[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 32079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12588]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-92142; File No. SR-LCH SA 2021-001]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; LCH SA; Notice of Designation of 
Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change Relating to 
the Clearing of Single-Name Credit Default Swaps by U.S. Customers

June 10, 2021.
    On April 13, 2021, Banque Centrale de Compensation, which conducts 
business under the name LCH SA (``LCH SA''), filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 
of the Securities Exchange Act (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend its rules to allow LCH 
SA to offer clearing services in respect of single-name credit default 
swaps that are security-based swaps submitted by Clearing Members on 
behalf of their U.S. Clients for clearing by LCH SA. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on May 3, 
2021.\3\ To date, the Commission has not received comments on the 
proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ Self-Regulatory Organizations; LCH SA; Notice of Filing of 
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Clearing of Single-Name Credit 
Default Swaps by U.S. Customers, Exchange Act Release No. 34-91676 
(April 26, 2021); 86 FR 23445 (May 3, 2021) (SR-LCH SA-2021-001).
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ 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 as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding or 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 from the publication of notice of filing of this proposed rule 
change is June 17, 2021.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission is extending the 45-day time period for Commission 
action on the proposed rule change. The Commission finds 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 LCH 
SA's proposed rule change.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) \5\ of the Act, and for 
the reasons discussed above, the Commission designates August 1, 2021, 
as the date by which the Commission should either approve or 
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-LCH SA-2021-001).
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-12588 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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