82_FR_22786 82 FR 22692 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4770 To Modify the Date of Appendix B Web Site Data Publication

82 FR 22692 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4770 To Modify the Date of Appendix B Web Site Data Publication

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)

Page Range22692-22694
FR Document2017-09925

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22692-22694]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80655; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2017-044]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Amend Rule 4770 To Modify the Date of Appendix B Web Site Data 
Publication

May 11, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on April 28, 2017, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. 
The Commission is publishing this notice to

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solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 4770 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 text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.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 Exchange included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The 
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in 
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such 
statements.

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

1. Purpose
    Rule 4770(b) (Compliance with Data Collection Requirements) \3\ 
implements the data collection and Web site publication requirements of 
the Plan.\4\ Commentary .08 to Rule 4770 provides, among other things, 
that the requirement that the Exchange provide information to the SEC 
within 30 days following month end pursuant to Appendix B and C of the 
Plan shall commence at the beginning of the Pilot Period.\5\ Commentary 
.08 to Rule 4770 also provides that, with respect to data for the Pre-
Pilot and Pilot Period, the requirement that the Exchange or DEA make 
Appendix B data publicly available on the Exchange's or DEA's Web site 
shall commence on April 28, 2017.\6\
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    \3\ See Rule 4770(b). See also Securities Exchange Act Release 
No. 77456 (March 28, 2016), 81 FR 18925 (April 1, 2016) (SR-NASDAQ-
2016-043).
    \4\ 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).
    \5\ Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the 
meaning ascribed to them in Rule 4770.
    \6\ 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, FINRA, dated November 30, 2016; see also 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79546 (December 14, 2016), 81 FR 
92932 (December 20, 2016) (SR-NASDAQ-2016-165). The SEC subsequently 
extended this exemptive relief to April 28, 2017. See Letter from 
David S. Shillman, Associate Director, Division of Trading and 
Markets, Commission, to Robert L.D. Colby, Executive Vice President 
and Chief Legal Officer, FINRA, dated February 28, 2017.
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    Nasdaq is now proposing to amend Commentary .08 to Rule 4770 to 
delay the date by which Pre-Pilot and Pilot Appendix B data is to be 
made publicly available on Nasdaq's Web site from April 28, 2017 to 
August 31, 2017.\7\
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    \7\ Commentary .08 to Rule 4770 initially required that Nasdaq 
make Pre-Pilot and Pilot Appendix B data publicly available by 
February 28, 2017. Nasdaq filed a proposed rule change to extend 
this date to April 28, 2017. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
80229 (March 13, 2017), 82 FR 14272 (March 17, 2017) (SR-NASDAQ-
2017-024).
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    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, Nasdaq 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 August 31, 2017. The 
Participants anticipate filing additional proposed rule changes 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\ In connection with its filing to implement a similar change 
in its rules, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. is 
also is submitting an exemptive request to the SEC on behalf of all 
Plan Participants requesting relief from the relevant requirements 
of the Plan.
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    Nasdaq has filed the proposed rule change for immediate 
effectiveness. 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, 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. Nasdaq 
also believes that the proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)(8) of 
the Act,\13\ which requires that Exchange rules not impose any burden 
on competition that is not necessary or appropriate.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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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. Nasdaq 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 Nasdaq 
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.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change 
implements the provisions of the Plan, and all Participants are filing 
similar proposals to extend the publication date of Appendix B data.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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 \14\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\15\
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 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 the date of filing.
    The Exchange notes that the proposed rule change is intended to 
mitigate confidentiality concerns raised in connection with Section 
VII(A) of the Plan, which provides that the data made publicly 
available will not identify the Trading Center that generated the data. 
The Exchange states that the additional time would allow consideration 
of a methodology to mitigate concerns related to the publication of 
Appendix B data.\16\
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    \16\ The Commission recently approved a FINRA proposal to 
implement an aggregated, anonymous grouped masking methodology for 
the publication of Appendix B data related to OTC trading activity. 
See Securities Exchange Release No. 80551, (April 28, 2017), 82 FR 
20948 (May 4, 2017). See also Letter from David S. Shillman, 
Associate Director, Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, to 
Marcia E. Asquith, Executive Vice President FINRA, dated April 28, 
2017.
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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 synchronize the timing for publication of Appendix B 
data for all Participants, which should enhance the consistency and 
usefulness of the data.\17\ Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the 
30-day operative delay and designates the proposed rule change to be 
operative on the date of filing.\18\
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    \17\ The Commission recently granted exemptive relief to the 
Participants to delay the publication of their Appendix B data until 
August 31, 2017. See Letter from David S. Shillman, Associate 
Director, Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, to Jennifer 
Piorko Mitchell, Vice President and Deputy Corporate Secretary, 
FINRA, dated April 28, 2017. The Commission notes that other 
Participants have submitted proposed rule changes to delay the 
publication of Appendix B data until August 31, 2017. See e.g., SR-
BatsBYX-2017-10; SR-BatsBZX-2017-31; SR-BatsEDGA-2017-10; SR-
BatsEDGX-2017-19; SR-BX-2017-022; SR-CHX-2017-07; SR-FINRA-2017-010; 
SR-IEX-2017-12; SR-Phlx-2017-33; SR-NYSE-2017-19; SR-NYSEArca-2017-
49; SR-NYSEMKT-2017-24.
