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at least five business days prior to the date of filing 

of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time 

as designated by the Commission. The Commission 

has waived the five-day prefiling requirement in 

this case. 

22 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

23 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

24For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has also 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 

25 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 26 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 22 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),23 the 

Commission may designate a shorter 

time if such action is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest. The Exchange asked that the 

Commission waive the 30 day operative 

delay so that the proposal may become 

operative immediately upon filing. 

Waiver of the 30-day operative delay 

would extend the protections provided 

by the current pilot program, without 

any changes, while the Exchange and 

other self-regulatory organizations 

consider whether further amendments 

to these rules are appropriate. Therefore, 

the Commission hereby waives the 30- 

day operative delay and designates the 

proposed rule change as operative upon 

filing.24

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of such 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 shall institute proceedings 

under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 25 of the Act to 

determine whether the proposed rule 

change 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– 

NYSEARCA–2022–21 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–NYSEARCA–2022–21. 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–NYSEARCA–2022– 

21 and should be submitted on or before 

May 4, 2022. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.26

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07846 Filed 4–12–22; 8:45 am] 

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[Release No. 34–94636; File No. SR– 

PEARL–2022–13] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX 

PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed 

Rule Change by MIAX PEARL, LLC To 

Amend Exchange Rule 2622 To Adopt 

on a Permanent Basis the Pilot 

Program Related to the Market-Wide 

Circuit Breaker 

April 7, 2022. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 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 April 6, 2022 MIAX PEARL, LLC 

(‘‘MIAX Pearl’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II below, which Items have 

been prepared by the Exchange. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to adopt on a 

permanent basis the pilot related to the 

Market-Wide Circuit Breaker 

mechanism in Rule 2622. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on the Exchange’s website at 

http://www.miaxoptions.com/rulefilings/pearl at MIAX PEARL’s principal 

office, and at the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

Exchange included statements 

concerning the purpose of and basis for 

the proposed rule change and discussed 

any comments it received on the 

proposed rule change. The text of these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. The 

Exchange has prepared summaries, set 

forth in sections A, B, and C below, of 

the most significant aspects of such 

statements. 


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3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 94441 

(March 16, 2022), 87 FR 16286 (March 22, 2022) 

(SR–NYSE–2021–40). 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67090 

(May 31, 2012), 77 FR 33531 (June 6, 2012) (SR– 

BATS–2011–038; SR–BYX–2011–025; SR–BX– 

2011–068; SR–CBOE–2011–087; SR–C2–2011–024; 

SR–CHX–2011–30; SR–EDGA–2011–31; SR–EDGX– 

2011–30; SR–FINRA–2011–054; SR–ISE–2011–61; 

SR–NASDAQ–2011–131; SR–NSX–2011–11; SR– 

NYSE–2011–48; SR–NYSEAmex–2011–73; SR– 

NYSEArca–2011–68; SR–Phlx–2011–129) (‘‘Pilot 

Rules Approval Order’’). See also Securities 

Exchange Act Release No. 89563 (August 14, 2020), 

85 FR 51510 (August 20, 2020) (SR–PEARL–2020– 

03) (‘‘Equities Approval Order’’) (approving, among 

other things, Exchange Rule 2622). 

5See Equities Approval Order, id. 

6The rules of the equity options exchanges 

similarly provide for a halt in trading if the cash 

equity exchanges invoke a MWCB Halt. See, e.g., 

Exchange Rule 504(a) and NYSE Arca Rule 6.65– 

O(d)(4). 

7See Equities Approval Order, supra note 4. 8See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90124 

(October 8, 2020), 85 FR 65105 (October 14, 2020) 

(SR–PEARL–2020–20). 9See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93331 

(October 14, 2021), 86 FR 58130 (October 20, 2021) 

(SR–PEARL–2021–50). 10See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 94452 

(March 17, 2022), 87 FR 16509 (March 23, 2022) 

(SR–PEARL–2022–08). 

11See Report of the Market-Wide Circuit Breaker 

(‘‘MWCB’’) Working Group Regarding the March 

2020 MWCB Events, submitted March 31, 2021 (the 

‘‘Study’’), available at https://www.nyse.com/ 

publicdocs/nyse/markets/nyse/Report_of_the_

Market-Wide_Circuit_Breaker_Working_Group.pdf. 

12See id. at 46. 

13See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 92428 

(July 16, 2021), 86 FR 38776 (July 22, 2021) (SR– 

NYSE–2021–40). 

14See supra note 3. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to adopt on a 

permanent basis the pilot related to the 

Market-Wide Circuit Breaker (‘‘MWCB’’) 

mechanism in Rule 2622. 

