Document ID: SEC-2020-2117-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Registration as a National Securities Exchange Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC
Posted Date: 2020-12-30T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 86591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28810]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90785]

Acknowledgement of Receipt of Notice of Registration as a 
National Securities Exchange Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 by the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC

December 22, 2020.
    Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange 
Act'') \1\ provides that an exchange that lists or trades security 
futures products may register as a national securities exchange solely 
for the purposes of trading security futures products by filing a 
written notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') if: (1) The exchange is a board of trade, as that term 
is defined by the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA''),\2\ that has been 
designated a contract market by the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission (``CFTC'') and such designation is not suspended by order of 
the CFTC; and (2) such exchange does not serve as a market place for 
transactions in securities other than security futures products or 
futures on exempted securities or groups or indexes of securities or 
options thereon that have been authorized under Section 2(a)(1)(C) of 
the CEA.\3\ Rule 6a-4 under the Exchange Act \4\ requires that such an 
exchange submit written notice of registration to the Commission on 
Form 1-N.\5\ Under Exchange Act Section 6(g)(2)(B), an exchange's 
registration as a national securities exchange becomes effective 
contemporaneously with the submission of the written notice on Form 1-
N.\6\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(g).
    \2\ 7 U.S.C. 1a(2).
    \3\ 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(C).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.6a-4.
    \5\ Under Rule 202.3(b)(3) of the Commission's Informal and 
Other Procedures, upon receipt of a Form 1-N, the Division of Market 
Regulation (now the Division of Trading and Markets) examines the 
notice to determine whether all necessary information has been 
supplied and whether all other required documents have been 
furnished in proper form. 17 CFR 202.3(b)(3).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(g)(2)(B).
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    On December 11, 2020, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC 
(``MGEX'') filed a Form 1-N with the Commission.\7\ Pursuant to Section 
6(g)(3) of the Exchange Act,\8\ the Commission hereby acknowledges 
receipt of the Form 1-N submitted by MGEX. Copies of the Form 1-N, 
including all exhibits, are available in the Commission's Public 
Reference Room.
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    \7\ This Form 1-N is being filed by MGEX in connection with a 
Commission exemptive order issued under Section 36 of the Exchange 
Act. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90510 (November 20, 
2020), 85 FR 77297 (December 1, 2020) (``Exemptive Order''). The 
Exemptive Order relates to listing and trading contracts for sale 
for future delivery on the SPIKES Index on MGEX consistent with the 
terms and conditions set forth in the order.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(g)(3).
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    For questions regarding this Release, please contact David 
Dimitrious, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551-5131, Michou Nguyen, 
Special Counsel, at (202) 551-7768, or Eli Kozminsky, Attorney-Adviser, 
at (202) 551-7695; Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(75).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-28810 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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