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

2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Thomas H. Boyce, 

Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic 

Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office 

of Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20695 Filed 9–28–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

PEACE CORPS 

Information Collection Request; 

Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Peace Corps. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. The purpose of 

this notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment in the Federal Register 

preceding submission to OMB. We are 

conducting this process in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 28, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/ 

Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can 

be contacted by telephone at 202–692– 

1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. 

Email comments must be made in text 

and not in attachments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denora Miller at Peace Corps address 

above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 2018–19 Campus Ambassadors 

Onboarding form. 

OMB Control Number: 0420–xxxx. 

Type of Request: New. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Respondents’ Obligation To Reply: 

Voluntary. 

Burden to the Public: 

Estimated burden (hours) of the 

collection of information: 

a. Number of respondents: 1,000 

b. Frequency of response: one time 

c. Completion time: 5 minutes 

d. Annual burden hours: 83 hours 

General Description of Collection: The 

information will be used by the Office 

of University Programs to collect name, 

mailing address, school and t-shirt sizes 

to send out a promotional kit to students 

that have accepted our offer to become 

a campus ambassador. 

Request for Comment: Peace Corps 

invites comments on whether the 

proposed collections of information are 

necessary for proper performance of the 

functions of the Peace Corps, including 

whether the information will have 

practical use; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the information 

to be collected; and, ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

automated collection techniques, when 

appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

This notice is issued in Washington, DC, 

on September 26, 2017. 

Denora Miller, 

FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6051–01–P 

PEACE CORPS 

Information Collection Request; 

Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Peace Corps. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. The purpose of 

this notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment in the Federal Register 

preceding submission to OMB. We are 

conducting this process in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 28, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/ 

Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can 

be contacted by telephone at 202–692– 

1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. 

Email comments must be made in text 

and not in attachments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denora Miller at Peace Corps address 

above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 2018–19 Campus Ambassadors 

Application. 

OMB Control Number: 0420–xxxx. 

Type of Request: New. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Respondents Obligation to Reply: 

Voluntary. 

Burden to the Public: 

Estimated burden (hours) of the 

collection of information: 

a. Number of respondents: 1,000 

b. Frequency of response: one time 

c. Completion time: 20 minutes 

d. Annual burden hours: 333 hours 

General Description of Collection: The 

information will be used by Peace Corps 

Recruitment and the Office of 

University Programs to select student 

campus ambassadors. The application 

includes questions related to relevant 

experience as well as requests students 

upload a resume. The information 

requested—general information, 

questions related to the position and a 

student’s resume—is a standard practice 

to determine the best candidates for the 

program. 

Request for Comment: Peace Corps 

invites comments on whether the 

proposed collections of information are 

necessary for proper performance of the 

functions of the Peace Corps, including 

whether the information will have 

practical use; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the information 

to be collected; and, ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

automated collection techniques, when 

appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

This notice is issued in Washington, DC on 

September 26, 2017. 

Denora Miller, 

FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6051–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–81717; File No. SR– 

NYSEArca–2017–96] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend Rule 6.40–O 

To Allow Certain Order Types To Be 

Excluded From the Risk Limitation 

Mechanism 

September 25, 2017. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’),2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3

notice is hereby given that on 

September 11, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. 

(the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II below, which Items have 

been prepared by the self-regulatory 

organization. The Commission is 

publishing this notice to solicit 


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4An IOC order is ‘‘[a] Limit Order that is to be 

executed in whole or in part on the Exchange as 

soon as such order is received, and the portion not 

so executed is to be canceled.’’ See Rule 6.62(k). 

5See Commentary .04(b) to Rule 6.40–O 

(providing that OTPs may avail themselves of one 

of the three risk limitation mechanisms for certain 

of their orders). Under the current Rule, Market 

Makers are required to utilize the risk limitation 

settings for quotes and the Exchange is not 

proposing to alter any aspect of this Rule in this 

regard. See also Commentary .04(a) to Rule 6.40– 

O; and Rule 6.40(b)(2), (c)(2), (d)(2) and (e)(2). 

6See Rule 6.40–O(b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1) and 

Commentaries .01 to Rule 6.40–O (regarding the 

cancellation of orders once the risk settings have 

been breached). 

7See Rule 6.40–O(a)(1), (f). See also 

Commentaries .05–.07 to Rule 6.40 (regarding the 

operation of the trade counters). 

