82_FR_32880 82 FR 32745 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rules To Eliminate ALO and Day ISO Orders and Related Functionality, Provide That All Pegged Orders Would Be Non-Displayed Orders, Change References From “NYSE MKT” to “NYSE American,” and Add the Definition of “NYSE American Marketplace”

82 FR 32745 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rules To Eliminate ALO and Day ISO Orders and Related Functionality, Provide That All Pegged Orders Would Be Non-Displayed Orders, Change References From “NYSE MKT” to “NYSE American,” and Add the Definition of “NYSE American Marketplace”

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81115; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2017-38]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and 
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rules 
To Eliminate ALO and Day ISO Orders and Related Functionality, Provide 
That All Pegged Orders Would Be Non-Displayed Orders, Change References 
From ``NYSE MKT'' to ``NYSE American,'' and Add the Definition of 
``NYSE American Marketplace''

July 11, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that on June 29, 2017, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE 
MKT'') 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 Exchange rules to (1) eliminate ALO 
and Day ISO orders and related functionality; (2) provide that all 
Pegged Orders would be non-displayed orders; (3) change references from 
``NYSE MKT'' to ``NYSE American''; (4) add the definition of ``NYSE 
American Marketplace''; and (5) make other conforming rule changes. 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 these statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange rules to (1) eliminate Add 
Liquidity Only (``ALO'') Orders and Day Intermarket Sweep Orders 
(``ISO'') and related functionality; (2) provide that all Pegged Orders 
would be non-displayed orders; (3) change references from ``NYSE MKT'' 
to ``NYSE American''; (4) add the definition of ``NYSE American 
Marketplace''; and (5) make other conforming rule changes.
    To effect its transition to Pillar, the Exchange has adopted the 
rule numbering framework of the NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. (``NYSE Arca 
Equities'') rules for Exchange cash equities trading on the Pillar 
trading platform.\4\ As described in the Framework Filing, the Exchange 
is denoting the rules applicable to cash equities trading on Pillar 
with the letter ``E'' to distinguish such rules from current Exchange 
rules with the same numbering. The Exchange's trading rules for cash 
equity trading on Pillar are also based on the trading rules of NYSE 
Arca Equities.\5\ As described in the Trading Rules Filing, with 
Pillar, the Exchange will transition its cash equities trading platform 
from a Floor-based market with a parity allocation model to a fully 
automated price-time priority allocation model that trades all NMS 
Stocks. In addition, the Exchange will introduce a delay mechanism on 
Pillar that will add the equivalent of 350 microseconds of latency to 
inbound and outbound order messages, as described in greater detail in 
Rules 1.1E(y) and 7.29E(b).\6\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79242 (November 4, 
2016), 81 FR 79081 (November 10, 2016) (SR-NYSEMKT-2016-97) (Notice 
and Filing of Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change) (the 
``Framework Filing''). In addition, the Exchange has filed a 
proposed rule change to support Exchange trading of securities 
listed on other national securities exchanges on an unlisted trading 
privileges basis, including Exchange Traded Products (``ETP'') 
listed on other exchanges. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 
79400 (November 25, 2016), 81 FR 86750 (December 1, 2016) (SR-
NYSEMKT-2016-103) (Notice) and 81038 (June 28, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-
2016-103) (Approval Order) (the ``ETP Listing Rules Filing'').
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80590 (May 4, 
2017), 82 FR 21843 (May 10, 2017) (Approval Order) and 79993 
(February 9, 2017), 82 FR 10814 (February 15, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-
2017-01) (Notice) (``Trading Rules Filing''). The Exchange also has 
established market maker obligations when trading on the Pillar 
trading platform. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80577 (May 
2, 2017), 82 FR 21446 (May 8, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-04) (Approval 
Order).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80700 (May 16, 
2017), 82 FR 23381 (May 22, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-05) (Approval 
Order) and 79998 (February 9, 2017), 82 FR 10828 (February 15, 2017) 
(SR-NYSEMKT-2017-05) (Notice) (``Delay Mechanism Filing'').
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    In the Delay Mechanism Filing, the Exchange represented that in 
conjunction with implementing the Delay Mechanism, it would no longer 
offer ALO or Day ISO functionality and all Pegged Orders would not be 
displayed.\7\ Because the Exchange has

