Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Establish Procedures for the Allocation of Cages to Co-Located Users, Including the Waiver of Certain Fees, and To Amend the Visitor Security Escort Fee, 24913-24915 [2016-09725]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices All submissions should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–2016–51 and should be submitted on or before May 18, 2016. action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.39 Brent J. Fields, Secretary. IV. Solicitation of Comments [FR Doc. 2016–09716 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–77682; File No. SR– NYSEARCA–2016–21] • Use the Commission’s Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml); or • Send an email to rule-comments@ sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– Phlx–2016–51 on the subject line. Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Establish Procedures for the Allocation of Cages to Co-Located Users, Including the Waiver of Certain Fees, and To Amend the Visitor Security Escort Fee Paper Comments April 21, 2016. • Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. I. Introduction On February 23, 2016 NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘the 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 establish procedures for the allocation of cages to co-located Users, including the waiver of certain fees, and to amend the visitor security escort fee. On March 1, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. The proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 11, 2016.3 There were no comments on the proposed rule change.4 This order approves the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Electronic Comments All submissions should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–2016–51. 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 (https://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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 II. Background and Description of the Proposal, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 The Exchange proposes to establish procedures for the allocation of cages to 39 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34– 77303 (March 7, 2016), 81 FR 13003 (‘‘Notice’’). Amendment No.1 was included in the Notice and provided certain clarifications, including that the proposed waiver of fees for two bundles of 24 cross connects, applicable while a User is on the waitlist, would only apply to cross-connects used to connect an individual User’s non-contiguous cabinets. 4 The Commission notes that it received one letter referencing this filing that addresses issues outside the scope of this proposal. 1 15 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24913 its co-located Users,5 including the waiver of certain fees subject to specified conditions, and to amend the visitor security escort fee.6 The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Arca Equities Schedule of Fees and Charges for Exchange Services (‘‘Schedule of Fees’’) and the NYSE Arca Options Fee Schedule (‘‘Fee Schedule’’) to reflect the changes.7 As more fully set forth in the Notice, the Exchange offers Users the ability to rent cages to house their cabinets in the Data Center,8 and historically has offered these cages on a first come/first serve basis.9 The Exchange states that a cage typically is purchased by a User that has several cabinets within Data Center and wishes to arrange its cabinets contiguously while also enhancing privacy around its cabinets.10 The Exchange offers three cage sizes, corresponding to the number of cabinets housed therein, and charges fees for the cages based on the size.11 The physical footprint of each cage is greater than that of the cabinets that it houses, as each cage is constructed so as to include aisles around the purchasing User’s cabinets, for accessibility and to comply with safety regulations.12 In order to offer the cages, the Exchange must have sufficient contiguous open space available for the cage.13 In 2015, the Exchange determined that to continue to be able to meet its obligation to accommodate demand, and in particular to make available more contiguous, larger spaces for new and existing Users, it would exercise its right to move some Users’ equipment within the Data Center (the ‘‘Migration’’).14 The Exchange established procedures to manage the Migration process, and 5 For purposes of the Exchange’s co-location services, a ‘‘User’’ means any market participant that requests to receive co-location services directly from the Exchange. The Exchange provides colocation services to Users from its data center (‘‘Data Center’’) in Mahwah, New Jersey. 6 See Notice, 81 FR at 13003. 7 See id. 8 See id. A User must have at least two cabinets in the Data Center to purchase a cage. See id. 9 See id. 10 See id. 11 See id. 12 See id. 13 See Notice, 81 FR at 13003–13004. 