Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 68 / Monday, April 9, 2012 / Notices 21113 

1See 17 CFR 240.17g–1 and 17 CFR 249b.300. 

1See Oversight of Credit Rating Agencies 

Registered as Nationally Recognized Statistical 

Rating Organizations, 34–55857 (June 5, 2007), 72 

FR 33564 at 33607 (June 18, 2007). 

ACTION: Notice of permit issued under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 

Public Law 95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permits issued under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

This is the required notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, 

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

21, 2012, the National Science 

Foundation published a notice in the 

Federal Register of a permit application 

received. The permit was issued on 

April 3, 2012 to: Lockheed Martin 

Corporation, Permit No. 2012–016, Ms. 

Celia Lang (Principal in Charge). 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8389 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

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Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 17g–1 and Form NRSRO, SEC File No. 

270–563, OMB Control No. 3235–0625. 

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 

previously approved collection of 

information provided for in Rule 17g–1, 

Form NRSRO and Instructions to Form 

NRSRO, under the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).1

Rule 17g–1, Form NRSRO and the 

Instructions to Form NRSRO contain 

certain recordkeeping and disclosure 

requirements for NRSROs. Currently, 

there are nine credit rating agencies 

registered as NRSROs with the 

Commission. The Commission estimates 

that the total burden for respondents to 

comply with Rule 17g–1 and Form 

NRSRO is 838 hours, which includes 

one-time reporting burdens for new 

registration applications, registration for 

additional categories of credit ratings, 

withdrawals of NRSRO applications, 

and withdrawals of NRSRO registration. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number. 

Background documentation for this 

information collection may be viewed at 

the following Web site, http:// 

www.reginfo.gov. 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 email to: 

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

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 17g–3; SEC File No. 270–565; OMB 

Control No. 3235–0626. 

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 

(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of 

extension of the previously approved 

collection of information provided for in 

Rule 17g–3 (17 CFR 240.17g–3) under 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.). 

Rule 17g–3 contains reporting 

requirements. The collection of 

information obligations imposed by the 

rule is mandatory. The requirements of 

Rule 17g–3, however, apply only to 

credit rating agencies that are registered 

with the Commission as a nationally 

recognized statistical rating organization 

(‘‘NRSRO)’’, and registration is 

voluntary. Under Rule 17g–3 each 

NRSRO must submit annual audited 

financial statements. The Commission 

previously estimated that approximately 

30 credit rating agencies would register 

with the Commission as NRSROs under 

section 15E of the Exchange Act.1

Currently, there are nine credit rating 

agencies which have registered with the 

Commission as NRSROs. Consequently, 

while the Commission expects more 

credit rating agencies may become 

registered as NRSROs over the next few 

years, the Commission believes that the 

estimated number of ten NRSROs 

should be used for purposes of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. Thus, the 

Commission estimates that the adjusted 

current industry-wide annual burden for 

Rule 17g–3 would be 2,033 hours, 

which includes a one-time reporting 

burden for processing reports. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

Background documentation for this 

information collection may be viewed at 

the following Web site, http:// 

www.reginfo.gov. 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 email to: 

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

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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