On March 16, 2022, the Commission 

approved the proposal of the New York 

Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’) to adopt 

on a permanent basis the pilot program 

for MWCB mechanism in NYSE Rule 

7.12.3 The Exchange now proposes to 

adopt the same change to make 

permanent the MWCB pilot program in 

Rule 2622. 

The Pilot Rules 

The MWCB rules, including the 

Exchange’s Rule 2622, provide an 

important, automatic mechanism that is 

invoked to promote stability and 

investor confidence during periods of 

significant stress when cash equities 

securities experience extreme marketwide declines. The MWCB rules are 

designed to slow the effects of extreme 

price declines through coordinated 

trading halts across both cash equity 

and equity options securities markets. 

The cash equities rules governing 

MWCBs were first adopted in 1988. In 

2012, all U.S. cash equity exchanges and 

FINRA amended their cash equities 

uniform rules on a pilot basis 4 and, in 

2020, the Exchange adopted the cash 

equities uniform rule under Exchange 

Rule 2622(a)–(d) to also operate on a 

pilot basis 5 (the ‘‘Pilot Rules’’). The 

Pilot Rules currently provide for trading 

halts in all cash equity securities during 

a severe market decline as measured by 

a single-day decline in the S&P 500 

Index (‘‘SPX’’).6 Under the Pilot Rules, 

a market-wide trading halt will be 

triggered if SPX declines in price by 

specified percentages from the prior 

day’s closing price of that index. The 

triggers are set at three circuit breaker 

thresholds: 7% (Level 1), 13% (Level 2), 

and 20% (Level 3). A market decline 

that triggers a Level 1 or Level 2 halt 

after 9:30 a.m. and before 3:25 p.m. 

would halt market-wide trading for 15 

minutes, while a similar market decline 

at or after 3:25 p.m. would not halt 

market-wide trading. (Level 1 and Level 

2 halts may occur only once a day.) A 

market decline that triggers a Level 3 

halt at any time during the trading day 

would halt market-wide trading for the 

remainder of the trading day. 

Exchange Rule 2622 was approved by 

the Commission to operate on a pilot 

basis set to expire on at the close of 

business on October 18, 2020.7 The 

Exchange subsequently amended Rule 

2622 to extend the Pilot Rules’ 

effectiveness to the close of business on 

October 18, 2021,8 March 18, 2022 9 and 

April 18, 2022.10

The MWCB Working Group Study 

Beginning in February 2020, at the 

outset of the COVID–19 pandemic, the 

markets experienced increased 

volatility, culminating in four MWCB 

Level 1 halts on March 9, 12, 16, and 18, 

2020. In each instance, pursuant to the 

Pilot Rules, the markets halted as 

intended upon a 7% drop in SPX and 

did not start the process to resume 

trading until the prescribed 15-minute 

halt period ended. 

On September 17, 2020, the Director 

of the Commission’s Division of Trading 

and Markets asked the SROs to conduct 

a study of the design and operation of 

the Pilot Rules and the LULD Plan 

during the period of volatility in March 

2020. In response to the request, the 

SROs created a MWCB ‘‘Working 

Group’’ composed of SRO 

representatives and industry advisers 

that included members of the advisory 

committees to both the LULD Plan and 

the NMS Plans governing the collection, 

consolidation, and dissemination of 

last-sale transaction reports and 

quotations in NMS Stocks. The Working 

Group met regularly from September 

2020 through March 2021 to consider 

the Commission’s request, review data, 

and compile its study. 

On March 31, 2021, the MWCB 

Working Group submitted its study (the 

‘‘Study’’) to the Commission.11 The 

Study included an evaluation of the 

operation of the Pilot Rules during the 

March 2020 events and an evaluation of 

the design of the current MWCB system. 

In the Study, the Working Group 

concluded: (1) The MWCB mechanism 

set out in the Pilot Rules worked as 

intended during the March 2020 events; 

(2) the MWCB halts triggered in March 

2020 appear to have had the intended 

effect of calming volatility in the 

market, without causing harm; (3) the 

design of the MWCB mechanism with 

respect to reference value (SPX), trigger 

levels (7%/13%/20%), and halt times 

(15 minutes) is appropriate; (4) the 

change implemented in Amendment 10 

to the LULD Plan did not likely have 

any negative impact on MWCB 

functionality; and (5) no changes should 

be made to the mechanism to prevent 

the market from halting shortly after the 

opening of regular trading hours at 9:30 

a.m. 