14 See Notice, 81 FR at 13004; see also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76269 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66947 (October 30, 2015) (SR–NYSE–2015– 42); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76268 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66944 (October 30, 2015) (SR–NYSEMKT–2015–70); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76270 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66944 (October 30, 2015) (SR–NYSEArca–2015–85) (collectively ‘‘Migration Filing’’). E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1 24914 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices continues to implement them.15 The Exchange states that, notwithstanding the Migration, contiguous open space will still be limited, and may become more limited over time.16 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Proposed Cage Allocation Procedure The Exchange has proposed to establish procedures governing the allocation of cages should the currently available open contiguous space in the Data Center be insufficient to house a new cage or if the open contiguous space available is sufficiently limited such that the Exchange cannot both provide new cages and satisfy all User demand for other co-location services.17 Specifically, the Exchange proposes that it will place Users seeking new cages on a waitlist: (1) The order of Users on the list will be based on the date the Exchange receives signed orders for the cages from each User; (2) once the list is established, Users, on a rolling basis, will be allocated a cage each time one becomes available; (3) if a cage becomes available and the User that is at the top of the waitlist turns it down because it requested a different size, that User will remain on the waitlist and the cage will be offered to the next User on the list, in order, until a User accepts it; (4) a User that turns down a cage that is the size that it requested will be removed from the waitlist; and (5) if a User requests two cages, that User will be moved to the bottom of the waitlist upon the receipt of its first cage.18 In connection with the proposed waitlist procedures, the Exchange further proposes to add General Note 3 to the Schedule of Fees and Fee Schedule,19 to provide that the Exchange would, subject to specified conditions, waive the initial and monthly fee for two bundles of 24 cross connects between a User’s noncontiguous cabinets while it is on the waitlist.20 Specifically, the initial and monthly charge for two bundles of 24 cross connects will be waived for a User that is waitlisted for a cage for the duration of the waitlist period, provided that the cross connects may only be used to connect the User’s noncontiguous cabinets.21 The charge will no longer be waived once a User is removed from the waitlist.22 In addition, 15 See Notice, 81 FR at 13004; see also Migration Filing supra note 14. 16 See Notice, 81 FR at 13004. 17 See id. 18 See id. 19 See id. 20 See id. 21 See id. 22 As noted above, a User that turns down a cage because it is not the correct size will remain on the waitlist. A User that requests to be removed or that VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 a User that is removed from the waitlist but subsequently requests a cage will be added back to the bottom of the waitlist, provided that, if the User was removed from the waitlist because it turned down a cage that is the size that it requested, it will not receive a second waiver of the charge.23 Visitor Security Escorts The Exchange also proposes to amend its visitor security escort fee. Currently, a User visiting its cabinet(s) in the Data Center is required to pay a $75/hour fee for a security escort.24 The Exchange proposes to eliminate this fee for Users visiting their own cage in the Data Center,25 and change the fee for those not visiting their own cage from $75/ hour to $75/visit.26 The Exchange states that a security escort is not needed when a User visits its own cage because that User would have access only to its own cabinets locked within its own cage,27 and that User will not have access to the cabinets of other Users or Exchange equipment, which are locked as well.28 III. Discussion and Commission Findings After careful review and consideration of the Exchange’s proposal, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.29 In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,30 which requires that the rules of a national securities exchange provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among its members and issuers and other persons using its facilities, and with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,31 which requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange turns down a cage that is the size that it requested will be removed from the waitlist. See supra note 18 and accompanying text. 23 See Notice, 81 FR at 13004. 24 See Notice, 81 FR at 13005. 25 See id. The Exchange is also making a technical change to the visitor fee on the Schedule of Fees and Fee Schedule to add clarity. See id. 26 See id. The Exchange stated that many of the escorted visits lasted an hour or less. See id. 27 See Notice, 81 FR at 13004. 28 See id. 29 In approving this proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, the Commission has considered the proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 30 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). 31 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 be designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest, and not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Commission believes that the proposed procedures for the allocation of cages to its co-located Users and associated waiver of fees subject to specified conditions are consistent with Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act. In particular, the Commission believes that the proposed cage allocation and waitlist procedures are reasonably designed to assist the Exchange in offering cages to current and future Users in the Data Center on terms that are equitable and not unfairly discriminatory in the event that available open contiguous space in the Data Center is not sufficient to house a newly requested cage or sufficiently limited that the Exchange cannot both provide new cages and satisfy all User