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not yet transitioned to Pillar, the Exchange proposes to amend its 
rules relating to ALO, Day ISO, and Pegged Orders before transitioning 
to Pillar, as described in the Delay Mechanism Filing, so that it can 
implement the Delay Mechanism when it transitions to Pillar. The 
Exchange proposes additional amendments to its rules, described below, 
before implementing the Pillar trading platform.
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    \7\ Rule 7.31E (Orders and Modifiers) currently describes ALO 
Orders, Day ISO Orders, and Pegged Orders. These order types are 
based on NYSE Arca Equities ALO, Day ISO, and Pegged Orders, 
including that Primary Pegged Orders are required to have a minimum 
display quantity. In the Delay Mechanism Filing, the Exchange 
represented that, before implementing the Delay Mechanism, the 
Exchange would file a separate proposed rule change to eliminate ALO 
and Day ISO Orders and related functionality and to provide that 
Primary Pegged Orders would not be displayed.
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Proposed Rule Changes
    To eliminate ALO Orders, the Exchange proposes to delete rule text 
relating to ALO Orders and Non-Display Remove Modifiers, which is 
functionality that is operative only in conjunction with a contra-side 
incoming ALO Order. The Exchange would make the following changes to 
its rules:
     Delete Rule 7.31E(e)(2) and its subparagraphs, which 
describe ALO Orders, and replace that section of the Rule with the term 
``Reserved.''
     Delete Rule 7.31E(d)(2)(B), which provides that Limit Non-
Display Orders may be designated with a Non-Display Remove Modifier.
     Delete the last sentence of Rule 7.31E(d)(3)(E) and Rules 
7.31E(d)(3)(F) and (G), which describe MPL-ALO Orders and related Non-
Display Remove Modifier functionality.
     Delete Rule 7.31E(e)(1)(C), which provides that an MKT 
Only Order may be designated with a Non-Display Remove Modifier.
     Amend Rule 7.31E(j)(1) to delete the reference to ``ALO 
Order.''
     Amend Rules 7.46E(f)(5)(F)(ii) and (iii) to delete 
references to ALO Orders.
    To effect the changes described in the Delay Mechanism Filing to 
eliminate Day ISO Orders, the Exchange proposes to delete text relating 
to Day ISOs and amend its rules as follows:
     Delete Rules 7.31E(e)(3)(C) and (D), which describe Day 
ISO and Day ISO ALO Orders. The Exchange also proposes to amend Rule 
7.31E(e)(3) to provide that an ISO must be designated IOC and to delete 
the specific reference to ``IOC ISO'' in Rule 7.31E(e)(3)(B).
     Amend Rules 7.11E(a)(5P)(A) and 7.11E(a)(5P)(A)(ii) to 
delete references to ``Day ISO'' and make related conforming changes.
     Amend Rule 7.31E(a)(2)(C) to delete the last two 
sentences, which describes how Limit Orders are repriced upon arrival 
of a Day ISO.
     Amend Rule 7.35E(h)(3)(C) to delete the last sentence, 
which describes how Day ISOs are processed when transitioning to 
continuous trading.
     Delete current Rule 7.46E(f)(5)(F)(i)(a), which relates to 
Day ISO Orders, and the designation of subparagraph (b). The text of 
current Rule 7.46E(f)(5)(F)(i)(b) would become the last sentence of 
7.46E(f)(5)(F)(i).
    To effect the changes described in the Delay Mechanism to make all 
Pegged Orders non-displayed, the Exchange proposes to amend its rules 
to provide for Primary Pegged Orders to operate similarly to Market 
Pegged Orders and Discretionary Pegged Orders not only in that they 
would not be displayed, but also with respect to how they would 
function (i) when the PBBO is locked or crossed, (ii) in different 
trading sessions, and (iii) in auctions. To effect these changes, the 
Exchange proposes to amend its rules as follows:
     Amend Rule 7.31E(h) to move rule text that is currently 
applicable to Market Pegged Orders and make it applicable to all Pegged 
Orders, as follows (new text italicized):
    (h) Pegged Orders. A Limit Order that does not route with a working 
price that is pegged to a dynamic reference price. If the designated 
reference price is higher (lower) than the limit price of a Pegged 
Order to buy (sell), the working price will be the limit price of the 
order. Pegged Orders are not displayed, are ranked Priority 3--Non-
Displayed Orders, and are not eligible to participate in auctions. If 
the PBBO is locked or crossed, both an arriving and resting Pegged 
Order will wait for a PBBO that is not locked or crossed before the 
working price is adjusted and the order becomes eligible to trade. A 
Pegged Order will be rejected on arrival, or cancelled when resting, if 
there is no PBO (PBB) against which to peg.
     Amend Rule 7.31E(h)(1) describing Market Pegged Orders to 
delete, as duplicative of proposed Rule 7.31E(h), the second sentence, 
sub-paragraphs (A) and (B) of that Rule, and the designation of 
subparagraph (C). The text of current Rule 7.31E(h)(1)(C) would become 
the second sentence of Rule 7.31E(h)(1).
     Amend Rule 7.31E(h)(2) defining and describing Primary 
Pegged Orders to delete the last two sentences and sub-paragraphs (A) 
and (B) of that Rule as no longer applicable.
     Delete reference to Primary Pegged Orders in Rule 
7.31E(d)(1)(C) because Primary Pegged Orders would not include a 
display quantity and therefore would no longer be able to be combined 
with Reserve Orders.
     Make conforming changes to Rule 7.31E(h)(3) defining and 
describing Discretionary Pegged Orders by deleting rule text in Rules 
7.31E(h)(3)(A) and (E) that would be duplicative of the proposed new 
rule text in Rule 7.31E(h), described above.
     Amend Rule 7.18E(c)(4) governing halts in Exchange-listed 
securities to replace the term ``Market Pegged Orders'' with ``Pegged 
Orders'' because all Pegged Orders would function similarly to Market 
Pegged Orders during a halt or pause in an Exchange-listed security.\8\ 
With this proposed change, all Pegged Orders, including Primary Pegged 
Orders and Discretionary Pegged Orders, would be processed in the same 
manner as Market Pegged Orders during a halt or pause in trading of an 
Exchange-listed security.
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    \8\ The Exchange also proposes to amend Rule 7.18E(c)(4) to 
delete references to ``Retail Orders.'' The Exchange will not offer 
a Retail Liquidity Program on its Pillar trading platform, and 
therefore references to Retail Orders are moot. See Trading Rules 
Filing Notice supra note 5 at 10815.
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     Replace the term ``Market Pegged Order'' with ``Pegged 
Order'' and delete reference to ``Discretionary Pegged Orders'' in Rule 
7.34E(c)(1)(A) because all Pegged Orders would be rejected when entered 
during the Early Trading Session, regardless of the session designation 
on the order.
    In addition to the proposed amendments that the Exchange described 
in the Delay Mechanism Filing, the Exchange also proposes to amend its 
Pillar rules to replace references to ``NYSE MKT'' with references to 
``NYSE American.'' These proposed changes are consistent with the 
Exchange's proposed name change to NYSE American LLC (``NYSE 
American''), which will become operative upon effectiveness of an 
amendment to the Exchange's Certificate of Formation.\9\ Because the 
Exchange will implement the Pillar trading platform to coincide with 
the effectiveness of the name change to NYSE American, the Exchange 
believes that amending the rules governing trading on the Pillar 
trading platform to use the term ``NYSE American'' instead of ``NYSE 
MKT'' would be appropriate.
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80283 (March 21, 
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    To effect the name change, the Exchange proposes to amend Rule 
1.1E(k), which defines the term ``Exchange,'' to replace the term 
``NYSE MKT'' with ``NYSE American.'' The Exchange also proposes to 
rename the order type ``MKT Only Order'' as an ``Non-routable Limit 
Order,'' and would amend Rules 7.31E(d)(1)(C), (e)(1), (j)(1), and 
7.46E(f)(5)(F)(ii) and (iii) accordingly. The Exchange believes that 
the proposed new name for the ``MKT Only Order'' describes the 
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associated with this order type because it is not eligible to route. 
The Exchange would also amend Rule 7.45E(a) to replace references to 
the term ``NYSE MKT LLC'' with the term ``the Exchange.''
    The Exchange also proposes to add to Exchange rules the definition 
of ``NYSE American Marketplace,'' which would be defined in Rule 
1.1E(e) as ``the electronic securities communications and trading 
facility of the Exchange through which orders are processed or are 
consolidated for execution and/or display.'' This proposed definition 
is based in part on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 1.1(e), which defines the 
term ``NYSE Arca Marketplace'' as ``the electronic securities 
communications and trading facility designated by the Board of 
Directors through which orders of Users are consolidated for execution 
and/or display.'' The Exchange proposes a non-substantive difference 
from NYSE Arca Equities Rule 1.1(e) not to include reference to the 
phrase ``designated by the Board of Directors'' because the Exchange's 
Board of Directors does not designate which technology at the Exchange 
performs the various functions of the Exchange. The Exchange also 
proposes not to use the term ``Users'' as moot. The Exchange further 
proposes a difference to add that the term ``NYSE American 
Marketplace'' includes the facility where orders are processed, in 
addition to the facility where orders are consolidated for execution 
and/or display.
    The Exchange believes that adding the term ``NYSE American 
Marketplace'' to Exchange rules provides for a term that describes the 
Exchange's facilities where orders are processed or are consolidated 
for execution and/or display. The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 
7.29E(a) and Rule 7.29E(b)(1)(C) to replace the term ``Exchange'' with 
``NYSE American Marketplace'' because the Exchange believes that the 
term ``NYSE American Marketplace'' in this context is more descriptive.
    The Exchange also proposes to amend Rule 7.29E(b)(1)(A) and (B) to 
add the term ``NYSE American Marketplace'' in order to provide 
specificity that the Delay Mechanism would be operative for inbound and 
outbound communications to and from ETP Holders. Inbound and outbound 
communications from ETP Holders, that are processed through the same 
electronic securities communications and trading facilities as orders, 
such as log on or log out messages, would be subject to the Delay 
Mechanism. The Exchange believes that this proposed rule change is 
consistent with the rules governing the Delay Mechanism. Specifically, 
in the Delay Mechanism Filing, the Exchange described that the Delay 
Mechanism functionality is designed to provide for additional latency 
under the same circumstances as the intentional latency on Investors 
Exchange LLC (``IEX'').\10\ IEX Rule 11.510, upon which Rule 7.29E is 
based, specifies that the IEX intentional delay is for inbound and 
outbound communications to IEX's ``System.'' IEX defines ``System'' to 
mean ``the electronic communications and trading facility designated by 
the Board through which securities orders of Members are consolidated 
for ranking, execution, and when applicable, routing.'' \11\ The 
Exchange believes that its proposed definition of ``NYSE American 
Marketplace'' describes facilities that provide similar functionality 
as the facilities defined in the IEX term ``System.'' As such, the 
Exchange's proposal to add the phrase ``the NYSE American Marketplace'' 
in Rule 7.29E(b) would make clear that the Delay Mechanism would be 
added to all inbound and outbound communications to and from facilities 
where orders are processed or are consolidated for execution and/or 
display. Accordingly, the Exchange believes that adding the term ``NYSE 
American Marketplace'' to Rule 7.29E(b) is consistent with the original 
intent of the rule and provides greater specificity and transparency in 
Exchange rules regarding how the Delay Mechanism would function, 
without any differences.
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    \10\ See Delay Mechanism Filing Notice, supra note 6 at 10829.
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    Finally, the Exchange proposes to update Exchange rules to reflect 
recent changes to Supplementary Material .70 to Rule 67--Equities that 
amended the date when certain data would be published by the 
Exchange.\12\ The Exchange proposes to amend Commentary .70 to Rule 
7.46E to make the same date change.
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    \12\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80648 (May 10, 
2017), 82 FR 22590 (May 16, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-24) (Notice of 
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    The Exchange will announce the implementation of its transition to 
Pillar, and thus when these proposed rule changes would be implemented, 
by Trader Update, which the Exchange anticipates will be in the third 
quarter of 2017.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\13\ in general, and 
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\14\ in particular, because 
it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and 
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster 
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating 
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to, and perfect the 
mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system and, 
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that its proposed rule change to eliminate 
ALO Orders, Day ISOs, and related functionality would remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system because the proposed deletions are designed to 
work in conjunction with the Exchange's Delay Mechanism, as described 
in the Delay Mechanism Filing. The proposed changes would also remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system because they would simplify the Exchange's 
trading model on Pillar and operate more similarly to IEX, which also 
does not offer ALO, Day ISO, or related functionality. The Exchange 
further believes that deleting these order types and related 
functionality would be consistent with the protection of investors and 
the public interest because the Exchange has not implemented Pillar and 
therefore these order types are not yet available for trading on 
Pillar. Deleting these order types before implementation therefore 
would not impact any market participants.
    The Exchange believes that its proposed rule change to make all 
Pegged Orders be non-displayed is consistent with the purpose of the 
Delay Mechanism, which is to allow non-displayed Pegged Orders to 
update in real-time based on changes to the PBBO before a new, incoming 
order generated in response to the same PBBO change can access the 
resting order. By changing Primary Pegged Orders to be non-displayed, 
Primary Pegged Orders would be able to be re-priced in real-time as 
well. The Exchange therefore believes that this proposed change would 
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open 
market and a national market system because it would allow for Primary 
Pegged Orders to benefit from a market structure that includes a Delay

