Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Minor Rule Violation Plan, 56280-56281 [2017-25648]

Download as PDF 56280 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2017 / Notices deadline(s) for each request appear in section II. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION II. Docketed Proceeding(s) [Release No. 34–82146; File No. 4–715] 1. Docket No(s).: MC2018–31 and CP2018–61; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add First-Class Package Service Contract 85 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: November 21, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: Timothy J. Schwuchow; Comments Due: November 30, 2017. This notice will be published in the Federal Register. Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Minor Rule Violation Plan Stacy L. Ruble, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–25666 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL SERVICE Product Change—First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement AGENCY: ACTION: Postal ServiceTM. Notice. The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule’s Competitive Products List. SUMMARY: Date of notice required under 39 U.S.C. 3642(d)(1): November 28, 2017. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179. The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on November 21, 2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add First-Class Package Service Contract 85 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2018–31, CP2018–61. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ruth B. Stevenson, Attorney, Federal Compliance. ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2017–25585 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:51 Nov 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 November 22, 2017. Pursuant to Section 19(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19d–1(c)(2) thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on November 16, 2017, MIAX PEARL, LLC (‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a proposed minor rule violation plan (‘‘MRVP’’) with sanctions not exceeding $2,500 which would not be subject to the provisions of Rule 19d– 1(c)(1) of the Act 3 requiring that a selfregulatory organization (‘‘SRO’’) promptly file notice with the Commission of any final disciplinary action taken with respect to any person or organization.4 In accordance with Rule 19d–1(c)(2) under the Act,5 the Exchange proposed to designate certain specified rule violations as minor rule violations, and requested that it be relieved of the prompt reporting requirements regarding such violations, provided it gives notice of such violations to the Commission on a quarterly basis. The Exchange proposes to include in its MRVP the procedures and violations currently included in Exchange Rule 1014 (‘‘Imposition of Fines for Minor Rule Violations’’).6 According to the Exchange’s MRVP, under Rule 1014, the Exchange may impose a fine (not to exceed $2,500) on any Member, or person associated with or employed by a Member, for any rule listed in Rule 1014(d).7 The Exchange shall serve the 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(d)(1). CFR 240.19d–1(c)(2). 3 17 CFR 240.19d–1(c)(1). 4 The Commission adopted amendments to paragraph (c) of Rule 19d–1 to allow SROs to submit for Commission approval plans for the abbreviated reporting of minor disciplinary infractions. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 21013 (June 1, 1984), 49 FR 23828 (June 8, 1984). Any disciplinary action taken by an SRO against any person for violation of a rule of the SRO which has been designated as a minor rule violation pursuant to such a plan filed with and declared effective by the Commission shall not be considered ‘‘final’’ for purposes of Section 19(d)(1) of the Act if the sanction imposed consists of a fine not exceeding $2,500 and the sanctioned person has not sought an adjudication, including a hearing, or otherwise exhausted his administrative remedies. 5 17 CFR 240.19d–1(c)(2). 6 The Exchange received its grant of registration on December 13, 2016, which included approving the rules that govern the Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79543 (December 13, 2016), 81 FR 92901 (December 20, 2016). 7 While Rule 1014 allows the Exchange to administer fines up to $5,000, the Exchange is only 2 17 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 person against whom a fine is imposed with a written statement setting forth the rule or rules violated, the act or omission constituting each such violation, the fine imposed, and the date by which such determination becomes final or by which such determination must be contested. If the person against whom the fine is imposed pays the fine, such payment shall be deemed to be a waiver of such person’s right to a disciplinary proceeding and any review of the matter under the Exchange rules. Any person against whom a fine is imposed may contest the Exchange’s determination by filing with the Exchange a written answer, at which point the matter shall become a disciplinary proceeding. The Exchange proposes that, as set forth in Exchange Rule 1014(d), violations of the following rules would be appropriate for disposition under the MRVP: Rule 307 (Position Limits); Rule 803 (Focus Reports); Rule 804 (Requests for Trade Data); Rule 520 (Order