demand for other co-location services. The Commission further believes that the proposal to waive the initial and monthly fee for two bundles of 24 cross connects between a User’s noncontiguous cabinets while a User is on the waitlist is consistent with the Act. Users can qualify for the fee waiver by requesting a cage and being placed on the waitlist until a cage becomes available to them. Once the Exchange offers the requested size cage to a User through the allocation procedure or when a User is removed from the waitlist, the fee would no longer be waived. In addition, if a User was removed from the waitlist because it turned down a cage that was the size that it requested, it would not receive a second waiver of the charge. The Commission believes that the proposed fee waiver and associated conditions are reasonably designed to alleviate the inconvenience for waitlisted Users of having cabinets in non-contiguous spaces by removing the cost that those Users would otherwise avoid if a cage were available. The Commission also finds the proposed amendments to the visitor security escort fee consistent with Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act. The Exchange represents that a security escort is not needed when a User visits its own cage because that User would have access only to its own cabinets locked within its own cage,32 and will not have access to the cabinets of other Users or Exchange equipment, which 32 See E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM supra notes 27–28 and accompanying text. 27APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices are locked as well.33 In addition, the proposed rate of $75/visit for the visitor security escort would be a fee reduction for any visit that lasted more than an hour, and so it would reduce the burden placed on Users that remain subject to the fee. Therefore, the Commission finds the proposed amendments to the visitor security escort fee to be reasonable, equitable, and not unfairly discriminatory. For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the Act. VII. Conclusion It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,34 that the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No.1, (File No. SR– NYSEARCA–2016–21) be, and hereby is, approved. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.35 Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–09725 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–77681; File No. SR–NYSE– 2016–13] Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Establish Procedures for the Allocation of Cages to Co-Located Users, Including the Waiver of Certain Fees, and To Amend the Visitor Security Escort Fee asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES April 21, 2016. I. Introduction On February 23, 2016 New York Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘the 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 establish procedures for the allocation of cages to co-located Users, including the waiver of certain fees, and to amend the visitor security escort fee. On March 1, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule 33 See id. U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 35 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 34 15 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 change. The proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 11, 2016.3 There were no comments on the proposed rule change. This order approves the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1. II. Background and Description of the Proposal, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 The Exchange proposes to establish procedures for the allocation of cages to its co-located Users,4 including the waiver of certain fees subject to specified conditions, and to amend the visitor security escort fee.5 The Exchange proposes to amend its Price List (‘‘Price List’’) to reflect the changes.6 As more fully set forth in the Notice, the Exchange offers Users the ability to rent cages to house their cabinets in the Data Center,7 and historically has offered these cages on a first come/first serve basis.8 The Exchange states that a cage typically is purchased by a User that has several cabinets within the Data Center and wishes to arrange its cabinets contiguously while also enhancing privacy around its cabinets.9 The Exchange offers three cage sizes, corresponding to the number of cabinets housed therein, and charges fees for the cages based on the size.10 The physical footprint of each cage is greater than that of the cabinets that it houses, as each cage is constructed so as to include aisles around the purchasing User’s cabinets, for accessibility and to comply with safety regulations.11 In order to offer the cages, the Exchange must have sufficient contiguous open space available for the cage.12 In 2015, the Exchange determined that to continue to be able to meet its obligation to accommodate demand, and 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34– 77302 (March 7, 2016), 81 FR 12998 (‘‘Notice’’). Amendment No.1 was included in the Notice and provided certain clarifications, including that the proposed waiver of fees for two bundles of 24 cross connects, applicable while a User is on the waitlist, would only apply to cross-connects used to connect an individual User’s non-contiguous cabinets. 4 For purposes of the Exchange’s co-location services, a ‘‘User’’ means any market participant that requests to receive co-location services directly from the Exchange. The Exchange provides colocation services to Users from its data center (‘‘Data Center’’) in Mahwah, New Jersey. 