Document ID: SEC-2018-0601-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2018-04-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16404-16405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07784]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Extension: Supplier Diversity Business Management System.
    SEC File No. 270-663, OMB Control No. 3235-0724.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995

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(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 extension of the previously approved collection 
of information summarized below.
    The Commission is required under Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street and Reform Act to develop standards and processes for ensuring 
the fair inclusion of women-owned and minority-owned businesses in all 
of the Commission's business activities. To help implement this 
requirement, the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) 
developed and maintains an electronic Supplier Diversity Business 
Management System (the System) to collect up-to-date business 
information and capabilities statements from diverse suppliers 
interested in doing business with the Commission. This information 
allows the Commission to update and more effectively manage its current 
internal repository. It also allows the Commission to measure the 
effectiveness of its technical assistance and outreach efforts, and 
target areas where additional program efforts are necessary.
    The Commission invites comment on the System. Information is 
collected in the System via web-based, e-filed, dynamic form-based 
technology. The company point of contact completes a profile consisting 
of basic contact data and information on the capabilities of the 
business. The profile includes a series of questions, some of which are 
based on the data that the individual enters. Drop-down lists are 
included where appropriate to increase ease of use.
    The information collection is voluntary. There are no costs 
associated with this collection. The System allows suppliers to self-
register via a secure web portal that is accessible through a hyperlink 
on the Commission's public website. The form also is accessible via a 
web-link generated and emailed to the suppliers by the System.

Estimated number of annual responses = 300
Estimated annual reporting burden = 150 hours (30 minutes per 
submission)

    Since the last approval of this information collection, we have 
adjusted the estimated number of respondents from 500 to 300 
respondents per year, based on the actual response rate for the past 
two years and anticipated increase in that response rate with the 
posting of a link to the System on our web page to allow self-
registration. This reduction in the number of respondents has resulted 
in a 100-hour reduction in the total burden estimate.
    On February 2, 2018, the Commission published a notice in the 
Federal Register (83 FR 4936) of its intention to request extension of 
this currently approved collection of information, and allowed the 
public 60 days to submit comments. The Commission received no comments.
    Written comments continued to be invited on: (a) Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden imposed by the collection of information; (c) 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.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following website, 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[email protected]; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email 
to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: April 9, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-07784 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
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