[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 35469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14967]


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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 17a-6, SEC File No. 270-433, OMB Control No. 3235-0489.

    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 request for extension of the previously approved collection 
of information discussed below.
    Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 240.17a-6) permits national securities 
exchanges, national securities associations, registered clearing 
agencies, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (collectively, 
``SROs'') to destroy or convert to microfilm or other recording media 
records maintained under Rule 17a-1, if they have filed a record 
destruction plan with the Commission and the Commission has declared 
such plan effective.
    There are 26 SROs: 9 national securities exchanges, 1 national 
securities association, 15 registered clearing agencies, and the 
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. These respondents file no more 
than one record destruction plan per year, which requires approximately 
160 hours for each plan. However, we are discounting that figure by a 
factor of 20 given our experience to date with the number of plans that 
have been filed. Thus, the total annual compliance burden is estimated 
to be 8 hours. The approximate cost per hour is $200, resulting in a 
total cost of compliance for these respondents of $1,600 per year (8 
hours @ $200 per hour).
    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.
    General comments regarding the estimated burden hours should be 
directed to the Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission 
at the address below. Any comments concerning the accuracy of the 
estimated average burden hours for compliance with Commission rules and 
forms should be directed to Kenneth A. Fogash, Acting Associate 
Executive Director/CIO, Office of Information Technology, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549 
and Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. 
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: June 5, 2003.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-14967 Filed 6-12-03; 8:45 am]
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