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53 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(85). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92840 

(September 1, 2021), 86 FR 50385. 

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

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93179, 

86 FR 55033 (October 5, 2021). 

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

7See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93720, 

86 FR 70555 (December 10, 2021). 

8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

Transaction Reports to it as soon as the 

condition or event is terminated’’ 

should be modified to require the 

Participant to resume collecting and 

transmitting Quotation Information and 

Transaction Reports to competing 

consolidators and self-aggregators as 

soon as the condition or event is 

terminated? Do commenters believe that 

the statement in the section that ‘‘[u]pon 

receiving such notification, the 

Processor shall take appropriate action, 

including either closing the quotation or 

purging the system of the affected 

quotations’’ should be modified to 

reference competing consolidators and 

self-aggregators? 

10. Do commenters believe that the 

Proposed Amendment should be 

modified to replace a reference to 

‘‘Primary Listing Market’’ with ‘‘Primary 

Listing Exchange’’ in the definition of 

‘‘Regulatory Halt’’ in Section XI.A.? 

11. What are commenters’ views on 

the Proposed Amendment in light of the 

decentralized consolidation model with 

respect to (i) references to the Processor 

and Subscribers; (ii) the dissemination 

of Regulatory Halts; (iii) the authority of 

the Operating Committee under Section 

IV.B. of the Plan with respect to 

competing consolidators, selfaggregators, Vendors, Subscribers, News 

Services, and others; and (iv) references 

to contracts with Vendors, Subscribers, 

News Services and others. Do 

commenters believe that the Proposed 

Amendment should be modified with 

respect to any of these provisions to 

conform to the decentralized 

consolidation model required by the 

MDI Rules? 

12. What are commenters’ views on 

the following sections of the Proposed 

Amendment in light of the 

decentralized consolidation model: 

Administration of the Plan, Potential 

Conflicts of Interest, Selection and 

Evaluation of the Processor, Functions 

of the Processor, Market Access, 

Regulatory and Operational Halts, Hours 

of Operation, Financial Matters, 

Indemnification, Applicability of 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 

Operational Issues. Do commenters 

believe that the Proposed Amendment 

should be modified with respect to any 

of these provisions to conform to the 

decentralized consolidation model 

required by the MDI Rules? If so, please 

describe how the Proposed Amendment 

should be modified to conform the Plan 

to the decentralized consolidation 

model required by the MDI Rules. 

13. Do commenters have views about 

any other aspect of the Proposed 

Amendment? Do commenters believe 

that the Proposed Amendment should 

be modified in any other way to be 

consistent with the MDI Rules or the 

MDI Rules Release? 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments regarding whether the 

proposal should be approved or 

disapproved by March 23, 2022. Any 

person who wishes to file a rebuttal to 

any other person’s submission must file 

that rebuttal by April 6, 2022. 

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 No. S7–24– 

89 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 No. 

S7–24–89. 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 

Participants’ principal offices. 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 File No. S7–24–89 and 

should be submitted on or before March 

23, 2022. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.53

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04333 Filed 3–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–94302; File No. SR– 

NYSEArca–2021–73] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a 

Longer Period for Commission Action 

on Proceedings To Determine Whether 

To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed 

Rule Change To List and Trade Shares 

of the Franklin Responsibly Sourced 

Gold ETF Under NYSE Arca Rule 

8.201–E (Commodity-Based Trust 

Shares) 

February 23, 2022. 

On August 23, 2021, NYSE Arca, Inc. 

(‘‘NYSE Arca’’) 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 

list and trade shares of the Franklin 

Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF under 

NYSE Arca Rule 8.201–E (CommodityBased Trust Shares). The proposed rule 

change was published for comment in 

the Federal Register on September 8, 

2021.3 On September 29, 2021, pursuant 

to Section 19(b)(2) of the 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 approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change.5

On December 6, 2021, the Commission 

instituted proceedings pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 6 to 

determine whether to approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change.7

The Commission has received no 

comment letters on the proposed rule 

change. 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 8 provides 

that, after initiating disapproval 


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10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(57). 

proceedings, the Commission shall issue 

an order approving or disapproving the 

proposed rule change not later than 180 

days after the date of publication of 

notice of filing of the proposed rule 

change. The Commission may extend 

the period for issuing an order 

approving or disapproving the proposed 

rule change, however, by not more than 

60 days if the Commission determines 

that a longer period is appropriate and 

publishes the reasons for such 

determination. The proposed rule 

change was published for notice and 

comment in the Federal Register on 

September 8, 2021. March 7, 2022 is 180 

days from that date, and May 6, 2022 is 

240 days from that date. 

