[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 61346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24129]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-360, OMB Control No. 3235-0409]


Submission for OMB Review; 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:
    Rules 17Ad-15

    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 (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension of the 
previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 
17Ad-15 (17 CFR 240.17Ad-15) (``Rule 17Ad-15'') under the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange Act'').
    Rule 17Ad-15 requires every registered transfer agent to establish 
written standards for the acceptance of guarantees of securities 
transfers from eligible guarantor institutions. Every registered 
transfer agent is also required to establish procedures, including 
written guidelines where appropriate, to ensure that the transfer agent 
uses those standards to determine whether to accept or reject 
guarantees from eligible guarantor institutions. In implementing these 
requirements, the Commission's purpose is to ensure that registered 
transfer agents treat eligible guarantor institutions equitably.
    Additionally, Rule 17Ad-15 requires every registered transfer agent 
to make and maintain records in the event the transfer agent determines 
to reject signature guarantees from eligible guarantor institutions. 
Registered transfer agents' records must include, following the date of 
rejection, a record of the rejected transfer, along with the reason for 
rejection, the identification of the guarantor, and an indication 
whether the guarantor failed to meet the transfer agent's guarantee 
standards.
    Rule 17Ad-15 requires registered transfer agents to maintain these 
records for a period of three years. The Commission designed these 
mandatory recordkeeping requirements to assist the Commission and other 
regulatory agencies with monitoring registered transfer agents and 
ensuring compliance with the rule. This rule does not involve the 
collection of confidential information.
    The Commission estimates that approximately 366 registered transfer 
agents will spend a total of approximately 14,640 hours per year 
complying with recordkeeping requirements of Rules 17Ad-15 (40 hours 
per year per registered transfer agent).
    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.
    The public may view background documentation for this information 
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to
    (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom, 
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
c/o John R. Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by 
sending an email to: [email protected].

    Dated: November 1, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24129 Filed 11-4-21; 8:45 am]
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