Sunshine Act Meeting, 17225 [2016-07021]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 59 / Monday, March 28, 2016 / Notices 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– BatsEDGA–2016–01, and should be submitted on or before April 18, 2016. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.46 Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–06864 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium, Room L–002. The subject matter of the Open Meeting will be: 1. The Commission will consider whether to issue a concept release seeking comment on modernizing certain business and financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S–K. 2. The Commission will consider whether to adopt rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the business conduct standards for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted, or postponed, please contact: the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. 46 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:52 Mar 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 Dated: March 23, 2016. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–07021 Filed 3–24–16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–77416; File No. SRBatsEDGX–2016–01] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. f/k/a EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Adopt Exchange Rule 11.27 To Implement the Regulation NMS Plan To Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program March 22, 2016. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on March 15, 2016, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. f/k/a EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated this proposal as a ‘‘noncontroversial’’ proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder,4 which renders it effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange filed a proposal to adopt Exchange Rule 11.27 to implement the Regulation NMS Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program (‘‘Plan’’). Specifically, the Exchange proposed Rule 11.27(b) to set forth the requirements for the collection and transmission of data pursuant to Appendices B and C of the Plan. The proposed rule change is substantially similar to proposed rule changes recently approved or published by the Commission by the Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. f/k/a BATS Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BZX’’) to adopt BZX Rule 11.27(b) which also sets forth requirements for the collection 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b-4. 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 4 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). 2 17 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17225 and transmission of data pursuant to Appendices B and C of the Plan.5 The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange’s Web site at www.batstrading.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose On August 25, 2014, NYSE Group, Inc., on behalf of the Exchange, BZX, Bats BYX Exchange, Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’), NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc., NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, New York Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’), NYSE MKT LLC, and NYSE Arca, Inc. (collectively ‘‘Participants’’), filed with the Commission, pursuant to Section 11A of the Act 6 and Rule 608 of Regulation NMS thereunder,7 the Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program (‘‘Pilot’’).8 The Participants filed the Plan to comply with an order issued by the Commission on June 24, 2014.9 The Plan 10 was published for comment in the Federal Register on November 7, 2014, and approved by the 5 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 77105 (February 10, 2016), 81 FR 8112 (February 17, 2016) (order approving SR–BATS–2015–102); and 77310 (March 7, 2016) (notice for comment and immediate effectiveness of SR–BATS–2016–27). 6 15 U.S.C. 78k–1. 7 17 CFR 242.608. 8 See Letter from Brendon J. Weiss, Vice President, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., to Secretary, Commission, dated August 25, 2014. 9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72460 (June 24, 2014), 79 FR 36840 (June 30, 2014). 10 Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used in this rule filing are based on the defined terms of the Plan. E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07021]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, the Securities and 
Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, March 30, 
2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium, Room L-002.
    The subject matter of the Open Meeting will be:
    1. The Commission will consider whether to issue a concept release 
seeking comment on modernizing certain business and financial 
disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K.
    2. The Commission will consider whether to adopt rules under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the business conduct 
standards for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap 
participants.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have 
been added, deleted, or postponed, please contact: the Office of the 
Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: March 23, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07021 Filed 3-24-16; 4:15 pm]
 BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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