Notices. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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BILLING CODE 8011-01-P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-82586; File No. SR-OCC-2017-021] Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change Concerning Updates to and Formalization of OCC's Recovery and Orderly Wind-Down Plan January 25, 2018. On December 8, 2017, The Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) proposed rule change SR-OCC-2017-021 (“Proposed Rule Change”) pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”), 1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, 2 concerning updates to and formalization of OCC's recovery and orderly wind-down plan. 3 The Proposed Rule Change was published for comment in the **Federal Register** on December 26, 2017. 4 To date, the Commission has not received any comment letters to the Proposed Rule Change. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 17 CFR 240.19b-4. 3 On December 8, 2017, OCC also filed this proposal as an advance notice SR-OCC-2017-810 (“Advance Notice”) with the Commission pursuant to Section 806(e)(1) of Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, entitled the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)) and Rule 19b-4(n)(1)(i) of the Act (17 CFR 240.19b-4(n)(1)(i)).

Notice of filing of the Advance Notice was published for comment in the **Federal Register** on January 23, 2018. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-82514 (Jan. 17, 2018), 83 FR 3224 (Jan. 23, 2018) (SR-OCC-2017-810). On January 22, 2018, the Commission sent OCC a request for additional information, which tolls the Commission's 60-day review period for the Advance Notice. *See* Memorandum from Office of Clearance and Settlement, Division of Trading and Markets, dated January 23, 2018, *available at* *https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-occ-2017-810/occ2017810.htm.* The new review period will be 60 days from the date the Commission receives the information requested. *See* Section 806(e)(1).

The proposal in the Proposed Rule Change and the Advance Notice shall not take effect until all regulatory actions required with respect to the proposal are completed. 4 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-82532 (Dec. 19, 2017), 82 FR 61072 (Dec. 26, 2017) (SR-OCC-2017-021). Section 19(b)(2) of the 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 for this Proposed Rule Change is February 9, 2018. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period. 5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 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 Act, 6 designates March 26, 2018 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove proposed rule change SR-OCC-2017-021. 6 *Id.* For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority. 7 Eduardo A.

Aleman, Assistant Secretary. 7 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31). [FR Doc. 2018-01817 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am]

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