Document ID: SEC-2017-0857-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.
Posted Date: 2017-05-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23893-23894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10582]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80714; File No. SR-BatsBZX-2016-60]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change to Bats BZX Rule 14.13, Company 
Listing Fees, and to the Bats BZX Fee Schedule

May 18, 2017.
    On September 29, 2016, Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (``Exchange'' or 
``BZX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange

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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 amend (1) the fees set forth 
in BZX Rule 14.13 applicable to securities listed on the Exchange, and 
(2) the fee schedule applicable to Members \3\ and non-Members of the 
Exchange pursuant to Exchange Rules 15.1(a) and (c). BZX designated the 
proposed rule change as immediately effective upon filing with the 
Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act.\4\ On October 
14, 2016, the Commission published notice of filing of the proposed 
rule change and pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act: (1) 
Temporarily suspended the proposed rule change; and (2) instituted 
proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the 
proposal.\5\ On April 14, 2017, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\6\ the Commission designated a longer period within which to 
approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.\7\ The Commission 
received three comment letters on the proposal.\8\ On May 17, 2017, the 
Exchange withdrew the proposed rule change (SR-BatsBZX-2016-60).
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ A Member is defined as ``any registered broker or dealer 
that has been admitted to membership in the Exchange.'' See BZX Rule 
1.5(n).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79103, 81 FR 72624 
(Oct. 20, 2016).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80461, 82 FR 18681 
(Apr. 20, 2017). The Commission designated June 17, 2017, as the 
date by which it should approve or disapprove the proposed rule 
change.
    \8\ See letter to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, from 
Kyle Murray, Assistant General Counsel, Bats Global Markets, Inc., 
dated November 22, 2016; letter to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 
Commission, from Douglas A. Cifu, Chief Executive Officer, Virtu 
Financial, Inc., dated December 20, 2016; and letter to Brent J. 
Fields, Secretary, Commission, from Andrew Madar, Senior Associate 
General Counsel, NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, dated January 27, 2017. 
Comment letters are available at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2016-60/batsbzx201660.shtml.

    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)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-10582 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
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