2023-21628. Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to Amendments to the Clearing Membership Policy and ...

September 26, 2023.

On August 8, 2023, ICE Clear Europe Limited (“ICE Clear Europe”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) the proposed rule change SR–ICEEU–2023–022 pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) ^[1] and Rule 19b–4 ^[2] thereunder to modify its Clearing Membership Policy and amend its Clearing Membership Procedures. On August 22, 2023, ICE Clear Europe filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change to make certain changes to the Exhibits 5A and 5B.^[3] The proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1 (hereafter “the Proposed Rule Change”), was published for public comment in the Federal Register on August 29, 2023.^[4] The Commission has not received comments regarding the proposal described in the Proposed Rule Change.

Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act ^[5] 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 of Filing is October 13, 2023. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.

In order to provide the Commission with sufficient time to consider the Proposed Rule Change, the Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the Proposed Rule Change.

Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,^[6] designates November 27, 2023, as the date by which the Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove proposed rule change SR–ICEEU–2023–022.

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.^[7]

Sherry R. Haywood,

Assistant Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2.  17 CFR 240.19b–4.

3.  Amendment No. 1 amends the Exhibit 5A and Exhibit 5B to correctly reflect the addition of the Document Handling subsection to each document's Table of Contents. The proposed rule change includes and Exhibit 4A and Exhibit 4B. Exhibit 4A shows the change that Amendment No. 1 makes to Exhibit 5A and Exhibit 4B does the same with respect to Exhibit 5B.

4.  Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe Limited; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to Amendments to the Clearing Membership Policy and Clearing Membership Procedures, Exchange Act Release No. 34–98207 (August 23, 2023); 88 FR 59547 (August 29, 2023) (SR–ICEEU–2023–022) (“Notice”).

5.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

6.   Id.

7.  17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31).