[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 60261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24353]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.
Extension:
    Rule 17f-2(c), SEC File No. 270-35 OMB Control No. 3235-0029
    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget requests for approval of extension of Rule 17f-2(c).
    Rule 17f-2(c) allows persons required to be fingerprinted pursuant 
to section 17(f)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to submit 
their fingerprints through a national securities exchange or a national 
securities association in accordance with a plan submitted to and 
approved by the Commission. Plans have been approved for the American, 
Boston, Chicago, New York, Pacific, and Philadelphia stock exchanges 
and for the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Chicago 
Board Options Exchange.
    It is estimated that 85,000 registered broker-dealers submit 
approximately 275,000 fingerprint cards to exchanges or a registered 
security association on an annual basis. It is approximated that it 
should take 15 minutes to comply with Rule 17f-2(c). The total 
reporting burden is estimated to be 68,750 hours.
    Because the Federal Bureau of Investigation will not accept 
fingerprint cards directly from submitting organizations, Commission 
approval of plans from certain exchanges and national securities 
associations is essential to the Congressional goal of fingerprint 
personnel in the security industry. The filing of these plans for 
review assures users and their personnel that fingerprint cards will be 
handled responsibly and with due care for confidentiality.
    Submission of fingerprint plans under Rule 17f-2(c) is mandatory 
for self-regulatory organizations. Please note that an agency may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number.
    Written comments regarding the above information should be directed 
to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; and (ii) Michael E. Bartell, Associate 
Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. 
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 18, 2002.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-24353 Filed 9-24-02; 8:45 am]
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