[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2013)] [Notices] [Page 58351] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-23011] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20549-2013 Extension: Rule 602, SEC File No. 270-404, OMB Control No. 3235-0461 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 the extension of the previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 602 of Regulation NMS (17 CFR 240.602), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Rule 602 of Regulation NMS, Dissemination of Quotations in NMS securities, contains two related collections. The first collection of information is found in Rule 602(a).\1\ This third-party disclosure requirement obligates each national securities exchange and national securities association to make available to quotation vendors for dissemination to the public the best bid, best offer, and aggregate quotation size for each ``subject security,'' as defined under the Rule. The second collection of information is found in Rule 602(b).\2\ This disclosure requirement obligates any exchange member and over-the- counter (``OTC'') market maker that is a ``responsible broker or dealer,'' as defined under the Rule, to communicate to an exchange or association their best bids, best offers, and quotation sizes for subject securities.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 17 CFR 242.602(a). \2\ 17 CFR 242.602(b). \3\ Under Rule 602(b)(5), electronic communications networks (``ECNs'') have the option of reporting to an exchange or association for public dissemination, on behalf of customers that are OTC market makers or exchange market makers, the best-priced orders and the full size for such orders entered by market makers on the ECN, to satisfy such market makers' reporting obligation under Rule 602(b). Since this reporting requirement is an alternative method of meeting the market makers' reporting obligation, and because it is directed to nine or fewer persons (ECNs), this collection of information is not subject to OMB review under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is anticipated that 17 respondents, consisting of 16 national securities exchanges and one national securities association, will collectively respond approximately 839,944,682,631 times per year pursuant to Rule 602(a) at 18.22 microseconds per response, resulting in a total annual burden of approximately 4,250 hours. It is anticipated that approximately 150 respondents, consisting of OTC market makers, will collectively respond approximately 28,200,000 times per year pursuant to Rule 602(b) at 3 seconds per response, resulting in a total annual burden of approximately 23,500 hours. Thus, the aggregate third-party disclosure burden under Rule 602 is 27,750 hours annually which is comprised of 4,250 hours relating to Rule 602(a) and 23,500 hours relating to Rule 602(b). Compliance with Rule 602 of Regulation NMS is mandatory and the information collected is made available to the public. 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 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. September 17, 2013. Kevin M. O'Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013-23011 Filed 9-20-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P