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###### Securities and Exchange Commission

          - [SEC File No. 270-629, OMB Control No. 3235-0719]

*Upon Written Request, Copies Available From:*                     Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-2736                

*Extension:*

Exchange Act Rules 13n-1—13n-12; Form SDR

                    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 Rules 13n-1 through 13n-12 (17 CFR 240.13n-1 through 240.13n-12) and Form SDR (“Rules”), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(n)(3)*et seq.*). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for extension and approval.                

Under the Rules, security-based swap data repositories (“SDRs”) are required to register with the Commission by filing a completed Form SDR (the filing of a completed Form SDR also constitutes an application for registration as a securities information processor (“SIP”)). SDRs are also required to abide by certain minimum standards set out in the Rules, including a requirement to update Form SDR, abide by certain duties and core principles, maintain data in accordance with the rules, keep systems in accordance with the Rules, keep records, provide reports to the Commission, maintain the privacy of security-based swaps (“SBSs”) data, make certain disclosures, and designate a Chief Compliance Officer. In addition, there are a number of collections of information contained in the Rules. The information collected pursuant to the Rules is necessary to carry out the mandates of the Dodd-Frank Act and help ensure an orderly and transparent market for SBSs.

Assuming a maximum of ten SDRs, the Commission estimates that the total reporting burden for all of the Rules and Form SDR for all respondents is 463,493 hours initially, with a total annual burden thereafter of 270,511.70 hours totaling approximately 1,275,028 hours. This equates to approximately 425,009.29 hours per year when annualized over three years. In addition, the Commission estimates that the total cost for all of the Rules and Form SDR for all respondents is approximately $103,364,700 initially, with a total annual cost thereafter of $65,227,720 totaling approximately $299,047,860. This equates to $99,682,619.90 per year when annualized over three years. A detailed break-down of the estimated burdens and costs is provided in the supporting statement.

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.

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: David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or send an email to:                     *PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.*

Dated: June 10, 2021.

J. Matthew DeLesDernier,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2021-12656 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]

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