Document ID: SEC-2019-1620-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2019-10-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23597]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Rules 17Ad-22--Standards for Clearing Agencies, SEC File No. 
270-646, OMB Control No. 3235-0695

    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 Rule 17Ad-22 (17 CFR 
240.17Ad-22) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange 
Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Rule 17Ad-22 was adopted to strengthen the substantive regulation 
of clearing agencies, promote the safe and reliable operation of 
covered clearing agencies, and improve efficiency, transparency, and 
access to covered clearing agencies.\1\ The total estimated annual 
burden of Rule 17Ad-22 is 8,091 hours, and the total estimated annual 
cost is $13,397,120.
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    \1\ See 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22; see also Exchange Act Release No. 
34-68080 (Oct. 22, 2012), 77 FR 66219, 66225-26 (Nov. 2, 2012).
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    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 will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission staff's 
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 
the 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.
    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: Charles Riddle, Acting 
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: October 24, 2019.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23597 Filed 10-28-19; 8:45 am]
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