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Mechanism. The proposed changes would also remove impediments to and 
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market 
system because the proposed functionality is based on how IEX operates, 
which also does not offer displayed pegging functionality.\15\ In 
addition, the Exchange believes that the proposed change is consistent 
with the protection of investors and the public interest because the 
Exchange has not implemented its Pillar trading platform and therefore 
a displayed Primary Pegged Order is not yet available for trading on 
Pillar. Amending Primary Pegged Order functionality before 
implementation would therefore not impact any market participants 
trading.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed amendment to change 
references from ``NYSE MKT'' to ``NYSE American'' is designed to remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system because it would ensure that the Exchange's 
rules accurately reflects the name of the Exchange that will be in 
effect when it transitions to Pillar, which will make the rule book 
easier to navigate.
    The Exchange believes that adding to Exchange rules the term ``NYSE 
American Marketplace,'' which is based in part on the term ``NYSE Arca 
Marketplace'' in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 1.1(k), would remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system because it would add a term designed to 
describe with greater specificity the Exchange's facility that 
processes or executes and/or displays orders. The Exchange further 
believes that amending Rules 7.29E(a) and (b) to add the term ``NYSE 
American Marketplace'' would remove impediments to and perfect the 
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system by 
providing specificity of which communications would be subject to the 
Delay Mechanism. The Exchange believes that the proposed amendment to 
use this term in Rule 7.29E(b) is a non-substantive change that is 
consistent with the original intent of the rule to provide for 
additional latency under the same circumstances as IEX. As such, the 
proposed change is designed to provide greater specificity and 
transparency in Exchange rules regarding how the Delay Mechanism would 
function, without any differences.
    Finally, the Exchange believes that the proposed change to 
Commentary .70 to Rule 7.46E would remove impediments to and perfect 
the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system by 
updating Rule 7.46E to reflect recent changes to Supplementary Material 
.70 to Rule 67--Equities that amended the date when certain data would 
be published by the Exchange.

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 that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed changes to ALO, 
Day ISO, and Pegged Orders are designed to implement changes previously 
described in the Delay Mechanism Filing. As such, these proposed 
changes are designed to provide a competitive trading model to IEX by 
offering similar order type functionality as IEX in combination with 
the Exchange's Delay Mechanism. The Exchange's proposal is therefore 
designed to promote competition by offering a choice of exchanges to 
those ETP Holders and issuers that prefer to trade or list on an 
exchange that offers a delay mechanism and the related order type 
offerings. The proposed changes to change the name of the Exchange to 
``NYSE American'' and add the term ``NYSE American Marketplace'' are 
not designed to address any competitive issues but rather are designed 
to provide greater specificity in Exchange rules regarding the name of 
the Exchange and a term to define the Exchange's facility that executes 
and/or displays orders.

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 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 \16\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\17\
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written 
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a 
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least 
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the 
Act \18\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date 
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \19\ permits the 
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent 
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange 
has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that 
the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange 
states that waiver of the operative delay would be consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest because it would allow 
the proposed rule change to be operative at the same time that the 
Exchange begins its transition to Pillar and implements the Delay 
Mechanism, which the Exchange anticipates will be on July 24, 2017. The 
Exchange states that a waiver will thereby reduce any potential for 
confusion of how orders would be processed when the Exchange 
transitions to Pillar and implements the Delay Mechanism. The 
Commission believes that waiver of the operative delay is consistent 
with the protection of investors and the public interest. Therefore, 
the Commission hereby waives the operative delay and designates the 
proposal operative upon filing.\20\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \19\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \20\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has also 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 the 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 change should be approved or 
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and

