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###### Securities and Exchange Commission

          - [Release No. 34-62798; File No. SR-FINRA-2010-032]

On June 17, 2010, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) [1]            of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),[2]            and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,[3]            a proposed rule change to amend its rules to set forth clearer standards and curtail its discretion with respect to breaking erroneous trades.

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act [4]            provides that within thirty-five days of the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or within such longer period as the Commission may designate up to ninety days of such date if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change or institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 35th day for this filing was August 2, 2010.[5]            The Commission had received an extension of time from FINRA until August 16, 2010.[6]            The Commission extended this time period until August 30, 2010.[7]            The Commission is again extending this time period.

The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider this proposed rule change, relating to the amendment of clearly erroneous execution rules to provide greater transparency and certainty to the process of breaking trades, and the comment letters that have been submitted in connection with the filing.      ( print page 54211)    

Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,[8]            designates September 10, 2010, as the date by which the Commission should either approve or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change.

By the Commission.

Florence E. Harmon,

Deputy Secretary.

# Footnotes

1.     15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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2.     15 U.S.C. 78a.
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3.     17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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4.     15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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5.     *See* Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62341 (June 21, 2010), 75 FR 36756 (June 28, 2010).
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6.     FINRA submitted through the Commission's Electronic Form 19b-4 Filing System an extension of time period for Commission action through August 16, 2010.
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7.     *See* Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62729 (August 16, 2010), 75 FR 52384 (August 25, 2010).
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8.     15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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[FR Doc. 2010-22029 Filed 9-2-10; 8:45 am]

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