78 FR 249 pg. 79035 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change Relating to CBSX Trading Permit Holder Eligibility
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 249Page: 79035
Page: 79035Docket number: [Release No. 34-71152; File No. SR-CBOE-2013-100]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-30937 Filed 12-26-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-71152; File No. SR-CBOE-2013-100]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change Relating to CBSX Trading Permit Holder Eligibility
December 20, 2013.
I. Introduction
On October 23, 2013, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated ("Exchange" or "CBOE") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act")1and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2a proposed rule change regarding eligibility for CBSX Trading Permit Holders. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on November 12, 2013.3The Commission received four comments on the proposal.4
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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. 70806 (November 5, 2013), 78 FR 67424.
4 See letter from Chris Concannon, Executive Vice President, Virtu Financial BD, LLC, to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated November 11, 2013; letter from Martin H. Kaplan, Gusrae Kaplan Nusbaum PLLC, to Kevin M. O'Neill, Deputy Secretary, Commission, dated November 18, 2013; letter from James Ongena, General Counsel, Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated December 3, 2013; and letter from Mary Ann Burns, Chief Operating Officer, Futures Industry Association, to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, dated December 3, 2013.
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act5provides that within 45 days of the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 45th day for this filing is December 27, 2013.
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5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
The Commission is hereby extending the 45-day period for Commission action on the proposed rule change. The Commission has determined that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule change. In particular, the extension of time will ensure that the Commission has sufficient time to consider and take action on CBOE's proposal in light of, among other things, the comments received on the proposal and the Exchange's forthcoming response to the comments.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Act6and for the reasons stated above, the Commission designates February 10, 2014, as the date by which the Commission should either approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change File No. SR-CBOE-2013-100.
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6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.7
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7 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-30937 Filed 12-26-13; 8:45 am]
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