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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-NYSEMKT-2017-38 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-NYSEMKT-2017-38. 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-NYSEMKT-2017-38, and should 
be submitted on or before August 7, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\21\
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    \21\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                    subject line if email is used. To help the                 ‘‘Act’’),2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                      To effect its transition to Pillar, the
                                                    Commission process and review your                         notice is hereby given that on June 29,                  Exchange has adopted the rule
                                                    comments more efficiently, please use                      2017, NYSE MKT LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’                     numbering framework of the NYSE Arca
                                                    only one method. The Commission will                       or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with the                          Equities, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca Equities’’)
                                                    post all comments on the Commission’s                      Securities and Exchange Commission                       rules for Exchange cash equities trading
                                                    Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                     (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                   on the Pillar trading platform.4 As
                                                    rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            change as described in Items I and II                    described in the Framework Filing, the
                                                    submission, all subsequent                                 below, which Items have been prepared                    Exchange is denoting the rules
                                                    amendments, all written statements                         by the self-regulatory organization. The                 applicable to cash equities trading on
                                                    with respect to the proposed rule                          Commission is publishing this notice to                  Pillar with the letter ‘‘E’’ to distinguish
                                                    change that are filed with the                             solicit comments on the proposed rule                    such rules from current Exchange rules
                                                    Commission, and all written                                change from interested persons.                          with the same numbering. The
                                                    communications relating to the                                                                                      Exchange’s trading rules for cash equity
                                                    proposed rule change between the                           I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        trading on Pillar are also based on the
                                                    Commission and any person, other than                      Statement of the Terms of Substance of                   trading rules of NYSE Arca Equities.5 As
                                                    those that may be withheld from the                        the Proposed Rule Change                                 described in the Trading Rules Filing,
                                                    public in accordance with the                                 The Exchange proposes to amend                        with Pillar, the Exchange will transition
                                                    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                        Exchange rules to (1) eliminate ALO and                  its cash equities trading platform from a
                                                    available for Web site viewing and                         Day ISO orders and related                               Floor-based market with a parity
                                                    printing in the Commission’s Public                        functionality; (2) provide that all Pegged               allocation model to a fully automated
                                                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                          Orders would be non-displayed orders;                    price-time priority allocation model that
                                                    Washington, DC 20549, on official                          (3) change references from ‘‘NYSE                        trades all NMS Stocks. In addition, the
                                                    business days between the hours of                         MKT’’ to ‘‘NYSE American’’; (4) add the                  Exchange will introduce a delay
                                                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                     definition of ‘‘NYSE American                            mechanism on Pillar that will add the
                                                    filing also will be available for                          Marketplace’’; and (5) make other                        equivalent of 350 microseconds of
                                                    inspection and copying at the principal                    conforming rule changes. The proposed                    latency to inbound and outbound order
                                                    office of the Exchange. All comments                       rule change is available on the                          messages, as described in greater detail
                                                    received will be posted without change;                    Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,                     in Rules 1.1E(y) and 7.29E(b).6
                                                    the Commission does not edit personal                      at the principal office of the Exchange,                    In the Delay Mechanism Filing, the
                                                    identifying information from                               and at the Commission’s Public                           Exchange represented that in
                                                    submissions. You should submit only                        Reference Room.                                          conjunction with implementing the
                                                    information that you wish to make                                                                                   Delay Mechanism, it would no longer
                                                    available publicly. All submissions                        II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       offer ALO or Day ISO functionality and
                                                    should refer to File Number SR–MIAX–                       Statement of the Purpose of, and                         all Pegged Orders would not be
                                                    2017–32, and should be submitted on or                     Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                   displayed.7 Because the Exchange has
                                                    before August 7, 2017.                                     Change
                                                       For the Commission, by the Division of                    In its filing with the Commission, the                    4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79242

                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                 self-regulatory organization included                    (November 4, 2016), 81 FR 79081 (November 10,
                                                                                                                                                                        2016) (SR–NYSEMKT–2016–97) (Notice and Filing
                                                    authority.12                                               statements concerning the purpose of,                    of Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
                                                    Jill M. Peterson,                                          and basis for, the proposed rule change                  Change) (the ‘‘Framework Filing’’). In addition, the
                                                    Assistant Secretary.                                       and discussed any comments it received                   Exchange has filed a proposed rule change to
                                                                                                               on the proposed rule change. The text                    support Exchange trading of securities listed on
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–14892 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am]                                                                         other national securities exchanges on an unlisted
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     of those statements may be examined at                   trading privileges basis, including Exchange Traded
                                                                                                               the places specified in Item IV below.                   Products (‘‘ETP’’) listed on other exchanges. See
                                                                                                               The Exchange has prepared summaries,                     Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79400
                                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                    set forth in sections A, B, and C below,                 (November 25, 2016), 81 FR 86750 (December 1,
                                                                                                                                                                        2016) (SR–NYSEMKT–2016–103) (Notice) and
                                                    COMMISSION                                                 of the most significant parts of these                   81038 (June 28, 2017) (SR–NYSEMKT–2016–103)
                                                                                                               statements.                                              (Approval Order) (the ‘‘ETP Listing Rules Filing’’).
                                                    [Release No. 34–81115; File No. SR–                                                                                    5 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80590
                                                    NYSEMKT–2017–38]                                           A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        (May 4, 2017), 82 FR 21843 (May 10, 2017)
                                                                                                               Statement of the Purpose of, and the                     (Approval Order) and 79993 (February 9, 2017), 82
                                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE                        Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                   FR 10814 (February 15, 2017) (SR–NYSEMKT–
                                                    MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and                              Change                                                   2017–01) (Notice) (‘‘Trading Rules Filing’’). The
                                                    Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                                                                                 Exchange also has established market maker
                                                    Rule Change To Amend Exchange                              1. Purpose                                               obligations when trading on the Pillar trading
                                                                                                                                                                        platform. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
                                                    Rules To Eliminate ALO and Day ISO                            The Exchange proposes to amend                        80577 (May 2, 2017), 82 FR 21446 (May 8, 2017)
                                                    Orders and Related Functionality,                          Exchange rules to (1) eliminate Add                      (SR–NYSEMKT–2017–04) (Approval Order).
                                                    Provide That All Pegged Orders Would                       Liquidity Only (‘‘ALO’’) Orders and Day
                                                                                                                                                                           6 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80700

                                                    Be Non-Displayed Orders, Change                                                                                     (May 16, 2017), 82 FR 23381 (May 22, 2017) (SR–
                                                                                                               Intermarket Sweep Orders (‘‘ISO’’) and                   NYSEMKT–2017–05) (Approval Order) and 79998
                                                    References From ‘‘NYSE MKT’’ to                            related functionality; (2) provide that all              (February 9, 2017), 82 FR 10828 (February 15, 2017)
                                                    ‘‘NYSE American,’’ and Add the
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                                                                                                               Pegged Orders would be non-displayed                     (SR–NYSEMKT–2017–05) (Notice) (‘‘Delay
                                                    Definition of ‘‘NYSE American                              orders; (3) change references from                       Mechanism Filing’’).
                                                    Marketplace’’                                              ‘‘NYSE MKT’’ to ‘‘NYSE American’’; (4)
                                                                                                                                                                           7 Rule 7.31E (Orders and Modifiers) currently

                                                                                                                                                                        describes ALO Orders, Day ISO Orders, and Pegged
                                                    July 11, 2017.                                             add the definition of ‘‘NYSE American                    Orders. These order types are based on NYSE Arca
                                                      Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the                    Marketplace’’; and (5) make other                        Equities ALO, Day ISO, and Pegged Orders,
                                                                                                               conforming rule changes.                                 including that Primary Pegged Orders are required
                                                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                                                                                to have a minimum display quantity. In the Delay
                                                                                                                                                                        Mechanism Filing, the Exchange represented that,
                                                      12 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                                  2 15   U.S.C. 78a.                                  before implementing the Delay Mechanism, the
                                                      1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                      3 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                                                          Continued




