86608 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2020 / Notices 

22 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1). 

2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

4Pursuant to Rule 7.1(e), the CEO notified the 

Board of Directors of the Exchange of this 

determination. The Exchange’s current rules 

establish how the Exchange will function fullyelectronically. The CEO also closed the NYSE 

American Options Trading Floor, which is located 

at the same 11 Wall Street facilities, and the NYSE 

Arca Options Trading Floor, which is located in 

San Francisco, CA. See Press Release, dated March 

18, 2020, available here: https://ir.theice.com/press/ 

press-releases/all-categories/2020/03-18-2020- 

204202110. 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88933 

(May 22, 2020), 85 FR 32059 (May 28, 2020) (SR– 

NYSE–2020–47) (Notice of filing and immediate 

effectiveness of proposed rule change). 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89086 

(June 17, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–52) (Notice of 

filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule 

change). 

7See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 88413 

(March 18, 2020), 85 FR 16713 (March 24, 2020) 

(SR–NYSE–2020–19) (amending Rule 7.35C to add 

Commentary .01); 88444 (March 20, 2020), 85 FR 

17141 (March 26, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–22) 

(amending Rules 7.35A to add Commentary .01, 

7.35B to add Commentary .01, and 7.35C to add 

Commentary .02); 88488 (March 26, 2020), 85 FR 

18286 (April 1, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–23) 

(amending Rule 7.35A to add Commentary .02); 

88546 (April 2, 2020), 85 FR 19782 (April 8, 2020) 

(SR–NYSE–2020–28) (amending Rule 7.35A to add 

Commentary .03); 88562 (April 3, 2020), 85 FR 

20002 (April 9, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–29) 

(amending Rule 7.35C to add Commentary .03); 

88705 (April 21, 2020), 85 FR 23413 (April 27, 

2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–35) (amending Rule 7.35A 

to add Commentary .04); 88725 (April 22, 2020), 85 

FR 23583 (April 28, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–37) 

(amending Rule 7.35 to add Commentary .01); 

88950 (May 26, 2020), 85 FR 33252 (June 1, 2020) 

(SR–NYSE–2020–48) (amending Rule 7.35A to add 

Commentary .05); 89059 (June 12, 2020), 85 FR 

36911 (June 18, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–50) 

(amending Rule 7.35C to add Commentary .04); 

89086 (June 17, 2020), 85 FR 37712 (SR–NYSE– 

2020–52) (amending Rules 7.35A to add 

Commentary .06, 7.35B to add Commentary .03, 76 

to add Supplementary Material 20, and 

Supplementary Material .30 to Rule 36); and 89925 

(September 18, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–75) 

(amending Rule 7.35 to add Commentary .02). 

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–BOX–2020–40, and should 

be submitted on or before January 21, 

2021. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.22

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–90795; File No. SR–NYSE– 

2020–106] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New 

York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change To Extend the 

Temporary Period for Specified 

Commentaries to Rules 7.35, 7.35A, 

7.35B, and 7.35C and Temporary Rule 

Relief in Rule 36.30 

December 23, 2020. 

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 

21, 2020, 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 and II below, which Items have 

been prepared by the self-regulatory 

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 extend the 

temporary period for specified 

Commentaries to Rules 7.35, 7.35A, 

7.35B, and 7.35C and temporary rule 

relief in Rule 36.30, to end on the earlier 

of a full reopening of the Trading Floor 

facilities to DMMs or after the Exchange 

closes on April 30, 2021. 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. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to extend the 

temporary period for specified 

Commentaries to Rules 7.35, 7.35A, 

7.35B, and 7.35C and temporary rule 

relief to Rule 36.30, to end on the earlier 

of a full reopening of the Trading Floor 

facilities to DMMs or after the Exchange 

closes on April 30, 2021. The current 

temporary period that these Rules are in 

effect ends on the earlier of a full 

reopening of the Trading Floor facilities 

to DMMs or after the Exchange closes on 

December 31, 2020. 

Background 

To slow the spread of COVID–19 

through social-distancing measures, on 

March 18, 2020, the CEO of the 

Exchange made a determination under 

Rule 7.1(c)(3) that, beginning March 23, 

2020, the Trading Floor facilities located 

at 11 Wall Street in New York City 

would close and the Exchange would 

move, on a temporary basis, to fully 

electronic trading.4 On May 14, 2020, 

the CEO of the Exchange made a 

determination under Rule 7.1(c)(3) to 

reopen the Trading Floor on a limited 

basis on May 26, 2020 to a subset of 

Floor brokers, subject to safety measures 

designed to prevent the spread of 

COVID–19.5 On June 15, 2020, the CEO 

of the Exchange made a determination 

under Rule 7.1(c)(3) to begin the second 

phase of the Trading Floor reopening by 

allowing DMMs to return on June 17, 

2020, subject to safety measures 

designed to prevent the spread of 

COVID–19.6 Consistent with these 

safety measures, both DMMs and Floor 

broker firms continue to operate with 

reduced staff on the Trading Floor. 

Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange has modified its rules 

to add Commentaries to Rules 7.35, 

7.35A, 7.35B, and 7.35C and rule relief 

in Rule 36.30 7 that are in effect until the 

earlier of a full reopening of the Trading 

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8See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90005 

(September 25, 2020), 85 FR 61999 (October 1, 

2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–78) (Notice of filing and 

immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to 

extend the temporary period for specified 

Commentaries to Rules 7.35, 7.35A, 7.35B, and 

7.35C and temporary rule relief in Rule 36.30). See 

also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 89425 

(July 30, 2020), 85 FR 47446 (August 5, 2020) (SR– 

NYSE–2020–63) (Notice of filing and immediate 

effectiveness of proposed rule change to extend the 

temporary period for Commentaries to Rules 7.35, 

7.35A, 7.35B, and 7.35C and temporary rule relief 

in Rule 36.30 to end on the earlier of a full 

reopening of the Trading Floor facilities to DMMs 

or after the Exchange closes on September 30, 

2020); 89199 (June 30, 2020), 85 FR 40718 (July 7, 

2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–56) (Notice of filing and 

immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to 

extend the temporary period for Commentaries to 

Rules 7.35, 7.35A, 7.35B, and 7.35C; Supplementary 

Material .20 to Rule 76; and temporary rule relief 

in Rule 36.30 to end on the earlier of a full 

reopening of the Trading Floor facilities to DMMs 

or after the Exchange closes on July 31, 2020); and 

89368 (July 21, 2020), 85 FR 45272 (July 27, 2020) 

(SR–NYSE–2020–61) (Notice of filing and 

immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to 

lift the temporary suspension to Rule 76 and delete 

Supplementary Material .20 to Rule 76). 

9Because DMMs are not obligated to return to a 

Floor, an IPO Auction may still be conducted by a 

DMM remotely as provided for in Commentary .04 

to Rule 7.35A. If a DMM chooses to conduct an IPO 

Auction remotely, Floor brokers on the Trading 

Floor will not have access to IPO Auction 

imbalance information. The Exchange proposed a 

non-substantive change to Commentary .02 to Rule 

7.35 to change the start date of that Commentary 

from September 20, 2020 to September 4, 2020, 

which is consistent with the date represented in the 

proposed rule change adopting that Commentary. 

See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89925 

(September 18, 2020) (SR–NYSE–2020–75) 

(amending Rule 7.35 to add Commentary .02). 

10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

15 17 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 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 fulfilled this requirement. 

16 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

Floor facilities to DMMs or after the 

Exchange closes on December 31, 2020.8

The first and second phases of the 

reopening of the Trading Floor are 

subject to safety measures designed to 

prevent the spread of COVID–19. To 

meet these safety measures, Floor 

brokers and DMM units that have 

chosen to return to the Trading Floor are 

operating with reduced staff. The 

Exchange is therefore proposing to 

extend the following temporary rules 

until such time that there is a full 

reopening of the Trading Floor facilities 

to DMMs: 

• Commentaries .01 and .02 to Rule 

7.35; 9

• Commentaries .01, .02, .03, .04, .05, 

and .06 to Rule 7.35A; 

• Commentaries .01 and .03 to Rule 

7.35B; 

• Commentaries .01, .02, .03, and .04 

to Rule 7.35C; and 

• Amendments to Rule 36.30. 

The Exchange is not proposing any 

substantive changes to these Rules. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The proposed rule change is 

consistent with Section 6(b) of the 

Act,10 in general, and furthers the 

objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,11

in particular, in that it is designed to 

prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, to foster 

cooperation and coordination with 

persons engaged in facilitating 

transactions in securities, and to remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system. 

To reduce the spread of COVID–19, 

the CEO of the Exchange made a 

determination under Rule 7.1(c)(3) that 

beginning March 23, 2020, the Trading 

Floor facilities located at 11 Wall Street 

in New York City would close and the 

Exchange would move, on a temporary 

basis, to fully electronic trading. On 

May 14, 2020, the CEO made a 

determination under Rule 7.1(c)(3) that, 

beginning May 26, 2020, the Trading 

Floor would be partially reopened to 

allow a subset of Floor brokers to return 

to the Trading Floor. On June 15, 2020, 

the CEO made a determination under 

Rule 7.1(c)(3) that, beginning June 17, 

2020, DMM units may choose to return 

a subset of staff to the Trading Floor. 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change would remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system because 

the Trading Floor has not yet reopened 

in full to DMMs or Floor brokers. 