8See Commentary .06 to Rule 6.40–O. 

9See Commentaries .01 and .02 to Rule 6.40–O 

(requiring that an OTP request that it be re-enabled 

after a breach of its risk settings). In the event that 

an OTP experiences multiple, successive triggers of 

its risk settings, the Exchange would cancel all of 

the open orders—as opposed to cancelling only 

those in the option class (underlying symbol) in 

which the risk settings were triggered. See Rule 

6.40–O(f) and Commentary .02 to Rule 6.40–O. 

10See Commentary .04(b) to Rule 6.40–O. 

11See Commentary .02 to Rule 6.40–O. 

12 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

comments on the proposed rule change 

from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of the Substance 

of the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rule 6.40–O (Risk Limitation 

Mechanism) to allow certain order types 

to be excluded from the risk limitation 

mechanism. The proposed rule change 

is available on the Exchange’s Web site 

at www.nyse.com, at the principal office 

of the Exchange, 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 

self-regulatory organization 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 those 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 parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rule 6.40–O (Risk Limitation 

Mechanism) to allow certain order types 

to be excluded from the risk limitation 

mechanism. Specifically, the Exchange 

proposes to provide OTP Holder and 

OTP Firms (collectively, ‘‘OTPs’’) with 

the option to exclude Immediate-OrCancel (‘‘IOC’’) orders from being 

counted against risk limitation 

thresholds.4

Risk Limitation Mechanisms 

The Exchange offers OTPs the option 

of utilizing risk limitation settings to 

assist OTPs in managing risk related to 

submitting orders during periods of 

increased and significant trading 

activity.5 An OTP can utilize one of 

three risk limitation mechanisms for its 

orders—based on the number of 

transactions executed, the number of 

contracts traded, or the percent of the 

OTP’s order size—which automatically 

cancels such orders when certain 

parameter settings are breached.6 The 

Exchange maintains trade counters that 

increment based on the number of 

trades executed, either from a single-leg 

order or any leg of a Complex Order, in 

any series in a specified class.7 The 

trade counters reset after an Exchangedetermined time period.8 When an OTP 

has breached its risk settings (i.e., has 

traded more than the contract or volume 

limit or cumulative percentage limit of 

a class during the specified 

measurement interval), the Exchange 

will cancel all of the OTP’s open orders 

in that class until the OTP notifies the 

Exchange it will resume submitting 

orders.9 The temporary suspension of 

orders from the market that results 

when the risk settings are triggered is 

meant to operate as a safety valve that 

enables OTPs to re-evaluate their 

positions before requesting to re-enter 

the market. 

Proposed Exclusion of IOC Orders From 

Risk Settings 

Under the current Rule, an OTP may 

activate a Risk Limitation Mechanism, 

and corresponding settings, for orders in 

a specified class and, once activated, the 

mechanism and the settings established 

will remain active unless, and until, the 

OTP deactivates the Risk Limitation 

Mechanism or changes the settings.10

Thus, once an OTP activates risk 

settings for orders in a specified class, 

the risk settings apply to all order types 

in that options class. The Exchange 

proposes to modify the rule to provide 

an OTP that chooses to utilize risk 

settings for its orders the option to 

exclude both single-legged orders and 

Complex Orders designated as IOC from 

being considered by the trade counter. 

To effect this change, proposed 

Commentary .07 to Rule 6.40–O would 

be amended to provide that ‘‘[a]ny OTP 

that activates the Risk Limitation 

Mechanisms for orders pursuant to 

Commentary .04(b) of this Rule may opt 

to exclude any orders (i.e., whether 

single-leg orders or Complex Orders) 

designated with a time-in-force of IOC 

from being considered by a trade 

counter.’’ 

By their terms, IOC orders (or portions 

thereof) will cancel if not immediately 

executed. As such, IOC orders are never 

ranked (as resting interest) in the 

Consolidated Book. The Exchange 

believes that certain OTPs utilize IOC 

orders to access liquidity on the 

Exchange. Thus, the proposed change is 

designed to accommodate participants 

that utilize IOCs in this manner by 

enabling them to exclude IOC orders 

from being counted and avoid 

potentially triggering their risk settings 

(prematurely), resulting in the 

cancellation of open orders. The 

Exchange believes that providing OTPs 

this additional flexibility may encourage 

more OTPs to utilize the risk settings, 

which benefits all market participants. 