    \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 rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-044 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-NASDAQ-2017-044. 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-NASDAQ-2017-044 and should 
be submitted on or before June 7, 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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                                               C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       data.17 Therefore, the Commission                           Copies of the submission, all
                                               Statement on Comments on the                            hereby waives the 30-day operative                       subsequent amendments, all written
                                               Proposed Rule Change Received From                      delay and designates the proposed rule                   statements with respect to the proposed
                                               Members, Participants, or Others                        change to be operative on the date of                    rule change that are filed with the
                                                 No written comments were either                       filing.18                                                Commission, and all written
                                                                                                          At any time within 60 days of the                     communications relating to the
                                               solicited or received.
                                                                                                       filing of the proposed rule change, the                  proposed rule change between the
                                               III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       Commission summarily may                                 Commission and any person, other than
                                               Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     temporarily suspend such rule change if                  those that may be withheld from the
                                               Commission Action                                       it appears to the Commission that such                   public in accordance with the
                                                                                                       action is necessary or appropriate in the                provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                  Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                                                                                       public interest, for the protection of                   available for Web site viewing and
                                               change does not: (i) Significantly affect
                                                                                                       investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                printing in the Commission’s Public
                                               the protection of investors or the public
                                                                                                       the purposes of the Act. If the                          Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                               interest; (ii) impose any significant
                                                                                                       Commission takes such action, the                        Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                               burden on competition; and (iii) become
                                                                                                       Commission shall institute proceedings                   business days between the hours of
                                               operative for 30 days from the date on
                                                                                                       to determine whether the proposed rule                   10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                               which it was filed, or such shorter time
                                                                                                       should be approved or disapproved.                       filing also will be available for
                                               as the Commission may designate, it has
                                               become effective pursuant to Section                    IV. Solicitation of Comments                             inspection and copying at the principal
                                               19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 14 and Rule 19b–                                                                          office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                                                                         Interested persons are invited to                      received will be posted without change;
                                               4(f)(6) thereunder.15                                   submit written data, views, and
                                                  A proposed rule change filed under                                                                            the Commission does not edit personal
                                                                                                       arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                               Rule 19(b)–4(f)(6) normally does not                                                                             identifying information from
                                                                                                       including whether the proposed rule
                                               become operative prior to 30 days after                                                                          submissions. You should submit only
                                                                                                       change is consistent with the Act.
                                               the date of the filing. However, pursuant                                                                        information that you wish to make
                                                                                                       Comments may be submitted by any of
                                               to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Commission                                                                         available publicly. All submissions
                                                                                                       the following methods:
                                               may designate a shorter time if such                                                                             should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–
                                               action is consistent with the protection                Electronic Comments                                      2017–33 and should be submitted on or
                                               of investors and the public interest. The                 • Use the Commission’s Internet                        before June 7, 2017.
