[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 79549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27248]


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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 201 and Rule 200(g) of Regulation SHO
    SEC File No. 270-606, OMB Control No. 3235-0670

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (``PRA''), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing 
collection of information provided for in Rule 201 (17 CFR 242.201) and 
Rule 200(g) (17 CFR 242.200(g)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Rule 201 is a short sale-related circuit breaker rule that, if 
triggered, imposes a restriction on the prices at which securities may 
be sold short. Rule 200(g) provides that a broker-dealer may mark 
certain qualifying sell orders ``short exempt.'' The information 
collected under Rule 201's written policies and procedures requirement 
applicable to trading centers, the written policies and procedures 
requirement of the broker-dealer provision of Rule 201(c), the written 
policies and procedures requirement of the riskless principal provision 
of Rule 201(d)(6), and the ``short exempt'' marking requirement of Rule 
200(g) enable the Commission and self-regulatory organizations 
(``SROs'') to examine and monitor for compliance with the requirements 
of Rule 201 and Rule 200(g).
    In addition, the information collected under Rule 201's written 
policies and procedures requirement applicable to trading centers helps 
to ensure that trading centers do not execute or display any 
impermissibly priced short sale orders, unless an order is marked 
``short exempt,'' in accordance with the rule's requirements. 
Similarly, the information collected under the written policies and 
procedures requirement of the broker-dealer provision of Rule 201(c) 
and the riskless principal provision of Rule 201(d)(6) helps to ensure 
that broker-dealers comply with the requirements of these provisions. 
The information collected pursuant to the ``short exempt'' marking 
requirement of Rule 200(g) also provides an indication to a trading 
center of when it must execute or display a short sale order without 
regard to whether the short sale order is at a price that is less than 
or equal to the current national best bid.
    It is estimated that SRO and non-SRO respondents registered with 
the Commission and subject to the collection of information 
requirements of Rule 201 and Rule 200(g) incur an aggregate annual 
burden of 2,908,309 hours to comply with the rules and an aggregate 
annual external cost of $120,000.
    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: November 7, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-27248 Filed 11-10-16; 8:45 am]
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