[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 65718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26036]
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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
20549-0213.
Extension:
Rule 15c3-5, SEC File No. 270-601, OMB Control No. 3235-0673.
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
15c3-5 (17 CFR 240.15c3-5) under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange Act'').
Rule 15c3-5 under the Exchange Act requires brokers or dealers with
access to trading directly on an exchange or alternative trading system
(``ATS''), including those providing sponsored or direct market access
to customers or other persons, to implement risk management controls
and supervisory procedures reasonably designed to manage the financial,
regulatory, and other risks of this business activity.
The rule requires brokers or dealers to establish, document, and
maintain certain risk management controls and supervisory procedures as
well as regularly review such controls and procedures, and document the
review, and remediate issues discovered to assure overall effectiveness
of such controls and procedures. Each such broker or dealer is required
to preserve a copy of its supervisory procedures and a written
description of its risk management controls as part of its books and
records in a manner consistent with Rule 17a-4(e)(7) under the Exchange
Act. Such regular review is required to be conducted in accordance with
written procedures and is required to be documented. The broker or
dealer is required to preserve a copy of such written procedures, and
documentation of each such review, as part of its books and records in
a manner consistent with Rule 17a-4(e)(7) under the Exchange Act, and
Rule 17a-4(b) under the Exchange Act, respectively.
In addition, the Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent officer) is
required to certify annually that the broker or dealer's risk
management controls and supervisory procedures comply with the rule,
and that the broker-dealer conducted such review. Such certifications
are required to be preserved by the broker or dealer as part of its
books and records in a manner consistent with Rule 17a-4(b) under the
Exchange Act. Compliance with Rule 15c3-5 is mandatory.
Respondents consist of broker-dealers with access to trading
directly on an exchange or ATS. The Commission estimates that there are
currently 870 respondents. To comply with Rule 15c3-5, these
respondents will spend approximately 139,200 hours per year (160 hours
per broker-dealer x 870 broker-dealers = 139,200 hours). At an average
internal cost per burden hour of approximately $390.57, the resultant
total related internal cost of compliance for these respondents is
$54,367,170 per year (139,200 burden hours multiplied by approximately
$390.57/hour). In addition, for hardware and software expenses, the
Commission estimates that the average annual external cost would be
approximately $20,500 per broker-dealer, or $17,835,000 ($20,500 per
broker-dealer x 870 broker-dealers = $17,835,000)
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.
Dated: October 28, 2013.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-26036 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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