[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26271-26272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10107]
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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: Rule 6a-3,File No. 270-0015, OMB Control No. 3235-0021
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
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(``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing collection of
information provided for in Rule 6a-3 (17 CFR 240.6a-3) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Act''). The
Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to
the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for extension and
approval.
Section 6 of the Act sets out a framework for the registration and
regulation of national securities exchanges. Under Rule 6a-3, one of
the rules that implements Section 6, a national securities exchange (or
an exchange exempted from registration as a national securities
exchange based on limited trading volume) must provide certain
supplemental information to the Commission, including any material
(including notices, circulars, bulletins, lists, and periodicals)
issued or made generally available to members of, or participants or
subscribers to, the exchange. Rule 6a-3 also requires the exchanges to
file monthly reports that set forth the volume and aggregate dollar
amount of certain securities sold on the exchange each month.
The information required to be filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 6a-3 is designed to enable the Commission to carry out its
statutorily mandated oversight functions and to ensure that registered
and exempt exchanges continue to be in compliance with the Act.
The Commission estimates that each respondent makes approximately
12 such filings on an annual basis at an average cost of approximately
$20 per response. Currently, 19 respondents (19 national securities
exchanges) are subject to the collection of information requirements of
Rule 6a-3. The Commission estimates that the total burden for all
respondents is 114 hours and $4,560 per year.
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
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed 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.
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: 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].
Dated: April 26, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10107 Filed 4-29-16; 8:45 am]
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