5 See Notice, 81 FR at 12999. 6 See id. 7 See id. A User must have at least two cabinets in the Data Center to purchase a cage. See id. 8 See id. 9 See id. 10 See id. 11 See id. 12 See id. PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24915 in particular to make available more contiguous, larger spaces for new and existing Users, it would exercise its right to move some Users’ equipment within the Data Center (the ‘‘Migration’’).13 The Exchange established procedures to manage the Migration process, and continues to implement them.14 The Exchange states that, notwithstanding the Migration, contiguous open space will still be limited, and may become more limited over time.15 Proposed Cage Allocation Procedure The Exchange has proposed to establish procedures governing the allocation of cages should the currently available open contiguous space in the Data Center be insufficient to house a new cage or if the open contiguous space available is sufficiently limited such that the Exchange cannot both provide new cages and satisfy all User demand for other co-location services.16 Specifically, the Exchange proposes that it will place Users seeking new cages on a waitlist: (1) The order of Users on the list will be based on the date the Exchange receives signed orders for the cages from each User; (2) once the list is established, Users, on a rolling basis, will be allocated a cage each time one becomes available; (3) if a cage becomes available and the User that is at the top of the waitlist turns it down because it requested a different size, that User will remain on the waitlist and the cage will be offered to the next User on the list, in order, until a User accepts it; (4) a User that turns down a cage that is the size that it requested will be removed from the waitlist; and (5) if a User requests two cages, that User will be moved to the bottom of the waitlist upon the receipt of its first cage.17 In connection with the proposed waitlist procedures, the Exchange further proposes to add General Note 3 to the Price List,18 to provide that the Exchange would, subject to specified conditions, waive the initial and monthly fee for two bundles of 24 cross connects between a User’s noncontiguous cabinets while it is on the 13 See id.; see also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76269 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66947 (October 30, 2015) (SR–NYSE–2015–42); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76268 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66944 (October 30, 2015) (SR–NYSEMKT– 2015–70); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76270 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66944 (October 30, 2015) (SR–NYSEArca–2015–85) (collectively ‘‘Migration Filing’’). 14 See Notice, 81 FR at 12999; see also Migration Filing supra note 13. 15 See Notice, 81 FR at 12999. 16 See id. 17 See id. 18 See Notice, 81 FR at 13000. 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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77682; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2016-21]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Approving a 
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Establish 
Procedures for the Allocation of Cages to Co-Located Users, Including 
the Waiver of Certain Fees, and To Amend the Visitor Security Escort 
Fee

April 21, 2016.

I. Introduction

    On February 23, 2016 NYSE Arca, Inc. (``the 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 establish 
procedures for the allocation of cages to co-located Users, including 
the waiver of certain fees, and to amend the visitor security escort 
fee. On March 1, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the 
proposed rule change. The proposed rule change, as modified by 
Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on 
March 11, 2016.\3\ There were no comments on the proposed rule 
change.\4\ This order approves the proposed rule change, as modified by 
Amendment No. 1.
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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. 34-77303 (March 7, 
2016), 81 FR 13003 (``Notice''). Amendment No.1 was included in the 
Notice and provided certain clarifications, including that the 
proposed waiver of fees for two bundles of 24 cross connects, 
applicable while a User is on the waitlist, would only apply to 
cross-connects used to connect an individual User's non-contiguous 
cabinets.
    \4\ The Commission notes that it received one letter referencing 
this filing that addresses issues outside the scope of this 
proposal.
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II. Background and Description of the Proposal, as Modified by 
Amendment No. 1

    The Exchange proposes to establish procedures for the allocation of 
cages to its co-located Users,\5\ including the waiver of certain fees 
subject to specified conditions, and to amend the visitor security 
escort fee.\6\ The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Arca Equities 
Schedule of Fees and Charges for Exchange Services (``Schedule of 
Fees'') and the NYSE Arca Options Fee Schedule (``Fee Schedule'') to 
reflect the changes.\7\
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    \5\ For purposes of the Exchange's co-location services, a 
``User'' means any market participant that requests to receive co-
location services directly from the Exchange. The Exchange provides 
co-location services to Users from its data center (``Data Center'') 
in Mahwah, New Jersey.
    \6\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13003.
    \7\ See id.