In light of those conclusions, the 

MWCB Working Group also made 

several recommendations, including 

that (1) the Pilot Rules should be made 

permanent without any changes, and (2) 

SROs should adopt a rule requiring all 

designated Regulation SCI firms to 

participate in at least one Level 1/Level 

2 MWCB test each year and to verify 

their participation via attestation.12

Proposal To Make the Pilot Rules 

Permanent 

On July 16, 2021, the NYSE proposed 

a rule change to make the Pilot Rules 

permanent, consistent with the Working 

Group’s recommendations.13 On March 

16, 2022, the Commission approved 

NYSE’s proposal.14

Consistent with the Commission’s 

approval of NYSE’s proposal, the 

Exchange now proposes that the Pilot 

Rules (i.e., paragraphs (a)–(d) of Rule 

2622) be made permanent. To 

accomplish this, the Exchange proposes 

to remove the preamble to Rule 2622, 

which currently provides that the rule is 

in effect during a pilot period that 

expires at the close of business on April 

18, 2022. The Exchange does not 

propose any changes to paragraphs (a)– 

(d) of the Rule. 

Consistent with the Commission’s 

approval of NYSE’s proposal, the 


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15The Exchange notes that Chapter III 

incorporates by reference Chapter III of the rules of 

the Exchange’s affiliate, Miami International 

Securities Exchange LLC (‘‘MIAX’’), including 

paragraph (b) and Interpretations and Policies .01 

of MIAX Rule 321 providing the business 

continuity and disaster recovery plans testing 

requirements for designated members. 

16 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

17 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

Exchange proposes to add new 

paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) to Rule 2622, 

as follows: 

(e) Market-Wide Circuit Breaker 

(‘‘MWCB’’) Testing. 

(1) The Exchange will participate in 

all industry-wide tests of the MWCB 

mechanism. Equity Members designated 

pursuant to Chapter III of these Rules 15

to participate in Exchange Back-up 

Systems and Mandatory Testing are 

required to participate in at least one 

industry-wide MWCB test each year and 

to verify their participation in that test 

by attesting that they are able to or have 

attempted to: 

(A) Receive and process MWCB halt 

messages from the securities 

information processors (‘‘SIPs’’); 

(B) receive and process resume 

messages from the SIPs following a 

MWCB halt; 

(C) receive and process market data 

from the SIPs relevant to MWCB halts; 

and 

(D) send orders following a Level 1 or 

Level 2 MWCB halt in a manner 

consistent with their usual trading 

behavior. 

(2) To the extent that an Equity 

Member participating in a MWCB test is 

unable to receive and process any of the 

messages identified in paragraph 

(e)(1)(A)–(D) of this Rule, its attestation 

should notify the Exchange which 

messages it was unable to process and, 

if known, why. 

(3) Equity Members not designated 

pursuant to standards established in 

Chapter III of these Rules are permitted 

to participate in any MWCB test. 

(f) In the event that a halt is triggered 

under this Rule following a Level 1, 

Level 2, or Level 3 Market Decline, the 

Exchange, together with other SROs and 

industry representatives (the ‘‘MWCB 

Working Group’’), will review such 

event. The MWCB Working Group will 

prepare a report that documents its 

analysis and recommendations and will 

provide that report to the Commission 

within 6 months of the event. 

(g) In the event that there is (1) a 

Market Decline of more than 5%, or (2) 

an SRO implements a rule that changes 

its reopening process following a 

MWCB Halt, the Exchange, together 

with the MWCB Working Group, will 

review such event and consider whether 

any modifications should be made to 

this Rule. If the MWCB Working Group 

recommends that a modification should 

be made to this Rule, the MWCB 

Working Group will prepare a report 

that documents its analysis and 

recommendations and provide that 

report to the Commission. 

* * * * * 

To accommodate the addition of new 

paragraphs (e), (f), and (g), the Exchange 

proposes to renumber existing 

paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) as (h), (i), and 

(j). The Exchange does not proposes any 

other changes to these paragraphs. The 

Exchange also proposes to update crossreferences to current Exchange Rule 

2622(e) to its renumbered Exchange 

Rule 2622(h) in Exchange Rules 2614 

(a)(1)(H), 2614 (c)(2)(B), 2617 (a)(3), 

2617 (b)(3), 2617 (b)(4)(B)(ii), and 2617 

(b)(4)(B)(iii). 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposal to make the Pilot Rules 

permanent is consistent with Section 

6(b) of the Act,16 in general, and furthers 

the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the 

Act,17 in particular, in that it is designed 

to promote just and equitable principles 

of trade, to remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and, in general to protect 

investors and the public interest. 

