Document ID: SEC-2022-0243-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Order Granting Petition for Review: New York Stock Exchange, LLC, NYSE American LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE Chicago, Inc., and NYSE National, Inc.
Posted Date: 2022-02-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 9404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03524]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94242]

In the Matter of New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE American LLC, 
NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE Chicago, Inc., and NYSE National, Inc.; Order 
Granting Petition for Review and Scheduling Filing of Statements 
Regarding an Order Disapproving Proposed Rule Changes, as Modified by 
Partial Amendment No. 1, To Amend Each Exchange's Fee Schedule To Add 
Two Partial Cabinet Bundles Available in Co-Location and Establish 
Associated Fees

    This matter comes before the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') on petition to review the disapproval, pursuant to 
delegated authority, of the New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE American 
LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE Chicago, Inc., and NYSE National, Inc. (each 
an ``Exchange,'' and together, the ``Exchanges'') of a proposed rule 
change by each Exchange to amend its fee schedule to add two partial 
cabinet bundles available in co-location and establish associated fees.
    On February 1, 2021 and February 2, 2021, as applicable, the 
Commission issued notice of filing of each proposed rule change with 
the Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 \2\ thereunder.\3\ On 
March 18, 2021, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,\4\ 
the Commission designated a longer time period within which to act on 
the proposed rule changes.\5\ On May 6, 2021, proceedings were 
instituted proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act 
\6\ to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule 
changes.\7\ On July 30, 2021, a longer time period was designated for 
Commission action on the proposed rule changes.\8\ On September 14, 
2021, each Exchange filed an amendment to its proposed rule change.\9\ 
On September 30, 2021, after consideration of the record for the 
proposed rule changes, as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1, the 
Division of Trading and Markets (``Division''), pursuant to delegated 
authority,\10\ issued an order disapproving the proposed rule changes, 
as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1 (``Disapproval Order'').\11\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 91034 (February 1, 
2021), 86 FR 8443 (February 5, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05); 91035 
(February 1, 2021), 86 FR 8449 (February 5, 2021) (SR-NYSEAMER-2021-
04); 91036 (February 1, 2021), 86 FR 8440 (February 5, 2021) (SR-
NYSECHX-2021-01); and 91037 (February 1, 2021), 86 FR 8424 (February 
5, 2021) (SR-NYSENAT-2021-01); 91044 (February 2, 2021), 86 FR 8662 
(February 8, 2021) (SR-NYSEArca-2021-07).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 91357 (March 18, 
2021), 86 FR 15732 (March 24, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05); 91358 (March 
18, 2021), 86 FR 15732 (March 24, 2021) (SR-NYSEAMER-2021-04); 91360 
(March 18, 2021), 86 FR 15764 (March 24, 2021) (SR-NYSEArca-2021-
07); 91362 (March 18, 2021), 86 FR 15765 (March 24, 2021) (SR-
NYSECHX-2021-01); and 91363 (March 18, 2021), 86 FR 15763 (March 24, 
2021) (SR-NYSENAT-2021-01).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 91785 (May 6, 2021), 
86 FR 26082 (May 12, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05, SR-NYSEAMER-2021-04, 
SR-NYSEArca-2021-07, SR-NYSECHX-2021-01, SR-NYSENAT-2021-01).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 92532 (July 30, 
2021), 86 FR 42911 (August 5, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05, SR-NYSENAT-
2021-01, SR-NYSEAMER-2021-04, SR-NYSECHX-2021-01); 92531 (July 30, 
2021), 86 FR 42956 (August 5, 2021) (SR-NYSEArca-2021-07).
    \9\ The Commission also received two comment letters from the 
Exchanges seeking to further justify the fees for the proposed 
bundles. See, letters dated July 6, 2021 and September 15, 2021 from 
Elizabeth K. King, Chief Regulatory Officer, ICE, General Counsel 
and Corporate Secretary, NYSE, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission. Partial Amendment No. 1 and the Exchanges' comment 
letters are available on the Commission's website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nyse-2021-05/srnyse202105.htm; https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nyseamer-2021-04/srnyseamer202104.htm; 
https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2021-07/srnysearca202107.htm; https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysechx-2021-01/srnysechx202101.htm https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysenat-2021-01/srnysenat202101.htm.
    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
    \11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 93214 (September 
30, 2021), 86 FR 55672 (October 6, 2021) (SR-NYSE-2021-05, SR-
NYSEAMER-2021-04, SR-NYSEArca-2021-07, SR-NYSECHX-2021-01, SR-
NYSENAT-2021-01).
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    Pursuant to Rule 430 of the Commission's Rules of Practice,\12\ on 
October 7, 2021 the Exchanges filed a notice of intention to petition 
for review of the Disapproval Order, and on October 14, 2021 the 
Exchanges filed a petition for review of the Disapproval Order, 
followed by a corrected version on October 15, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 
431(e) of the Commission Rules of Practice,\13\ a notice of intention 
to petition for review results in an automatic stay of the action by 
delegated authority.
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    \12\ 17 CFR 201.430.
    \13\ 17 CFR 201.431(e).
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    Pursuant to Rule 431 of the Commission's Rules of Practice,\14\ the 
Exchanges' petition for review of the Disapproval Order is granted. 
Further, the Commission hereby establishes that any party to the action 
or other person may file a written statement in support of or in 
opposition to the Disapproval Order on or before March 11, 2022.
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    \14\ 17 CFR 201.431.
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    For the reasons stated above:
    Ordered that the petition of the Exchanges for review of the 
Division's action to disapprove the proposed rule changes, as modified 
by Partial Amendment No. 1, by delegated authority be granted; and
    It is further ordered that any party or other person may file a 
statement in support of or in opposition to the action made pursuant to 
delegated authority on or before March 11, 2022.
    It is further ordered that the automatic stay of delegated action 
pursuant to Commission Rule of Practice 431(e) is hereby discontinued.
    The order disapproving the proposed rule changes, each as modified 
by Partial Amendment No. 1, shall remain in effect.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: February 14, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-03524 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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