[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23597]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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:
Rules 17Ad-22--Standards for Clearing Agencies, SEC File No.
270-646, OMB Control No. 3235-0695
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 17Ad-22 (17 CFR
240.17Ad-22) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange
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 17Ad-22 was adopted to strengthen the substantive regulation
of clearing agencies, promote the safe and reliable operation of
covered clearing agencies, and improve efficiency, transparency, and
access to covered clearing agencies.\1\ The total estimated annual
burden of Rule 17Ad-22 is 8,091 hours, and the total estimated annual
cost is $13,397,120.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22; see also Exchange Act Release No.
34-68080 (Oct. 22, 2012), 77 FR 66219, 66225-26 (Nov. 2, 2012).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission staff's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
the 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: Charles Riddle, Acting
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission,
c/o Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or send an
email to: [email protected].
Dated: October 24, 2019.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23597 Filed 10-28-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P