[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7436-7437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01816]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-563, OMB Control No. 3235-0626]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 17g-3

    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 existing 
collection of information provided for in Rule 17g-3 under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).\1\ The 
Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to 
the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval.
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    \1\ See 17 CFR 240.17g-1 and 17 CFR 249b.300.
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    Rule 17g-3 contains certain reporting requirements for NRSROs 
including financial statements and information concerning its financial 
condition that the Commission, by rule, may prescribe as necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors. 
Currently, there are 9 credit rating agencies registered as NRSROs with 
the Commission. The Commission estimates that the total burden for 
respondents to comply with Rule 17g-3 is 3,285 hours.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the

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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 on respondents; 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.
    The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No 
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a 
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a 
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: Dave Bottom, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia 
Roscoe, 100 F St. NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 22, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-01816 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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