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1 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3). 

2 17 CFR 242.608. 

3The Plan was created to enhance the 

effectiveness and efficiency of the national market 

system and to provide for fair competition between 

the self-regulatory organizations that list equity 

securities by establishing a uniform system for the 

selection and reservation of securities symbols. The 

Plan, among other things, sets forth the process for 

securing perpetual and limited-time reservations, 

the use of a waiting list, the right to reuse a symbol 

and the ability to request the release of a symbol. 

4The Plan Participants are BOX Exchange LLC, 

Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., 

Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., 

Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options 

Exchange, Incorporated, Financial Industry 

Regulatory Authority, Investors Exchange LLC, 

Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., MEMX LLC, 

Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC, 

MIAX Pearl, LLC, Nasdaq BX, Inc., Nasdaq ISE, 

LLC, Nasdaq PHLX LLC, Nasdaq, New York Stock 

Exchange LLC, NYSE American LLC, NYSE Arca, 

Inc., NYSE Chicago, Inc., and NYSE National, Inc. 

5 17 CFR 242.608(b)(2). 

6On November 6, 2008, the Commission 

approved the Symbology Plan that was originally 

proposed by the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. 

(‘‘CHX’’), The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (n/k/a The 

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC) (‘‘Nasdaq’’), National 

Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (‘‘NASD’’) (n/ 

k/a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 

(‘‘FINRA’’)), National Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘NSX’’) 

(n/k/a NYSE National, Inc. (‘‘NYSE National’’)), and 

Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (n/k/a Nasdaq 

PHLX LLC (‘‘Phlx’’)), subject to certain changes. See 

Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58904, 73 FR 

67218 (November 13, 2008) (File No. 4–533). 

7On November 18, 2008, ISE filed with the 

Commission an amendment to the Plan to add ISE 

as a member to the Plan. See Securities and 

Exchange Act Release No. 59024 (November 26, 

2008), 73 FR 74538 (December 8, 2008) (File No. 4– 

533). On December 22, 2008, NYSE, NYSE Arca, 

and NYSE Alternext (n/k/a NYSE American) 

(‘‘NYSE Group Exchanges’’), and Cboe filed with 

the Commission amendments to the Plan to add the 

NYSE Group Exchanges and Cboe as members to 

the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 

59162 (December 24, 2008), 74 FR 132 (January 2, 

2009) (File No. 4–533). On December 24, 2008, BSE 

(n/k/a BX) filed with the Commission an 

amendment to the Plan to add BSE as a member to 

the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 

59187 (December 30, 2008), 74 FR 729 (January 7, 

2009) (File No. 4–533). On September 30, 2009, 

BATS (n/k/a CboeBZX) filed with the Commission 

an amendment to the Plan to add BATS as a 

member to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act 

Release No. 60856 (October 21, 2009), 74 FR 55276 

(October 27, 2009) (File No. 4–533). On July 7, 

2010, EDGA (n/k/a CboeEDGA) and EDGX (n/k/a 

CboeEDGX) filed with the Commission an 

amendment to the Plan to add EDGA and EDGX, 

each as a party to the Symbology Plan. See 

Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62573 (July 26, 

2010), 75 FR 45682 (August 3, 2010) (File No. 4– 

533). On May 7, 2012, BOX filed with the 

Continued 

Please direct your written comments 

to David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, C/O John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549; or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: March 3, 2022. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04891 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–105, OMB Control No. 

3235–0121] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Extension: 

Form 18 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Form 18 (17 CFR 249.218) is a 

registration form used by a foreign 

government or political subdivision to 

register securities for listing on a U.S. 

exchange. The information collected is 

intended to ensure that the information 

required by the Commission to be filed 

permits verification of compliance with 

securities law requirements and assures 

the public availability of the 

information. Form 18 takes 

approximately 8 hours per response and 

is filed by approximately 5 respondents 

for a total of 40 annual burden hours (8 

hours per response × 5 responses). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether this proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

in writing within 60 days of this 

publication by May 9, 2022. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

Please direct your written comment to 

David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: March 2, 2022. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04794 Filed 3–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–94351; File No. 4–533] 

Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of 

Amendment No. 4 to the National 

Market System Plan for the Selection 

and Reservation of Securities Symbols 

March 2, 2022. 

Pursuant to Section 11A of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 608 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on February 

11, 2022, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 

(‘‘Nasdaq’’), on behalf of participants to 

the National Market System Plan for the 

Selection and Reservation of Securities 

Symbols (‘‘Symbology Plan’’ or ‘‘Plan’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a proposal 

to amend the Symbology Plan.3 The 

proposal represents the fourth 

substantive amendment to the Plan 

(‘‘Amendment’’) and reflects changes 

unanimously approved by the Plan 

participants (‘‘Participants’’).4 The 

Amendment proposes to, among other 

things, eliminate certain Plan processor 

costs, release perpetual reservations, 

increase the number of limited-time 

symbol reservations, modify the waitlist 

provisions, and clarify the portability of 

symbol reservations. 

The proposed Amendment has been 

filed by the Participants pursuant to 

Rule 608(b)(2) under Regulation NMS.5

The Commission is publishing this 

notice to solicit comments on the 

proposed Amendment from interested 

persons. Sections I and II contain 

statements that were prepared and 

submitted to the Commission by the 

Participants about the purpose of the 

Amendment, along with information 

pursuant to Rule 608(a) under the Act. 

I. Rule 608(a) 

A. Purpose of the Amendment 

Since the Symbology Plan was 

originally approved,6 it has been 

modified several times to add additional 

participants.7 The plan participants now 


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