Securities and Exchange Commission
Final rule.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is amending its rules to delegate to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation authority to extend deadlines for submission of comments to applications for registration as a national securities exchange filed under Section 6 of the Exchange Act of 1934, applications for exemption from registration based on limited volume filed under Section 6 of the Exchange Act, and amendments to such applications. This delegation will facilitate and expedite the process of exchange registration and exemption from registration based on limited volume.
August 6, 2001.
Rebekah Liu, Special Counsel, at (202) 942–0133; Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC. 20549–1001.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has adopted an
The delegation of authority to the Director to extend deadlines for submission of comments is intended to conserve Commission resources by permitting Division staff to extend the deadline for submission of comments to such applications and amendments to such applications. The Division has received several applications for registration as a national securities exchange that must be published for comment. The Division anticipates that, when an application for registration as a national securities exchange or exemption from registration based on limited volume is filed and published for comment, there will be significant comment on the application. Granting the Division delegated authority to extend deadlines for submission of comments to applications and amendments to such applications filed pursuant to Section 6 of the Exchange Act will provide the Division with greater flexibility to respond to commenters' requests, and may expedite the process of publishing amendments to the Form 1. Nevertheless, the staff may submit matters to the Commission for consideration as it deems appropriate.
The Commission finds, in accordance with Section 553(b)(3)(A) of the Administrative Procedure Act,
Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and functions (Government agencies).
15 U.S.C. 77s, 78d–1, 78d–2, 78w, 78
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(73) Pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 78f(a), and Rule 6a–1 thereunder, 17 CFR 240.6a–1:
(iii) To extend deadlines for submission of comments to an application for registration as a national securities exchange, or for exemption from registration based on limited volume; and amendments to an application for registration as a national securities exchange, or for exemption from registration based on limited volume.
By the Commission.