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33 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91771 

(May 6, 2021), 86 FR 26073 (May 12, 2021). 

4Comments received on the proposed rule change 

are available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/srnysearca-2021-31/srnysearca202131.htm. 

5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

6 Id. 

7 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31). 

1A successor in interest is limited to an entity 

that results from a reorganization into another 

jurisdiction or a change in the type of business 

organization. 

2All entities currently intending to rely on the 

requested relief have been named as applicants. 

Continued 

should be submitted on or before July 

19, 2021. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.33

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13655 Filed 6–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–92233; File No. SR– 

NYSEArca–2021–31] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a 

Longer Period for Commission Action 

on a Proposed Rule Change To List 

and Trade Shares of the Valkyrie 

Bitcoin Fund Under NYSE Arca Rule 

8.201–E 

June 22, 2021. 

On April 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 Valkyrie 

Bitcoin Fund under NYSE Arca Rule 

8.201–E. The proposed rule change was 

published for comment in the Federal 

Register on May 12, 2021.3 The 

Commission has received comments on 

the proposed rule change.4

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 5 provides 

that within 45 days of the publication of 

notice of the filing of a proposed rule 

change, or within such longer period up 

to 90 days (i) as the Commission may 

designate if it finds such longer period 

to be appropriate and publishes its 

reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which 

the self-regulatory organization 

consents, the Commission shall either 

approve the proposed rule change, 

disapprove the proposed rule change, or 

institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be disapproved. The 45th day 

after publication of the notice for this 

proposed rule change is June 26, 2021. 

The Commission is extending this 45- 

day time period. 

The Commission finds that it is 

appropriate to designate a longer period 

within which to take action on the 

proposed rule change so that it has 

sufficient time to consider the proposed 

rule change and the comments received. 

Accordingly, pursuant to Section 

19(b)(2) of the Act,6 the Commission 

designates August 10, 2021, as the date 

by which the Commission shall either 

approve or disapprove, or institute 

proceedings to determine whether to 

disapprove, the proposed rule change 

(File No. SR–NYSEArca–2021–31). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.7

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13659 Filed 6–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

34308; File No. 812–15097] 

Lord Abbett Floating Rate High Income 

Fund, et al. 

June 22, 2021. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice of application for an order 

under sections 6(c) and 23(c)(3) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 

‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from rule 23c– 

3 under the Act. 

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants 

request an order under sections 6(c) and 

23(c)(3) of the Act for an exemption 

from certain provisions of rule 23c–3 to 

permit certain registered closed-end 

investment companies to make 

repurchase offers on a monthly basis. 

APPLICANTS: Lord Abbett Floating Rate 

High Income Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), Lord 

Abbett & Co. LLC (the ‘‘Adviser’’) and 

Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the 

‘‘Distributor’’). 

FILING DATES: The application was filed 

on February 21, 2020 and amended on 

September 11, 2020 and February 23, 

2021. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An 

order granting the requested relief will 

be issued unless the Commission orders 

a hearing. Interested persons may 

request a hearing by emailing the 

Commission’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov and serving applicants 

with a copy of the request by email. 

Hearing requests should be received by 

the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on July 16, 

2021, and should be accompanied by 

proof of service on the 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 

emailing the Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: The Commission: 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: 

Pamela P. Chen, Associate General 

Counsel, PCHEN@LordAbbett.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce R. MacNeil, Senior Counsel, at 

(202) 551–6817 or Kaitlin C. Bottock, 

Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6825 

(Division of Investment Management, 

Chief Counsel’s Office). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the 

application. The complete application 

may be obtained via the Commission’s 

website by searching for the file 

number, or for an applicant using the 

Company name box, at http://

www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by 

calling (202) 551–8090. 

Applicants’ Representations 

1. The Fund is a Delaware statutory 

trust that is registered under the Act as 

a non-diversified, closed-end 

management investment company that 

will be operated as an interval fund. The 

Adviser is a Delaware limited liability 

company and is registered as an 

investment adviser under the 

Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The 

Adviser serves as investment adviser to 

the Fund. The Distributor, a New York 

limited liability company and 

subsidiary of the Adviser, is a registered 

broker-dealer and is the Fund’s 

principal underwriter and distributor. 

2. Applicants request that any relief 

granted also apply to any registered 

closed-end management investment 

company that operates as an interval 

fund pursuant to rule 23c–3 for which 

the Adviser or any entity controlling, 

controlled by, or under common control 

with the Adviser, or any successor in 

interest to any such entity,1 acts as 

investment adviser (the ‘‘Future Funds,’’ 

and together with the Fund, the 

‘‘Funds,’’ and each, individually, a 

‘‘Fund’’).2


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