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                                                    not yet transitioned to Pillar, the                      Day ISOs are processed when                           that would be duplicative of the
                                                    Exchange proposes to amend its rules                     transitioning to continuous trading.                  proposed new rule text in Rule 7.31E(h),
                                                    relating to ALO, Day ISO, and Pegged                        • Delete current Rule                              described above.
                                                    Orders before transitioning to Pillar, as                7.46E(f)(5)(F)(i)(a), which relates to Day               • Amend Rule 7.18E(c)(4) governing
                                                    described in the Delay Mechanism                         ISO Orders, and the designation of                    halts in Exchange-listed securities to
                                                    Filing, so that it can implement the                     subparagraph (b). The text of current                 replace the term ‘‘Market Pegged
                                                    Delay Mechanism when it transitions to                   Rule 7.46E(f)(5)(F)(i)(b) would become                Orders’’ with ‘‘Pegged Orders’’ because
                                                    Pillar. The Exchange proposes                            the last sentence of 7.46E(f)(5)(F)(i).               all Pegged Orders would function
                                                    additional amendments to its rules,                         To effect the changes described in the             similarly to Market Pegged Orders
                                                    described below, before implementing                     Delay Mechanism to make all Pegged                    during a halt or pause in an Exchange-
                                                    the Pillar trading platform.                             Orders non-displayed, the Exchange                    listed security.8 With this proposed
                                                                                                             proposes to amend its rules to provide                change, all Pegged Orders, including
                                                    Proposed Rule Changes                                    for Primary Pegged Orders to operate                  Primary Pegged Orders and
                                                       To eliminate ALO Orders, the                          similarly to Market Pegged Orders and                 Discretionary Pegged Orders, would be
                                                    Exchange proposes to delete rule text                    Discretionary Pegged Orders not only in               processed in the same manner as Market
                                                    relating to ALO Orders and Non-Display                   that they would not be displayed, but                 Pegged Orders during a halt or pause in
                                                    Remove Modifiers, which is                               also with respect to how they would                   trading of an Exchange-listed security.
                                                    functionality that is operative only in                  function (i) when the PBBO is locked or                  • Replace the term ‘‘Market Pegged
                                                    conjunction with a contra-side incoming                  crossed, (ii) in different trading sessions,          Order’’ with ‘‘Pegged Order’’ and delete
                                                    ALO Order. The Exchange would make                       and (iii) in auctions. To effect these                reference to ‘‘Discretionary Pegged
                                                    the following changes to its rules:                      changes, the Exchange proposes to                     Orders’’ in Rule 7.34E(c)(1)(A) because
                                                       • Delete Rule 7.31E(e)(2) and its                     amend its rules as follows:                           all Pegged Orders would be rejected
                                                    subparagraphs, which describe ALO                           • Amend Rule 7.31E(h) to move rule                 when entered during the Early Trading
                                                    Orders, and replace that section of the                  text that is currently applicable to                  Session, regardless of the session
                                                    Rule with the term ‘‘Reserved.’’                         Market Pegged Orders and make it                      designation on the order.
                                                       • Delete Rule 7.31E(d)(2)(B), which                   applicable to all Pegged Orders, as                      In addition to the proposed
                                                    provides that Limit Non-Display Orders                   follows (new text italicized):                        amendments that the Exchange
                                                    may be designated with a Non-Display                        (h) Pegged Orders. A Limit Order that              described in the Delay Mechanism
                                                    Remove Modifier.                                         does not route with a working price that              Filing, the Exchange also proposes to
                                                       • Delete the last sentence of Rule                    is pegged to a dynamic reference price.               amend its Pillar rules to replace
                                                    7.31E(d)(3)(E) and Rules 7.31E(d)(3)(F)                  If the designated reference price is                  references to ‘‘NYSE MKT’’ with
                                                    and (G), which describe MPL–ALO                          higher (lower) than the limit price of a              references to ‘‘NYSE American.’’ These
                                                    Orders and related Non-Display Remove                    Pegged Order to buy (sell), the working               proposed changes are consistent with
                                                    Modifier functionality.                                  price will be the limit price of the order.           the Exchange’s proposed name change
                                                       • Delete Rule 7.31E(e)(1)(C), which                   Pegged Orders are not displayed, are                  to NYSE American LLC (‘‘NYSE
                                                    provides that an MKT Only Order may                      ranked Priority 3—Non-Displayed                       American’’), which will become
                                                    be designated with a Non-Display                         Orders, and are not eligible to                       operative upon effectiveness of an
                                                    Remove Modifier.                                         participate in auctions. If the PBBO is               amendment to the Exchange’s
                                                       • Amend Rule 7.31E(j)(1) to delete                    locked or crossed, both an arriving and               Certificate of Formation.9 Because the
                                                    the reference to ‘‘ALO Order.’’                          resting Pegged Order will wait for a                  Exchange will implement the Pillar
                                                       • Amend Rules 7.46E(f)(5)(F)(ii) and                  PBBO that is not locked or crossed                    trading platform to coincide with the
                                                    (iii) to delete references to ALO Orders.                before the working price is adjusted and              effectiveness of the name change to
                                                       To effect the changes described in the                the order becomes eligible to trade. A                NYSE American, the Exchange believes
                                                    Delay Mechanism Filing to eliminate                      Pegged Order will be rejected on arrival,             that amending the rules governing
                                                    Day ISO Orders, the Exchange proposes                    or cancelled when resting, if there is no             trading on the Pillar trading platform to
                                                    to delete text relating to Day ISOs and                  PBO (PBB) against which to peg.                       use the term ‘‘NYSE American’’ instead
                                                                                                                • Amend Rule 7.31E(h)(1) describing                of ‘‘NYSE MKT’’ would be appropriate.
                                                    amend its rules as follows:
                                                                                                             Market Pegged Orders to delete, as
                                                       • Delete Rules 7.31E(e)(3)(C) and (D),                                                                         To effect the name change, the
                                                                                                             duplicative of proposed Rule 7.31E(h),                Exchange proposes to amend Rule
                                                    which describe Day ISO and Day ISO
                                                                                                             the second sentence, sub-paragraphs (A)               1.1E(k), which defines the term
                                                    ALO Orders. The Exchange also
                                                                                                             and (B) of that Rule, and the designation             ‘‘Exchange,’’ to replace the term ‘‘NYSE
                                                    proposes to amend Rule 7.31E(e)(3) to
                                                                                                             of subparagraph (C). The text of current              MKT’’ with ‘‘NYSE American.’’ The
                                                    provide that an ISO must be designated
                                                                                                             Rule 7.31E(h)(1)(C) would become the                  Exchange also proposes to rename the
                                                    IOC and to delete the specific reference
                                                                                                             second sentence of Rule 7.31E(h)(1).                  order type ‘‘MKT Only Order’’ as an
                                                    to ‘‘IOC ISO’’ in Rule 7.31E(e)(3)(B).
                                                                                                                • Amend Rule 7.31E(h)(2) defining
                                                       • Amend Rules 7.11E(a)(5P)(A) and                                                                           ‘‘Non-routable Limit Order,’’ and would
                                                                                                             and describing Primary Pegged Orders                  amend Rules 7.31E(d)(1)(C), (e)(1), (j)(1),
                                                    7.11E(a)(5P)(A)(ii) to delete references to
                                                                                                             to delete the last two sentences and sub-             and 7.46E(f)(5)(F)(ii) and (iii)
                                                    ‘‘Day ISO’’ and make related conforming
                                                                                                             paragraphs (A) and (B) of that Rule as                accordingly. The Exchange believes that
                                                    changes.
                                                                                                             no longer applicable.
                                                       • Amend Rule 7.31E(a)(2)(C) to delete                    • Delete reference to Primary Pegged
                                                                                                                                                                   the proposed new name for the ‘‘MKT
                                                    the last two sentences, which describes                                                                        Only Order’’ describes the functionality
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                                                                                                             Orders in Rule 7.31E(d)(1)(C) because
                                                    how Limit Orders are repriced upon                       Primary Pegged Orders would not                         8 The Exchange also proposes to amend Rule
                                                    arrival of a Day ISO.                                    include a display quantity and therefore              7.18E(c)(4) to delete references to ‘‘Retail Orders.’’
                                                       • Amend Rule 7.35E(h)(3)(C) to delete                 would no longer be able to be combined                The Exchange will not offer a Retail Liquidity
                                                    the last sentence, which describes how                   with Reserve Orders.                                  Program on its Pillar trading platform, and therefore
                                                                                                                • Make conforming changes to Rule                  references to Retail Orders are moot. See Trading
                                                    Exchange would file a separate proposed rule                                                                   Rules Filing Notice supra note 5 at 10815.
                                                    change to eliminate ALO and Day ISO Orders and
                                                                                                             7.31E(h)(3) defining and describing                     9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80283

