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###### Securities and Exchange Commission

*Upon Written Request, Copies Available From:*                     Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549-2013.                

*Revision:*

Rule 602; SEC File No. 270-404; OMB Control No. 3235-0461.

                    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 602 of Regulation NMS (17 CFR 240.602), 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 for revision and approval.                

                    Rule 602 of Regulation NMS, Dissemination of Quotations in NMS securities, contains two related collections. The first collection of information is found in Rule 602(a).[1]                                          This reporting requirement obligates each national securities exchange and                           ( print page 52380)                        national securities association to make available to quotation vendors for dissemination to the public the best bid, best offer, and aggregate quotation size for each “subject security,” as defined under the Rule. The second collection of information is found in Rule 602(b).[2]                                          This reporting requirement obligates exchange members and over-the-counter (“OTC”) market makers that are a “responsible broker or dealer,” as defined under the Rule, to communicate to an exchange or association their best bids, best offers, and quotation sizes for subject securities.[3] 

It is anticipated that 15 respondents, consisting of 14 national securities exchanges and one national securities association, will collectively respond approximately 741,127,661,148 times per year pursuant to Rule 602(a) at 18.22 microseconds per response, resulting in an annual aggregate burden of approximately 3,750 hours.

It is anticipated that approximately 130 respondents, consisting of OTC market makers, will collectively respond approximately 24,440,000 times per year pursuant to Rule 602(b) at 3 seconds per response, resulting in an annual aggregate burden of approximately 20,367 hours.

Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of the proposed collections 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 collections of information on those who are to respond, 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.

                    Please direct your written comments to: Charles Boucher, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an e-mail to:                     *PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.*

Dated: August 18, 2010.

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary.

# Footnotes

1.                             17 CFR 242.602(a).                    
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2.                             17 CFR 242.602(b).                    
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3.                             Under Rule 602(b)(5), electronic communications networks (“ECNs”) have the option of reporting to an exchange or association for public dissemination, on behalf of customers that are OTC market makers or exchange market makers, the best-priced orders and the full size for such orders entered by market makers on the ECN, to satisfy such market makers' reporting obligation under Rule 602(b). Since this reporting requirement is an alternative method of meeting the market makers' reporting obligation, and because it is directed to nine or fewer persons (ECNs), this collection of information is not subject to OMB review under the Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”).                    
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[FR Doc. 2010-21035 Filed 8-24-10; 8:45 am]

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