[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05458]


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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 Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549.

Extension:
    Rule 17a-22; SEC File No. 270-202, OMB Control No. 3235-0196.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (``PRA'') (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension of the 
previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 17a-
22 (17 CFR 240.17a-22) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    Rule 17a-22 requires all registered clearing agencies to file with 
the Commission three copies of all materials they issue or make 
generally available to their participants or other entities with whom 
they have a significant relationship, such as pledges, transfer agents, 
or self-regulatory organizations. Such materials include manuals, 
notices, circulars, bulletins, lists, and periodicals. The filings with 
the Commission must be made within ten days after the materials are 
issued or made generally available. When the Commission is not the 
clearing agency's appropriate regulatory agency, the clearing agency 
must file one copy of the material with its appropriate regulatory 
agency. The Commission is responsible for overseeing clearing agencies 
and uses the information filed pursuant to Rule 17a-22 to determine 
whether a clearing agency is implementing procedural or policy changes. 
The information filed aides the Commission in determining whether such 
changes are consistent with the purposes of Section 17A of the Exchange 
Act. Also, the Commission uses the information to determine whether a 
clearing agency has changed its rules without reporting the actual or 
prospective change to the Commission as required under Section 19(b) of 
the Exchange Act.
    The respondents to Rule 17a-22 are registered clearing agencies. 
The frequency of filings made by clearing agencies pursuant to Rule 
17a-22 varies but on average there are approximately 200 filings per 
year per active clearing agency. There are seven active registered 
clearing agencies. The Commission staff estimates that each response 
requires approximately .25 hours (fifteen minutes), which represents 
the time it takes for a staff person at the clearing agency to properly 
identify a document subject to the rule, print and makes copies, and 
mail that document to the Commission. Thus, the total annual burden for 
all active clearing agencies is 350 hours (7 clearing agencies 
multiplied by 200 filings per clearing agency multiplied by .25 hours) 
and a total of 50 hours (1400 responses multiplied by .25 hours, 
divided by 7 active clearing agencies) per year are expended by each 
respondent to comply with the rule.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The public may view background documentation for this information 
collection at the following Web site: www.reginfo.gov. 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 email to: [email protected]; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Chief Information Officer, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 F. 
Street, NE Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: March 7, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05458 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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