                                                    related functionality and to provide that Primary        Discretionary Pegged Orders by deleting               (March 21, 2017), 82 FR 15244 (March 27, 2017)
                                                    Pegged Orders would not be displayed.                    rule text in Rules 7.31E(h)(3)(A) and (E)             (SR–NYSEMKT–2017–14).



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                                                    associated with this order type because                  governing the Delay Mechanism.                        ‘‘Act’’),13 in general, and furthers the
                                                    it is not eligible to route. The Exchange                Specifically, in the Delay Mechanism                  objectives of Section 6(b)(5),14 in
                                                    would also amend Rule 7.45E(a) to                        Filing, the Exchange described that the               particular, because it is designed to
                                                    replace references to the term ‘‘NYSE                    Delay Mechanism functionality is                      prevent fraudulent and manipulative
                                                    MKT LLC’’ with the term ‘‘the                            designed to provide for additional                    acts and practices, to promote just and
                                                    Exchange.’’                                              latency under the same circumstances                  equitable principles of trade, to foster
                                                       The Exchange also proposes to add to                  as the intentional latency on Investors               cooperation and coordination with
                                                    Exchange rules the definition of ‘‘NYSE                  Exchange LLC (‘‘IEX’’).10 IEX Rule                    persons engaged in facilitating
                                                    American Marketplace,’’ which would                      11.510, upon which Rule 7.29E is based,               transactions in securities, to remove
                                                    be defined in Rule 1.1E(e) as ‘‘the                      specifies that the IEX intentional delay              impediments to, and perfect the
                                                    electronic securities communications                     is for inbound and outbound                           mechanism of, a free and open market
                                                    and trading facility of the Exchange                     communications to IEX’s ‘‘System.’’ IEX               and a national market system and, in
                                                    through which orders are processed or                    defines ‘‘System’’ to mean ‘‘the                      general, to protect investors and the
                                                    are consolidated for execution and/or                    electronic communications and trading                 public interest.
                                                    display.’’ This proposed definition is                   facility designated by the Board through                 The Exchange believes that its
                                                    based in part on NYSE Arca Equities                      which securities orders of Members are                proposed rule change to eliminate ALO
                                                    Rule 1.1(e), which defines the term                      consolidated for ranking, execution, and              Orders, Day ISOs, and related
                                                    ‘‘NYSE Arca Marketplace’’ as ‘‘the                       when applicable, routing.’’ 11 The                    functionality would remove
                                                    electronic securities communications                     Exchange believes that its proposed                   impediments to and perfect the
                                                    and trading facility designated by the                   definition of ‘‘NYSE American                         mechanism of a free and open market
                                                    Board of Directors through which orders                  Marketplace’’ describes facilities that               and a national market system because
                                                    of Users are consolidated for execution                  provide similar functionality as the                  the proposed deletions are designed to
                                                    and/or display.’’ The Exchange proposes                  facilities defined in the IEX term                    work in conjunction with the
                                                    a non-substantive difference from NYSE                   ‘‘System.’’ As such, the Exchange’s                   Exchange’s Delay Mechanism, as
                                                    Arca Equities Rule 1.1(e) not to include                 proposal to add the phrase ‘‘the NYSE                 described in the Delay Mechanism
                                                    reference to the phrase ‘‘designated by                  American Marketplace’’ in Rule 7.29E(b)               Filing. The proposed changes would
                                                    the Board of Directors’’ because the                     would make clear that the Delay                       also remove impediments to and perfect
                                                    Exchange’s Board of Directors does not                   Mechanism would be added to all                       the mechanism of a free and open
                                                    designate which technology at the                        inbound and outbound communications                   market and a national market system
                                                    Exchange performs the various                            to and from facilities where orders are               because they would simplify the
                                                    functions of the Exchange. The                           processed or are consolidated for                     Exchange’s trading model on Pillar and
                                                    Exchange also proposes not to use the                    execution and/or display. Accordingly,                operate more similarly to IEX, which
                                                    term ‘‘Users’’ as moot. The Exchange                     the Exchange believes that adding the                 also does not offer ALO, Day ISO, or
                                                    further proposes a difference to add that                term ‘‘NYSE American Marketplace’’ to                 related functionality. The Exchange
                                                    the term ‘‘NYSE American Marketplace’’                   Rule 7.29E(b) is consistent with the                  further believes that deleting these order
                                                    includes the facility where orders are                   original intent of the rule and provides              types and related functionality would be
                                                    processed, in addition to the facility                   greater specificity and transparency in               consistent with the protection of
                                                    where orders are consolidated for                        Exchange rules regarding how the Delay                investors and the public interest
                                                    execution and/or display.                                Mechanism would function, without                     because the Exchange has not
                                                       The Exchange believes that adding the                 any differences.                                      implemented Pillar and therefore these
                                                    term ‘‘NYSE American Marketplace’’ to                       Finally, the Exchange proposes to                  order types are not yet available for
                                                    Exchange rules provides for a term that                  update Exchange rules to reflect recent               trading on Pillar. Deleting these order
                                                    describes the Exchange’s facilities                      changes to Supplementary Material .70                 types before implementation therefore
                                                    where orders are processed or are                        to Rule 67—Equities that amended the                  would not impact any market
                                                    consolidated for execution and/or                        date when certain data would be                       participants.
                                                    display. The Exchange proposes to                        published by the Exchange.12 The                         The Exchange believes that its
                                                    amend Rule 7.29E(a) and Rule                             Exchange proposes to amend                            proposed rule change to make all
                                                    7.29E(b)(1)(C) to replace the term                       Commentary .70 to Rule 7.46E to make                  Pegged Orders be non-displayed is
                                                    ‘‘Exchange’’ with ‘‘NYSE American                        the same date change.                                 consistent with the purpose of the Delay
                                                    Marketplace’’ because the Exchange                       *      *     *    *     *                             Mechanism, which is to allow non-
                                                    believes that the term ‘‘NYSE American                      The Exchange will announce the                     displayed Pegged Orders to update in
                                                    Marketplace’’ in this context is more                    implementation of its transition to                   real-time based on changes to the PBBO
                                                    descriptive.                                             Pillar, and thus when these proposed                  before a new, incoming order generated
                                                       The Exchange also proposes to amend                   rule changes would be implemented, by                 in response to the same PBBO change
                                                    Rule 7.29E(b)(1)(A) and (B) to add the                   Trader Update, which the Exchange                     can access the resting order. By
                                                    term ‘‘NYSE American Marketplace’’ in                    anticipates will be in the third quarter              changing Primary Pegged Orders to be
                                                    order to provide specificity that the                    of 2017.                                              non-displayed, Primary Pegged Orders
                                                    Delay Mechanism would be operative                                                                             would be able to be re-priced in real-
                                                    for inbound and outbound                                 2. Statutory Basis                                    time as well. The Exchange therefore
                                                    communications to and from ETP                              The proposed rule change is                        believes that this proposed change
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                                                    Holders. Inbound and outbound                            consistent with Section 6(b) of the                   would remove impediments to and
                                                    communications from ETP Holders, that                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                  perfect the mechanism of a free and
                                                    are processed through the same                                                                                 open market and a national market
                                                    electronic securities communications                       10 See Delay Mechanism Filing Notice, supra note
                                                                                                                                                                   system because it would allow for
                                                    and trading facilities as orders, such as                6 at 10829.                                           Primary Pegged Orders to benefit from
                                                                                                               11 See IEX Rule 1.160(nn).
                                                    log on or log out messages, would be                       12 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80648
                                                                                                                                                                   a market structure that includes a Delay
                                                    subject to the Delay Mechanism. The                      (May 10, 2017), 82 FR 22590 (May 16, 2017) (SR–
                                                    Exchange believes that this proposed                     NYSEMKT–2017–24) (Notice of Filing and                  13 15   U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                    rule change is consistent with the rules                 Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change).       14 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).



