[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50368-50369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17526]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-244, OMB Control No. 3235-0208]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17a-1

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 
20549-2736

    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 17a-1 (17 CFR 240.17a-1) 
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ``Act'') (15 
U.S.C. 78a et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this existing 
collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget 
(``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Rule 17a-1 requires that every national securities exchange, 
national securities association, registered clearing agency, and the 
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board keep on file for a period of not 
less than five years, the first two years in an easily accessible 
place, at least one copy of all documents, including all 
correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, notices, accounts, and other 
such records made or received by it in the course of its business as 
such and in the conduct of its self-regulatory activity, and that such 
documents be available for examination by the Commission.
    There are 35 entities required to comply with the rule: 24 national 
securities exchanges, 1 national securities association, 9 registered 
clearing agencies, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The 
Commission staff estimates that the average number of hours necessary 
for compliance with the requirements of Rule 17a-1 is 52 hours per 
year. In addition, 4 national securities exchanges notice-registered 
pursuant to

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Section 6(g) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78f(g)) are required to preserve 
records of determinations made under Rule 3a55-1 under the Act (17 CFR 
240.3a55-1), which the Commission staff estimates will take 1 hour per 
exchange per year, for a total of 4 hours per year. Accordingly, the 
Commission staff estimates that the total number of hours necessary to 
comply with the requirements of Rule 17a-1 is 1,824 hours per year. The 
total internal cost of compliance for all respondents is $142,272 per 
year, based on an average cost per hour of $78.
    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 estimate 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 by October 
17, 2022.
    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].

    Dated: August 10, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-17526 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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