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25 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82112 

(November 17, 2017), 82 FR 55895 (‘‘Notice’’). 

4For a more detailed description of the proposed 

rule change, see Notice, supra note 3. 

5See BOX Rule 7600(f). 

6See BOX Rule 7600(f)(2). Pursuant to BOX Rule 

7600(f)(2), the Exchange is required to communicate 

any changes to the eligible order size to Participants 

via circular. 

7See proposed BOX Rule 7600(f)(2). 

8 In approving this proposed rule change, the 

Commission notes that it has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 

and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 

9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

10See BOX Rule 100(a)(10) (defining BOX Book). 

11See BOX Rule 7600(c). 

12See Cboe Options Rule 6.74(d) and NYSE Arca 

Inc. Rule 6.47–O(b)(1). 

13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549 on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. All comments 

received will be posted without change. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that we do not redact or edit 

personal identifying information from 

comment submissions. You should 

submit only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number CboeEDGX–2017–010 and 

should be submitted on or before 

February 2, 2018. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.25

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00413 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–82456; File No. SR–BOX– 

2017–33] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX 

Options Exchange LLC; Order 

Approving a Proposed Rule Change To 

Amend the Minimum Order Size for the 

Floor Broker Guarantee Provided in 

BOX Rule 7600(f) 

January 8, 2018. 

I. Introduction 

On November 6, 2017, BOX Options 

Exchange LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or 

‘‘BOX’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’), 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a 

proposed rule change to amend the 

minimum eligible order size from 500 

contracts to 50 contracts to qualify for 

the Floor Broker guarantee described in 

BOX Rule 7600(f). The proposed rule 

change was published for comment in 

the Federal Register on November 24, 

2017.3 The Commission received no 

comments on the proposed rule change. 

This order approves the proposed rule 

change. 

II. Description of the Proposed Rule 

Change 4

Currently, BOX Rule 7600(f) provides 

that a Floor Broker holding an order of 

the eligible order size or greater is 

entitled to cross, after all equal or better 

priced Public Customer bids or offers on 

the BOX Book and any non-Public 

Customer bids or offers that are ranked 

ahead of such Public Customer bids or 

offers are filled, 40% of the remaining 

contracts in the order with other orders 

he is holding.5 Under the current rule, 

the Exchange may determine, on an 

option by option basis, the eligible order 

size for an order that may be transacted 

pursuant to BOX Rule 7600(f), but the 

minimum eligible order size may not be 

less than 500 contracts.6 Under the 

proposed rule change, the Exchange 

proposes to reduce the minimum 

eligible order size from 500 contracts to 

50 contracts.7

III. Discussion and Commission 

Findings 

After careful review, the Commission 

finds that the proposed rule change is 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Act and the rules and regulations 

thereunder applicable to a national 

securities exchange.8 In particular, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with Section 

6(b)(5) of the Act,9 which requires, 

among other things, that the Exchange’s 

rules be designed to prevent fraudulent 

and manipulative acts and practices, to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, to remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism of a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and, in general, to protect 

investors and the public interest. 

The Commission notes that the 

proposed rule change does not modify 

the size of the Floor Broker guarantee, 

but rather modifies the size of the order 

necessary in order to receive the 

guarantee. Orders submitted by Floor 

Brokers for execution must execute at a 

price equal to or better than the NBBO 

and (1) may not trade through any equal 

or better priced Public Customer bids or 

offers on the BOX Book 10 or any nonPublic Customer bids or offers on the 

BOX Book that are ranked ahead of such 

equal or better priced Public Customer 

bids or offers, and (2) may not trade 

through any non-Public Customer bids 

or offers on the BOX Book that are 

priced better than the proposed 

execution price.11 In addition, the 

Commission notes that the proposed 

change is similar to the rules of other 

options exchanges 12 and therefore, the 

Commission does not believe that the 

reduction in the minimum order size 

requirement raises any new regulatory 

issues. 

For the foregoing reasons, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with Section 

6(b)(5) of the Act 13 and the rules and 

regulations thereunder applicable to a 

national securities exchange. 

IV. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,14 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–BOX–2017– 

33), be, and it hereby is, approved. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00407 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2017–0069] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request and 

Comment Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages requiring clearance 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. This notice includes revisions 

of OMB-approved information 

collections. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to 

minimize burden on respondents, 

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collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Mail, email, or 

fax your comments and 

recommendations on the information 

collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer 

and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

the following addresses or fax numbers. 

(OMB), Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, 

Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

(SSA), Social Security Administration, 

OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance 

Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 

Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address: 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

Or you may submit your comments 

online through www.regulations.gov, 

referencing Docket ID Number [SSA– 

2017–0069]. 

I. The information collections below 

are pending at SSA. SSA will submit 

them to OMB within 60 days from the 

date of this notice. To be sure we 

consider your comments, we must 

receive them no later than March 13, 

2018. 

Individuals can obtain copies of the 

collection instruments by writing to the 

above email address. 

