83 FR 5286 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Rule 7600(i) To Allow Split-Price Transactions on the Trading Floor

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5286-5287]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02269]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82607; File No. SR-BOX-2017-36]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice 
of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed 
Rule Change To Adopt Rule 7600(i) To Allow Split-Price Transactions on 
the Trading Floor

January 31, 2018.
    On November 30, 2017, BOX Options Exchange LLC (``Exchange'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant 
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') 
\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to adopt 
proposed Rule 7600(i) to allow split-price transactions on the Trading 
Floor. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on December 19, 2017.\3\ The Commission has received 
no comments on the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82315 (December 13, 
2017), 82 FR 60256.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that, within 45 days of 
the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up

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to 90 days as the Commission may designate if it finds such longer 
period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or as 
to which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission 
shall either approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed 
rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be disapproved. The 45th day after publication of 
the notice for this proposed rule change is February 2, 2018. The 
Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer 
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that 
it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. 
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates March 19, 2018, as the date by which the Commission 
shall either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change (File Number 
SR-BOX-2017-36).
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    \5\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-02269 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am]
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