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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
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Commission, Office of Filings and
Information, Washington, DC 20549.
Extension: Rule 17Ad–16, SEC File No. 270–
363, OMB Control No. 3235–0413.
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’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
• Rule 17Ad–16: Notice of
Assumption or Termination of Transfer
Agent Services
Rule 17Ad–16, (17 CFR 240.17Ad–
16), under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), requires
a registered transfer agent to provide
written notice to the appropriate
qualified registered securities
depository when assuming or
terminating transfer agent services on
behalf of an issuer or when changing its
name or address. In addition, transfer
agents that provide such notice shall
maintain such notice for a period of at
least two years in an easily accessible
place. This rule addresses the problem
of certificate transfer delays caused by
transfer requests that are directed to the
wrong transfer agent or the wrong
address.
We estimate that the transfer agent
industry submits 600 Rule 17Ad–16
notices to appropriate qualified
registered securities depositories. The
staff estimates that the average amount
of time necessary to create and submit
each notice is approximately 15 minutes
per notice. Accordingly, the estimated
total industry burden is 150 hours per
year (15 minutes multiplied by 600
notices filed annually).
Because the information needed by
transfer agents to properly notify the
appropriate registered securities
depository is readily available to them
and the report is simple and
straightforward, the cost is minimal.
The average cost to prepare and send a
notice is approximately $7.50 (15
minutes at $30 per hour). This yields an
industry-wide cost estimate of $4,500
(600 notices multiplied by $7.50 per
notice).
The retention period for the
recordkeeping requirements under Rule
17Ad–16 is two years for both the
clearing agencies and transfer agents.
The recordkeeping requirement under
Rule 17Ad–16 is mandatory to ensure
accurate securityholder records, prompt
and efficient clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, and to assist the
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Commission and other regulatory
agencies with monitoring transfer agents
and ensuring compliance with the rule.
This rule 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.
Comments should be directed to: R.
Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information
Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson,
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria,
Virginia 22312 or send an e-mail to:
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must
be submitted within 60 days of this
notice.
January 8, 2007.
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Upon Written Request; Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Filings and
Information Services, Washington, DC
20549.
Extension: Form 18–K, OMB Control No.
3235–0120, SEC File No. 270–108.
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 this
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
Form 18–K (17 CFR 249.318) is an
annual report form used by foreign
governments and political subdivisions
with securities listed on a United States
exchange. The information to be
collected is intended to ensure the
adequacy of information available to
investors in the registration of securities
and assures public availability. The
information provided is mandatory.
Form 18–K is a public document. Form
18–K takes approximately 8 hours to
prepare and is filed by approximately 40
respondents for a total annual reporting
burden of 320 hours.
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.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Filings and Information, Washington, DC 20549.
Extension: Rule 17Ad-16, SEC File No. 270-363, OMB Control No. 3235-
0413.
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'') is soliciting comments on the collection of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget for extension and approval.
Rule 17Ad-16: Notice of Assumption or Termination of
Transfer Agent Services
Rule 17Ad-16, (17 CFR 240.17Ad-16), under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), requires a registered transfer
agent to provide written notice to the appropriate qualified registered
securities depository when assuming or terminating transfer agent
services on behalf of an issuer or when changing its name or address.
In addition, transfer agents that provide such notice shall maintain
such notice for a period of at least two years in an easily accessible
place. This rule addresses the problem of certificate transfer delays
caused by transfer requests that are directed to the wrong transfer
agent or the wrong address.
We estimate that the transfer agent industry submits 600 Rule 17Ad-
16 notices to appropriate qualified registered securities depositories.
The staff estimates that the average amount of time necessary to create
and submit each notice is approximately 15 minutes per notice.
Accordingly, the estimated total industry burden is 150 hours per year
(15 minutes multiplied by 600 notices filed annually).
Because the information needed by transfer agents to properly
notify the appropriate registered securities depository is readily
available to them and the report is simple and straightforward, the
cost is minimal. The average cost to prepare and send a notice is
approximately $7.50 (15 minutes at $30 per hour). This yields an
industry-wide cost estimate of $4,500 (600 notices multiplied by $7.50
per notice).
The retention period for the recordkeeping requirements under Rule
17Ad-16 is two years for both the clearing agencies and transfer
agents. The recordkeeping requirement under Rule 17Ad-16 is mandatory
to ensure accurate securityholder records, prompt and efficient
clearance and settlement of securities transactions, and to assist the
Commission and other regulatory agencies with monitoring transfer
agents and ensuring compliance with the rule. This rule 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.
Comments should be directed to: R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send
an e-mail to: PRA--Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted within
60 days of this notice.
January 8, 2007.
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-545 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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