                                               Exchange has filed the proposed rule                    comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                          For the Commission, by the Division of
                                               change for immediate effectiveness and                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                     Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                               has requested that the Commission                         • Send an email to rule-comments@                      authority.19
                                               waive the requirement that the proposed                 sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                  Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                               rule change not become operative for 30                 Phlx–2017–33 on the subject line.                        Assistant Secretary.
                                               days after the date of the filing so that               Paper Comments                                           [FR Doc. 2017–09930 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am]
                                               it may become operative on the date of                                                                           BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                               filing.                                                   • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                  The Exchange notes that the proposed                 to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                               rule change is intended to mitigate                     and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                               confidentiality concerns raised in                      NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                          COMMISSION
                                               connection with Section VII(A) of the                   All submissions should refer to File
                                               Plan, which provides that the data made                 Number SR–Phlx–2017–33. This file                        [Release No. 34–80655; File No. SR–
                                               publicly available will not identify the                number should be included on the                         NASDAQ–2017–044]
                                               Trading Center that generated the data.                 subject line if email is used. To help the
                                               The Exchange states that the additional                 Commission process and review your                       Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
                                               time would allow consideration of a                     comments more efficiently, please use                    NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of
                                               methodology to mitigate concerns                        only one method. The Commission will                     Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
                                               related to the publication of Appendix                  post all comments on the Commission’s                    Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule
                                               B data.16                                               Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                   4770 To Modify the Date of Appendix
                                                  The Commission believes that                         rules/sro.shtml).                                        B Web Site Data Publication
                                               waiving the 30-day operative delay is
                                                                                                          17 The Commission recently granted exemptive          May 11, 2017.
                                               consistent with the protection of
                                                                                                       relief to the Participants to delay the publication of
                                               investors and the public interest                       their Appendix B data until August 31, 2017. See
                                                                                                                                                                   Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                               because it will synchronize the timing                  Letter from David S. Shillman, Associate Director,       Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                               for publication of Appendix B data for                  Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, to          (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                               all Participants, which should enhance                  Jennifer Piorko Mitchell, Vice President and Deputy      notice is hereby given that on April 28,
                                                                                                       Corporate Secretary, FINRA, dated April 28, 2017.
                                               the consistency and usefulness of the                   The Commission notes that other Participants have
                                                                                                                                                                2017, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
                                                                                                       submitted proposed rule changes to delay the             (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
                                                 14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                            publication of Appendix B data until August 31,          Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                 15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                            2017. See e.g., SR–BatsBYX–2017–10; SR–                  (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed
                                                 16 The Commission recently approved a FINRA           BatsBZX–2017–31; SR–BatsEDGA–2017–10; SR–
                                                                                                                                                                rule change as described in Items I and
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                                               proposal to implement an aggregated, anonymous          BatsEDGX–2017–19; SR–BX–2017–022; SR–CHX–
                                               grouped masking methodology for the publication         2017–07; SR–FINRA–2017–010; SR–IEX–2017–12;              II below, which Items have been
                                               of Appendix B data related to OTC trading activity.     SR–NASDAQ–2017–044; SR–NYSE–2017–19; SR–                 prepared by the Exchange. The
                                               See Securities Exchange Release No. 80551, (April       NYSEArca–2017–49; SR–NYSEMKT–2017–24.                    Commission is publishing this notice to
                                               28, 2017), 82 FR 20948 (May 4, 2017). See also             18 For purposes only of waiving the operative

