101080 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 

56 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

57 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1See 17 CFR 240.17g–4. 2 10 hours × 10 NRSROs = 100 hours. 

19b–4(f)(2) 56 thereunder. At any time 

within 60 days of the filing of the 

proposed rule change, the Commission 

summarily may temporarily suspend 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. If the Commission 

takes such action, the Commission shall 

institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule should be 

approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number SR– 

SAPPHIRE–2024–39 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to file 

number SR–SAPPHIRE–2024–39. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

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 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. Do not include personal 

identifiable information in submissions; 

you should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. We may redact in part or 

withhold entirely from publication 

submitted material that is obscene or 

subject to copyright protection. All 

submissions should refer to file number 

SR–SAPPHIRE–2024–39 and should be 

submitted on or before January 3, 2025. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.57

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29333 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–566, OMB Control No. 

3235–0627] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Extension: Rule 17g–4 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

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’’) is soliciting comments 

on the existing collection of information 

provided for in Rule 17g–4 (17 CFR 

240.17g–4) under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 

seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). The 

Commission plans to submit this 

existing collection of information to the 

Office of Management and Budget for 

extension and approval. 

Rule 17g–4 contains collection of 

information requirements.1 Specifically, 

Rule 17g–4 requires each nationally 

recognized statistical rating organization 

(‘‘NRSRO’’) to establish, maintain, and 

enforce written policies and procedures 

that are reasonably designed to prevent 

the following: (1) the inappropriate 

dissemination of material nonpublic 

information obtained in connection 

with the performance of credit rating 

services; (2) a person within the NRSRO 

from trading or otherwise benefiting on 

material nonpublic information; and (3) 

the inappropriate dissemination of a 

pending credit rating action. 

Currently, there are 10 credit rating 

agencies registered as NRSROs with the 

Commission. Based on staff experience, 

an NRSRO is estimated to spend an 

average of approximately 10 hours per 

year reviewing policies and procedures 

required by Rule 17g–4, updating the 

policies and procedures (if necessary), 

and enforcing them, for a total industrywide annual hour burden of 

approximately 100 hours.2

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 by 

February 11, 2025. 

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 OMB 

control number. Please direct your 

written comments to: Austin Gerig, 

Director/Chief Data Officer, Securities 

and Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya 

Ruttenberg, 100 F St NE, Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: December 9, 2024. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29303 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–132, OMB Control No. 

3235–0158] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Extension: Rule 

20a–1 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget a request for extension of 


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