1. Certification by Religious Group— 

20 CFR 404.1075—0960–0093. SSA is 

responsible for determining whether 

religious groups meet the qualifications 

exempting certain members and sects 

from payment of Self-Employment 

Contribution Act taxes under the 

Internal Revenue Code, Section 1402(g). 

SSA sends Form SSA–1458, 

Certification by Religious Group, to a 

group’s authorized spokesperson to 

complete and verify organizational 

members meet or continue to meet the 

criteria for exemption. The respondents 

are spokespersons for religious groups 

or sects. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–1458 ........................................................................................................ 180 1 15 45 

2. Claim for Amounts Due in the Case 

of a Deceased Beneficiary—20 CFR 

404.503(b)—0960–0101. Section 204(d) 

of the Social Security Act (Act) provides 

that if an individual dies before 

payment under Title II is complete, SSA 

will pay the amount due (including the 

amount of any check not negotiated) to 

individuals meeting specified 

qualifications. When a Social Security 

payment was due to a deceased 

beneficiary at the time of death, and 

there is insufficient information in the 

file to identify the individual(s) entitled 

to the payment or the individual’s 

address, SSA asks the surviving spouse; 

next of kin; or legal representative of the 

estate to complete Form SSA–1724, 

Claim for Amounts Due in the Case of 

a Deceased Social Security Recipient. 

SSA collects the information when a 

surviving child(ren), parent(s), or 

spouse is not already entitled to a 

monthly benefit on the same earnings 

record, or is not filing for a lump-sum 

death payment as a former spouse. SSA 

uses the information Form SSA–1724 

provides to ensure proper payment of an 

underpayment due to a deceased 

beneficiary. The respondents are 

applicants for underpayments owed to 

deceased beneficiaries. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–1724 ........................................................................................................ 250,000 1 10 41,667 

3. Prohibition of Payment of SSI 

Benefits to Fugitive Felons and Parole/ 

Probation Violators—20 CFR 

416.708(o)—0960–0617. Section 

1611(e)(4) of the Act precludes 

eligibility for Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) payments for certain 

fugitives and parole or probation 

violators. Regulations at 20 CFR 

416.708(o) of the Code of Federal 

Regulations require individuals 

applying for, or receiving, SSI to report 

to SSA that: (1) They are fleeing to avoid 

prosecution for a crime; (2) they are 

fleeing to avoid custody or confinement 

after conviction of a crime; or (3) they 

are violating a condition of probation or 

parole. SSA uses the information we 

receive to deny eligibility, or suspend 

recipients’ SSI payments. The 

respondents are SSI applicants and 

recipients, or representative payees of 

SSI applicants and recipients, who are 

reporting their status as a fugitive felon 

or probation or parole violator. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSI Claim System Screens ............................................................................. 1,000 1 1 17 

4. Identifying Information for Possible 

Direct Payment of Authorized Fees— 

0960–0730. SSA collects information 

from claimants’ appointed 

representatives on Form SSA–1695 to: 

(1) Process and facilitate direct payment 

of authorized fees; (2) issue a Form 

1099–MISC, if applicable; and (3) 

establish a link between each claim for 

benefits and the data we collect on the 

SSA–1699 for our appointed 

representative database. The 

respondents are attorneys and other 

individuals who represent claimants for 

benefits before SSA. 


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Type of Request: Revision of an OMB 

approved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Number of 

responses 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–1695 ............................................................................ 10,000 40 40,000 10 66,667 

II. SSA submitted the information 

collections below to OMB for clearance. 

Your comments regarding these 

information collections would be most 

useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 

days from the date of this publication. 

To be sure we consider your comments, 

we must receive them no later than 

March 13, 2018. Individuals can obtain 

copies of the OMB clearance packages 

by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@

ssa.gov. 

1. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage 

Information—0960–0138. SSA must 

establish and verify wage information 

for SSI applicants and recipients when 

determining SSI eligibility and payment 

amounts. SSA collects wage data from 

employers on Form SSA–L4201 to 

determine eligibility and proper 

payment amounts for SSI applicants and 

recipients. The respondents are 

employers of SSI applicants and 

recipients. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB 

approved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–L4201 ...................................................................................................... 133,000 1 30 66,500 

2. Request for Review of Hearing 

Decision/Order—20 CFR 404.967– 

404.981, 416.1467–416.1481—0960– 

0277. Claimants have a statutory right 

under the Act and current regulations to 

request review of an administrative law 

judge’s (ALJ) hearing decision or 

dismissal of a hearing request on Title 

II and Title XVI claims. Claimants may 

request Appeals Council review by 

filing a written request using paper 

Form HA–520, or the internet 

application, i520. SSA uses the 

information we collect to establish the 

claimant filed the request for review 

within the prescribed time, and to 

ensure the claimant completed the 

requisite steps permitting the Appeals 

Council review. The Appeals Council 

then uses the information to: (1) 

Document the claimant’s reason(s) for 

disagreeing with the ALJ’s decision or 

dismissal; (2) determine whether the 

claimant has additional evidence to 

submit; and (3) determine whether the 

claimant has a representative or wants 

to appoint one. The respondents are 

claimants requesting review of an ALJ’s 

decision or dismissal of hearing. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