                                               Letter from David S. Shillman, Associate Director,      delay for this proposal, the Commission has
                                                                                                                                                                  19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                               Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, to         considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                                                                                                                                  1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                               Marcia E. Asquith, Executive Vice President FINRA,      efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                               dated April 28, 2017.                                   15 U.S.C. 78c(f).                                          2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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                                               solicit comments on the proposed rule                   for the Pre-Pilot and Pilot Period, the                amendment, Appendix B data
                                               change from interested persons.                         requirement that the Exchange or DEA                   publication will be delayed until August
                                                                                                       make Appendix B data publicly                          31, 2017. The Participants anticipate
                                               I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                       available on the Exchange’s or DEA’s                   filing additional proposed rule changes
                                               Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                                                                       Web site shall commence on April 28,                   to address Appendix B data publication.
                                               the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                       2017.6
                                                  The Exchange proposes to amend                          Nasdaq is now proposing to amend                       Nasdaq has filed the proposed rule
                                               Rule 4770 to modify the date of                         Commentary .08 to Rule 4770 to delay                   change for immediate effectiveness. The
                                               Appendix B Web site data publication                    the date by which Pre-Pilot and Pilot                  operative date of the proposed rule
                                               pursuant to the Regulation NMS Plan to                  Appendix B data is to be made publicly                 change will be the date of filing.
                                               Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program                     available on Nasdaq’s Web site from                    2. Statutory Basis
                                               (‘‘Plan’’).                                             April 28, 2017 to August 31, 2017.7
                                                  The text of the proposed rule change                    In the SRO Tick Size Plan Proposal,                    The Exchange believes that its
                                               is available on the Exchange’s Web site                 the Participants stated that the public                proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
                                               at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at                  data will be made available for free ‘‘on              of the Act,11 in general, and furthers the
                                               the principal office of the Exchange, and               a disaggregated basis by trading center’’              objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,12
                                               at the Commission’s Public Reference                    on the Web sites of the Participants and               in particular, in that it is designed to
                                               Room.                                                   the Designated Examining Authorities.8                 prevent fraudulent and manipulative
                                                                                                       However, market participants have
                                               II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                             acts and practices, promote just and
                                                                                                       expressed confidentiality concerns
                                               Statement of the Purpose of, and                                                                               equitable principles of trade, to remove
                                                                                                       regarding this approach for over-the-
                                               Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  counter (‘‘OTC’’) data.9 Thus, Nasdaq is               impediments to and perfect the
                                               Change                                                  filing the instant proposed rule change                mechanism of a free and open market
                                                 In its filing with the Commission, the                to provide additional time to assess a                 and a national market system, and, in
                                               Exchange included statements                            means of addressing the confidentiality                general to protect investors and the
                                               concerning the purpose of and basis for                 concerns raised in connection with the                 public interest. Nasdaq also believes
                                               the proposed rule change and discussed                  publication of Appendix B data related                 that the proposal is consistent with
                                               any comments it received on the                         to OTC activity in furtherance of the                  Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,13 which
                                               proposed rule change. The text of these                 objectives of the Plan.10 Pursuant to this             requires that Exchange rules not impose
                                               statements may be examined at the                                                                              any burden on competition that is not
                                               places specified in Item IV below. The                     6 On November 30, 2016, the SEC granted
                                                                                                                                                              necessary or appropriate.
                                                                                                       exemptive relief to the Participants to, among other
                                               Exchange has prepared summaries, set                    things, delay the publication of Web site data            The Plan is designed to allow the
                                               forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                 pursuant to Appendices B and C to the Plan until       Commission, market participants, and
                                               the most significant aspects of such                    February 28, 2017, and to delay the ongoing Web        the public to study and assess the
                                               statements.                                             site publication by ninety days such that data
