2019-24871. Self-Regulatory Organizations; CboeBZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Allow the JPMorgan Core Plus ...

November 12, 2019.

On May 15, 2019, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“BZX”) 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 allow the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF of the J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust to hold certain instruments in a manner that may not comply with BZX Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on June 3, 2019.^[3] On July 10, 2019, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,^[4] the Commission extended the time period within which to approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.^[5] On August 22, 2019, the Commission instituted proceedings pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act ^[6] to determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.^[7] The Commission has received no comment letters on the proposed rule change.

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act ^[8] provides that, after initiating disapproval proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change not later than 180 days after the date of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule change. The Commission may extend the period for issuing an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change, however, by not more than 60 days if the Commission determines that a longer period is appropriate and publishes the reasons for such determination. The proposed rule change was published for notice and comment in the Federal Register on June 3, 2019. November 30, 2019 is 180 days from that date, and January 29, 2020 is 240 days from that date.

The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within which to issue an order approving or disapproving 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,^[9] designates January 29, 2020 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change (File No. SR-CboeBZX-2019-044).

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.^[10]

Jill M. Peterson,

Assistant Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2.  17 CFR 240.19b-4.

3.  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85948 (May 28, 2019), 84 FR 25579.

4.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

5.  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 86348, 84 FR 34040 (July 16, 2019).

6.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).

7.  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 86737, 84 FR 45184 (August 28, 2019).

8.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

9.  Id.

10.  17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).