Capital Group ETF Trust, et al., 74114-74115 [2021-28234]

Download as PDF 74114 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 29, 2021 / Notices for radiation exposure to workers or members of the public. There is no significant construction impact because this exemption does not involve any changes to a construction permit. There is no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents because the exemption does not alter any of the assumptions or limits in the licensee’s safety analysis. In addition, the NRC staff determined that there would be no significant impacts to biota, water resources, historic properties, cultural resources, or socioeconomic conditions in the region. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the approval of the requested exemption. IV. Conclusion. Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, the exemption is authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety, and is consistent with the common defense and security. Also, special circumstances are present. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants Entergy Operations, Inc., an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Sections IV.F.2.b and IV.F.2.c. to conduct the Waterford 3 biennial EP exercise required for CY 2021, permitting the exercise to be conducted in coordination with FEMA, NRC Region IV and Waterford 3 schedules by the licensee-provided date of March 15, 2022. This exemption is effective upon issuance. This exemption expires on March 15, 2022, or when the biennial EP exercise is performed in CY 2022, whichever occurs first. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of December 2021. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. /RA/ Bo M. Pham, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2021–28279 Filed 12–28–21; 8:45 am] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Investment Company Act Release No. 34446; File No. 812–15225] Capital Group ETF Trust, et al. December 22, 2021. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:20 Dec 28, 2021 Jkt 256001 ACTION: Notice. Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act, and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. APPLICANTS: Capital Group ETF Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’), Capital Research and Management Company (the ‘‘Adviser’’), and American Funds Distributors, Inc. (the ‘‘Distributor’’). SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants request an order (‘‘Order’’) that permits: (a) The Funds (defined below) to issue shares (‘‘Shares’’) redeemable in large aggregations only (‘‘creation units’’); (b) secondary market transactions in Shares to occur at negotiated market prices rather than at net asset value; (c) certain Funds to pay redemption proceeds, under certain circumstances, more than seven days after the tender of Shares for redemption; and (d) certain affiliated persons of a Fund to deposit securities into, and receive securities from, the Fund in connection with the purchase and redemption of creation units. The relief in the Order would incorporate by reference terms and conditions of the same relief of a previous order granting the same relief sought by applicants, as that order may be amended from time to time (‘‘Reference Order’’).1 FILING DATE: The application was filed on April 30, 2021, 2021 and amended on June 14, 2021 and August 25, 2021. 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 emailing the Commission’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov and serving applicants with a copy of the request by email. 1 Fidelity Beach Street Trust, et al., Investment Company Act Rel. Nos. 33683 (Nov. 14, 2019) (notice) and 33712 (Dec. 10, 2019) (order). Applicants are not seeking relief under Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act (the ‘‘Section 12(d)(1) Relief’’), and relief under Sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act relating to the Section 12(d)(1) Relief, except as necessary to allow a Fund’s receipt of Representative ETFs included in its Tracking Basket solely for purposes of effecting transactions in Creation Units (as these terms are defined in the Reference Order), notwithstanding the limits of Rule 12d1–4(b)(3). Accordingly, to the extent the terms and conditions of the Reference Order relate to such relief, they are not incorporated by reference herein other than with respect to such limited exception. PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on January 17, 2022, and should be accompanied by proof of service on 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 emailing the Commission’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov. ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SecretarysOffice@sec.gov. Applicants: Naseem Nixon, Capital Research Management Company, 333 South Hope Street, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071; Michael W. Mundt, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, 2000 K Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thankam A. Varghese, Senior Counsel or Joseph Toner, Acting Branch Chief (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. Applicants 1. The Trust is a statutory trust organized under the laws of Delaware and will consist of one or more series operating as a Fund. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Act. Applicants seek relief with respect to Funds (as defined below), including the Initial Fund (the ‘‘Initial Fund’’). The Funds will offer exchange-traded shares utilizing active management investment strategies as contemplated by the Reference Order.2 2. The Adviser, a Delaware corporation, will be the investment adviser to the Initial Fund. Subject to approval by the Trust’s board of trustees, an Adviser (as defined below) will serve as investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser is, and any other Adviser will be, registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 2 To facilitate arbitrage, among other things, each day a Fund will publish a basket of securities and cash that, while different from the Fund’s portfolio, is designed to closely track its daily performance. E:\FR\FM\29DEN1.SGM 29DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 29, 2021 / Notices (‘‘Advisers Act’’). An Adviser may enter into sub-advisory agreements with other investment advisers to act as subadvisers with respect to the Funds (each a ‘‘Sub-Adviser’’). Any Sub-Adviser to a Fund will be registered under the Advisers Act. 3. The Distributor is a California corporation and a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will act as the principal underwriter of Shares of the Initial Fund. Applicants request that the requested relief apply to any distributor of Shares, whether affiliated or unaffiliated with the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser (included in the term ‘‘Distributor’’). Any Distributor will comply with the terms and conditions of the Order. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Applicants’ Requested Exemptive Relief 4. Applicants seek the requested Order under section 6(c) of the Act for an exemption from sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act and under Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. The requested Order would permit applicants to offer Funds that operate as contemplated by the Reference Order. Because the relief requested is the same as certain of the relief granted by the Commission under the Reference Order and because the Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, or an affiliate thereof, in order to offer Funds that operate as contemplated by the Reference Order,3 the Order would incorporate by reference the terms and conditions of the same relief of the Reference Order. 5. Applicants request that the Order apply to the Initial Fund and to any other existing or future registered openend management investment company or series thereof that: (a) Is advised by the Adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser (any such entity included in the term ‘‘Adviser’’); (b) offers exchange-traded shares utilizing active management investment strategies as contemplated by the Reference Order; and (c) complies with the terms and conditions of the Order and the terms and conditions of the Reference Order that are incorporated 3 Certain aspects of how the Funds will operate (as described in the Reference Order) are the intellectual property of Fidelity Management & Research Company (or its affiliates). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:20 Dec 28, 2021 Jkt 256001 74115 by reference into the Order (each such company or series and each Initial Fund, a ‘‘Fund’’).4 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 6. Section 6(c) of the Act provides that the Commission may exempt any person, security or transaction, or any class of persons, securities or transactions, from any provisions of the Act, if and to the extent that such exemption is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the Act. Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the Commission to exempt a proposed transaction from section 17(a) of the Act if evidence establishes that the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid or received, are reasonable and fair and do not involve overreaching on the part of any person concerned, and the transaction is consistent with the policies of the registered investment company and the general purposes of the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act provides that the Commission may exempt any person, security, or transaction, or any class or classes of persons, securities or transactions, from any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the exemption is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors. Applicants submit that for the reasons stated in the Reference Order the requested relief meets the exemptive standards under sections 6(c), 17(b) and 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act. [Release No. 34–93865; File No. SR–NYSE– 2021–68] For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, pursuant to delegated authority. J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–28234 Filed 12–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 4 All entities that currently intend to rely on the Order are named as applicants. Any other entity that relies on the Order in the future will comply with the terms and conditions of the Order and the terms and conditions of the Reference Order that are incorporated by reference into the Order. PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Revise the Suite of Complimentary Products and Services Offered to Listed Companies December 23, 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 December 13, 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 to revise the suite of complimentary products and services offered to listed companies pursuant to Section 902.07 [sic] of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. 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 E:\FR\FM\29DEN1.SGM 29DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 29, 2021)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 34446; File No. 812-15225]


