2019-27586. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX 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 List and Trade Shares of the ...

December 17, 2019.

On June 6, 2019, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. 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 list and trade shares of the American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF and American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF under proposed Rule 14.11(k) (Managed Portfolio Shares). The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019.^[3] On August 2, 2019, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,^[4] the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change.^[5] On September 23, 2019, the Commission instituted proceedings under 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, however, may extend the period for issuing an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change by not more than 60 days if the Commission determines that a longer period is appropriate and publishes reasons for such determination. The proposed rule change was published for notice and comment in the Federal Register on June 25, 2019. December 22, 2019, is 180 days from that date, and February 20, 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 February 20, 2020, 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 Number SR-CboeBZX-2019-057).

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

J. Matthew DeLesDernier,

Assistant Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2.  17 CFR 240.19b-4.

3.  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 86155 (June 19, 2019), 84 FR 29912.

4.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

5.  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 86557, 84 FR 39024 (August 8, 2019). The Commission designated September 23, 2019, as the date by which the Commission shall approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change.

6.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).

7.  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 87059, 84 FR 51215 (September 27, 2019).

8.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

9.  Id.

10.  17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).