Entry); Rule 605 (Execution of Orders in Appointed Options); Rule 314 (Mandatory Systems Testing); Rule 700 (Exercise of Option Contracts); Rule 309 (Exercise Limits); Rule 310 (Reports Related to Position Limits); Rule 403 (Trading in Restricted Classes); Rule 605 (Market Maker Quotations); and Rules 1301, 1302, and 1303 (Failure to Timely File Amendments to Form U4, Form U5, and Form BD). The Exchange notes that it is specifically excluding Rule 1014(d)(4), Conduct and Decorum Policies, from this filing. Upon the Commission’s declaration of effectiveness of the MRVP, the Exchange will provide to the Commission a quarterly report for any actions taken on minor rule violations under the MRVP. The quarterly report will include: The disposition date, the name of the firm/ individual, the Exchange’s internal enforcement number, the review period, the nature of the violation type, the number of the rule that was violated, the number of instances the violation occurred, and the sanction imposed. The Exchange also proposes that, going forward, to the extent that there are any changes to the rules applicable to the Exchange’s MRVP, the Exchange requests that the Commission deem such changes to be modifications to the Exchange’s MRVP. I. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and seeking relief from the reporting requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 19d–1 for fines administered under Rule 1014(d) that do not exceed $2,500. E:\FR\FM\28NON1.SGM 28NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2017 / Notices arguments concerning the Exchange’s proposed MRVP, including whether the proposed MRVP is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic Comments • 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 No. 4–715 on the subject line. Paper Comments ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES • 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 No. 4–715. 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 MRVP that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed MRVP 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 proposed MRVP also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File No. 4–715 and should be submitted on or before December 19, 2017. II. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Minor Rule Violation Plan and Timing for Commission Action Pursuant to Section 19(d)(1) of the Act and Rule 19d–1(c)(2) thereunder,8 after December 19, 2017, the Commission may, by order, declare the Exchange’s proposed MRVP effective if the plan is consistent with the public interest, the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Commission in its order may restrict the categories of violations to be designated as minor rule violations and may impose any other terms or conditions to the proposed MRVP, File No. 4–715, and to the period of its effectiveness, which the Commission deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.9 Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–25648 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [SEC File No. 270–657, OMB Control No. 3235–0705] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736 Extension: Rule 30b1–8 and Form N–CR Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 30b1–8 under the Act [17 CFR 270.30b1–8], entitled ‘‘Current Report for Money Market Funds,’’ provides that every registered open-end management investment company, or series thereof, 8 15 9 17 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:07 Nov 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 U.S.C. 78s(d)(1); 17 CFR 240.19d–1(c)(2). CFR 200.30–3(a)(44). Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56281 that is regulated as a money market fund under rule 2a–7 [17 CFR 270.2a–7], that experiences any of the events specified on Form N–CR [17 CFR 274.222], must file with the Commission a current report on Form N–CR within the time period specified in that form. The information collection requirements for rule 30b1–8 and Form N–CR are designed to assist Commission staff in its oversight of money market funds and its ability to respond to market events. It also provides investors with better and timelier disclosure of potentially important events. Finally, the Commission is able to use the information provided on Form N–CR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. The rule imposes a burden per report of approximately 8.5 hours and $840, so that the total annual burden for the estimated 37 reports filed per year on Form N–CR is 315 hours and $31,080. The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate is based on communications with industry representatives, and is not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study. The collection of information on Form N–CR is mandatory for any fund that holds itself out as a money market fund in reliance on rule 2a–7. Responses will not be kept confidential. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public may view the background documentation for this information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: Shagufta_ Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@ sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. November 21, 2017. Eduardo A. Aleman, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–25601 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P E:\FR\FM\28NON1.SGM 28NON1

