[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4307-4308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01639]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-015, OMB Control No. 3235-0021]


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 6a-3

    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'') is soliciting comments on the existing 
collection of information provided for in Rule 6a-3 (17 CFR 240.6a-3) 
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) 
(``Act''). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of 
information to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for 
extension and approval.
    Section 6 of the Act sets out a framework for the registration and 
regulation of national securities exchanges. Under Rule 6a-3, one of 
the rules that implements Section 6, a national securities exchange (or 
an exchange exempted from registration as a national securities 
exchange based on limited trading volume) must provide certain 
supplemental information to the Commission, including any material 
(including notices, circulars, bulletins, lists, and periodicals) 
issued or made generally available to members of, or participants or 
subscribers to, the exchange. Rule 6a-3 also requires the exchanges to 
file monthly reports that set forth the volume and aggregate dollar 
amount of certain securities sold on the exchange each month.
    The information required to be filed with the Commission pursuant 
to Rule 6a-3 is designed to enable the Commission to carry out its 
statutorily mandated oversight functions and to ensure that registered 
and exempt exchanges continue to be in compliance with the Act.
    The Commission estimates that each respondent makes approximately 
12 such filings on an annual basis. Each response takes approximately 
0.5 hours. In addition, respondents incur shipping costs of 
approximately $20 per submission. Currently, 24 respondents (24 
national securities exchanges) are subject to the collection of 
information requirements of Rule 6a-3. The Commission estimates that 
the total burden for all respondents is 144 hours and $5,760 per year.
    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: David Bottom, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John 
Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or send an email to: 
[email protected].


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    Dated: January 24, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01639 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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