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                                                    Mechanism. The proposed changes                            Finally, the Exchange believes that                 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 16 and Rule 19b–
                                                    would also remove impediments to and                     the proposed change to Commentary .70                 4(f)(6) thereunder.17
                                                    perfect the mechanism of a free and                      to Rule 7.46E would remove                               A proposed rule change filed
                                                    open market and a national market                        impediments to and perfect the                        pursuant to Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the
                                                    system because the proposed                              mechanism of a free and open market                   Act 18 normally does not become
                                                    functionality is based on how IEX                        and a national market system by                       operative for 30 days after the date of its
                                                    operates, which also does not offer                      updating Rule 7.46E to reflect recent                 filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 19
                                                    displayed pegging functionality.15 In                    changes to Supplementary Material .70                 permits the Commission to designate a
                                                    addition, the Exchange believes that the                 to Rule 67—Equities that amended the                  shorter time if such action is consistent
                                                    proposed change is consistent with the                   date when certain data would be                       with the protection of investors and the
                                                    protection of investors and the public                   published by the Exchange.                            public interest. The Exchange has asked
                                                    interest because the Exchange has not                                                                          the Commission to waive the 30-day
                                                    implemented its Pillar trading platform                  B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     operative delay so that the proposal may
                                                    and therefore a displayed Primary                        Statement on Burden on Competition                    become operative immediately upon
                                                    Pegged Order is not yet available for                                                                          filing. The Exchange states that waiver
                                                                                                                The Exchange does not believe that                 of the operative delay would be
                                                    trading on Pillar. Amending Primary
                                                                                                             the proposed rule change will impose                  consistent with the protection of
                                                    Pegged Order functionality before
                                                    implementation would therefore not                       any burden on competition that is not                 investors and the public interest
                                                    impact any market participants trading.                  necessary or appropriate in furtherance               because it would allow the proposed
                                                                                                             of the purposes of the Act. The                       rule change to be operative at the same
                                                       The Exchange believes that the
                                                                                                             proposed changes to ALO, Day ISO, and                 time that the Exchange begins its
                                                    proposed amendment to change
                                                                                                             Pegged Orders are designed to                         transition to Pillar and implements the
                                                    references from ‘‘NYSE MKT’’ to ‘‘NYSE
                                                                                                             implement changes previously                          Delay Mechanism, which the Exchange
                                                    American’’ is designed to remove
                                                                                                             described in the Delay Mechanism                      anticipates will be on July 24, 2017. The
                                                    impediments to and perfect the
                                                                                                             Filing. As such, these proposed changes               Exchange states that a waiver will
                                                    mechanism of a free and open market
                                                                                                             are designed to provide a competitive                 thereby reduce any potential for
                                                    and a national market system because it
                                                                                                             trading model to IEX by offering similar              confusion of how orders would be
                                                    would ensure that the Exchange’s rules
                                                                                                             order type functionality as IEX in                    processed when the Exchange
                                                    accurately reflects the name of the
                                                                                                             combination with the Exchange’s Delay                 transitions to Pillar and implements the
                                                    Exchange that will be in effect when it
                                                                                                             Mechanism. The Exchange’s proposal is                 Delay Mechanism. The Commission
                                                    transitions to Pillar, which will make
                                                                                                             therefore designed to promote                         believes that waiver of the operative
                                                    the rule book easier to navigate.
                                                                                                             competition by offering a choice of                   delay is consistent with the protection
                                                       The Exchange believes that adding to                                                                        of investors and the public interest.
                                                                                                             exchanges to those ETP Holders and
                                                    Exchange rules the term ‘‘NYSE                                                                                 Therefore, the Commission hereby
                                                    American Marketplace,’’ which is based                   issuers that prefer to trade or list on an
                                                                                                             exchange that offers a delay mechanism                waives the operative delay and
                                                    in part on the term ‘‘NYSE Arca                                                                                designates the proposal operative upon
                                                    Marketplace’’ in NYSE Arca Equities                      and the related order type offerings. The
                                                                                                             proposed changes to change the name of                filing.20
                                                    Rule 1.1(k), would remove impediments                                                                             At any time within 60 days of the
                                                    to and perfect the mechanism of a free                   the Exchange to ‘‘NYSE American’’ and
                                                                                                                                                                   filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                                    and open market and a national market                    add the term ‘‘NYSE American
                                                                                                                                                                   Commission summarily may
                                                    system because it would add a term                       Marketplace’’ are not designed to
                                                                                                                                                                   temporarily suspend the rule change if
                                                    designed to describe with greater                        address any competitive issues but                    it appears to the Commission that such
                                                    specificity the Exchange’s facility that                 rather are designed to provide greater                action is necessary or appropriate in the
                                                    processes or executes and/or displays                    specificity in Exchange rules regarding               public interest, for the protection of
                                                    orders. The Exchange further believes                    the name of the Exchange and a term to                investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
                                                    that amending Rules 7.29E(a) and (b) to                  define the Exchange’s facility that                   the purposes of the Act. If the
                                                    add the term ‘‘NYSE American                             executes and/or displays orders.                      Commission takes such action, the
                                                    Marketplace’’ would remove                               C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     Commission shall institute proceedings
                                                    impediments to and perfect the                           Statement on Comments on the                          to determine whether the proposed rule
                                                    mechanism of a free and open market                      Proposed Rule Change Received From                    change should be approved or
                                                    and a national market system by                          Members, Participants, or Others                      disapproved.
                                                    providing specificity of which
                                                                                                                                                                   IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                    communications would be subject to the                     No written comments were solicited
                                                    Delay Mechanism. The Exchange                            or received with respect to the proposed                Interested persons are invited to
                                                    believes that the proposed amendment                     rule change.                                          submit written data, views, and
                                                    to use this term in Rule 7.29E(b) is a
                                                    non-substantive change that is                           III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       16 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                    consistent with the original intent of the               Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     17 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule
                                                                                                                                                                   19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the
                                                    rule to provide for additional latency                   Commission Action                                     Commission with written notice of its intent to file
                                                    under the same circumstances as IEX.                                                                           the proposed rule change, along with a brief
                                                                                                               Because the proposed rule change
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                                                    As such, the proposed change is                                                                                description and the text of the proposed rule
                                                    designed to provide greater specificity                  does not (i) significantly affect the                 change, at least five business days prior to the date
                                                                                                             protection of investors or the public                 of filing of the proposed rule change, or such
                                                    and transparency in Exchange rules                                                                             shorter time as designated by the Commission.
                                                    regarding how the Delay Mechanism                        interest; (ii) impose any significant                    18 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).

