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assist Participants in managing and
controlling the risks associated with
their access to and activity on the
Exchange, both for the benefit of
Participants and investors. The
Exchange’s risk settings, moreover, are
consistent with risk settings employed
by other exchanges, such as Cboe BYX.
Although the Exchange presently offers
these risk settings, codifying them will
provide additional transparency to
Participants regarding the risk settings
offered by the Exchange. It will also
foster cooperation and coordination
with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities and more
generally, will protect investors and the
public interest, by providing additional
transparency regarding risk settings
offered by the Exchange.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
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The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act, as amended.
The proposed rule change is not
designed to address any competitive
issues and does not pose an undue
burden on non-clearing members
because, unlike clearing members, nonclearing members do not guarantee the
execution of a Participant’s transactions
on the Exchange. Moreover, the
proposal to share risk settings with
clearing members will not burden
competition among clearing members
because it will apply to all clearing
members equally and regardless of size.
The Exchange notes that this proposal
will not affect competition among
Participants because the proposal
provides for sharing of all of
Participants’ risk settings set forth in
IM–6200–1. Any Participant that does
not wish to share its risk settings with
its clearing member could avoid sharing
such settings by becoming a clearing
member. Lastly, the proposal to codify
the Exchange’s risk settings will not
burden competition among Participants
because the risk settings are already
available to or required of Participants
and will continue to be available or
required of all Participants going
forward.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either
solicited or received.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 8 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.9
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
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:
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 Number SR–
NASDAQ–2018–002 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NASDAQ–2018–002. 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 website (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
8 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to
give the Commission written notice of its intent to
file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and the text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date
of filing of the proposed rule change, or such
shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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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 website 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.
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
Number SR–NASDAQ–2018–002 and
should be submitted on or before
February 7, 2018.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.10
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–00634 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–82481; File No. SR–
NASDAQ–2017–133]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Eliminate
Transitional Rules That Have Expired
Related to Compensation Committee
Listing Standards
January 10, 2018.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on December
27, 2017, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and
III below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
10 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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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 proposes to eliminate
transitional rules that have expired
related to compensation committee
listing standards.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s website at
https://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.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 aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
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1. Purpose
Nasdaq proposes to delete the
introductory language to Rule 5605(d),
Rule 5605(d)(6), Rule 5605A and IM–
5605A–6, and part of Rule 5615 to
remove transitional rules that are no
longer applicable to any companies and
references to those transitional rules.
These transitional rules were adopted in
2013 in connection with changes to the
compensation committee requirements.3
Those changes to the compensation
committee requirements were fully
phased in on October 31, 2014 and the
transitional rules no longer apply to any
listed company.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its
proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
of the Act,4 in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,5
in particular, in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to remove impediments to and
3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68640
(January 11, 2013), 78 FR 4554 (January 22, 2013)
(approving SR–NASDAQ–2012–109).
4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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perfect the mechanism of a free and
open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect
investors and the public interest.
Nasdaq believes that it is in the public
interest to eliminate the obsolete
compensation committee requirements
because the rules that replaced these
provisions have been found to protect
investors and the public interest 6 and
because eliminating these provisions,
which were fully phased out in October
2014, will improve the readability of
Nasdaq’s rules.
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.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. Nasdaq does
not believe the proposed rule change,
which merely eliminates obsolete
provisions and does not make any
substantive change to Nasdaq’s rules,
will impose any burden, nor have any
impact, on competition.
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 Number SR–
NASDAQ–2017–133 on the subject line.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either
solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 7 and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4
thereunder.8
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
the public interest; (ii) for the protection
of investors; or (iii) otherwise in
6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68640,
supra.
7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
the Commission written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change at least five business days
prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the
Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
requirement.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
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:
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NASDAQ–2017–133. 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 website (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 website 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.
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
Number SR–NASDAQ–2017–133, and
should be submitted on or before
February 7, 2018.
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.9
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–00636 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No.
32967; File No. 812–14714]
The Guardian Insurance & Annuity
Company, Inc., et al.
January 10, 2018.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice of application for an order
approving the substitution of certain
securities pursuant to section 26(c) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the ‘‘Act’’).
APPLICANTS: The Guardian Insurance &
Annuity Company, Inc., (‘‘Guardian’’),
The Guardian Separate Account Q, and
The Guardian Separate Account R (each,
a ‘‘Separate Account’’ and together, the
‘‘Separate Accounts’’). Guardian and the
Separate Accounts are referred to as the
‘‘Applicants.’’
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants
seek an order pursuant to section 26(c)
of the Act, approving the substitution of
shares issued by certain investment
portfolios of registered investment
companies (the ‘‘Existing Portfolios’’)
for shares of certain investment
portfolios of Guardian Variable Products
Trust (the ‘‘Replacement Portfolios’’),
held by the Separate Accounts to
support certain variable annuity
contracts (the ‘‘Contracts’’). Guardian
Variable Products Trust is referred to as
the ‘‘Trust.’’
FILING DATE: The application was filed
on November 3, 2016 and was amended
on April 10, 2017 and September 18,
Substitution No.
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Applicants’ Representations
1. Guardian is a Delaware stock life
insurance company licensed to conduct
insurance business in the District of
Columbia and all fifty states of the
United States. Guardian is whollyowned by The Guardian Life Insurance
Company of America (‘‘Guardian Life’’),
a mutual life insurance company.
