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25 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Further, the proposed changes to 

enhance GSD stress testing to utilize 

vendor-sourced data and establish a 

back-up stress testing calculation would 

not have any impact, or impose any 

burden, on competition because this 

proposal does not affect the respective 

rights or obligations of Members that 

utilize GSD’s services. 

As such, the Clearing Agencies do not 

believe that the proposed rule changes 

would have any impact on competition. 

(C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on 

Comments on the Proposed Rule 

Change Received From Members, 

Participants, or Others 

The Clearing Agencies have not 

received or solicited any written 

comments relating to this proposal. If 

any written comments are received, they 

will be publicly filed as an Exhibit 2 to 

this filing, as required by Form 19b–4 

and the General Instructions thereto. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that, according to Section IV 

(Solicitation of Comments) of the 

Exhibit 1A in the General Instructions to 

Form 19b–4, the Commission does not 

edit personal identifying information 

from comment submissions. 

Commenters should submit only 

information that they wish to make 

available publicly, including their 

name, email address, and any other 

identifying information. 

All prospective commenters should 

follow the Commission’s instructions on 

how to submit comments, available at 

https://www.sec.gov/regulatory-actions/ 

how-to-submit-comments. General 

questions regarding the rule filing 

process or logistical questions regarding 

this filing should be directed to the 

Main Office of the SEC’s Division of 

Trading and Markets at 

tradingandmarkets@sec.gov or 202– 

551–5777. 

The Clearing Agencies reserve the 

right to not respond to any comments 

received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change, and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within 45 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period 

up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may 

designate if it finds such longer period 

to be appropriate and publishes its 

reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which 

the self-regulatory organization 

consents, the Commission will: 

(A) by order approve or disapprove 

such proposed rule change, or 

(B) institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be 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 (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

NSCC–2022–006 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NSCC–2022–006. 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 (http://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 

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

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of NSCC and on DTCC’s website 

(http://dtcc.com/legal/sec-rulefilings.aspx). 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 SR–NSCC– 

2022–006 and should be submitted on 

or before July 6, 2022. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.25

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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[SEC File No. 270–339, OMB Control No. 

3235–0382] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request: Extension; Schedule 14D–9F 

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 collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Schedule 14D–9F (17 CFR 240.14d– 

103) under the Securities Exchange Act 

of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is used by 

any foreign private issuer incorporated 

or organized under the laws of Canada 

or by any director or officer of such 

issuer, where the issuer is the subject of 

a cash tender or exchange offer for a 

class of securities filed on Schedule 

14D–1F. The information required to be 

filed with the Commission is intended 

to permit verification of compliance 

with the securities law requirements 

and assures the public availability of 

such information. We estimate that 

Schedule 14D–9F takes approximately 2 

hours per response to prepare and is 

filed by approximately 2 respondents 

annually for a total reporting burden of 

4 hours (2 hours per response × 2 

responses). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

whether this proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 


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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 ‘‘Form MA–I: Information Regarding Natural 

Persons Who Engage in Municipal Advisory 

Activities,’’ is an SEC form that must be completed 

and filed by a municipal advisory firm with respect 

to each natural person associated with the firm and 

engaged in municipal advisory activities on the 

firm’s behalf, including employees of the firm. 

Independent contractors are included in the 

definition of ‘‘employee’’ for these purposes. A 

natural person doing business as a sole proprietor 

must complete and file Form MA–I in addition to 

Form MA. Form MA–I is also used to amend a 

previously submitted form, including in such cases 

where an individual is no longer an associated 

person of the municipal advisory firm or no longer 

engages in municipal advisory activities on the 

firm’s behalf. See ‘‘Instructions for the Form MA 

Series,’’ available at https://www.sec.gov/about/ 

forms/formmadata.pdf. For purposes of Rule A–11 

and the calculation of the Municipal Advisor 

Professional Fee, if a firm has filed an amendment 

to indicate that an individual is no longer an 

associated person of the municipal advisory firm or 

no longer engages in municipal advisory activities 

on its behalf, then that individual’s Form MA–I 

would not be deemed as active for purposes of the 

Municipal Advisor Professional Fee and would not 

be counted in the January 31st calculation regarding 

the assessment of the Municipal Advisor 

Professional Fee. 

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 by August 15, 2022. 

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 

control number. 

Please direct your written comment to 

David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: June 9, 2022. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12848 Filed 6–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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[SEC File No. 270–332, OMB Control No. 

3235–0378] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request: Extension; Form F–8 

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 collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Form F–8 (17 CFR 239.38) may be 

used to register securities of certain 

Canadian issuers under the Securities 

Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) that 

will be used in an exchange offer or 

business combination. The information 

collected is intended to ensure that the 

information required to be filed by the 

Commission permits verification of 

compliance with securities law 

requirements and assures the public 

availability of such information. We 

estimate that Form F–8 takes 

approximately one hour per response to 

prepare and is filed by approximately 5 

respondents. We estimate that 25% of 

one hour per response (15 minutes) is 

prepared by the company for a total 

annual reporting burden of one hour (15 

minutes/60 minutes per response × 5 

responses = 1.25 hours rounded to the 

nearest whole number one hour). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

whether this proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information 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 by August 15, 2022. 

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 

control number. 

Please direct your written comment to 

David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: June 9, 2022. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–95075; File No. SR–MSRB– 

2022–03] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Municipal Securities Rulemaking 

Board; Notice of Filing of a Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend Certain Rates 

of Assessment for Rate Card Fees 

Under MSRB Rules A–11 and A–13, 

Institute an Annual Rate Card Process 

for Future Rate Amendments, and 

Provide for Certain Technical 

Amendments to MSRB Rules A–11, A– 

12, and A–13 

June 9, 2022. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’ 

or ‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 

thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that 

on June 2, 2022 the Municipal 

Securities Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’ 

or ‘‘Board’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which Items have been 

prepared by the MSRB. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The MSRB filed with the Commission 

a proposed rule change to amend: 

(i) Rule A–11, on assessments for 

municipal advisor professionals, to 

modify the rate of assessment for the 

annual professional fee for each person 

associated with a municipal advisory 

firm who is qualified as a municipal 

advisor representative in accordance 

with Rule G–3, on professional 

qualification requirements, and for 

whom the municipal advisory firm has 

an active Form MA–I on file with the 

Commission as of January 31st of each 

year (each individual being a ‘‘covered 

professional’’ and such fee amount on 

each covered professional the 

‘‘Municipal Advisor Professional 

Fee’’); 3

(ii) Rule A–13, on underwriting and 

transaction assessments for brokers, 

dealers, and municipal securities 

dealers (collectively, ‘‘dealers’’), to 

modify the rate of assessments on 


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