Notice2024-17286
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees for Industry Members Related to Certain Historical Costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail
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August 6, 2024
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64024-64025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17286]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-100627; File No. SR-FINRA-2024-003]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action
on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove Proposed
Rule Change To Establish Fees for Industry Members Related to Certain
Historical Costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the
Consolidated Audit Trail
July 31, 2024.
On January 2, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
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 \3\
to establish fees for Industry Members \4\ related to certain
historical costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the
Consolidated Audit Trail (``CAT NMS Plan'').\5\ The proposed rule
change was immediately effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act.\6\ On February 13, 2024,
the proposed rule change was published in the Federal Register and the
Commission temporarily suspended and instituted proceedings to
determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.\7\
The Commission received four comments on the proposed rule change.\8\
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99372 (January 17,
2024), 89 FR 11153 (February 13, 2024).
\4\ The CAT NMS Plan defines ``Industry Member'' as ``a member
of a national securities exchange or a member of a national
securities association.'' See CAT NMS Plan, infra note 10, at
Section 1.1.
\5\ Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used in this
rule filing are defined as set forth in the CAT NMS Plan. The CAT
NMS Plan is a national market system plan approved by the Commission
pursuant to Section 11A of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79318 (November
15, 2016), 81 FR 84696 (November 23, 2016). The CAT NMS Plan
functions as the limited liability company agreement of the jointly
owned limited liability company formed under Delaware state law
through which the Participants conduct the activities of the CAT
(``Company''). On August 29, 2019, the Participants replaced the CAT
NMS Plan in its entirety with the limited liability company
agreement of a new limited liability company named Consolidated
Audit Trail, LLC, which became the Company. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 87149 (September 27, 2019), 84 FR 52905 (October 3,
2019).
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). A proposed rule change may take
effect upon filing with the Commission if it is designated by the
exchange as ``establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the self-regulatory organization on any person, whether
or not the person is a member of the self-regulatory organization.''
15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\7\ See supra note 3.
\8\ See letters from: Howard Meyerson, Managing Director,
Financial Information Forum, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary,
Commission, dated March 4, 2024; Thomas M. Merritt, Deputy General
Counsel, Virtu Financial, Inc., to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary,
Commission, dated March 5, 2024; Stephen John Berger, Managing
Director, Global Head of Government & Regulatory Policy, Citadel
Securities, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated
March 5, 2024; and Joanna Mallers, Secretary, FIA Principal Traders
Group, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated March 9,
2024.
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Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \9\ provides that, after instituting
proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving or
disapproving a proposed rule change not later than 180 days after the
date of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule
change.\10\ The Commission may, however, extend the period for issuing
an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change by not more
than 60 days if the Commission determines that a longer period is
appropriate and publishes the reasons for such determination.\11\ The
180th day for the proposed rule change is August 11, 2024.
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\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I).
\11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B)(ii)(II)(aa).
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The Commission is extending the 180-day time period for Commission
action on the proposed rule change. The
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Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within
which to issue an order approving or disapproving 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,\12\ designates October 10, 2024 as the date by which the
Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change
(File No. SR-FINRA-2024-003).
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\12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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\13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-17286 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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