[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13916-13917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6512]


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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 11Aa3-2, SEC File No. 270-439, OMB Control No. 3235-
0500.

    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 a request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 11Aa3-2 provides that self-regulatory organizations (SROs) 
may, acting jointly, file a national market system plan or may propose 
an amendment to an effective national market system plan by submitting 
the text of the plan or amendment to the Secretary of the Commission, 
together with a statement of the purpose of such plan or amendment and, 
to the extent applicable, the documents and information required by 
paragraphs (b)(4) and (5) of Rule 11Aa3-2.
    The collection of information is designed to permit the Commission 
to achieve its statutory directive to facilitate the development of a 
national market system. The information is used to determine if a 
national market system plan, or an amendment thereto, should be 
approved and implemented.
    The respondents to the collection of information are self-
regulatory organizations (as defined by the Act), including national 
securities exchanges and national securities associations.
    Ten respondents file an average total of thirteen responses per 
year, which corresponds to an estimated annual response burden of 433 
hours.

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    Compliance with Rule 11Aa3-2 is required to obtain or retain the 
benefits provided to those SROs who, acting jointly, shall sponsor a 
national market system plan. Information received in response to Rule 
11Aa3-2 shall not be kept confidential; the information collected is 
public information.
    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: (a) 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 or send an email to: [email protected]; and (b) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Comments must 
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget within 30 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: March 16, 2004.
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-6512 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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