                                                    or before April 4, 2017.
                                                    Statement on Burden on Competition                        Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                            submit written data, views, and                           For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                      CBOE does not believe that the                        arguments concerning the foregoing,                     Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                    proposed rule change will impose any                                                                            authority.37
                                                                                                            including whether the proposed rule
                                                    burden on competition that is not                       change is consistent with the Act.                      Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                    necessary or appropriate in furtherance                 Comments may be submitted by any of                     Assistant Secretary.
                                                    of the purposes of the Act. The                         the following methods:                                  [FR Doc. 2017–04928 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    proposed rule change will apply to all                                                                          BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                    complex orders submitted to CBOE in                     Electronic Comments
                                                    the same manner. The enhancements to                      • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                    the price protection mechanisms                         comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                    applicable to all incoming orders will                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                    COMMISSION
                                                    help further prevent potentially                          • Send an email to rule-comments@                     [Release No. 34–80172; File No. SR–NYSE–
                                                    erroneous executions, which benefits all                sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                 2017–10]
                                                    market participants. The proposed rule                  CBOE–2017–016 on the subject line.
                                                    change will not impose any burden on                                                                            Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
                                                                                                            Paper Comments
                                                    intermarket competition, as it merely                                                                           York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of
                                                    incorporates best prices available on                     • Send paper comments in triplicate                   Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
                                                    other markets into current price                        to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                   Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule
                                                    protection mechanisms applicable to                     Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                           67 To Modify the Date of Appendix B
                                                    complex orders. Additionally, the                       Washington, DC 20549–1090.                              Web Site Data Publication Pursuant to
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                                                    proposed rule change is substantially                                                                           the Regulation NMS Plan To Implement
                                                    similar to a rule of another options
                                                                                                              35 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                           a Tick Size Pilot Program
                                                                                                              36 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule
                                                    exchange.34                                             19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the             March 8, 2017.
                                                                                                            Commission with written notice of its intent to file      Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
                                                      33 As
                                                                                                            the proposed rule change, along with a brief            Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                             further discussed below, the proposed rule     description and the text of the proposed rule
                                                    change is substantially similar to NASDAQ OMX           change, at least five business days prior to the date
                                                    [sic] PHLX LLC (‘‘PHLX’’) Rule 1098(i).                 of filing of the proposed rule change, or such            37 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                       34 See PHLX Rule 1098(i).                            shorter time as designated by the Commission.             1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).



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                                                    ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                  the data collection and Web site                       counter (‘‘OTC’’) data.9 Thus, the
                                                    notice is hereby given that on February                 publication requirements of the Plan.5                 Exchange is filing the instant proposed
                                                    28, 2017, New York Stock Exchange                       Supplementary Material .70 to Rule 67                  rule change to provide additional time
                                                    LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed                provides, among other things, that the                 to assess a means of addressing the
                                                    with the Securities and Exchange                        requirement that the Exchange or their                 confidentiality concerns raised in
                                                    Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the                     DEA make certain data publicly                         connection with the publication of
                                                    proposed rule change as described in                    available on the Exchange’s or DEA’s                   Appendix B data related to OTC activity
                                                    Items I and II below, which Items have                  Web site pursuant to Appendix B and C                  in furtherance of the objectives of the
                                                    been prepared by the self-regulatory                    to the Plan shall commence at the                      Plan.10 Pursuant to this amendment,
                                                    organization. The Commission is                         beginning of the Pilot Period,6 and that               Appendix B data publication will be
                                                    publishing this notice to solicit                       the Exchange or their DEA shall make                   delayed until April 28, 2017. The
                                                    comments on the proposed rule change                    data for the Pre-Pilot Period publicly                 Participants anticipate filing additional
                                                    from interested persons.                                available on the Exchange’s or DEA’s                   proposed rule changes in the near future
                                                                                                            Web site pursuant to Appendix B and C                  to address Appendix B data publication.
