[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 49962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21510]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission 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 239, SEC File No. 270-638, OMB Control No. 3235-0687

    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 this request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 239 (17 CFR 230.239) provides exemptions under the Securities 
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 
(U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) for security-based swaps issued by certain 
clearing agencies satisfying certain conditions. The purpose of the 
information required by Rule 239 is to make certain information about 
security-based swaps that may be cleared by the registered or the 
exempt clearing agencies available to eligible contract participants 
and other market participants. We estimate that each registered or 
exempt clearing agency issuing security-based swaps in its function as 
a central counterparty will spend approximately 2 hours each time it 
provides or update the information in its agreements relating to 
security-based swaps or on its website. We estimate that each 
registered or exempt clearing agency will provide or update the 
information approximately 20 times per year. In addition, we estimate 
that 75% of the 2 hours per response (1.5 hours) is prepared internally 
by the clearing agency for a total annual reporting burden of 180 hours 
(1.5 hours per response x 20 times x 6 respondents).
    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.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following website, 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) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Candace 
Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: 
[email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: September 27, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21510 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]
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