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82146; File No. 4-715]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing 
of Proposed Minor Rule Violation Plan

November 22, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19d-1(c)(2) thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby 
given that on November 16, 2017, MIAX PEARL, LLC (``Exchange'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed 
minor rule violation plan (``MRVP'') with sanctions not exceeding 
$2,500 which would not be subject to the provisions of Rule 19d-1(c)(1) 
of the Act \3\ requiring that a self-regulatory organization (``SRO'') 
promptly file notice with the Commission of any final disciplinary 
action taken with respect to any person or organization.\4\ In 
accordance with Rule 19d-1(c)(2) under the Act,\5\ the Exchange 
proposed to designate certain specified rule violations as minor rule 
violations, and requested that it be relieved of the prompt reporting 
requirements regarding such violations, provided it gives notice of 
such violations to the Commission on a quarterly basis.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(d)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19d-1(c)(2).
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19d-1(c)(1).
    \4\ The Commission adopted amendments to paragraph (c) of Rule 
19d-1 to allow SROs to submit for Commission approval plans for the 
abbreviated reporting of minor disciplinary infractions. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 21013 (June 1, 1984), 49 FR 
23828 (June 8, 1984). Any disciplinary action taken by an SRO 
against any person for violation of a rule of the SRO which has been 
designated as a minor rule violation pursuant to such a plan filed 
with and declared effective by the Commission shall not be 
considered ``final'' for purposes of Section 19(d)(1) of the Act if 
the sanction imposed consists of a fine not exceeding $2,500 and the 
sanctioned person has not sought an adjudication, including a 
hearing, or otherwise exhausted his administrative remedies.
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.19d-1(c)(2).
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    The Exchange proposes to include in its MRVP the procedures and 
violations currently included in Exchange Rule 1014 (``Imposition of 
Fines for Minor Rule Violations'').\6\ According to the Exchange's 
MRVP, under Rule 1014, the Exchange may impose a fine (not to exceed 
$2,500) on any Member, or person associated with or employed by a 
Member, for any rule listed in Rule 1014(d).\7\ The Exchange shall 
serve the person against whom a fine is imposed with a written 
statement setting forth the rule or rules violated, the act or omission 
constituting each such violation, the fine imposed, and the date by 
which such determination becomes final or by which such determination 
must be contested. If the person against whom the fine is imposed pays 
the fine, such payment shall be deemed to be a waiver of such person's 
right to a disciplinary proceeding and any review of the matter under 
the Exchange rules. Any person against whom a fine is imposed may 
contest the Exchange's determination by filing with the Exchange a 
written answer, at which point the matter shall become a disciplinary 
proceeding.
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    \6\ The Exchange received its grant of registration on December 
13, 2016, which included approving the rules that govern the 
Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79543 (December 
13, 2016), 81 FR 92901 (December 20, 2016).
    \7\ While Rule 1014 allows the Exchange to administer fines up 
to $5,000, the Exchange is only seeking relief from the reporting 
requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 19d-1 for fines 
administered under Rule 1014(d) that do not exceed $2,500.
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    The Exchange proposes that, as set forth in Exchange Rule 1014(d), 
violations of the following rules would be appropriate for disposition 
under the MRVP: Rule 307 (Position Limits); Rule 803 (Focus Reports); 
Rule 804 (Requests for Trade Data); Rule 520 (Order Entry); Rule 605 
(Execution of Orders in Appointed Options); Rule 314 (Mandatory Systems 
Testing); Rule 700 (Exercise of Option Contracts); Rule 309 (Exercise 
Limits); Rule 310 (Reports Related to Position Limits); Rule 403 
(Trading in Restricted Classes); Rule 605 (Market Maker Quotations); 
and Rules 1301, 1302, and 1303 (Failure to Timely File Amendments to 
Form U4, Form U5, and Form BD). The Exchange notes that it is 
specifically excluding Rule 1014(d)(4), Conduct and Decorum Policies, 
from this filing.
    Upon the Commission's declaration of effectiveness of the MRVP, the 
Exchange will provide to the Commission a quarterly report for any 
actions taken on minor rule violations under the MRVP. The quarterly 
report will include: The disposition date, the name of the firm/
individual, the Exchange's internal enforcement number, the review 
period, the nature of the violation type, the number of the rule that 
was violated, the number of instances the violation occurred, and the 
sanction imposed.
    The Exchange also proposes that, going forward, to the extent that 
there are any changes to the rules applicable to the Exchange's MRVP, 
the Exchange requests that the Commission deem such changes to be 
modifications to the Exchange's MRVP.

I. Solicitation of Comments

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

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arguments concerning the Exchange's proposed MRVP, including whether 
the proposed MRVP is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted 
by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     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 No. 4-715 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 No. 4-715. 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 MRVP that are filed with the 
Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed 
MRVP 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 proposed MRVP also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting 
comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal 
identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File No. 4-715 and should be submitted on 
or before December 19, 2017.

II. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Minor Rule Violation Plan and 
Timing for Commission Action

    Pursuant to Section 19(d)(1) of the Act and Rule 19d-1(c)(2) 
thereunder,\8\ after December 19, 2017, the Commission may, by order, 
declare the Exchange's proposed MRVP effective if the plan is 
consistent with the public interest, the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Commission in 
its order may restrict the categories of violations to be designated as 
minor rule violations and may impose any other terms or conditions to 
the proposed MRVP, File No. 4-715, and to the period of its 
effectiveness, which the Commission deems necessary or appropriate in 
the public interest, for the protection of investors or otherwise in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(d)(1); 17 CFR 240.19d-1(c)(2).
    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(44).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-25648 Filed 11-27-17; 8:45 am]
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