46042 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 17, 2021 / Notices 

27 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. 91089 

(February 9, 2021), 86 FR 9549 (‘‘Notice’’). 

Comments on the proposed rule change can be 

found at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq2021-007/srnasdaq2021007.htm. 

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

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91413, 

86 FR 17263 (April 1, 2021). The Commission 

designated May 17, 2021 as the date by which the 

Commission shall approve or disapprove, or 

institute proceedings to determine whether to 

approve or disapprove, the proposed rule change. 

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

7See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91904, 

86 FR 27659 (May 21, 2021). 

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

9 Id. 

10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(57). 

takes such action, the Commission shall 

institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule 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– 

MIAX–2021–35 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–MIAX–2021–35. 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–MIAX–2021–35 and should 

be submitted on or before September 7, 

2021. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.27

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–92637; File No. SR– 

NASDAQ–2021–007] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of 

Designation of a Longer Period for 

Commission Action on Proceedings To 

Determine Whether To Approve or 

Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change 

To Adopt Additional Initial Listing 

Criteria for Companies Primarily 

Operating in Jurisdictions That Do Not 

Provide the PCAOB With the Ability To 

Inspect Public Accounting Firms 

August 11, 2021. 

On February 1, 2021, The Nasdaq 

Stock Market LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or 

‘‘Exchange’’) 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 

adopt additional initial listing criteria 

for companies primarily operating in 

jurisdictions that do not provide the 

Public Company Accounting Oversight 

Board (‘‘PCAOB’’) with the ability to 

inspect public accounting firms. The 

proposed rule change was published for 

comment in the Federal Register on 

February 16, 2021.3 On March 26, 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 

disapprove the proposed rule change.5

On May 17, 2021, the Commission 

instituted proceedings under Section 

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

whether to approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change.7

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

that, after initiating disapproval 

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 date of publication 

of notice of filing of the proposed rule 

change was February 16, 2021. August 

15, 2021 is 180 days from that date, and 

October 14, 2021 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 

this proposed rule change. Accordingly, 

the Commission, pursuant to Section 

19(b)(2) of the Act,9 designates October 

14, 2021, as the date by which the 

Commission shall either approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change 

(File No. SR–NASDAQ–2021–007). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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