                                                                                                       would be published within 120 calendar days            impact of increment conventions on the
                                               A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       following the end of the month. See Letter from        liquidity and trading of the common
                                               Statement of the Purpose of, and                        David S. Shillman, Associate Director, Division of     stock of small-capitalization companies.
                                                                                                       Trading and Markets, Commission, to Marcia E.
                                               Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  Asquith, Senior Vice President and Corporate           Nasdaq believes that this proposal is
                                               Change                                                  Secretary, FINRA, dated November 30, 2016; see         consistent with the Act because it is in
                                                                                                       also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79546         furtherance of the objectives of Section
                                               1. Purpose                                              (December 14, 2016), 81 FR 92932 (December 20,
                                                                                                       2016) (SR–NASDAQ–2016–165). The SEC                    VII(A) of the Plan in that it is designed
                                                 Rule 4770(b) (Compliance with Data                    subsequently extended this exemptive relief to         to provide Nasdaq with additional time
                                               Collection Requirements) 3 implements                   April 28, 2017. See Letter from David S. Shillman,     to assess a means of addressing the
                                               the data collection and Web site                        Associate Director, Division of Trading and
                                                                                                                                                              confidentiality concerns raised in
                                               publication requirements of the Plan.4                  Markets, Commission, to Robert L.D. Colby,
                                                                                                       Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer,      connection with the publication of
                                               Commentary .08 to Rule 4770 provides,                   FINRA, dated February 28, 2017.                        Appendix B data, to comply with the
                                               among other things, that the                               7 Commentary .08 to Rule 4770 initially required
                                                                                                                                                              Plan’s requirements that the data made
                                               requirement that the Exchange provide                   that Nasdaq make Pre-Pilot and Pilot Appendix B
                                                                                                       data publicly available by February 28, 2017.          publicly available will not identify the
                                               information to the SEC within 30 days
                                                                                                       Nasdaq filed a proposed rule change to extend this     trading center that generated the data.
                                               following month end pursuant to                         date to April 28, 2017. See Securities Exchange Act
                                               Appendix B and C of the Plan shall                      Release No. 80229 (March 13, 2017), 82 FR 14272        B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                               commence at the beginning of the Pilot                  (March 17, 2017) (SR–NASDAQ–2017–024).                 Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                                                                          8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73511
                                               Period.5 Commentary .08 to Rule 4770
                                                                                                       (November 3, 2014), 79 FR 66423 (November 7,             The Exchange does not believe that
                                               also provides that, with respect to data                2014) (Notice of Filing of Proposed National Market
                                                                                                       System Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program     the proposed rule change will impose
                                                  3 See Rule 4770(b). See also Securities Exchange     on a One-Year Pilot Basis, File No. 4–657) (‘‘Tick     any burden on competition not
                                               Act Release No. 77456 (March 28, 2016), 81 FR           Size Plan Proposal’’).                                 necessary or appropriate in furtherance
                                               18925 (April 1, 2016) (SR–NASDAQ–2016–043).                9 See letters from Adam C. Cooper, Senior
                                                  4 The Participants filed the Plan to comply with     Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer, Citadel
                                                                                                                                                              of the purposes of the Act. The
                                               an order issued by the Commission on June 24,           Securities, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary,             proposed rule change implements the
                                               2014. See Letter from Brendon J. Weiss, Vice            Commission, dated December 21, 2016 (‘‘Citadel         provisions of the Plan, and all
                                               President, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., to          letter’’); and William Hebert, Managing Director,      Participants are filing similar proposals
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                                               Secretary, Commission, dated August 25, 2014            Financial Information Forum, to Robert W. Errett,
                                               (‘‘SRO Tick Size Plan Proposal’’). See Securities       Deputy Secretary, Commission, dated December 21,       to extend the publication date of
                                               Exchange Act Release No 72460 (June 24, 2014), 79       2016 (‘‘FIF letter’’).                                 Appendix B data.
                                               FR 36840 (June 30, 2014); see also Securities              10 In connection with its filing to implement a
                                               Exchange Act Release No. 74892 (May 6, 2015), 80        similar change in its rules, the Financial Industry
                                               FR 27513 (May 13, 2015).                                Regulatory Authority, Inc. is also is submitting an     11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                  5 Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized       exemptive request to the SEC on behalf of all Plan
                                                                                                                                                               12 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
                                               terms have the meaning ascribed to them in Rule         Participants requesting relief from the relevant
                                               4770.                                                   requirements of the Plan.                               13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).