The Exchange also believes that the 

proposed change would result in risk 

settings that may be better calibrated to 

suit the needs of certain OTPs (i.e., 

those that routinely utilize IOC orders to 

access liquidity on the Exchange), 

which improved risk settings should 

encourage OTPs to direct additional 

order flow and liquidity to the 

Exchange. 

The Exchange notes that the proposed 

change is limited to IOC orders being 

counted towards whether a risk 

limitation threshold has been reached. 

In the event an OTP breaches its risk 

limitation settings, any new orders in 

the specified class, including incoming 

IOC orders, sent by the OTP would be 

rejected until the OTP requests that the 

Exchange enable the entry of new 

orders.11

Implementation 

The Exchange will announce by 

Trader Update the implementation date 

of the proposed rule change, which 

implementation will be no later than 90 

days after the effectiveness of this rule 

change. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that its 

proposal is consistent with Section 6(b) 

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(the ‘‘Act’’),12 in general, and furthers 

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

Act,13 in particular, in that it is designed 

to prevent fraudulent and manipulative 


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14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule 

19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the 

Commission with written notice of its intent to file 

the proposed rule change, along with a brief 

description and the text of the proposed rule 

change, 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. 

16 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, to foster 

cooperation and coordination with 

persons engaged in regulating, clearing, 

settling, processing information with 

respect to, and facilitating transactions 

in securities, 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 Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change removes 

impediments to and perfects the 

mechanism of a free and open market by 

providing OTPs greater control and 

flexibility over setting their risk 

tolerance, which may enhance the 

efficacy of the risk settings. By their 

terms, IOC orders (or portions thereof) 

will cancel if not immediately executed. 

As such, IOC orders are never ranked (as 

resting interest) in the Consolidated 

Book. The Exchange believes that 

certain market participants utilize IOC 

orders to access liquidity on the 

Exchange. Thus, the proposed change is 

designed to accommodate participants 

that utilize IOCs in this manner by 

enabling them to exclude IOC orders 

from being counted and avoid 

potentially triggering their risk settings 

(prematurely), resulting in the 

cancellation of open orders. The 

Exchange believes that providing OTPs 

this additional flexibility may encourage 

more OTPs to utilize the risk settings, 

which benefits all market participants. 

Further, the proposed change would 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade because it would result in risk 

settings that may be better calibrated to 

suit the needs of certain OTPs (i.e., 

those that routinely utilize IOC orders to 

access liquidity on the Exchange), 

which improved risk settings should 

encourage OTPs to direct additional 

order flow and liquidity to the 

Exchange. To the extent additional 

order flow is submitted to the Exchange 

as a result of the proposed change, all 

market participants stand to benefit 

from increased trading. 

The Exchange notes that an OTP has 

the option of utilizing risk settings for 

all orders submitted to the Exchange 

and, as proposed, would have the 

additional option of excluding from 

these risk settings any IOC orders in a 

given options class submitted to the 

Exchange. 

This proposed change, which was 

specifically requested by some OTPs, 

would foster cooperation and 

coordination with persons engaged in 

regulating, clearing, settling, and 

processing information with respect to, 

and facilitating transactions in, 

securities as it will be available to all 

OTPs on an optional basis and may 

encourage more OTPs to utilize this 

enhanced functionality to [sic] benefit of 

all market participants. Because the risk 

controls are designed to prevent the 

execution of erroneously priced trades, 

the Exchange believes that any proposal 

designed to increase the number of 

OTPs that utilize the functionality 

would benefit all market participants. 

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 that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

Exchange is proposing a market 

enhancement that would provide OTPs 

with greater control and flexibility over 

setting their risk tolerance and, 

potentially, more protection over risk 

exposure. The proposal is structured to 

offer the same enhancement to all OTPs, 

regardless of size, and would not 

impose a competitive burden on any 

participant. The Exchange does not 

believe that the proposed enhancement 

to the existing risk limitation 

mechanism would impose a burden on 

competing options exchanges. Rather, 

the availability of this mechanism may 

foster more competition. Specifically, 

the Exchange notes that it operates in a 

highly competitive market in which 

market participants can readily favor 

competing venues. When an exchange 

offers enhanced functionality that 

distinguishes it from the competition 

and participants find it useful, it has 

been the Exchange’s experience that 

competing exchanges will move to 

adopt similar functionality. Thus, the 

Exchange believes that this type of 

competition amongst exchanges is 

beneficial to the market place [sic] as a 

whole as it can result in enhanced 

processes, functionality, and 

technologies. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

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 for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 14 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.15

A proposed rule change filed 

pursuant to Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the 

Act 16 normally does not become 

operative for 30 days after the date of its 

filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 17

permits the Commission to designate a 

shorter time if such action is consistent 

with the protection of investors and the 

public interest. The Exchange has asked 

the Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay so that the Exchange can 

implement the proposal without delay. 