                                                    would function, without any                              burden on competition; and (iii) become                  19 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).

                                                    differences.                                             operative for 30 days from the date on                   20 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day

                                                                                                             which it was filed, or such shorter time              operative delay, the Commission has also
                                                                                                             as the Commission may designate, it has               considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                      15 See IEX Rule 11.190(a)(3) (defining Pegged                                                                efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                                    Order on IEX).                                           become effective pursuant to Section                  15 U.S.C. 78c(f).



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                                                    arguments concerning the foregoing,                        SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                         33—7/8/17) for permission to use
                                                    including whether the proposed rule                                                                              masked data from the Board’s 2009–
                                                    change is consistent with the Act.                         Data Collection Available for Public                  2014 Carload Waybill Samples. A copy
                                                    Comments may be submitted by any of                        Comments                                              of this request may be obtained from the
                                                    the following methods:                                                                                           Office of Economics.
                                                                                                                     60 day notice and request for
                                                                                                               ACTION:                                                 The waybill sample contains
                                                    Electronic Comments                                        comments.                                             confidential railroad and shipper data;
                                                      • Use the Commission’s Internet                          SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                     therefore, if any parties object to these
                                                    comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this                 requests, they should file their
                                                    rules/sro.shtml); or                                       notice announces the Small Business                   objections with the Director of the
                                                      • Send an email to rule-comments@                        Administration’s intentions to request                Board’s Office of Economics within 14
                                                    sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                    approval on a new and/or currently                    calendar days of the date of this notice.
                                                    NYSEMKT–2017–38 on the subject line.                       approved information collection.                      The rules for release of waybill data are
                                                                                                                                                                     codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.
                                                    Paper Comments                                             DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                                                                                       Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202)
                                                                                                               September 15, 2017.
                                                       • Send paper comments in triplicate                                                                           245–0319.
                                                                                                               ADDRESSES: Send all comments
                                                    to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities                  regarding whether this information                    Kenyatta Clay,
                                                    and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                      collection is necessary for the proper                Clearance Clerk.
                                                    NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                            performance of the function of the                    [FR Doc. 2017–14932 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    All submissions should refer to File                       agency, whether the burden estimates                  BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
                                                    Number SR–NYSEMKT–2017–38. This                            are accurate, and if there are ways to
                                                    file number should be included on the                      minimize the estimated burden and
                                                    subject line if email is used. To help the                 enhance the quality of the collection, to             DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    Commission process and review your                         Amy Kim, Program Manager, Office of
                                                    comments more efficiently, please use                      Contract Assistance, Small Business                   Federal Aviation Administration
                                                    only one method. The Commission will                       Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 8th
                                                    post all comments on the Commission’s                      Floor, Washington, DC 20416.                          [Summary Notice No. PE–2017–56]
                                                    Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Petition for Exemption; Summary of
                                                    rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            Amy Kim, 202–205–6915 amy.kim@                        Petition Received
                                                    submission, all subsequent                                 sba.gov, Curtis B. Rich, Management
                                                    amendments, all written statements                         Analyst, 202–205–7030 curtis.rich@                    AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                                    with respect to the proposed rule                          sba.gov.                                              Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                    change that are filed with the                                                                                   ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption
                                                                                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Commission, and all written                                                                                      received.
                                                    communications relating to the                               Title: ‘‘Certification for the Women-
                                                    proposed rule change between the                           Owned Small Business Federal Contract                 SUMMARY:   This notice contains a
                                                    Commission and any person, other than                      Program’’.                                            summary of a petition seeking relief
                                                                                                                 Abstract: The Small Business Act
                                                    those that may be withheld from the                                                                              from specified requirements of Federal
                                                                                                               states that a women-owned small
                                                    public in accordance with the                                                                                    Aviation Regulations. The purpose of
                                                                                                               (WOSB) or an economically
                                                    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                                                                              this notice is to improve the public’s
                                                                                                               disadvantaged women-owned small
                                                    available for Web site viewing and                                                                               awareness of, and participation in, this
                                                                                                               business (EDWOSB) must (1) be a
                                                    printing in the Commission’s Public                                                                              aspect of the FAA’s regulatory activities.
                                                                                                               Federal agency, a State government, or
                                                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                                                                                Neither publication of this notice nor
                                                                                                               a national certifying entity as a WOSB.
                                                    Washington, DC 20549 on official                                                                                 the inclusion or omission of information
                                                                                                               or, (2) certify to the contracting office
                                                    business days between the hours of                                                                               in the summary is intended to affect the
                                                                                                               that it is a WOSB and provide adequate
                                                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                                                                           legal status of the petition or its final
                                                                                                               documentation to support such
                                                    filing also will be available for                                                                                disposition.
                                                                                                               certification. These documents will be
                                                    inspection and copying at the principal                                                                          DATES: Comments on this petition must
                                                                                                               used by the SBA, contracting offices and
                                                    office of the Exchange. All comments                                                                             identify the petition docket number
                                                                                                               third party certifies to determine
                                                    received will be posted without change;                                                                          involved and must be received on or
                                                                                                               program eligibility and compliance.
                                                    the Commission does not edit personal                                                                            before August 7, 2017.
                                                                                                                 Description of Respondents: Women
                                                    identifying information from
                                                                                                               Owned Small Businesses.                               ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
                                                    submissions. You should submit only                          Form Number’s: 2413, 2414.
                                                    information that you wish to make                                                                                by docket number FAA–2017–0584
                                                                                                                 Annual Responses: 12,000.                           using any of the following methods:
                                                    available publicly. All submissions                          Annual Burden: 24,400.
                                                    should refer to File Number SR–                                                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                    NYSEMKT–2017–38, and should be                             Curtis Rich,                                          http://www.regulations.gov and follow
                                                    submitted on or before August 7, 2017.                     Management Analyst.                                   the online instructions for sending your
                                                                                                                                                                     comments electronically.
                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2017–14899 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am]
                                                       For the Commission, by the Division of                                                                          • Mail: Send comments to Docket
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                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                 BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                     Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
                                                    authority.21
                                                                                                                                                                     Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
                                                    Jill M. Peterson,                                                                                                Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
                                                    Assistant Secretary.                                       SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                          Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–14885 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am]                                                                      20590–0001.
                                                                                                               Release of Waybill Data
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                                                                             • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
                                                                                                                 The Surface Transportation Board has                comments to Docket Operations in
                                                      21 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             received a request from Hines (WB17–                  Room W12–140 of the West Building


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