The Pilot Rules set out in Rule 

2622(a)–(d) are an important, automatic 

mechanism that is invoked to promote 

stability and investor confidence during 

periods of significant market stress 

when securities markets experience 

broad-based declines. The four MWCB 

halts that occurred in March 2020 

provided the Exchange, the other SROs, 

and market participants with real-world 

experience as to how the Pilot Rules 

actually function in practice. Based on 

the Working Group’s Study and the 

Exchange’s own analysis of those 

events, the Exchange believes that 

making the Pilot Rules permanent 

would benefit market participants, 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and protect investors and the 

public interest. 

Specifically, the Exchange believes 

that making the Pilot Rules permanent 

would benefit market participants, 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and protect investors and the 

public interest, because the Pilot Rules 

worked as intended during the March 

2020 events. As detailed above, the 

markets were in communication before, 

during, and after each of the MWCB 

Halts that occurred in March 2020. All 

9,000+ equity symbols were 

successfully halted in a timely manner 

when SPX declined 7% from the 

previous day’s closing value, as 

designed. The Exchange believes that 

market participants would benefit from 

having the Pilot Rules made permanent 

because such market participants are 

familiar with the design and operation 

of the MWCB mechanism set out in the 

Pilot Rules, and know from experience 

that it has functioned as intended on 

multiple occasions under real-life stress 

conditions. Accordingly, the Exchange 

believes that making the Pilot Rules 

permanent would enhance investor 

confidence in the ability of the markets 

to successfully halt as intended when 

under extreme stress. 

The Exchange further believes that 

making the Pilot Rules permanent 

would benefit market participants, 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and protect investors and the 

public interest, because the halts that 

were triggered pursuant to the Pilot 

Rules in March 2020 appear to have had 

the intended effect of calming volatility 

in the market without causing harm. As 

detailed above, after studying a variety 

of metrics concerning opening and 

reopening auctions, quote volatility, and 

other factors, the Exchange concluded 

that there was no significant difference 

in the percentage of securities that 

opened on a trade versus on a quote for 

the four days in March 2020 with 

MWCB Halts, versus the other periods 

studied. In addition, while the postMWCB Halt reopening auctions were 

smaller than typical opening auctions, 

the size of those post-MWCB Halt 

reopening auctions plus the earlier 

initial opening auctions in those 

symbols was on average equal to 

opening auctions in January 2020. The 

Exchange believes this indicates that the 

MWCB Halts on the four March 2020 

days did not cause liquidity to 

evaporate. Finally, the Exchange 

observes that while quote volatility was 

generally higher on the four days in 

March 2020 with MWCB Halts as 

compared to the other periods studied, 

quote volatility stabilized following the 

MWCB Halts at levels similar to the 

January 2020 levels, and LULD Trading 

Pauses worked as designed to address 

any additional volatility later in the day. 

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18See 17 CFR 240.17a–1. 

19 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

20 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

21 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

22 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

concludes that the Pilot Rules actually 

calmed volatility on the four MWCB 

Halt days in March 2020, without 

causing liquidity to evaporate or 

otherwise harming the market. As such, 

the Exchange believes that making the 

Pilot Rules permanent would remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system, and 

protect investors and the public interest. 

The Exchange believes that that 

making the Pilot Rules permanent 

without any changes would benefit 

market participants, promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system, and 

protect investors and the public interest, 

because the current design of the MWCB 

mechanism as set out in the Pilot Rules 

remains appropriate. As detailed above, 

the Exchange considered whether SPX 

should be replaced as the reference 

value, whether the current trigger levels 

(7%/13%/20%) and halt times (15 

minutes for Level 1 and 2 halts) should 

be modified, and whether changes 

should be made to prevent the market 

from halting shortly after the opening of 

regular trading hours at 9:30 a.m., and 

concluded that the MWCB mechanism 

set out in the Pilot Rules remains 

appropriate, for the reasons cited above. 

The Exchange believes that public 

confidence in the MWCB mechanism 

would be enhanced by the Pilot Rules 

being made permanent without any 

changes, given investors’ familiarity 

with the Pilot Rules and their successful 

functioning in March 2020. 

The Exchange believes that proposed 

paragraph (e) regarding MWCB testing is 

designed to promote just and equitable 

principles of trade, to remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system, and, in 

general to protect investors and the 

public interest. The Working Group 

recommended that all cash equities 

exchanges adopt a rule requiring all 

designated Regulation SCI firms to 

participate in MWCB testing and to 

attest to their participation. The 

Exchange believes that these 

requirements would promote the 

stability of the markets and enhance 

investor confidence in the MWCB 

mechanism and the protections that it 

provides to the markets and to investors. 

