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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8077-8078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01544]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-102213; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2025-002]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Establish Fees for Industry Members Related to Reasonably Budgeted CAT 
Costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated 
Audit Trail for 2025

January 16, 2025.
    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 January 2, 2025, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Item I below, which Item has been substantially prepared by the 
Exchange. The Exchange has designated this proposal for immediate 
effectiveness pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 
19b-4(f) thereunder.\4\ The Commission is publishing this notice to 
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f). 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 will institute proceedings to determine whether the 
proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes a rule change to establish fees for Industry 
Members \5\ related to reasonably budgeted CAT costs of the National 
Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail for 2025.
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    \5\ An ``Industry Member'' is defined as ``a member of a 
national securities exchange or a member of a national securities 
association.'' See Nasdaq Rule General 7(u); See also Section 1.1 of 
the CAT NMS Plan. Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used 
in this rule filing are defined as set forth in the CAT NMS Plan 
and/or the CAT Compliance Rule. See Nasdaq Rule General 7 
(Consolidated Audit Trail Compliance).
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    The proposed rule change, including the Exchange's statement of the 
purpose of, and statutory basis for, the proposed rule change, is 
available on the Exchange's website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rulefilings, at the principal 
office of the Exchange, and on the Commission's website at https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-NASDAQ-2025-002.

II. 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.\6\

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Comments may be submitted electronically by using the Commission's 
internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-NASDAQ-2025-002) or by sending an email to 
[email protected]. Please include file number SR-NASDAQ-2025-002) 
on the subject line. Alternatively, paper comments may be sent to 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to file number 
SR-NASDAQ-2025-002). 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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-NASDAQ-2025-002). Do not 
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We 
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted 
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All 
submissions should refer to file number SR-NASDAQ-2025-002) and should 
be submitted on or before February 13, 2025.
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    \6\ 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 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be 
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of SRO.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-01544 Filed 1-22-25; 8:45 am]
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