Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 1004-1005 [2010-5]

Download as PDF WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 1004 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2010 / Notices previously approved collection of information discussed below. The Code of Federal Regulation citation to this collection of information is the following rule: 17 CFR 240.17i–4. Section 231 of the Gramm-LeachBliley Act of 1999 2 (the ‘‘GLBA’’) amended Section 17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 USC 78a et seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’) to create a regulatory framework under which a holding company of a broker-dealer (‘‘investment bank holding company’’ or ‘‘IBHC’’) may voluntarily be supervised by the Commission as a supervised investment bank holding company (or ‘‘SIBHC’’).3 In 2004, the Commission promulgated rules, including Rule 17i– 4, to create a framework for the Commission to supervise SIBHCs.4 This framework includes qualification criteria for SIBHCs, as well as recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Among other things, this regulatory framework for SIBHCs is intended to provide a basis for non-U.S. financial regulators to treat the Commission as the principal U.S. consolidated home-country supervisor for SIBHCs and their affiliated brokerdealers.5 Rule 17i–4 requires an SIBHC to comply with present Exchange Act Rule 15c3–4 6 as though it were a brokerdealer, which requires that the firm establish, document and maintain a system of internal risk management controls to assist it in managing the risks associated with its business activities (including market, credit, operational, funding, and legal risks). In addition, Rule 17i–4 requires that an SIBHC establish, document, and maintain procedures for the detection and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing as part of its internal risk management control system. Finally, Rule 17i–4 requires that an SIBHC periodically review its internal risk management control system for integrity of the risk measurement, monitoring, and management process, and accountability, at the appropriate organizational level, for defining the permitted scope of activity and level of risk. The collection of information required pursuant to Rule 17i–4 is needed so that the Commission can adequately supervise the activities of these SIBHCs, Law 106–102, 113 Stat. 1338 (1999). 15 U.S.C. 78q(i). 4 See Exchange Act Release No. 49831 (Jun. 8, 2004), 69 FR 34472 (Jun. 21, 2004). 5 See H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 106–434, 165 (1999). See also Exchange Act Release No. 49831, at 6 (Jun. 8, 2004), 69 FR 34472, at 34473 (Jun. 21, 2004). 6 17 CFR 240.15c3–4. and to allow the Commission to effectively determine whether supervision of an IBHC as an SIBHC is necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of Section 17 of the Exchange Act. Without this information, the Commission would be unable to adequately supervise the SIBHC as provided for under the Exchange Act. We estimate that three IBHCs will file Notices of Intention with the Commission to be supervised by the Commission as SIBHCs. An SIBHC will require, on average, about 3,600 hours to assess its present structure, businesses, and controls, and establish and document its risk management control system. In addition, an SIBHC will require, on average, approximately 250 hours each year to maintain its risk management control system. Consequently, the total initial burden for all SIBHCs is approximately 10,800 hours 7 and the continuing annual burden is about 750 hours.8 Thus, the total burden relating to Rule 17i–4 for all SIBHCs is approximately 11,550 hours 9 in the first year, and approximately 750 hours each year thereafter.10 We believe that an IBHC likely will upgrade its information technology (‘‘IT’’) systems in order to more efficiently comply with certain of the SIBHC framework rules (including Rules 17i–4, 17i–5, 17i–6 and 17i–7), and that this would be a one-time cost. Depending on the state of development of the IBHC’s IT systems, it would cost an IBHC between $1 million and $10 million to upgrade its IT systems to comply with the SIBHC framework of rules. Thus, on average, it would cost each of the three IBHCs about $5.5 million to upgrade their IT systems, or approximately $16.5 million in total. It is impossible to determine what percentage of the IT systems costs would be attributable to each Rule, so we allocated the total estimated upgrade costs equally (at 25% for each of the above-mentioned Rules), with $4,125,000 attributable to Rule 17i–4. The records required to be created pursuant to Rule 17i–4 must be preserved for a period of not less than three years.11 The collection of information is mandatory and the information required to be provided to the Commission pursuant to this Rule is deemed confidential pursuant to Section 17(j) of the Exchange Act and 2 Public 3 See VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:42 Jan 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 hours × 3 SIBHCs) = 10,800 hours. hours per year × 3 SIBHCs) = 750 hours per 7 (3,600 8 (250 year. 9 (3,600 hours × 3 SIBHCs) + (250 hours per year × 3 SIBHCs). 10 (250 hours per year × 3 SIBHCs). 11 17 CFR 240.17i–5(b)(5). PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Section 552(b)(3)(B) of the Freedom of Information Act,12 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 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: (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 e-mail to: Shagufta_Ahmed@comb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an email to PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: December 30, 2009. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–4 Filed 1–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: US Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. E×tension: Rule 17i–6, SEC File No. 270–532, OMB Control No. 3235–0588. