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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Recently, the Exchange added a shell structure 

to its Rulebook with the purpose of improving 

efficiency and readability and to align its rules 

closer to those of its five sister exchanges: The 

Nasdaq Stock Exchange, LLC; Nasdaq BX, Inc.; 

Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Nasdaq GEMX, LLC; and 

Nasdaq MRX, LLC (together with ISE, the 

‘‘Affiliated Exchanges’’). See Securities Exchange 

Act Release No. 82173 (November 29, 2017), 82 FR 

57505 (December 5, 2017) (SR–ISE–2017–102). 

4The Exchange notes that as a consequence of 

this proposal, it will list its fees, in part, in Section 

VI of the Rulebook and, in part, in General 8. 

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

6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

Commission, c/o Candace Kenner, 100 F 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or by 

sending an email to PRA_Mailbox@

sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to 

OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

Dated: June 21, 2018. 

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–83478; File No. SR–ISE– 

2018–54] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq 

ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Relocate the 

Exchange’s Rules Pertaining to Colocation and Direct Connectivity 

June 20, 2018. 

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 June 5, 

2018, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (‘‘ISE’’ or 

‘‘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 Exchange. 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 relocate the 

Exchange’s rules pertaining to colocation and direct connectivity, which 

are presently at Section VI, subsections 

E (co-location) and F–H (direct 

connectivity) of the Exchange’s 

Schedule of Fees, to the Exchange’s new 

rulebook shell, entitled ‘‘General 

Rules,’’ at new General 8 

(‘‘Connectivity’’), Sections 1 and 2, 

respectively. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on the Exchange’s website at 

http://ise.cchwallstreet.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 

Exchange 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 

Exchange 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 

The Exchange proposes to relocate its 

rules governing co-location and direct 

connectivity services, which presently 

comprise Section VI, subsections E (colocation) and F–H (direct connectivity) 

of the Exchange’s Schedule of Fees. The 

Exchange proposes to establish, within 

its new rulebook shell,3 a new General 

8 heading, entitled ‘‘Connectivity,’’ to 

renumber Section VI, subsection E as 

Section 1 thereunder, and to renumber 

Section VI, subsections F, G, and H as 

Section 2(a), (b), and (c) thereunder.4

The Exchange also proposes to update 

internal cross-references in the 

renumbered Rules. 

The Exchange considers it appropriate 

to relocate these Rules to better organize 

its Rulebook. The other Affiliated 

Exchanges intend to propose similar 

reorganizations of their co-location and 

direct connectivity rules so that these 

rules will be harmonized among all of 

the Affiliated Exchanges. 

The relocation of the co-location and 

direct connectivity rules is part of the 

Exchange’s continued effort to promote 

efficiency and conformity of its 

processes with those of its Affiliated 

Exchanges. The Exchange believes that 

moving the co-location and direct 

connectivity rules to their new location 

will facilitate the use of the Rulebook by 

Members of the Exchange who are 

members of other Affiliated Exchanges. 

Moreover, the proposed changes are of 

a non-substantive nature and will not 

amend the relocated rules other than to 

update their numbers and make 

conforming cross-reference changes. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that its 

proposal is consistent with Section 6(b) 

of the Act,5 in general, and furthers the 

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

in particular, in that it is designed to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, to remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and, in general to protect 

investors and the public interest, by 

improving the way its Rulebook is 

organized, providing ease of reference in 

locating co-location and direct 

connectivity rules, and harmonizing the 

Exchange’s Rules with those of the other 

Affiliated Exchanges. As previously 

stated, the proposed Rule relocation is 

non-substantive. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on intermarket or intramarket competition that is not necessary 

or appropriate in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. The proposed 

changes do not impose a burden on 

competition because, as previously 

stated, they (i) are of a non-substantive 

nature, (ii) are intended to harmonize 

the Exchange’s rules with those of its 

Affiliated Exchanges, and (iii) are 

intended to organize the Rulebook in a 

way that it will ease the Members’ 

navigation and reading of the rules 

across the Affiliated Exchanges. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were either 

solicited or received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change does not: (i) Significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition; and (iii) become 

operative for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 


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7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

8 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 satisfied this requirement. 

9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

11Specifically, with respect to Point of Presence 

(POP) Connectivity, the Exchange corrects an 

incorrect reference to GEMX in the rule text to ISE. 

12For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission also has 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3On December 8, 2017, OCC also filed a related 

advance notice (SR–OCC–2017–810) with the 

Commission pursuant to Section 806(e)(1) of Title 

VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, entitled the Payment, 

Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 

and Rule 19b–4(n)(1)(i) under the Act (‘‘Advance 

Notice’’). 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1) and 17 CFR 240.19b– 

4(n)(1)(i), respectively. The Advance Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on January 23, 

2018. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82513 

(Jan. 17, 2018), 83 FR 3224 (Jan. 23, 2018) (SR– 

OCC–2017–810). 

4Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82352 (Dec. 

19, 2017), 82 FR 61072 (Dec. 26, 2017) (SR–OCC– 

2017–021) (‘‘Notice’’). 

5See Letter from Jacqueline H. Mesa, Senior Vice 

President of Global Policy, FIA, dated Jan. 16, 2018, 

available at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-occ2017-020/occ2017020.htm. Since the proposal 

contained in the Proposed Rule Change was also 

filed as an Advance Notice, the Commission is 

considering all public comments received on the 

proposal regardless of whether the comments are 

submitted to the Proposed Rule Change or the 

Advance Notice. 

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

7See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82927 

(March 22, 2018), 83 FR 13176 (March 27, 2018) 

(SR–OCC–2018–021). 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 7 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.8

A proposed rule change filed 

pursuant to Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the 

Act 9 normally does not become 

operative for 30 days after the date of its 

filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 10

permits the Commission to designate a 

shorter time if such action is consistent 

with the protection of investors and the 

public interest. The Exchange has 

requested that the Commission waive 

the 30-day operative delay so that the 

proposed rule change may become 

operative upon filing. The proposed rule 

change merely relocates the co-location 

and direct connectivity rules in the 

Exchange’s Schedule of Fees, as well as 

corrects a technical error.11

Accordingly, the Commission believes 

that waiver of the 30-day operative 

delay is consistent with the protection 

of investors and the public interest and 

hereby waives the operative delay and 

designates the proposed rule change 

operative upon filing.12

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the 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 

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– 

ISE–2018–54 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–ISE–2018–54. 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–ISE–2018–54, and should 

be submitted on or before July 17, 2018. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.13

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–83485; File No. SR–OCC– 

2017–021] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Options Clearing Corporation; Notice 

of Designation of Longer Period for 

Commission Action on Proceedings To 

Determine Whether To Approve or 

Disapprove a Proposed Rule 

Concerning Updates to and 

Formalization of OCC’s Recovery and 

Orderly Wind-Down Plan 

June 20, 2018. 

On December 8, 2017, The Options 

Clearing Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) filed with 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) proposed 

rule change SR–OCC–2017–021 

(‘‘Proposed Rule Change’’) pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and 

Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2 concerning 

enhanced and new tools for recovery 

scenarios.3 The Proposed Rule Change 

was published for comment in the 

Federal Register on December 26, 

2017.4 To date, the Commission has 

received one comment letter to the 

Proposed Rule Change.5 On March 22, 

2018, the Commission instituted 

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

of the Act 6 to determine whether to 

approve or disapprove the Proposed 

Rule Change.7

Section 19(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act 

provides that, after initiating 

proceedings, the Commission shall issue 

an order approving or disapproving the 


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