[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 37740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17943]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [REMOVED PRIVATE FIELD]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 17a-6; OMB Control No. 3235-0489; SEC File No. 270-433.

    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 17a-6 (17 CFR 240.17a-6) under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) 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 currently 27 SROs: 17 National securities exchanges, 1 
national securities association, and 9 registered clearing agencies. Of 
the 27 SROs, 2 SRO respondents have filed a record destruction plan 
with the Commission. The staff calculates that the preparation and 
filing of a new record destruction plan should take 160 hours. Further, 
any existing SRO record destruction plans may require revision, over 
time, in response to, for example, changes in document retention 
technology, which the Commission estimates will take much less than the 
160 hours estimated for a new plan. Thus, the total annual compliance 
burden is estimated to be 60 hours per year. The approximate cost per 
hour is $305, resulting in a total cost of compliance for these 
respondents of $18,300 per year (60 hours @ $305 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.
    Comments should be directed to: (i) 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 by sending an e-mail to [email protected] and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson, 
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312 or by sending an e-mail to 
[email protected]. Comments must be submitted within 30 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: July 23, 2009.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-17943 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
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