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                                               C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       data.17 Therefore, the Commission                           Copies of the submission, all
                                               Statement on Comments on the                            hereby waives the 30-day operative                       subsequent amendments, all written
                                               Proposed Rule Change Received From                      delay and designates the proposed rule                   statements with respect to the proposed
                                               Members, Participants, or Others                        change to be operative on the date of                    rule change that are filed with the
                                                 No written comments were either                       filing.18                                                Commission, and all written
                                                                                                          At any time within 60 days of the                     communications relating to the
                                               solicited or received.
                                                                                                       filing of the proposed rule change, the                  proposed rule change between the
                                               III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       Commission summarily may                                 Commission and any person, other than
                                               Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     temporarily suspend such rule change if                  those that may be withheld from the
                                               Commission Action                                       it appears to the Commission that such                   public in accordance with the
                                                                                                       action is necessary or appropriate in the                provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                  Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                                                                                       public interest, for the protection of                   available for Web site viewing and
                                               change does not: (i) Significantly affect
                                                                                                       investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                printing in the Commission’s Public
                                               the protection of investors or the public
                                                                                                       the purposes of the Act. If the                          Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                               interest; (ii) impose any significant
                                                                                                       Commission takes such action, the                        Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                               burden on competition; and (iii) become
                                                                                                       Commission shall institute proceedings                   business days between the hours of
                                               operative for 30 days from the date on
                                                                                                       to determine whether the proposed rule                   10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                               which it was filed, or such shorter time
                                                                                                       should be approved or disapproved.                       filing also will be available for
                                               as the Commission may designate, it has
                                                                                                       IV. Solicitation of Comments                             inspection and copying at the principal
                                               become effective pursuant to Section
                                                                                                                                                                office of the Exchange. All comments
                                               19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 14 and Rule 19b–                   Interested persons are invited to                      received will be posted without change;
                                               4(f)(6) thereunder.15                                   submit written data, views, and                          the Commission does not edit personal
                                                  A proposed rule change filed under                   arguments concerning the foregoing,                      identifying information from
                                               Rule 19(b)–4(f)(6) normally does not                    including whether the proposed rule                      submissions. You should submit only
                                               become operative prior to 30 days after                 change is consistent with the Act.                       information that you wish to make
                                               the date of the filing. However, pursuant               Comments may be submitted by any of                      available publicly. All submissions
                                               to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Commission                the following methods:                                   should refer to File Number SR–
                                               may designate a shorter time if such                                                                             NASDAQ–2017–044 and should be
                                               action is consistent with the protection                Electronic Comments
                                                                                                                                                                submitted on or before June 7, 2017.
                                               of investors and the public interest. The                 • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                               Exchange has filed the proposed rule                    comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                          For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                                                                                                                                Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                               change for immediate effectiveness and                  rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                                                                                authority.19
                                               has requested that the Commission                         • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                                                                       sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                  Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                               waive the requirement that the proposed
                                               rule change not become operative for 30                 NASDAQ–2017–044 on the subject line.                     Assistant Secretary.
                                               days after the date of the filing so that                                                                        [FR Doc. 2017–09925 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Paper Comments
                                               it may become operative on the date of                                                                           BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                               filing.                                                    • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                  The Exchange notes that the proposed                 to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                               rule change is intended to mitigate                     and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                               confidentiality concerns raised in                      NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                          COMMISSION
                                               connection with Section VII(A) of the                   All submissions should refer to File                     [Release No. 34–80654; File No. SR–CBOE–
                                               Plan, which provides that the data made                 Number SR–NASDAQ–2017–044. This                          2017–036]
                                               publicly available will not identify the                file number should be included on the
                                               Trading Center that generated the data.                 subject line if email is used. To help the               Self-Regulatory Organizations;
                                               The Exchange states that the additional                 Commission process and review your                       Chicago Board Options Exchange,
                                               time would allow consideration of a                     comments more efficiently, please use                    Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
                                               methodology to mitigate concerns                        only one method. The Commission will                     Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
                                               related to the publication of Appendix                  post all comments on the Commission’s                    Rule Change Relating to Quoting
                                               B data.16                                               Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                   Bandwidth Allowance
                                                  The Commission believes that                         rules/sro.shtml).                                        May 11, 2017.
                                               waiving the 30-day operative delay is                                                                               Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                                                                          17 The Commission recently granted exemptive
                                               consistent with the protection of                                                                                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                                                                       relief to the Participants to delay the publication of
                                               investors and the public interest                       their Appendix B data until August 31, 2017. See         ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                               because it will synchronize the timing                  Letter from David S. Shillman, Associate Director,       notice is hereby given that on April 28,
                                               for publication of Appendix B data for                  Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, to          2017, Chicago Board Options Exchange,
                                               all Participants, which should enhance                  Jennifer Piorko Mitchell, Vice President and Deputy
                                                                                                       Corporate Secretary, FINRA, dated April 28, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or
                                               the consistency and usefulness of the                   The Commission notes that other Participants have        ‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities and
                                                                                                       submitted proposed rule changes to delay the             Exchange Commission (the
                                                 14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                            publication of Appendix B data until August 31,          ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                 15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                            2017. See e.g., SR–BatsBYX–2017–10; SR–
                                                 16 The Commission recently approved a FINRA           BatsBZX–2017–31; SR–BatsEDGA–2017–10; SR–
                                                                                                                                                                change as described in Items I and II,
                                                                                                                                                                below, which Items have been prepared
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                                               proposal to implement an aggregated, anonymous          BatsEDGX–2017–19; SR–BX–2017–022; SR–CHX–
                                               grouped masking methodology for the publication         2017–07; SR–FINRA–2017–010; SR–IEX–2017–12;              by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the
                                               of Appendix B data related to OTC trading activity.     SR–Phlx–2017–33; SR–NYSE–2017–19; SR–                    proposal as a ‘‘non-controversial’’
                                               See Securities Exchange Release No. 80551, (April       NYSEArca–2017–49; SR–NYSEMKT–2017–24.
                                                                                                                                                                proposed rule change pursuant to
                                               28, 2017), 82 FR 20948 (May 4, 2017). See also             18 For purposes only of waiving the operative

                                               Letter from David S. Shillman, Associate Director,      delay for this proposal, the Commission has
                                                                                                                                                                  19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                               Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, to         considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                                                                                                                                  1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                               Marcia E. Asquith, Executive Vice President FINRA,      efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                               dated April 28, 2017.                                   15 U.S.C. 78c(f).                                          2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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