                                                    I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                                As noted in Item 2 of this filing, the
                                                    Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  of the Plan by February 28, 2017.7
                                                                                                                                                                   Exchange has filed the proposed rule
                                                    the Proposed Rule Change                                  The Exchange is proposing                            change for immediate effectiveness and
                                                       The Exchange proposes to amend                       amendments to Supplementary Material                   has requested that the Commission
                                                    Rule 67 to modify the date of Appendix                  .70 to Rule 67 to delay the date by                    waive the 30-day operative delay. If the
                                                    B Web site data publication pursuant to                 which Pre-Pilot and Pilot Appendix B                   Commission waives the 30-day
                                                    the Regulation NMS Plan to Implement                    data is to be made publicly available on               operative delay, the operative date of
                                                    a Tick Size Pilot Program (‘‘Plan’’). The               the Exchange’s or DEA’s Web site from                  the proposed rule change will be the
                                                    proposed rule change is available on the                February 28, 2017, until April 28, 2017.               date of filing.
                                                    Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,                    Appendix C data for the Pre-Pilot Period
                                                    at the principal office of the Exchange,                through the month of January 2017 will                 2. Statutory Basis
                                                    and at the Commission’s Public                          be published on the Exchange’s or                         The Exchange believes that its
                                                    Reference Room.                                         DEA’s Web site on February 28, 2017,                   proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
                                                                                                            and, thereafter, on the original 30-day                of the Act,11 in general, and furthers the
                                                    II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      schedule.                                              objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,12
                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and                                                                               in particular, in that it is designed to
                                                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                    In the SRO Tick Size Plan Proposal,
                                                                                                            the Participants stated that the public                prevent fraudulent and manipulative
                                                    Change                                                                                                         acts and practices, to promote just and
                                                                                                            data will be made available for free ‘‘on
                                                       In its filing with the Commission, the               a disaggregated basis by trading center’’              equitable principles of trade, to remove
                                                    self-regulatory organization included                   on the Web sites of the Participants and               impediments to and perfect the
                                                    statements concerning the purpose of,                   the Designated Examining Authorities.8                 mechanism of a free and open market
                                                    and basis for, the proposed rule change                 However, market participants have                      and a national market system, and, in
                                                    and discussed any comments it received                  expressed confidentiality concerns                     general, to protect investors and the
                                                    on the proposed rule change. The text                   regarding this approach for over-the-                  public interest.
                                                    of those statements may be examined at                                                                            The Plan is designed to allow the
                                                    the places specified in Item IV below.                     5 The Participants filed the Plan to comply with
                                                                                                                                                                   Commission, market participants, and
                                                    The Exchange has prepared summaries,                    an order issued by the Commission on June 24,          the public to study and assess the
                                                    set forth in sections A, B, and C below,                2014. See Letter from Brendon J. Weiss, Vice           impact of increment conventions on the
                                                    of the most significant parts of such                   President, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., to         liquidity and trading of the common
                                                    statements.                                             Secretary, Commission, dated August 25, 2014           stock of small-capitalization companies.
                                                                                                            (‘‘SRO Tick Size Plan Proposal’’). See Securities
                                                                                                            Exchange Act Release No 72460 (June 24, 2014), 79      The Exchange believes that this
                                                    A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                            FR 36840 (June 30, 2014); see also Securities          proposal is consistent with the Act
                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and the                    Exchange Act Release No. 74892 (May 6, 2015), 80       because it is in furtherance of the
                                                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  FR 27513 (May 13, 2015).                               objectives of Section VII(A) of the Plan
                                                    Change                                                     6 Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized

                                                                                                            terms have the meaning ascribed to them in the
                                                                                                                                                                   in that it is designed to provide the
                                                    1. Purpose                                              Plan.                                                  Exchange with additional time to assess
                                                       Rule 67(b) (Compliance with Data                        7 On November 30, 2016, the SEC granted             a means of addressing the
                                                    Collection Requirements) 4 implements                   exemptive relief to the Participants to, among other   confidentiality concerns raised in
                                                                                                            things, delay the publication of Web site data         connection with the publication of
                                                                                                            pursuant to Appendices B and C to the Plan until
                                                      2 15 U.S.C. 78a.                                      February 28, 2017, and to delay the ongoing Web        Appendix B data, to comply with the
                                                      3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   site publication by ninety days such that data         Plan’s requirements that the data made
                                                      4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77468       would be published within 120 calendar days            publicly available will not identify the
                                                    (March 29, 2016), 81 FR 19269 (April 4, 2016)           following the end of the month. See Letter from        trading center that generated the data.