2. Each Separate Account meets the
definition of ‘‘separate account,’’ as
defined in section 2(a)(37) of the Act
and rule 0–1(e) thereunder. The
Separate Accounts are registered under
the Act as unit investment trusts. The
assets of the Separate Accounts support
the Contracts and interests in the
Separate Accounts offered through such
Contracts. Guardian is the legal owner
of the assets in the Separate Accounts.
The Separate Accounts are segmented
into subaccounts, and each subaccount
invests in an underlying registered
open-end management investment
company or series thereof.
3. The Contracts are each registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the ‘‘1933 Act’’) on Form N–
4. Each Contract has particular fees,
charges, and investment options, as
described in the Contracts’ respective
prospectuses.
4. The Contracts are individual
flexible or single premium deferred
variable annuity contracts. As set forth
in the prospectuses for the Contracts,
each Contract provides that Guardian
reserves the right to substitute shares of
the funds in which the Separate
Accounts invest for shares of any funds
already held or to be held in the future
by the Separate Accounts.1
5. Guardian, on behalf of itself and the
Separate Accounts, proposes to exercise
its contractual right to substitute shares
of the Existing Portfolios for shares of
the Replacement Portfolios
(‘‘Substitutions’’), as shown in the table
below:
Existing portfolio
Replacement portfolio
Variable Portfolio Loomis Sayles Growth Fund (Class 2) ....
Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio (Service Class 2) ..............
Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio (Service Class 2) ....................
Alger Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Class S) ......................
BlackRock Capital Appreciation V.I. Fund (Class III) ...........
Columbia Variable Portfolio Large Cap Growth Fund (Class
2).
Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund (Series II) ................
MFS® Growth Series (Service Class) ...................................
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CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
Contracts make or made available
guaranteed living benefit riders (each, a ‘‘Living
Benefit Rider’’ and collectively, the ‘‘Living Benefit
Riders’’). The terms of certain Living Benefit Riders
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2017. Applicants have agreed to file an
amendment during the notice period,
the substance of which is reflected in
this notice.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING:
An order granting the requested relief
will be issued unless the Commission
orders a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the
Secretary of the Commission and
serving the Applicants with a copy of
the request, personally or by mail.
Hearing requests should be received by
the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on
February 6, 2018 and should be
accompanied by proof of service on the
Applicants in the form of an affidavit or,
for lawyers, a certificate of service.
Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the Act,
hearing requests should state the nature
of the writer’s interest, any facts bearing
upon the desirability of a hearing on the
matter, the reason for the request, and
the issues contested. Persons who wish
to be notified of a hearing may request
notification by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
Applicants: Richard T. Potter, Senior
Vice President, Counsel and Assistant
Corporate Secretary, The Guardian
Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc., 7
Hanover Square, New York, New York
10004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura J. Riegel, Senior Counsel, at (202)
551–6873, or Robert H. Shapiro, Branch
Chief at (202) 551–6821 (Division of
Investment Management, Chief
Counsel’s Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained via the Commission’s
website by searching for the file
number, or for an Applicant using the
Company name box, at https://
www.sec.gov.search/search.htm, or by
calling (202) 551–8090.
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Guardian Large Cap Fundamental Growth VIP Fund.
Guardian Large Cap Fundamental Growth VIP Fund.
include investment restrictions that limit the
available investment options to identified allocation
models consisting of a specified selection of
investment options. A Contract owner with a Living
Benefit Rider that has investment restrictions may
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transfer Contract value by reallocating all of his
Contract value to a different allocation model under
the rider or, depending on the terms of the rider,
by reallocating his Contract value within the
parameters of the allocation model.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-82481; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2017-133]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Eliminate Transitional Rules That Have Expired Related to Compensation
Committee Listing Standards
January 10, 2018.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on December 27, 2017, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
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solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to eliminate transitional rules that have
expired related to compensation committee listing standards.
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at https://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.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 aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
Nasdaq proposes to delete the introductory language to Rule
5605(d), Rule 5605(d)(6), Rule 5605A and IM-5605A-6, and part of Rule
5615 to remove transitional rules that are no longer applicable to any
companies and references to those transitional rules. These
transitional rules were adopted in 2013 in connection with changes to
the compensation committee requirements.\3\ Those changes to the
compensation committee requirements were fully phased in on October 31,
2014 and the transitional rules no longer apply to any listed company.
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\3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68640 (January 11,
2013), 78 FR 4554 (January 22, 2013) (approving SR-NASDAQ-2012-109).
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\4\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that it is 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.
Nasdaq believes that it is in the public interest to eliminate the
obsolete compensation committee requirements because the rules that
replaced these provisions have been found to protect investors and the
public interest \6\ and because eliminating these provisions, which
were fully phased out in October 2014, will improve the readability of
Nasdaq's rules.
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68640, supra.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Nasdaq does not believe the
proposed rule change, which merely eliminates obsolete provisions and
does not make any substantive change to Nasdaq's rules, will impose any
burden, nor have any impact, on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \7\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\8\
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such 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.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
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:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-133 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-133. 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 website (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 website 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. 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 Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-133, and should be submitted
on or before February 7, 2018.
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For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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\9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00636 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
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