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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89308 

(July 14, 2020), 85 FR 43923. Comments received 

on the proposed rule change are available on the 

Commission’s website at: https://www.sec.gov/ 

comments/sr-cboe-2020-034/srcboe2020034.htm. 

4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89743, 

85 FR 55717 (September 9, 2020). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 

7See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90204, 

85 FR 67037 (October 21, 2020). 

8 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange provided 

additional support for the proposal. The full text of 

Amendment No. 1 is available on the Commission’s 

website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe2020-034/srcboe2020034.htm. 

9See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89743, 

86 FR 6718 (January 22, 2021). The Commission 

designated March 17, 2021 as the date by which the 

Commission shall either approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment 

No. 1. 

10 In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange provided 

further support and rationale for the proposal. The 

full text of Amendment No. 2 is available on the 

Commission’s website at: https://www.sec.gov/ 

comments/sr-cboe-2020-034/srcboe2020034.htm. 

11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90806 

(December 28, 2020), 86 FR 169 (January 4, 2021) 

(SR–ICEEU–2020–018) (‘‘Notice’’). 

4Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90861 

(January 6, 2021), 86 FR 2472 (January 12, 2021) 

(SR–ICEEU–2020–018) (‘‘Partial Amendment No. 

1’’). ICE Clear Europe filed Partial Amendment No. 

1 to amend Item 3(a) of the original filing to add 

an explanation as to the circumstances pursuant to 

which ICE Clear Europe may permit a CDS 

Committee-Eligible Clearing Member to postpone 

participation in the CDS Default Committee. Partial 

Amendment No. 1 did not otherwise make changes 

to the substance of the filing, nor did it raise any 

novel regulatory issues 

5Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein 

have the meanings assigned to them in the CDS 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

In the event that the time, date, or 

location of this meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time, date, and/or place of the 

meeting will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.sec.gov. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) 

and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), 

(a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and 

(a)(10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the closed meeting. 

The subject matter of the closed 

meeting will consist of the following 

topics: 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings; 

Resolution of litigation claims; and 

Other matters relating to examinations 

and enforcement proceedings. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting agenda items that 

may consist of adjudicatory, 

examination, litigation, or regulatory 

matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

For further information; please contact 

Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office 

of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03637 Filed 2–18–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–91135; File No. SR–CBOE– 

2020–034] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe 

Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal 

of a Proposed Rule Change, as 

Modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, 

to Authorize for Trading Flexible 

Exchange Options on Full-Value 

Indexes With a Contract Multiplier of 

One 

February 16, 2021. 

On June 30, 2020, Cboe Exchange, Inc. 

(‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section 

19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act 

of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 

19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule 

change to authorize for trading flexible 

exchange options on full-value indexes 

with a contract multiplier of one. 

The proposed rule change was 

published for comment in the Federal 

Register on July 20, 2020.3 On 

September 2, 2020, pursuant to Section 

19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,4 the 

Commission designated a longer period 

within which to approve the proposed 

rule change, disapprove the proposed 

rule change, or institute proceedings to 

determine whether to disapprove the 

proposed rule change.5 On October 15, 

2020, the Commission instituted 

proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of 

the Exchange Act 6 to determine 

whether to approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change.7 On January 12, 

2021, the Exchange submitted 

Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule 

change.8 On January 14, 2021, the 

Commission designated a longer period 

for Commission action on proceedings 

to determine whether to approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change, as 

modified by Amendment No. 1.9 On 

February 4, 2021, the Exchange 

submitted Amendment No. 2 to the 

proposed rule change.10 On February 

12, 2021, the Exchange withdrew the 

proposed rule change (SR–CBOE–2020– 

034). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03459 Filed 2–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–91141; File No. SR–ICEEU– 

2020–018] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE 

Clear Europe Limited; Order Approving 

Proposed Rule Change as Modified by 

Partial Amendment No. 1 Relating to 

Amendments to the ICE Clear Europe 

CDS Procedures and CDS Default 

Management Policy. 

February 17, 2021. 

I. Introduction 

On December 14, 2020, ICE Clear 

Europe Limited (‘‘ICE Clear Europe’’) 

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 amend its CDS Procedures 

and CDS Default Management Policy. 

The proposed rule change was 

published for comment in the Federal 

Register on January 4, 2021.3 On 

December 31, 2020, ICE Clear Europe 

filed Partial Amendment No. 1 to the 

proposed rule change. Notice of Partial 

Amendment No. 1 was published in the 

Federal Register on January 12, 2021.4

The Commission did not receive 

comments on the proposed rule change, 

as modified by Partial Amendment No. 

1. For the reasons discussed below, the 

Commission is approving the proposed 

rule change, as modified by Partial 

Amendment No. 1 (hereinafter, the 

‘‘proposed rule change’’). 

II. Description of the Proposed Rule 

Change 

As described below, the proposed rule 

change would amend the CDS 

Procedures and CDS Default 

Management Policy primarily related to 

CDS Default Committee participation. 

The proposed changes would also 

clarify certain other provisions to better 

reflect current practices. 5


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