The 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,9 designates May 6, 

2022 as the date by which the 

Commission shall either approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change 

(File No. SR–NYSEArca–2021–73). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04212 Filed 3–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

34517] 

Application: Deregistration Under the 

Investment Company Act 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’). 

ACTION: Notice of Applications for 

Deregistration under Section 8(f) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940. 

The following is a notice of 

applications for deregistration under 

section 8(f) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 for the month of February 

2022. A copy of each application may be 

obtained via the Commission’s website 

by searching for the applicable file 

number listed below, or for an applicant 

using the Company name search field, 

on the SEC’s EDGAR system. The SEC’s 

EDGAR system may be searched at 

https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/ 

legacy/companysearch.html. You may 

also call the SEC’s Public Reference 

Room at (202) 551–8090. An order 

granting each application will be issued 

unless the SEC orders a hearing. 

Interested persons may request a 

hearing on any application by emailing 

the SEC’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov and serving the relevant 

applicant with a copy of the request by 

email, if an email address is listed for 

the relevant applicant below, or 

personally or by mail, if a physical 

address is listed for the relevant 

applicant below. Hearing requests 

should be received by the SEC by 5:30 

p.m. on March 22, 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 writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The Commission: 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shawn Davis, Assistant Director, at 

(202) 551–6413 or Chief Counsel’s 

Office at (202) 551–6821; SEC, Division 

of Investment Management, Chief 

Counsel’s Office, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–8010. 

Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund 

[File No. 811–22900] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On January 22, 

2021, April 26, 2021, August 23, 2021, 

and November 29, 2021, applicant made 

liquidating distributions to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $2,636.80 incurred in 

connection with the liquidation were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on December 16, 2021, and 

amended on February 22, 2022. 

Applicant’s Address: Leon.Volchyok@

Blackstone.com. 

Blackstone Real Estate Income Fund II 

[File No. 811–22907] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On January 22, 

2021, April 26, 2021, August 23, 2021, 

and November 29, 2021, applicant made 

liquidating distributions to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $3,336.80 incurred in 

connection with the liquidation were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on December 16, 2021, and 

amended on February 22, 2022. 

Applicant’s Address: Leon.Volchyok@

Blackstone.com. 

Blackstone Real Estate Income Master 

Fund [File No. 811–22908] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On January 22, 

2021, April 26, 2021, August 23, 2021, 

and November 29, 2021, applicant made 

liquidating distributions to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $753,832.95 incurred in 

connection with the liquidation were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on December 16, 2021, and 

amended on February 22, 2022. 

Applicant’s Address: Leon.Volchyok@

Blackstone.com. 

Duff & Phelps Select MLP & Midstream 

Energy Fund Inc. [File No. 811–22958] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to Virtus Duff & 

Phelps Select MLP and Energy Fund, a 

series of Virtus Alternative Solutions 

Trust and on June 25, 2021 made a final 

distribution to its shareholders based on 

net asset value. Expenses of $250,000 

incurred in connection with the 

reorganization were paid by the 

applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on January 25, 2022. 

Applicant’s Address: dmahaffey@

sullivanlaw.com. 

Putnam Mortgage Recovery Fund [File 

No. 811–22654] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On December 16, 

2021, applicant made liquidating 

distributions to its shareholders based 

on net asset value. Expenses of $9,000 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid by the applicant’s 

investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on January 27, 2022. 

Applicant’s Address: 

Bryan.Chegwidden@ropesgray.com. 

Schroder Series Trust [File No. 811– 

07840] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 


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