10732 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 39 / Friday, February 27, 2015 / Notices 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval. 

Rule 17Ac2–2 and Form TA–2 require 

registered transfer agents to file an 

annual report of their business activities 

with the Commission. These reporting 

requirements are designed to ensure that 

all registered transfer agents are 

providing the Commission with 

sufficient information on an annual 

basis about the transfer agent 

community and to permit the 

Commission to effectively monitor 

business activities of transfer agents. 

The amount of time needed to comply 

with the requirements of amended Rule 

17Ac2–2 and Form TA–2 varies. Of the 

total 429 registered transfer agents, 

approximately 9.1% (or 39 registrants) 

would be required to complete only 

questions 1 through 3 and the signature 

section of amended Form TA–2, which 

the Commission estimates would take 

each registrant approximately 30 

minutes, for a total burden of 19.5 hours 

(39 × .5 hours). Approximately 26.7% of 

registrants (or 115 registrants) would be 

required to answer questions 1 through 

5, question 11 and the signature section, 

which the Commission estimates would 

take approximately 1 hour and 30 

minutes, for a total of 172.5 hours (115 

× 1.5 hours). Approximately 64.2% of 

the registrants (or 275 registrants) would 

be required to complete the entire Form 

TA–2, which the Commission estimates 

would take approximately 6 hours, for 

a total of 1,650 hours (275 × 6 hours). 

The aggregate annual burden on all 429 

registered transfer agents is thus 

approximately 1,842 hours (19.5 hours + 

172.5 hours + 1,650 hours) and the 

average annual burden per transfer 

agent is approximately 4.3 hours (1,842 

÷ 429). 

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 on respondents; 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: Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, 

DC 20549, or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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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: 

Rule 15g–6; SEC File No. 270–349, OMB 

Control No. 3235–0395. 

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 15g–6—Account 

Statements for Penny Stock 

Customers—(17 CFR 240.15g–6) under 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 15g–6 requires brokers and 

dealers that sell penny stocks to provide 

their customers monthly account 

statements containing information with 

regard to the penny stocks held in 

customer accounts. The purpose of the 

rule is to increase the level of disclosure 

to investors concerning penny stocks 

generally and specific penny stock 

transactions. 

The Commission estimates that 

approximately 221 broker-dealers will 

spend an average of 78 hours annually 

to comply with this rule. Thus, the total 

compliance burden is approximately 

17,238 burden-hours per year. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’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. 

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: Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission Advisory Committee on 

Small and Emerging Companies will 

hold a public meeting on Wednesday, 

March 4, in Multi-Purpose Room LL– 

006 at the Commission’s headquarters, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC. 

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. 

(EDT) and will be open to the public. 

Seating will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Doors will open at 9:00 

a.m. Visitors will be subject to security 

checks. The meeting will be webcast on 

the Commission’s Web site at 

www.sec.gov. 

On February 17, 2015 the Commission 

published notice of the Committee 

meeting (Release No. 33–9724), 

indicating that the meeting is open to 

the public and inviting the public to 

submit written comments to the 

Committee. This Sunshine Act notice is 

being issued because a majority of the 

Commission may attend the meeting. 

The agenda for the meeting includes 

matters relating to rules and regulations 

affecting small and emerging companies 

under the federal securities laws. 

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