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    As more fully set forth in the Notice, the Exchange offers Users 
the ability to rent cages to house their cabinets in the Data 
Center,\8\ and historically has offered these cages on a first come/
first serve basis.\9\ The Exchange states that a cage typically is 
purchased by a User that has several cabinets within
    Data Center and wishes to arrange its cabinets contiguously while 
also enhancing privacy around its cabinets.\10\ The Exchange offers 
three cage sizes, corresponding to the number of cabinets housed 
therein, and charges fees for the cages based on the size.\11\ The 
physical footprint of each cage is greater than that of the cabinets 
that it houses, as each cage is constructed so as to include aisles 
around the purchasing User's cabinets, for accessibility and to comply 
with safety regulations.\12\ In order to offer the cages, the Exchange 
must have sufficient contiguous open space available for the cage.\13\
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    \8\ See id. A User must have at least two cabinets in the Data 
Center to purchase a cage. See id.
    \9\ See id.
    \10\ See id.
    \11\ See id.
    \12\ See id.
    \13\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13003-13004.
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    In 2015, the Exchange determined that to continue to be able to 
meet its obligation to accommodate demand, and in particular to make 
available more contiguous, larger spaces for new and existing Users, it 
would exercise its right to move some Users' equipment within the
    Data Center (the ``Migration'').\14\ The Exchange established 
procedures to manage the Migration process, and

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continues to implement them.\15\ The Exchange states that, 
notwithstanding the Migration, contiguous open space will still be 
limited, and may become more limited over time.\16\
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    \14\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13004; see also Securities Exchange 
Act Release No. 76269 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66947 (October 30, 
2015) (SR-NYSE-2015-42); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76268 
(October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66944 (October 30, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-
70); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76270 (October 26, 2015), 
80 FR 66944 (October 30, 2015) (SR-NYSEArca-2015-85) (collectively 
``Migration Filing'').
    \15\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13004; see also Migration Filing supra 
note 14.
    \16\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13004.
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Proposed Cage Allocation Procedure

    The Exchange has proposed to establish procedures governing the 
allocation of cages should the currently available open contiguous 
space in the Data Center be insufficient to house a new cage or if the 
open contiguous space available is sufficiently limited such that the 
Exchange cannot both provide new cages and satisfy all User demand for 
other co-location services.\17\ Specifically, the Exchange proposes 
that it will place Users seeking new cages on a waitlist: (1) The order 
of Users on the list will be based on the date the Exchange receives 
signed orders for the cages from each User; (2) once the list is 
established, Users, on a rolling basis, will be allocated a cage each 
time one becomes available; (3) if a cage becomes available and the 
User that is at the top of the waitlist turns it down because it 
requested a different size, that User will remain on the waitlist and 
the cage will be offered to the next User on the list, in order, until 
a User accepts it; (4) a User that turns down a cage that is the size 
that it requested will be removed from the waitlist; and (5) if a User 
requests two cages, that User will be moved to the bottom of the 
waitlist upon the receipt of its first cage.\18\
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    \17\ See id.
    \18\ See id.
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    In connection with the proposed waitlist procedures, the Exchange 
further proposes to add General Note 3 to the Schedule of Fees and Fee 
Schedule,\19\ to provide that the Exchange would, subject to specified 
conditions, waive the initial and monthly fee for two bundles of 24 
cross connects between a User's non-contiguous cabinets while it is on 
the waitlist.\20\ Specifically, the initial and monthly charge for two 
bundles of 24 cross connects will be waived for a User that is 
waitlisted for a cage for the duration of the waitlist period, provided 
that the cross connects may only be used to connect the User's non-
contiguous cabinets.\21\ The charge will no longer be waived once a 
User is removed from the waitlist.\22\ In addition, a User that is 
removed from the waitlist but subsequently requests a cage will be 
added back to the bottom of the waitlist, provided that, if the User 
was removed from the waitlist because it turned down a cage that is the 
size that it requested, it will not receive a second waiver of the 
charge.\23\
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    \19\ See id.
    \20\ See id.
    \21\ See id.
    \22\ As noted above, a User that turns down a cage because it is 
not the correct size will remain on the waitlist. A User that 
requests to be removed or that turns down a cage that is the size 
that it requested will be removed from the waitlist. See supra note 
18 and accompanying text.
