Document ID: SEC-2010-1960-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2010-12-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register: December 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 243)]
[Notices]               
[Page 79426-79427]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Form BD-N/Rule 15b11-1; SEC File No. 270-498; OMB Control No. 3235-
0556]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, 
Washington, DC 20549-0213.

Extension:
    Form BD-N/Rule 15b11-1; SEC File No. 270-498; OMB Control No. 
3235-0556.

    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'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 15b11-1 (17 CFR 240.15b11-1) requires that futures commission 
merchants and introducing brokers registered with the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission that conduct a business in security futures products 
must notice-register as broker-dealers pursuant to Section 15(b)(11)(A) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Form 
BD-N (17 CFR 249.501b) is the Form by which these entities must notice 
register with the Commission.
    The total annual burden imposed by Rule 15b11-1 and Form BD-N is 
approximately 8 hours, based on approximately 21 responses (10 initial 
filings + 11 amendments). Each initial filing requires approximately 30 
minutes to complete and each amendment requires approximately 15 
minutes to complete. There is no annual cost burden.
    The Commission will use the information collected pursuant to Rule 
15b11-1 to understand the market for securities futures product and 
fulfill its regulatory obligations.
    Completing and filing Form BD-N is mandatory in order for an 
eligible futures commission merchant or introducing broker to conduct a

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business in security futures products. Compliance with Rule 15b11-1 
does not involve the collection of confidential information. Please 
note that 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. The Federal Register notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on October 12, 2010 (75 FR 62612). No 
comments were received.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection 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 e-
mail to: Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an 
e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: December 12, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31819 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am]
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