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 1 the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. The Code of Federal Regulation citation to this collection of information is the following rule: 17 CFR 240.17i–6. Section 231 of the Gramm-LeachBliley Act of 1999 2 (the ‘‘GLBA’’) amended Section 17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 USC 78a et seq.) (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’) to create a regulatory framework under which a holding company of a broker-dealer (‘‘investment bank holding company’’ or 12 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3)(B). U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 2 Public Law 106–102, 113 Stat. 1338 (1999). 1 44 E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2010 / Notices ‘‘IBHC’’) may voluntarily be supervised by the Commission as a supervised investment bank holding company (or ‘‘SIBHC’’).3 In 2004, the Commission promulgated rules, including Rule 17i– 6, to create a framework for the Commission to supervise SIBHCs.4 This framework includes qualification criteria for SIBHCs, as well as recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Among other things, this regulatory framework for SIBHCs is intended to provide a basis for non-U.S. financial regulators to treat the Commission as the principal U.S. consolidated home-country supervisor for SIBHCs and their affiliated brokerdealers.5 Pursuant to Section 17(i)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act, an SIBHC must make and keep records, furnish copies thereof, and make such reports as the Commission may require by rule.6 Rule 17i–6 requires that an SIBHC file with the Commission certain monthly and quarterly reports and an annual audit report. The collections of information required by Rule 17i–6 are necessary to allow the Commission to adequately to supervise the activities of these SIBHCs and to effectively determine whether supervision of an IBHC as an SIBHC is necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of Section 17 of the Act. Rule 17i–6s also enhances the Commission’s supervision of a SIBHCs’ subsidiary broker-dealers through collection of additional information and inspections of affiliates of those brokerdealers. Without these reports, the Commission would be unable to adequately supervise an SIBHC, nor would it be able to determine whether continued supervision of an IBHC as an SIBHC were necessary and appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of Section 17 of the Act. We estimate that three IBHCs will file Notices of Intention with the Commission to be supervised by the Commission as SIBHCs. An SIBHC will require about 8 hours to prepare and file each monthly report required by this rule (or approximately 64 hours per year).7 On average, it will take an SIBHC about 16 hours each quarter (or 64 hours WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 3 See 15 U.S.C. 78q(i). 4 See Exchange Act Release No. 49831 (Jun. 8, 2004), 69 FR 34472 (Jun. 21, 2004). 5 See H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 106–434, 165 (1999). See also Exchange Act Release No. 49831, at 6 (Jun. 8, 2004), 69 FR 34472, at 34473 (Jun. 21, 2004). 6 15 U.S.C. 78q(i)(3)(A). 7 The SIBHC must file with the Commission a monthly report within 30 calendar days after the end of each month that does not coincide with a fiscal quarter end. Consequently, the SIBHC must file a monthly report 8 times each year. (8 hours × 8 months) = 64 hours/year. VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:42 Jan 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 each year) 8 to prepare and file the quarterly reports required by this rule. An SIBHC will require about 200 hours to prepare and file the annual audit reports required by this rule. Consequently, the total annual burden of Rule 17i–6 on all SIBHCs is approximately 984 hours.9 Rule 17i–6 requires that an SIBHC file certain monthly and quarterly reports with the Commission, as well as an annual audit report. The average cost for an SIBHC to prepare and file the monthly reports is about $1,424 per month, and thus approximately $11,392 per year.10 On average, an SIBHC will incur a quarterly cost of $2,848 to prepare and file the required quarterly reports, and thus will incur an annual cost of $11,392 to file these reports.11 Finally, an SIBHC, on average, will incur an annual cost of $40,400 to prepare and file an annual audit.12 Thus, the total dollar cost of the ongoing paperwork burden associated with Rule 17i–6 is approximately $189,552 13 We believe that an IBHC likely will upgrade its information technology (‘‘IT’’) systems in order to more efficiently comply with certain of the SIBHC framework rules (including Rules 17i–4, 17i–5, 17i–6 and 17i–7), and that this would be a one-time cost. Depending on the state of development of the IBHC’s IT systems, it would cost an IBHC between $1 million and $10 million to upgrade its IT systems to comply with the SIBHC framework of rules. Thus, on average, it would cost each of the three IBHCs about $5.5 hours × 4 quarters in a year) = 64 hours/year. hours per year to prepare and file monthly reports + 64 hours each year to prepare and file quarterly reports + 200 hours each year to prepare and file annual audit reports) × 3 SIBHCs = 984 hours. 10 We believe that an SIBHC would have a Senior Accountant prepare and file these reports. According to the Securities Industry Financial Management Association (or ‘‘SIFMA’’), the hourly cost of a Senior Accountant is $178, as reflected in the SIFMA’s Report on Management and Professional Earnings for 2008, and modified to account for an 1,800-hour work-year and multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm size, employee benefits and overhead. ($178 × 8 hours) = $1,424. ($1,424 × 8 months) = $11,392. 11 We believe that an SIBHC would have a Senior Accountant prepare and file these reports. The hourly cost of a Senior Accountant is $178. ($178 × 16 hours) = $2,842. ($2,848 × 4 quarters) = $11,392. 