Document ID: SEC-2014-1115-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2014-07-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38336-38337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15721]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Rule 17Ab2-1, Form CA-1; SEC File No. 270-203, OMB Control No. 
3235-0195.

    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'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension of the 
previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 
17Ab2-1 (17 CFR 240.17Ab2-1) and Form CA-1: Registration of Clearing 
Agencies (17 CFR 249b.200) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    Rule 17Ab2-1 and Form CA-1 require clearing agencies to register 
with the Commission and to meet certain requirements with regard to, 
among other things, the clearing agency's organization, capacities, and 
rules. The information is collected from the clearing agency upon the 
initial application for registration on Form CA-1. Thereafter, 
information is collected by amendment to the initial Form CA-1 when 
material changes in circumstances necessitate modification of the 
information previously provided to the Commission.
    The Commission uses the information disclosed on Form CA-1 to (i) 
determine whether an applicant meets the standards for registration set 
forth in Section 17A of the Exchange Act, (ii) enforce compliance with 
the Exchange Act's registration requirement, and (iii) provide 
information about specific registered clearing agencies for compliance 
and investigatory purposes. Without Rule 17Ab2-1, the Commission could 
not perform these duties as statutorily required.
    The Commission staff estimates that each initial Form CA-1 requires 
approximately 130 hours to complete

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and submit for approval. This burden is composed primarily of a one-
time reporting burden that reflects the applicant's staff time (i.e. 
internal labor costs) to prepare and submit the Form to the Commission. 
Hours required for amendments to Form CA-1 that must be submitted to 
the Commission in connection with material changes to the initial CA-1 
can vary, depending upon the nature and extent of the amendment. Since 
the Commission only receives an average of one submission per year, the 
aggregate annual burden associated with compliance with Rule 17Ab2-1 
and Form CA-1 is 130 hours. The main cost to respondents is associated 
with generating, maintaining, and providing the information sought by 
Form CA-1. The external costs associated with such activities include 
fees charged by outside lawyers and accountants to assist the 
registrant collect and prepare the information sought by the form 
(though such consultations are not required by the Commission) and are 
estimated to be approximately $19,029. The rule and form do not involve 
the collection of confidential information.
    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.
    The public may view background documentation for this information 
collection at the following Web site: www.reginfo.gov. Comments should 
be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 
F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: June 30, 2014.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-15721 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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