Capital Group ETF Trust, et al.

December 22, 2021.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the 
Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Act'') for an exemption from sections 
2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c-1 under the 
Act, and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from 
sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, and under Section 
12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 
12(d)(1)(B) of the Act.

Applicants:  Capital Group ETF Trust (the ``Trust''), Capital Research 
and Management Company (the ``Adviser''), and American Funds 
Distributors, Inc. (the ``Distributor'').

Summary of Application:  Applicants request an order (``Order'') that 
permits: (a) The Funds (defined below) to issue shares (``Shares'') 
redeemable in large aggregations only (``creation units''); (b) 
secondary market transactions in Shares to occur at negotiated market 
prices rather than at net asset value; (c) certain Funds to pay 
redemption proceeds, under certain circumstances, more than seven days 
after the tender of Shares for redemption; and (d) certain affiliated 
persons of a Fund to deposit securities into, and receive securities 
from, the Fund in connection with the purchase and redemption of 
creation units. The relief in the Order would incorporate by reference 
terms and conditions of the same relief of a previous order granting 
the same relief sought by applicants, as that order may be amended from 
time to time (``Reference Order'').\1\
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    \1\ Fidelity Beach Street Trust, et al., Investment Company Act 
Rel. Nos. 33683 (Nov. 14, 2019) (notice) and 33712 (Dec. 10, 2019) 
(order). Applicants are not seeking relief under Section 12(d)(1)(J) 
of the Act for an exemption from Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 
12(d)(1)(B) of the Act (the ``Section 12(d)(1) Relief''), and relief 
under Sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from 
Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act relating to the Section 
12(d)(1) Relief, except as necessary to allow a Fund's receipt of 
Representative ETFs included in its Tracking Basket solely for 
purposes of effecting transactions in Creation Units (as these terms 
are defined in the Reference Order), notwithstanding the limits of 
Rule 12d1-4(b)(3). Accordingly, to the extent the terms and 
conditions of the Reference Order relate to such relief, they are 
not incorporated by reference herein other than with respect to such 
limited exception.