    \23\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13004.
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Visitor Security Escorts

    The Exchange also proposes to amend its visitor security escort 
fee. Currently, a User visiting its cabinet(s) in the Data Center is 
required to pay a $75/hour fee for a security escort.\24\ The Exchange 
proposes to eliminate this fee for Users visiting their own cage in the 
Data Center,\25\ and change the fee for those not visiting their own 
cage from $75/hour to $75/visit.\26\ The Exchange states that a 
security escort is not needed when a User visits its own cage because 
that User would have access only to its own cabinets locked within its 
own cage,\27\ and that User will not have access to the cabinets of 
other Users or Exchange equipment, which are locked as well.\28\
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    \24\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13005.
    \25\ See id. The Exchange is also making a technical change to 
the visitor fee on the Schedule of Fees and Fee Schedule to add 
clarity. See id.
    \26\ See id. The Exchange stated that many of the escorted 
visits lasted an hour or less. See id.
    \27\ See Notice, 81 FR at 13004.
    \28\ See id.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review and consideration of the Exchange's proposal, 
the Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as modified by 
Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the 
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities 
exchange.\29\ In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed 
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with Section 
6(b)(4) of the Act,\30\ which requires that the rules of a national 
securities exchange provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable 
dues, fees and other charges among its members and issuers and other 
persons using its facilities, and with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\31\ 
which requires, among other things, that the rules of a national 
securities exchange be designed to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism 
of a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, 
to protect investors and the public interest, and not be designed to 
permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or 
dealers.
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    \29\ In approving this proposed rule change, as modified by 
Amendment No. 1, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's 
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 
U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \30\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
    \31\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission believes that the proposed procedures for the 
allocation of cages to its co-located Users and associated waiver of 
fees subject to specified conditions are consistent with Sections 
6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act. In particular, the Commission believes 
that the proposed cage allocation and waitlist procedures are 
reasonably designed to assist the Exchange in offering cages to current 
and future Users in the Data Center on terms that are equitable and not 
unfairly discriminatory in the event that available open contiguous 
space in the Data Center is not sufficient to house a newly requested 
cage or sufficiently limited that the Exchange cannot both provide new 
cages and satisfy all User demand for other co-location services. The 
Commission further believes that the proposal to waive the initial and 
monthly fee for two bundles of 24 cross connects between a User's non-
contiguous cabinets while a User is on the waitlist is consistent with 
the Act. Users can qualify for the fee waiver by requesting a cage and 
being placed on the waitlist until a cage becomes available to them. 
Once the Exchange offers the requested size cage to a User through the 
allocation procedure or when a User is removed from the waitlist, the 
fee would no longer be waived. In addition, if a User was removed from 
the waitlist because it turned down a cage that was the size that it 
requested, it would not receive a second waiver of the charge. The 
Commission believes that the proposed fee waiver and associated 
conditions are reasonably designed to alleviate the inconvenience for 
waitlisted Users of having cabinets in non-contiguous spaces by 
removing the cost that those Users would otherwise avoid if a cage were 
available.
    The Commission also finds the proposed amendments to the visitor 
security escort fee consistent with Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the 
Act. The Exchange represents that a security escort is not needed when 
a User visits its own cage because that User would have access only to 
its own cabinets locked within its own cage,\32\ and will not have 
access to the cabinets of other Users or Exchange equipment, which

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are locked as well.\33\ In addition, the proposed rate of $75/visit for 
the visitor security escort would be a fee reduction for any visit that 
lasted more than an hour, and so it would reduce the burden placed on 
Users that remain subject to the fee. Therefore, the Commission finds 
the proposed amendments to the visitor security escort fee to be 
reasonable, equitable, and not unfairly discriminatory.
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    \32\ See supra notes 27-28 and accompanying text.
    \33\ See id.
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    For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed 
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the 
Act.

VII. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\34\ that the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No.1, 
(File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2016-21) be, and hereby is, approved.
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    \34\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\35\
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    \35\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-09725 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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