[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38186-38187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16601]


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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:
    Electronic Data Collection System; SEC File No. 270-621, OMB 
Control No. 3235-0672.

    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'') is soliciting comments on the collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit an 
extension for this current collection of information to the Office of 
Management and Budget for approval.
    The Commission invites comment on updates to its Electronic Data 
Collection System database (the Database), which will support 
information provided by members of the public who would like to file an 
online tip, complaint or referral (TCR) to the Commission. The Database 
will be a web based e-filed dynamic report based on technology that 
pre-populates and establishes a series of questions based on the data 
that the individual enters. The individual will then complete specific 
information on the subject(s) and nature of the suspicious activity, 
using the data elements appropriate to the type of complaint or 
subject. The information collection is voluntary. The public interface 
to the Database will be available using the agency's website, 
www.sec.gov. The Commission estimates that it takes a complainant, on 
average, 30 minutes to submit a TCR through the Database. Based on the 
receipt of an average of approximately 16,000 annual TCRs for the past 
three fiscal years, the Commission estimates that the annual reporting 
burden is 8,000 hours.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance

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of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden imposed by the 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. Please direct your 
written comments to Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief Information Officer, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Candace Kenner, 100 F St. NE, 
Washington DC 20549; or send an email to: [email protected].

    Dated: July 30, 2018.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-16601 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
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