[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2696-2697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00666]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-498, OMB Control No. 3235-0556


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 
15b11-1/Form BD-N

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 (``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 
15b11-1 (17 CFR 240.15b11-1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) and Form BD-N (17 CFR 
249.501b).
    Rule 15b11-1 provides that a broker or dealer may register by 
notice pursuant to section 15(b)(11)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 
78o(b)(11)(A)) if it: (1) is registered with the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission as a futures commission merchant or an introducing 
broker, as those terms are defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 1, et seq.); (2) is a member of the National Futures Association 
or another national securities association registered under section 
15A(k) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78o-3(k)); and (3) is not 
required to register as a broker or dealer in connection with 
transactions in securities other than security futures

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products. The rule also requires a broker or dealer registering by 
notice to do so by filing Form BD-N in accordance with the instructions 
to the form. In addition, the rule provides that if the information 
provided by filing the form is or becomes inaccurate for any reason, 
the broker or dealer shall promptly file an amendment on the form 
correcting such information.
    The Commission staff estimates that the total annual reporting 
burden associated with Rule 15b11-1 and Form BD-N is approximately 
three hours, based on an average of zero initial notice registrations 
per year that each take approximately 30 minutes to complete, for zero 
hours, plus an average of eleven amendments per year that each take 
approximately fifteen minutes to complete, for 2.75 hours, rounded up 
to three hours, for a total of three hours.
    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 by February 16, 2023 to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 9, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00666 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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