Accordingly, the Exchange believes that 

the temporary rule changes in effect 

pursuant to the Commentaries to Rules 

7.35, 7.35A, 7.35B, and 7.35C and 

amendments to Rule 36.30, which are 

intended to be in effect during the 

temporary period while the Trading 

Floor has not yet opened in full to 

DMMs, should be extended until such 

time that there is a full reopening of the 

Trading Floor facilities to DMMs. The 

Exchange is not proposing any 

substantive changes to these Rules. 

The Exchange believes that, by clearly 

stating that this relief will be in effect 

through the earlier of a full reopening of 

the Trading Floor facilities to DMMs or 

the close of the Exchange on April 30, 

2021, market participants will have 

advance notice of the temporary period 

during which the Commentaries to 

Rules 7.35, 7.35A, 7.35B, and 7.35C and 

amendments to Rule 36.30 will be in 

effect. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change would impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

proposed rule change is not designed to 

address any competitive issues but 

rather would extend the period during 

which Commentaries .01 and .02 to Rule 

7.35; Commentaries .01, .02, .03, .04, 05, 

and .06 to Rule 7.35A; Commentaries 

.01 and .03 to Rule 7.35B; Commentaries 

.01, .02, .03, and .04 to Rule 7.35C; and 

amendments to Rule 36.30 will be in 

effect. These Commentaries are 

intended to be in effect during the 

temporary period while the Trading 

Floor has not yet been opened in full to 

DMMs and Floor brokers and currently 

expire on December 31, 2020. Because 

the Trading Floor has not been opened 

in full to DMMs, the Exchange proposes 

to extend the temporary period for these 

temporary rules to end on the earlier of 

a full reopening of the Trading Floor 

facilities to DMMs or after the Exchange 

closes on April 30, 2021. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The Exchange has filed the proposed 

rule change pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 12 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.13 Because the 

proposed rule change does not (i) 

significantly affect the protection of 

investors or the public interest; (ii) 

impose any significant burden on 

competition; or (iii) become operative 

prior to 30 days from the date on which 

it was filed, or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate, if 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest, the 

proposed rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 14 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.15

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 16 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

86610 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2020 / Notices 

17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

18For purposes only of accelerating the operative 

date of this proposal, the Commission has 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 

19 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 

20 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Customers of the Floor Broker can include 

Public Customers, Broker Dealers and Market 

Makers. 

4See Cboe Rule 5.85(h) (previously, Cboe Rule 

6.54 Accommodation Liquidations (Cabinet 

Trades); see also Securities Exchange Release No. 

34–73974 (December 31, 2014) (Order Approving 

SR–CBOE–2014–93)(explaining under the [cabinet 

trade] procedures, bids and offers (whether opening 

or closing a position) at a price of $1 per option 

contract may be represented in the trading crowd 

by a Floor Broker . . . but must yield priority to all 

resting orders in the [ ] cabinet book (which resting 

to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),17 the 

Commission may designate a shorter 

time if such action is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest. The Exchange has asked the 

Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay so that the proposal may 

take effect immediately. The 

Commission believes that waiver of the 

operative delay is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest because it will allow the rules 

discussed above to remain in effect 

during the temporary period during 

which the Trading Floor has not yet 

been reopened in full to DMMs because 

of health precautions related to the 

Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the 

Commission hereby waives the 30-day 

operative delay and designates the 

proposal operative upon filing.18

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of such 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. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 19 of the Act to 

determine whether the proposed rule 

change 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 (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

NYSE–2020–106 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–NYSE–2020–106. 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 (http://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–NYSE–2020–106 and 

should be submitted on or before 

January 21, 2021. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.20

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–90792; File No. SR–BOX– 

2020–38] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX 

Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of 

Proposed Rule Change To Amend BOX 

Rule 7620 (Accommodation 

Transactions) 

December 23, 2020. 

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 

10, 2020, BOX Exchange LLC 

(‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I and II 

below, which Items have been prepared 

by the self-regulatory organization. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rule 7620 (Accommodation 

Transactions) to allow Floor Brokers to 

enter opening cabinet orders on behalf 

of customers and Floor Market Makers, 

and codify that cabinet trades will 

follow open outcry rules pursuant to 

Exchange Rule 7600. The text of the 

proposed rule change is available from 

the principal office of the Exchange, at 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room and also on the Exchange’s 

internet website at http://

boxoptions.com. 

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 these statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The self-regulatory organization 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 

First, the proposed rule change is to 

amend Rule 7620 (Accommodation 

Transactions) to allow Floor Brokers to 

enter opening cabinet orders on behalf 

of customers 3 and Floor Market Makers. 

This is a competitive filing that is based 

on cabinet trading functionality at Cboe 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Cboe’’).4