Securities Act of 1933; Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Amendment To Order Approving Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Budget and Annual Accounting Support Fee for Calendar Year 2021, 15973-15974 [2021-06137]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 56 / Thursday, March 25, 2021 / Notices with the requirements of 39 CFR 3011.301.1 The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service’s request(s) in the captioned docket(s) are consistent with the policies of title 39. For request(s) that the Postal Service states concern market dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) that the Postal Service states concern competitive product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment deadline(s) for each request appear in section II. II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 1. Docket No(s).: MC2021–74 and CP2021–77; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 125 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 19, 2021; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; Public Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: March 29, 2021. This Notice will be published in the Federal Register. Erica A. Barker, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–06204 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL SERVICE Product Change—Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 18, 2021, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 125 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2021–74, CP2021–77. Sean Robinson, Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. [FR Doc. 2021–06131 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P Product Change—Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. ACTION: Notice. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 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. DATES: Date of required notice: March 25, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 16, 2021, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 689 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2021–72, CP2021–75. [Release No. 10905A/March 19, 2021; Release No. 90693A/March 19, 2021] SUMMARY: Sean Robinson, Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. [FR Doc. 2021–06129 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P SUMMARY: 1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 4679). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Mar 24, 2021 Jkt 253001 Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 16, 2021, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 690 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2021–73, CP2021–76. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2021–06130 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] POSTAL SERVICE ACTION: 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. DATES: Date of required notice: March 25, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service® hereby FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Robinson, Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. BILLING CODE 7710–12–P AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. Notice. 15973 POSTAL SERVICE Product Change—Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement Postal ServiceTM. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: 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. DATES: Date of required notice: March 25, 2021. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Securities Act of 1933; Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Amendment To Order Approving Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Budget and Annual Accounting Support Fee for Calendar Year 2021 On December 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) issued an Order (the ‘‘Order’’) approving the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (‘‘PCAOB’’) budget and annual accounting support fee for calendar year 2021,1 pursuant to Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the ‘‘SarbanesOxley Act’’).2 That Order stated, among other things, that the PCAOB should submit its 2020 annual report (‘‘2020 Annual Report’’) to the Commission by March 31, 2021. The PCAOB has informed the Commission staff that, due to a change in auditors in January 2021, the 2020 Annual Report, including the audit report, may not be completed by March 31, 2021. The Commission is amending the Order to permit the PCAOB to submit its 2020 Annual Report to the Commission by April 30, 2021. Accordingly, It is ordered, pursuant to Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that the PCAOB should submit its 2020 Annual Report to the Commission by April 30, 2021. 1 See Order Approving Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Budget and Annual Accounting Support Fee for Calendar Year 2021, Release No. 33–10905 (Dec. 16, 2020) [85 FR 83642 (Dec. 22, 2020)]. 2 15 U.S.C. 7201 et seq. E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 15974 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 56 / Thursday, March 25, 2021 / Notices By the Commission. Eduardo A. Aleman, Deputy Secretary. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change [FR Doc. 2021–06137 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–91377; File No. SR–NYSE– 2021–08] Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change of New Rules Providing for the Registration and Obligations of NonDMM Market Makers March 19, 2021. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 notice is hereby given that, on March 12, 2021, New York Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the selfregulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes new rules providing for the registration and obligations of Non-DMM Market Makers. The proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s website at www.nyse.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 self-regulatory organization 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 those statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such statements. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). U.S.C. 78a. 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 2 15 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Mar 24, 2021 Jkt 253001 1. Purpose The Exchange proposes rules governing electronic, off-floor market makers that would not be either Designated Market Makers (‘‘DMMs’’) or Supplemental Liquidity Providers (‘‘SLPs’’) (‘‘Non-DMM Market Makers’’). Non-DMM Market Makers would be a new category of market participants on the Exchange and would have responsibilities different from those of DMMs and SLPs. The proposed NonDMM Market Makers are not intended to replace DMMs or SLPs on the Exchange and would not assume any of the responsibilities already assigned to DMMs or SLPs pursuant to Exchange Rules (for example, Non-DMM Market Makers would not perform any trading floor functions such as those assigned to DMMs). Instead, for all securities that trade on the Exchange, a member organization may register as a NonDMM Market Maker and be subject to obligations similar to those of Market Makers on NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca’’) and NYSE American LLC (‘‘NYSE American’’) to, among other things, maintain continuous, two-sided trading interest in the securities in which they are registered as a NonDMM Market Maker (‘‘Two-Sided Obligation’’) and adhere to certain pricing obligations. The addition of Non-DMM Market Makers is intended to promote competition on the Exchange by providing an opportunity for member organizations to register as a Non-DMM Market Maker and become eligible for various benefits and economic incentives available to registered market makers. Non-DMM Market Makers would be subject to obligations distinct from those imposed on DMMs and SLPs under Exchange rules but would likewise contribute to displayed liquidity on the Exchange and would enhance the range and diversity of market making activity on the Exchange, thereby promoting competition and market quality on the Exchange to the benefit of all market participants. The Exchange proposes the following rules, based on NYSE Arca and NYSE American rules of the same number with non-substantive changes, to govern the registration and obligations of NonDMM Market Makers on the NYSE: • Proposed Rule 1.1(p) (definition of Market Maker Authorized Trader); • Proposed Rule 1.1(t) (definition of Non-DMM Market Maker); • Proposed Rule 7.20 (Registration of Non-DMM Market Makers); PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Proposed Rule 7.21 (Obligations of Market Maker Authorized Traders); • Proposed Rule 7.22 (Registration of Non-DMM Market Makers in a Security); and • Proposed Rule 7.23 (Obligations of Non-DMM Market Makers). These proposed rules would be applicable only to the proposed new category of Non-DMM Market Makers. They would not apply to DMMs or SLPs, who would continue to be governed by existing Exchange rules applicable to those market participants.4 Proposed Rule Changes Rule 1.1 Rule 1.1 sets forth definitions of terms that are used throughout the Exchange rules. The Exchange proposes to add the following definitions to the rule: • The Exchange proposes to amend current Rule 1.1(p) to set forth the definition of ‘‘Market Maker Authorized Trader’’ or ‘‘MMAT.’’ A ‘‘Market Maker Authorized Trade’’ or ‘‘MMAT’’ would be defined as an Authorized Trader (as defined in Rule 1.1(a)) who performs market making activities pursuant to Rule 7P on behalf of a Non-DMM Market Maker. This proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Rule 1.1(aa) and NYSE American Rule 1.1E(w). • The Exchange proposes to amend current Rule 1.1(t) to set forth the definition of ‘‘Non-DMM Market Maker.’’ A ‘‘Non-DMM Market Maker’’ would be defined as a member organization that acts as a Non-DMM Market Maker pursuant to Rule 7P. Accordingly, for purposes of Exchange rules, the term ‘‘Non-DMM Market Maker’’ does not include DMMs or SLPs. This proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Rule 1.1(z) and NYSE American Rule 1.1E(v). To accommodate the addition of these definitions, the Exchange also proposes to adjust the lettering in Rule 1.1. Specifically, current Rule 1.1(p) defining the term ‘‘Marketable’’ would become Rule 1.1(q), current Rule 1.1(q) defining ‘‘NBBO, Best Protected Bid, Best Protected Offer, Protected Best Bid and Offer (PBBO)’’ would become Rule 1.1(r), and so forth, with no changes to the substance of the definitions. Rule 7P, Section 2 The Exchange proposes to amend Section 2 under Rule 7P, which is currently designated as ‘‘Reserved,’’ and rename it ‘‘Non-DMM Market Makers.’’ The Exchange proposes that the rules set forth in this section would apply only to the proposed new group of Non4 See, E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM e.g., Rules 98, 103, 103B, 104, and 107B. 25MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15973-15974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06137]