Filing Date:  The application was filed on April 30, 2021, 2021 and 
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amended on June 14, 2021 and August 25, 2021.

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 emailing the Commission's 
Secretary at [email protected] and serving applicants with a 
copy of the request by email. Hearing requests should be received by 
the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on January 17, 2022, and should be 
accompanied by proof of service on 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 emailing the Commission's Secretary at [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 
[email protected]. Applicants: Naseem Nixon, Capital Research 
Management Company, 333 South Hope Street, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 
90071; Michael W. Mundt, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, 2000 K 
Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thankam A. Varghese, Senior Counsel or 
Joseph Toner, Acting Branch Chief (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.

Applicants

    1. The Trust is a statutory trust organized under the laws of 
Delaware and will consist of one or more series operating as a Fund. 
The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company 
under the Act. Applicants seek relief with respect to Funds (as defined 
below), including the Initial Fund (the ``Initial Fund''). The Funds 
will offer exchange-traded shares utilizing active management 
investment strategies as contemplated by the Reference Order.\2\
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    \2\ To facilitate arbitrage, among other things, each day a Fund 
will publish a basket of securities and cash that, while different 
from the Fund's portfolio, is designed to closely track its daily 
performance.
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    2. The Adviser, a Delaware corporation, will be the investment 
adviser to the Initial Fund. Subject to approval by the Trust's board 
of trustees, an Adviser (as defined below) will serve as investment 
adviser to the Funds. The Adviser is, and any other Adviser will be, 
registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act 
of 1940

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(``Advisers Act''). An Adviser may enter into sub-advisory agreements 
with other investment advisers to act as sub-advisers with respect to 
the Funds (each a ``Sub-Adviser''). Any Sub-Adviser to a Fund will be 
registered under the Advisers Act.
    3. The Distributor is a California corporation and a broker-dealer 
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 
will act as the principal underwriter of Shares of the Initial Fund. 
Applicants request that the requested relief apply to any distributor 
of Shares, whether affiliated or unaffiliated with the Adviser and/or 
Sub-Adviser (included in the term ``Distributor''). Any Distributor 
will comply with the terms and conditions of the Order.

Applicants' Requested Exemptive Relief

    4. Applicants seek the requested Order under section 6(c) of the 
Act for an exemption from sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) 
of the Act and rule 22c-1 under the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) 
of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the 
Act and under Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act for an exemption from 
Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act. The requested Order 
would permit applicants to offer Funds that operate as contemplated by 
the Reference Order. Because the relief requested is the same as 
certain of the relief granted by the Commission under the Reference 
Order and because the Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement 
with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, or an affiliate 
thereof, in order to offer Funds that operate as contemplated by the 
Reference Order,\3\ the Order would incorporate by reference the terms 
and conditions of the same relief of the Reference Order.
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    \3\ Certain aspects of how the Funds will operate (as described 
in the Reference Order) are the intellectual property of Fidelity 
Management & Research Company (or its affiliates).
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    5. Applicants request that the Order apply to the Initial Fund and 
to any other existing or future registered open-end management 
investment company or series thereof that: (a) Is advised by the 
Adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common 
control with the Adviser (any such entity included in the term 
``Adviser''); (b) offers exchange-traded shares utilizing active 
management investment strategies as contemplated by the Reference 
Order; and (c) complies with the terms and conditions of the Order and 
the terms and conditions of the Reference Order that are incorporated 
by reference into the Order (each such company or series and each 
Initial Fund, a ``Fund'').\4\
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    \4\ All entities that currently intend to rely on the Order are 
named as applicants. Any other entity that relies on the Order in 
the future will comply with the terms and conditions of the Order 
and the terms and conditions of the Reference Order that are 
incorporated by reference into the Order.
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    6. Section 6(c) of the Act provides that the Commission may exempt 
any person, security or transaction, or any class of persons, 
securities or transactions, from any provisions of the Act, if and to 
the extent that such exemption is necessary or appropriate in the 
public interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the 
purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the Act. 
Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the Commission to exempt a proposed 
transaction from section 17(a) of the Act if evidence establishes that 
the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid or 
received, are reasonable and fair and do not involve overreaching on 
the part of any person concerned, and the transaction is consistent 
with the policies of the registered investment company and the general 
purposes of the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act provides that the 
Commission may exempt any person, security, or transaction, or any 
class or classes of persons, securities or transactions, from any 
provision of section 12(d)(1) if the exemption is consistent with the 
public interest and the protection of investors. Applicants submit that 
for the reasons stated in the Reference Order the requested relief 
meets the exemptive standards under sections 6(c), 17(b) and 
12(d)(1)(J) of the Act.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-28234 Filed 12-28-21; 8:45 am]
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