The Exchange believes that waiver of 

the operative delay would be consistent 

with the protection of investors and the 

public interest because it would enable 

the Exchange to implement without 

delay the proposed optional 

functionality, which the Exchange 

believes may, in turn, encourage more 

OTPs to utilize the optional risk settings 

for orders. Thus, the Exchange believes 

waiver of the operative delay would 

protect investors by enabling the 

Exchange to provide greater flexibility 

to its Risk Limitation Mechanisms for 

orders, which may result in increased 

usage of the risk settings to the benefit 

of all market participants. The 

Commission believes that waiver of the 

operative delay is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest because it will provide OTP 

Holders with the flexibility to exclude 

IOC orders from consideration by a 

trade counter, which, the Exchange 

believes, could encourage additional 

OTP Holders to use the risk limitation 

settings. As noted above, the risk 

limitation settings are designed to assist 

OTP Holders in managing risk related to 

submitting orders during periods of 

increased and significant trading 

activity. Under the proposal, the ability 

to exclude IOC orders from 

consideration by a trade counter is 

optional; thus, an OTP Holder that 

utilizes the risk limitation settings and 

wishes to continue to have its IOC 

orders considered by a trade counter 

will be able to do so. Accordingly, the 

Commission hereby waives the 

operative delay and designates the 


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18For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission also has 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

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

19 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. 79989 

(February 8, 2017), 82 FR 10615. 

4Amendment No. 1 is available at: https://

www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2017-07/ 

batsbzx201707-1667531-148997.pdf. 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80350, 

82 FR 16647 (April 5, 2017). 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80664, 

82 FR 22680 (May 17, 2017). 

7See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81363, 

82 FR 38726 (August 15, 2017). 

8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

proposed rule change operative upon 

filing.18

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 

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–2017–96 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSEArca–2017–96. 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 Web site (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 Web site 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 such 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. All comments 

received will be posted without change; 

the Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR– 

NYSEArca–2017–96, and should be 

submitted on or before October 20, 

2017. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.19

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–81715; File No. SR– 

BatsBZX–2017–07] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats 

BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 

Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule 

Change, as Modified by Amendment 

No. 1, To List and Trade Under BZX 

Rule 14.11(c)(4) the Shares of the 

VanEck Vectors AMT-Free National 

Municipal Index ETF of VanEck 

Vectors ETF Trust 

September 25, 2017. 

On January 27, 2017, Bats BZX 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Exchange’’) filed with 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant 

to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 1 and Rule 19b– 

4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule change 

to list and trade under BZX Rule 

14.11(c)(4) shares of the VanEck Vectors 

AMT-Free National Municipal Index 

ETF of VanEck Vectors ETF Trust. The 

proposed rule change was published for 

comment in the Federal Register on 

February 14, 2017.3 On March 10, 2017, 

the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to 

the proposed rule change.4 On March 

30, 2017, 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 11, 2017, the Commission 

instituted proceedings to determine 

whether to approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change.6 On August 9, 

2017, the Commission issued a notice of 

designation of a longer period for 

Commission action on proceedings to 

determine whether to approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change.7

The Commission received no comments 

on the proposed rule change. 

On September 21, 2017, the Exchange 

withdrew the proposed rule change 

(SR–BatsBZX–2017–07). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.8

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–81699; File No. SR– 

NYSEArca–2017–111] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed 

Rule Change To List and Trade Shares 

of the GraniteShares Silver Trust 

Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201 

September 25, 2017. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3

notice is hereby given that, on 

September 12, 2017, NYSE Arca, Inc. 

(the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II below, which Items have 

been prepared by the self-regulatory 

organization. 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 list and 

trade shares of the GraniteShares Silver 

Trust under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 


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