Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Allow the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF of the J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust To Hold Certain Instruments in a Manner That May Not Comply With Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares, 34040 [2019-15029]

Download as PDF jspears on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES 34040 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 16, 2019 / Notices companies.’’ Rule 17a–8 exempts certain mergers and similar business combinations (‘‘mergers’’) of affiliated registered investment companies (‘‘funds’’) from prohibitions under section 17(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a– 17(a)) on purchases and sales between a fund and its affiliates. The rule requires fund directors to consider certain issues and to record their findings in board minutes. The rule requires the directors of any fund merging with an unregistered entity to approve procedures for the valuation of assets received from that entity. These procedures must provide for the preparation of a report by an independent evaluator that sets forth the fair value of each such asset for which market quotations are not readily available. The rule also requires a fund being acquired to obtain approval of the merger transaction by a majority of its outstanding voting securities, except in certain situations, and requires any surviving fund to preserve written records describing the merger and its terms for six years after the merger (the first two in an easily accessible place). The average annual burden of meeting the requirements of rule 17a–8 is estimated to be 7 hours for each fund. The Commission staff estimates that each year approximately 468 funds rely on the rule. The estimated total average annual burden for all respondents therefore is 3,276 hours. The average cost burden of preparing a report by an independent evaluator in a merger with an unregistered entity is estimated to be $15,000. The average net cost burden of obtaining approval of a merger transaction by a majority of a fund’s outstanding voting securities is estimated to be $100,000. The Commission staff estimates that each year approximately 0 mergers with unregistered entities occur and approximately 137 funds hold shareholder votes that would not otherwise have held a shareholder vote. The total annual cost burden of meeting these requirements is estimated to be $13,700,000. The estimates of average burden hours and average cost burdens are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study. 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 website, www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jul 15, 2019 Jkt 247001 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: Lindsay.M.Abate@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Riddle, Acting Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, co Candace Kenner, 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. Dated: July 11, 2019. Eduardo A. Aleman, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–15046 Filed 7–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–86348; File No. SR– CboeBZX–2019–044] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change To Allow the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF of the J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust To Hold Certain Instruments in a Manner That May Not Comply With Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares July 10, 2019. On May 15, 2019, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BZX’’) 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 allow the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF of the J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust to hold certain instruments in a manner that may not comply with BZX Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on June 3, 2019.3 The Commission has received no comment letters on the proposed rule change. Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 4 provides that, within 45 days of the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate if it finds such longer period U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85948 (May 28, 2019), 84 FR 25579. 4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). PO 00000 1 15 2 17 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change is July 18, 2019. The Commission is extending this 45day time period. The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5 designates September 1, 2019, as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change (File Number SR– CboeBZX–2019–044). For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.6 Eduardo A. Aleman, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–15029 Filed 7–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission staff will hold a public roundtable on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. ET. PLACE: The roundtable will be held in the Auditorium at the Commission’s headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC. STATUS: The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET and will be open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Visitors will be subject to security checks. The meeting will be webcast on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission staff will host a roundtable on short-term/long-term management of public companies, our periodic reporting system and regulatory requirements. The roundtable is open to TIME AND DATE: 5 Id. 6 17 E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM CFR 200.30–3(a)(31). 16JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
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[Release No. 34-86348; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2019-044]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To Allow the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF of the J.P. Morgan 
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust To Hold Certain Instruments in a Manner That 
May Not Comply With Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares

July 10, 2019.
    On May 15, 2019, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (``BZX'') 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 allow the 
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF of the J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund 
Trust to hold certain instruments in a manner that may not comply with 
BZX Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares. The proposed rule change was 
published for comment in the Federal Register on June 3, 2019.\3\ The 
Commission has received no comment letters on the proposed rule change.
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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. 85948 (May 28, 
2019), 84 FR 25579.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that, within 45 days of 
the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization 
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, 
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is July 18, 2019. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer 
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that 
it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. 
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates September 1, 2019, as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings 
to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change (File 
Number SR-CboeBZX-2019-044).
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    \5\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-15029 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am]
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