Document ID: SEC-2015-0226-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Posted Date: 2015-02-06T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 6788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02342]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74186; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2014-139]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule 
Change Relating to Shares of the iShares California AMT-Free Muni Bond 
ETF and iShares New York AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF

February 2, 2015.
    On December 3, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' 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 relating to shares of the iShares California AMT-
Free Muni Bond ETF and iShares New York AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on December 23, 2014.\3\ The Commission received no comments on the 
proposal.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73857 (Dec. 17, 
2014), 79 FR 77069.
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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 after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is February 6, 2015. The Commission is extending this 45-day time 
period.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    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. Accordingly, the 
Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates 
March 23, 2015, as the date by which the Commission shall either 
approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NYSEArca-2014-139).
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    \5\ Id.

    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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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-02342 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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