HA–520—Paper ............................................................................................... 105,000 1 10 17,500 

i520—Internet .................................................................................................. 70,000 1 15 17,500 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 175,000 ........................ ........................ 35,000 

3. You Can Make Your Payment by 

Credit Card—0960–0462. Using 

information from Form SSA–4588 and 

its electronic application, Form SSA– 

4589, SSA updates individuals’ Social 

Security records to reflect payments 

made on their overpayments. In 

addition, SSA uses this information to 

process payments through the 

appropriate credit card company. SSA 

provides the SSA–4588 when we inform 

an individual that we detected an 

overpayment. Individuals may choose to 

make a one-time payment or recurring 

monthly payments by completing and 

submitting the SSA–4588. SSA uses the 

SSA–4589 electronic Intranet 

application only when individuals 

choose to telephone the Program Service 

Centers to make a one-time payment in 

lieu of completing Form SSA–4588. An 

SSA debtor contact representative 

completes the SSA–4589 electronic 

Intranet application. Respondents are 

old age, survivors, and disability 

insurance (OASDI) beneficiaries and SSI 

recipients who have outstanding 

overpayments. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–4588 (Paper) ........................................................................................... 16,500 1 10 2,750 

SSA–4589 (Electronic intranet application) ..................................................... 258,500 1 5 21,542 


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Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 275,000 ........................ ........................ 24,292 

4. Modified Benefit Formula 

Questionnaire—Foreign Pension—0960– 

0561. SSA uses Form SSA–308 to 

determine exactly how much (if any) of 

a foreign pension we can use to reduce 

the amount of Title II Social Security 

retirement or disability benefits under 

the modified benefit formula. In 

addition, SSA agreed to pay the full 

amount of all reductions or refund the 

full amount of all sums that SSA made 

to, or collected from, the Class member’s 

of Social Security OASDI benefits 

payments (OASDI Benefits), due to the 

application of the Windfall Elimination 

Provision to those OASDI Benefits based 

on the receipt of Old Age Benefits from 

the National Institute of Israel, per the 

Greenberg, et al. v. Colvin case 

settlement. The respondents are 

applicants for Title II Social Security 

retirement or disability benefits who 

have foreign pensions. 

Correction Notice: SSA is updating 

the burden information for this 

collection, so it differs from the 

information we published at 82 FR 

52088, on 11/9/17. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–308 .......................................................................................................... 2,426 1 10 404

Greenberg Cases ............................................................................................ 283 1 60 283 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 2,709 ........................ ........................ 687 

5. Request to Show Cause for Failure 

to Appear—20 CFR 404.938, 20 CFR 

416.1438, and 20 CFR 404.957(a)(ii)— 

0960–0794. When claimants who 

requested a hearing before an ALJ fail to 

appear at their scheduled hearing, the 

ALJ may reschedule the hearing if the 

claimants establish good cause for 

missing the hearings. To establish good 

cause, following: (1) SSA did not 

properly notify the claimant of the 

hearing, or (2) an unexpected event 

occurred without sufficient time for the 

claimant to request a postponement. 

The claimants can use paper Form HA– 

L90 or HA–L90–OP1 to provide their 

reason for not appearing at their 

scheduled hearings; or the claimants’ 

representatives can use Electronic 

Records Express (ERE), OMB Control 

No. 0960–0753, internet screens to 

submit the HA–L90 online. SSA uses 

the HA–L90 for new cases, and the HA– 

L90–OP1 for redeterminations cases. We 

need two versions of the paper form, as 

the ALJ follows different procedures 

when determining the good cause on 

redetermination cases (cases that have a 

prior decision and evidence on file), 

than they do for new cases (where we 

have no evidence on file). The ERE 

modality automatically adjusts for 

redetermination cases, so we only need 

one version of the internet screens. If 

the ALJ determines the claimants 

established good cause for failure to 

appear at the hearing, the ALJ will 

schedule a supplemental hearing; if not, 

the ALJ will make a claims eligibility 

determination based on the claimants’ 

evidence of record. Respondents are 

claimants, or their representatives, 

seeking to establish good cause for 

failure to appear at a scheduled hearing 

before an ALJ. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of 

completion 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

HA–L90 ............................................................................................................ 39,500 1 10 6,583 

HA–L90–OP1 ................................................................................................... 500 1 10 83 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 40,000 ........................ ........................ 6,666 

* We do not account for the Electronic 

Records Express internet screens here as 

we account for them under OMB 

Control No. 0960–0753. 

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Naomi R. Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00396 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2017–0066] 

Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil 

Monetary Penalties 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Notice announcing updated 

penalty inflation adjustments for civil 

monetary penalties for 2018. 

SUMMARY: The Social Security 

Administration is giving notice of its 

updated maximum civil monetary 

penalties. These amounts are effective 

from January 15, 2018 through January 

14, 2019. These figures represent an 

annual adjustment for inflation. The 

updated figures and notification are 

required by the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015. 

DATES: The updated maximum amount 

of civil money penalties in this notice 


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