                                                    (Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change        David S. Shillman, Associate Director, Division of
                                                    Adopting Requirements for the Collection and            Trading and Markets, Commission, to Marcia E.
                                                                                                                                                                      9 See letters from Adam C. Cooper, Senior
                                                    Transmission of Data Pursuant to Appendices B and       Asquith, Senior Vice President and Corporate
                                                    C of Regulation NMS Plan to Implement a Tick Size       Secretary, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,    Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer, Citadel
                                                                                                            Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’), dated November 30, 2016; see also    Securities, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary,
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                                                    Pilot Program) (SR–NYSE–2016–27); see also
                                                    Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78813               Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79477              Commission, dated December 21, 2016 (‘‘Citadel
                                                    (September 12, 2016), 81 FR 63825 (September 16,        (December 6, 2016), 81 FR 89559 (December 12,          letter’’); and William Hebert, Managing Director,
                                                    2016) (Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule         2016) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness    Financial Information Forum, to Robert W. Errett,
                                                    Change to Amend Rule 67 to Modify Certain Data          of File No. SR–NYSE–2016–83).                          Deputy Secretary, Commission, dated December 21,
                                                    Collection Requirements of the Regulation NMS              8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73511     2016 (‘‘FIF letter’’).
                                                                                                                                                                      10 FINRA, on behalf of the Participants, also is
                                                    Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program) (SR–       (November 3, 2014), 79 FR 66423 (November 7,
                                                    NYSE–2016–63); see also Letter from John C.             2014) (Notice of Filing of Proposed National Market    submitting an exemptive request to the SEC in
                                                    Roeser, Associate Director, Division of Trading and     System Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program     connection with the instant filing.
                                                                                                                                                                      11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                    Markets, Commission, to Sherry Sandler, Associate       on a One-Year Pilot Basis, File No. 4–657) (‘‘Tick
                                                    General Counsel, NYSE, dated April 4, 2016.             Size Plan Proposal’’).                                    12 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).




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                                                    B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       confidentiality concerns. The Exchange                Paper Comments
                                                    Statement on Burden on Competition                      notes that it expects Participants to file
                                                                                                            a proposed rule changes related to                      • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                      The Exchange does not believe that                                                                          to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                                    the proposed rule change will result in                 publishing Appendix B data.
                                                                                                               The Commission believes that                       and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
                                                    any burden on competition that is not
                                                                                                            waiving the 30-day operative delay is                 NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                    necessary or appropriate in furtherance
                                                    of the purposes of the Act. The                         consistent with the protection of                     All submissions should refer to File
                                                    Exchange notes that the proposed rule                   investors and the public interest                     Number SR–NYSE–2017–10. This file
                                                    change implements the provisions of the                 because it will allow the Exchange to
                                                                                                                                                                  number should be included on the
                                                    Plan, and is designed to assist the                     delay publication of its Appendix B data
                                                                                                                                                                  subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                    Participants in meeting their regulatory                until April 28, 2017. As noted above,
                                                                                                            commenters continue to raise concerns                 Commission process and review your
                                                    obligations pursuant to the Plan.                                                                             comments more efficiently, please use
                                                                                                            about the publication of OTC Appendix
                                                    C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       B data.16 Delaying publication of                     only one method. The Commission will
                                                    Statement on Comments on the                            Exchange’s Appendix B data 17 will                    post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                    Proposed Rule Change Received From                      prevent the publication of partial (i.e.,             Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                    Members, Participants, or Others                        Exchange-only) Appendix B data                        rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                                                                            required under the Plan. Therefore, the               submission, all subsequent
                                                      No written comments were solicited
                                                    or received with respect to the proposed                Commission hereby waives the 30-day                   amendments, all written statements
                                                    rule change.                                            operative delay and designates the                    with respect to the proposed rule
                                                                                                            proposed rule change to be operative on               change that are filed with the
                                                    III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       February 28, 2017.18                                  Commission, and all written
                                                    Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                        At any time within 60 days of the                  communications relating to the
                                                    Commission Action                                       filing of the proposed rule change, the               proposed rule change between the
                                                       Because the foregoing proposed rule                  Commission summarily may                              Commission and any person, other than
                                                    change does not: (i) Significantly affect               temporarily suspend such rule change if               those that may be withheld from the
                                                    the protection of investors or the public               it appears to the Commission that such                public in accordance with the
                                                    interest; (ii) impose any significant                   action is necessary or appropriate in the             provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                    burden on competition; and (iii) become                 public interest, for the protection of                available for Web site viewing and
                                                    operative for 30 days from the date on                  investors, or otherwise in furtherance of             printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                    which it was filed, or such shorter time                the purposes of the Act. If the                       Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                    as the Commission may designate, it has                 Commission takes such action, the                     Washington, DC 20549 on official
                                                    become effective pursuant to Section                    Commission shall institute proceedings                business days between the hours of
                                                    19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 13 and Rule 19b–                 to determine whether the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                                    4(f)(6) thereunder.14                                   should be approved or disapproved.