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[Release No. 10905A/March 19, 2021; Release No. 90693A/March 19, 2021]


Securities Act of 1933; Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 
Amendment To Order Approving Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
Budget and Annual Accounting Support Fee for Calendar Year 2021

    On December 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') issued an Order (the ``Order'') approving the Public 
Company Accounting Oversight Board (``PCAOB'') budget and annual 
accounting support fee for calendar year 2021,\1\ pursuant to Section 
109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the ``Sarbanes-Oxley 
Act'').\2\ That Order stated, among other things, that the PCAOB should 
submit its 2020 annual report (``2020 Annual Report'') to the 
Commission by March 31, 2021. The PCAOB has informed the Commission 
staff that, due to a change in auditors in January 2021, the 2020 
Annual Report, including the audit report, may not be completed by 
March 31, 2021.
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    \1\ See Order Approving Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board Budget and Annual Accounting Support Fee for Calendar Year 
2021, Release No. 33-10905 (Dec. 16, 2020) [85 FR 83642 (Dec. 22, 
2020)].
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.
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    The Commission is amending the Order to permit the PCAOB to submit 
its 2020 Annual Report to the Commission by April 30, 2021.
    Accordingly,
    It is ordered, pursuant to Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 
that the PCAOB should submit its 2020 Annual Report to the Commission 
by April 30, 2021.


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    By the Commission.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-06137 Filed 3-24-21; 8:45 am]
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