[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26197-26198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10604]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.

Extension: Rule 6a-3, SEC File No. 270-0015, OMB Control No. 3235-
0021.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995,\1\ the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is 
soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. 
The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information 
to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval.
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    \1\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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    Section 6 of the Exchange Act \2\ sets out a framework for the 
registration and regulation of national securities exchanges. Under 
Commission Rule 6a-3,\3\ one of the rules that implements Section 6, a 
national securities exchange (or an exchange exempted from registration 
as a national securities exchange based on limited trading volume) must 
provide certain supplemental information to the Commission, including 
any material (including notices, circulars, bulletins, lists, and 
periodicals) issued or made generally available to members of, or 
participants or subscribers to, the exchange. Rule 6a-3 also requires 
the exchanges to file monthly reports that set forth the volume and 
aggregate dollar amount of securities sold on the exchange each month.
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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.6a-3.
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    The information required to be filed with the Commission pursuant 
to Rule 6a-3 is designed to enable the Commission to carry out its 
statutorily mandated oversight functions and to ensure that registered 
and exempt exchanges continue to be in compliance with the Act.
    The respondents to the collection of information are national 
securities exchanges and exchanges that are exempt from registration 
based on limited trading volume.
    The Commission estimates that each respondent makes approximately 
25 such filings on an annual basis at an average cost of approximately 
$21 per response. Currently, 11 respondents (nine national securities 
exchanges and two exempt exchanges) are subject to the collection of 
information requirements of Rule 6a-3. The Commission estimates that 
the total burden for all respondents is 137.5 hours (25 filings/
respondent per year x 0.5 hours/filing x 11 respondents) and $5775 
($21/response x 25 responses/respondent per year x 11 respondents) per 
year.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the

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quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will 
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 
days of this publication.
    Direct your written comments to R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: April 30, 2004.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-10604 Filed 5-10-04; 8:45 am]
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