The Exchange further believes that 

requiring firms participating in a MWCB 

test to identify any inability to process 

messages pertaining to such MWCB test 

would contribute to a fair and orderly 

market by flagging potential issues that 

should be corrected. The Exchange 

would preserve such attestations 

pursuant to its obligations to retain 

books and records of the Exchange.18

The Exchange believes that proposed 

paragraph (f) would benefit market 

participants, promote just and equitable 

principles of trade, remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system, and 

protect investors and the public interest. 

Having the MWCB Working Group 

review any halt triggered under Rule 

2622 and prepare a report of its analysis 

and recommendations would permit the 

Exchange, along with other market 

participants and the Commission, to 

evaluate such event and determine 

whether any modifications should be 

made to Rule 2622 in the public 

interest. Preparation of such a report 

within 6 months of the event would 

permit the Exchange, along with the 

MWCB Working Group, sufficient time 

to analyze such halt and prepare their 

recommendations. 

The Exchange believes that proposed 

paragraph (g) would benefit market 

participants, promote just and equitable 

principles of trade, remove 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system, and 

protect investors and the public interest. 

Having the MWCB Working Group 

review instances of a Market Decline of 

more than 5% or an SRO implementing 

a rule that changes its reopening process 

following a MWCB Halt would allow 

the MWCB Working Group to identify 

situations where it recommends that 

Rule 2622 be modified in the public 

interest. In such situations where the 

MWCB Working Group recommends 

that a modification should be made to 

Rule 2622, the MWCB Working Group 

would prepare a report that documents 

its analysis and recommendations and 

provide that report to the Commission, 

thereby removing impediments to and 

perfecting the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system while protecting investors and 

the public interest. 

For the foregoing reasons, the 

Exchange believes that the proposed 

change is consistent with the Act. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

proposed change is not intended to 

address competition, but rather, makes 

permanent the current MWCB Pilot 

Rules for the protection of the markets. 

The Exchange believes that making the 

current MWCB Pilot Rules permanent 

would have no discernable burden on 

competition at all, since the Pilot Rules 

have already been in effect since 2012 

and would be made permanent without 

any changes. Moreover, because the 

MWCB mechanism contained in the 

Pilot Rules requires all exchanges and 

all market participants to cease trading 

at the same time, making the Pilot Rules 

permanent would not provide a 

competitive advantage to any exchange 

or any class of market participants. 

Further, the Exchange understands 

that the other SROs will submit 

substantively identical proposals to the 

Commission. Thus, the proposed rule 

change will help to ensure consistency 

across SROs without implicating any 

competitive issues. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The Exchange has filed the proposed 

rule change pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 19 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.20 Because the 

proposed rule change does not: (i) 

Significantly affect the protection of 

investors or the public interest; (ii) 

impose any significant burden on 

competition; and (iii) become operative 

prior to 30 days from the date on which 

it was filed, or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate, if 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest, the 

proposed rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 

thereunder. 

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 21 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),22 the 

Commission may designate a shorter 

time if such action is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest. The Exchange asked that the 

Commission waive the 30 day operative 

delay so that the proposal may become 

operative immediately upon filing. 


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23For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has also 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 24 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Waiver of the 30-day operative delay 

would allow the Exchange to 

immediately provide the protections 

included in this proposal in the event of 

a MWCB halt, which is consistent with 

the protection of investors and the 

public interest. Therefore, the 

Commission hereby waives the 30-day 

operative delay and designates the 

proposed rule change as operative upon 

filing.23

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 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– 

PEARL–2022–13 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–PEARL–2022–13. 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–PEARL–2022–13 

and should be submitted on or before 

May 4, 2022. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.24

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07842 Filed 4–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11706] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: COVID–19 Vaccination 

Requests for Waiver 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to June 

13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2022–0100’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

• Email: NicodemusAL@state.gov. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

COVID–19 Vaccination Request for 

Waiver. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0246. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: GTM. 

• Form Number: DS–1558, DS–1559. 

• Respondents: New employees at the 

Department of State who may request an 

exception to Executive Order 14043 

from this vaccination requirement based 

on a sincerely held religious belief or 

medical needs. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

100. 

• Average Time per Response: 75 

minutes per response. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 75 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The purpose of collecting this 

information is to provide an avenue for 

individuals to request an exception to 

the vaccination requirement as a 

medical/disability or religious 

accommodation, and to determine 

whether the request for an exception to 

Executive Order 14043 is valid and can 

be accommodated. 


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