Document ID: SEC-2023-1021-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Posted Date: 2023-09-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20086]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-98366; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2023-022]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a 
Proposed Rule Change To Create a New, Non-Trading Limited Membership 
Class and Impose Related Requirements for Principal Underwriting 
Activity

September 12, 2023.
    On July 12, 2023, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``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 to create a 
new, non-trading limited membership class and impose related 
requirements for principal underwriting activity. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on July 31, 
2023.\3\
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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. 97985 (July 25, 
2023), 88 FR 49508.
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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 September 14, 2023. 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 that it is appropriate to designate a longer 
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that 
it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. 
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\5\ designates October 29, 2023, 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-NASDAQ-2023-022).
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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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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-20086 Filed 9-15-23; 8:45 am]
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