Document ID: SEC-2014-1536-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2014-09-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 54755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21734]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 17a-10, SEC File No. 270-154, OMB Control No. 3235-0122

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (``PRA''), 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 17a-
10 (17 CFR 240.17a-10) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange Act'').
    The primary purpose of Rule 17a-10 is to obtain the economic and 
statistical data necessary for an ongoing analysis of the securities 
industry. Paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 17a-10 generally requires broker-
dealers that are exempted from the requirement to file monthly and 
quarterly reports pursuant to paragraph (a) of Exchange Act Rule 17a-5 
(17 CFR 240.17a-5) to file with the Commission the Facing Page, a 
Statement of Income (Loss), and balance sheet from Part IIA of Form X-
17A-5 \1\ (17 CFR 249.617), and Schedule I of Form X-17A-5 not later 
than 17 business days after the end of each calendar year.
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    \1\ Form X-17A-5 is the Financial and Operational Combined 
Uniform Single Report (``FOCUS Report''), which is used by broker-
dealers to provide certain required information to the Commission.
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    Paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 17a-10 requires a broker-dealer subject to 
Rule 17a-5(a) to submit Schedule I of Form X-17A-5 with its Form X-17A-
5 for the calendar quarter ending December 31 of each year. The burden 
associated with filing Schedule I of Form X-17A-5 is accounted for in 
the PRA filing associated with Rule 17a-5.
    Paragraph (b) of Rule 17a-10 provides that the provisions of 
paragraph (a) do not apply to members of national securities exchanges 
or registered national securities associations that maintain records 
containing the information required by Form X-17A-5 and which transmit 
to the Commission copies of the records pursuant to a plan which has 
been declared effective by the Commission.
    The Commission estimates that approximately 38 broker-dealers will 
spend an average of 12 hours per year complying with Rule 17a-10. Thus, 
the total compliance burden is estimated to be approximately 456 
burden-hours per year.
    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.
    The public may view background documentation for this information 
at the following Web site: http://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: 
ShaguftaAhmed@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: PRAMailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to 
OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 8, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-21734 Filed 9-11-14; 8:45 am]
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