[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26271-26272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10107]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-2736

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

    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

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(``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing collection of 
information provided for in Rule 6a-3 (17 CFR 240.6a-3) under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Act''). The 
Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to 
the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for extension and 
approval.
    Section 6 of the Act sets out a framework for the registration and 
regulation of national securities exchanges. Under Rule 6a-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 certain securities sold on the exchange each month.
    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 Commission estimates that each respondent makes approximately 
12 such filings on an annual basis at an average cost of approximately 
$20 per response. Currently, 19 respondents (19 national securities 
exchanges) are subject to the collection of information requirements of 
Rule 6a-3. The Commission estimates that the total burden for all 
respondents is 114 hours and $4,560 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 Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
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.
    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.
    Please direct your written comments to: Pamela Dyson, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or send an email 
to: [email protected].

    Dated: April 26, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10107 Filed 4-29-16; 8:45 am]
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