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exchanges, brokers, dealers, transfer 

agents, and clearing agencies are 

included. 

It is estimated that 10,000 

respondents will submit fingerprint 

cards. It is also estimated that each 

respondent will submit 55 fingerprint 

cards. The staff of the Commission 

estimates that the average number of 

hours necessary to comply with the 

Rule 17f–2(a) is one-half hour. The total 

burden is 275,000 hours for 

respondents. The average cost per hour 

is approximately $50. Therefore, the 

total cost of compliance for respondents 

is $13,750,000. 

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 to be 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. 

Comments should be directed to 

Charles Boucher, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an e-mail 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: August 10, 2009. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: Rule 17a–11, OMB Control No. 

3235–0085, SEC File No. 270–94. 

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’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for approval of extension of the 

existing collection of information 

provided for in the following rule: Rule 

17a–11 (17 CFR 240.17a–11) under the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). 

In response to an operational crisis in 

the securities industry between 1967 

and 1970, the Commission adopted Rule 

17a–11 under the Exchange Act on July 

11, 1971. Rule 17a–11 requires brokerdealers that are experiencing financial 

or operational difficulties to provide 

notice to the Commission, the brokerdealer’s designated examining authority 

(‘‘DEA’’), and the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’) if the 

broker-dealer is registered with the 

CFTC as a futures commission 

merchant. Rule 17a–11 is an integral 

part of the Commission’s financial 

responsibility program which enables 

the Commission, a broker-dealer’s DEA, 

and the CFTC to increase surveillance of 

a broker-dealer experiencing difficulties 

and to obtain any additional 

information necessary to gauge the 

broker-dealer’s financial or operational 

condition. 

Rule 17a–11 also requires over-thecounter (‘‘OTC’’) derivatives dealers and 

broker-dealers that are permitted to 

compute net capital pursuant to 

Appendix E to Exchange Act Rule 15c3– 

1 to notify the Commission when their 

tentative net capital drops below certain 

levels. OTC derivatives dealers must 

also provide notice to the Commission 

of backtesting exceptions identified 

pursuant to Appendix F of Rule 15c3– 

1 (17 CFR 240.15c3–1f). 

Compliance with the Rule is 

mandatory. The Commission will 

generally not publish or make available 

to any person notice or reports received 

pursuant to Rule 17a–11. The 

Commission believes that information 

obtained under Rule 17a–11 relates to a 

condition report prepared for the use of 

the Commission, other federal 

governmental authorities, and securities 

industry self-regulatory organizations 

responsible for the regulation or 

supervision of financial institutions. 

Only broker-dealers whose capital 

declines below certain specified levels 

or who are otherwise experiencing 

financial or operational problems have a 

reporting burden under Rule 17a–11. In 

2008, the Commission received 400 

notices under this Rule. The 

Commission did not receive any Rule 

17a–11 notices from OTC derivatives 

dealers or broker-dealers that are 

permitted to compute net capital 

pursuant to Appendix E to Exchange 

Act Rule 15c3–1. 

Each broker-dealer reporting pursuant 

to Rule 17a–11 will spend 

approximately one hour preparing and 

transmitting the notice required by the 

Rule. Accordingly, the total estimated 

annualized burden under Rule 17a–11 is 

400 hours. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

Comments should be directed to: (i) 

Desk Officer for the Securities and 

Exchange Commission, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10102, New Executive Office 

Building, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

sending an e-mail to: 

shagufta_ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Charles Boucher, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an e-mail 

to PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted within 30 days of 

this notice. 

Dated: August 10, 2009. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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[File No. 500–1] 

In the Matter of Tasty Fries, Inc.; Order 

of Suspension of Trading 

August 17, 2009. 

It appears to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission that there is a 

lack of current and accurate information 

concerning the securities of Tasty Fries, 

Inc. (‘‘Tasty Fries’’) because it has not 

filed any periodic reports since the 

period ended October 31, 2004. 

The Commission is of the opinion that 

the public interest and the protection of 

investors require a suspension in the 

securities of the above listed company. 

Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to 

Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934, that trading in the above 

listed company is suspended from 9:30 

a.m. EDT, on August 17, 2009 through 

11:59 p.m. EDT on August 28, 2009. 

By the Commission. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19981 Filed 8–17–09; 4:15 pm] 

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