                                                                                                                                                                  filing also will be available for
                                                       A proposed rule change filed under                   IV. Solicitation of Comments                          inspection and copying at the principal
                                                    Rule 19(b)–4(f)(6) normally does not
                                                                                                              Interested persons are invited to                   office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                    become operative prior to 30 days after
                                                                                                            submit written data, views, and                       received will be posted without change;
                                                    the date of the filing. However, pursuant
                                                                                                            arguments concerning the foregoing,                   the Commission does not edit personal
                                                    to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Commission
                                                    may designate a shorter time if such                    including whether the proposed rule                   identifying information from
                                                    action is consistent with the protection                change is consistent with the Act.                    submissions. You should submit only
                                                    of investors and the public interest. The               Comments may be submitted by any of                   information that you wish to make
                                                    Exchange has filed the proposed rule                    the following methods:                                available publicly. All submissions
                                                    change for immediate effectiveness and                                                                        should refer to File Number SR–NYSE–
                                                                                                            Electronic Comments
                                                    has requested that the Commission                                                                             2017–10 and should be submitted on or
                                                    waive the requirement that the proposed                   • Use the Commission’s Internet                     before April 4, 2017.
                                                    rule change not become operative for 30                 comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                                                                                                                                    For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                    days after the date of the filing so that               rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                                                                                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                    it may become operative on February                       • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                                                                                                                                  authority.19
                                                    28, 2017.                                               sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                                                                            NYSE–2017–10 on the subject line.                     Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                       The Exchange notes that the proposed
                                                                                                                                                                  Assistant Secretary.
                                                    rule change is intended to address                         16 The Commission notes that FINRA has filed a
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–04922 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    confidentiality concerns raised in                      proposed rule change that is intended to mitigate
                                                    connection with the publication of over-                confidentiality concerns raised by commenters         BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                    the-counter (‘‘OTC’’) Appendix B data                   regarding the publication of OTC Appendix B data.
                                                    by permitting the Exchange to delay                     See SR–FINRA–2017–006.
                                                                                                               17 The Commission notes that other Participants
                                                    Web site publication of its Appendix B                  have proposed to delay the publication of their
                                                    data from February 28, 2017 to April 28,                Appendix B data until April 28, 2017. See SR–
                                                    2017.15 The Exchange notes that the                     BatsBYX–2017–05; SR–BatsBZX–2017–15; SR–
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                                                    delay would provide additional time to                  BatsEDGA–2017–05; SR–BatsEDGX–2017–13; SR–
                                                                                                            BX–2017–016; SR–CHX–2017–05; SR–FINRA–
                                                    assess a means of addressing the                        2017–005; SR–IEX–2017–07; SR–NASDAQ–2017–
                                                                                                            024; SR–Phlx–2017–22; SR–NYSEArca–2017–19;
                                                      13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                            SR–NYSEMKT–2017–11.
                                                      14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                               18 For purposes only of waiving the operative
                                                      15 See supra note 9. The Commission notes that        delay for this proposal, the Commission has
                                                    FINRA has submitted a proposed rule change to           considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                    delay the publication of OTC Appendix B data. See       efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                                    SR–FINRA–2017–005.                                      15 U.S.C. 78c(f).                                       19 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).



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