12 We believe that an SIBHC would have a Senior Internal Auditor work with accountants to prepare and file these reports. According to the SIFMA, the hourly cost of a Senior Internal Auditor is $202, as reflected in its Report on Management and Professional Earnings for 2008, and modified to account for an 1,800-hour work-year and multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm size, employee benefits and overhead. ($202 × 200 hours) = $40,400. 13 (($11,392 +$11,392 + $40,400) × 3 SIBHCs) = $189,552. 8 (16 9 (64 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1005 million to upgrade their IT systems, or approximately $16.5 million in total. It is impossible to determine what percentage of the IT systems costs would be attributable to each Rule, so we allocated the total estimated upgrade costs equally (at 25% for each of the above-mentioned Rules), with $4,125,000 attributable to Rule 17i–6. The reports and notices required to be filed pursuant to Rule 17i–6 must be preserved for a period of not less than three years.14 The collection of information is mandatory and the information required to be provided to the Commission pursuant to this Rule is deemed confidential pursuant to Section 17(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 15 and Section 552(b)(3)(B) of the Freedom of Information Act,16 notwithstanding any other provision of law. In addition, paragraph 17i–6(h) specifies that all reports and statements filed by an SIBHC in accordance with Rule 17i–6 shall be accorded confidential treatment. 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: (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 e-mail to: Shagufta_Ahmed@comb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an email to PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: December 30, 2009. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–5 Filed 1–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor 14 17 CFR 240.17i–5(b)(3). U.S.C. 78q(j) 16 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3)(B). 15 15 E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1004-1005]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: US Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension: Rule 17i-6, SEC File No. 270-532, OMB Control No. 3235-
0588.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 \1\ the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget request for extension 
of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. 
The Code of Federal Regulation citation to this collection of 
information is the following rule: 17 CFR 240.17i-6.
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    \1\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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    Section 231 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 \2\ (the 
``GLBA'') amended Section 17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 
USC 78a et seq.) (the ``Exchange Act'') to create a regulatory 
framework under which a holding company of a broker-dealer 
(``investment bank holding company'' or

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``IBHC'') may voluntarily be supervised by the Commission as a 
supervised investment bank holding company (or ``SIBHC'').\3\ In 2004, 
the Commission promulgated rules, including Rule 17i-6, to create a 
framework for the Commission to supervise SIBHCs.\4\ This framework 
includes qualification criteria for SIBHCs, as well as recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements. Among other things, this regulatory 
framework for SIBHCs is intended to provide a basis for non-U.S. 
financial regulators to treat the Commission as the principal U.S. 
consolidated home-country supervisor for SIBHCs and their affiliated 
broker-dealers.\5\
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    \2\ Public Law 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338 (1999).
    \3\ See 15 U.S.C. 78q(i).
    \4\ See Exchange Act Release No. 49831 (Jun. 8, 2004), 69 FR 
34472 (Jun. 21, 2004).
    \5\ See H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 106-434, 165 (1999). See also 
Exchange Act Release No. 49831, at 6 (Jun. 8, 2004), 69 FR 34472, at 
34473 (Jun. 21, 2004).
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    Pursuant to Section 17(i)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act, an SIBHC must 
make and keep records, furnish copies thereof, and make such reports as 
the Commission may require by rule.\6\ Rule 17i-6 requires that an 
SIBHC file with the Commission certain monthly and quarterly reports 
and an annual audit report.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78q(i)(3)(A).
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    The collections of information required by Rule 17i-6 are necessary 
to allow the Commission to adequately to supervise the activities of 
these SIBHCs and to effectively determine whether supervision of an 
IBHC as an SIBHC is necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of Section 17 of the Act. Rule 17i-6s also enhances the 
Commission's supervision of a SIBHCs' subsidiary broker-dealers through 
collection of additional information and inspections of affiliates of 
those broker-dealers. Without these reports, the Commission would be 
unable to adequately supervise an SIBHC, nor would it be able to 
determine whether continued supervision of an IBHC as an SIBHC were 
necessary and appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of Section 17 
of the Act.
    We estimate that three IBHCs will file Notices of Intention with 
the Commission to be supervised by the Commission as SIBHCs. An SIBHC 
will require about 8 hours to prepare and file each monthly report 
required by this rule (or approximately 64 hours per year).\7\ On 
average, it will take an SIBHC about 16 hours each quarter (or 64 hours 
each year) \8\ to prepare and file the quarterly reports required by 
this rule. An SIBHC will require about 200 hours to prepare and file 
the annual audit reports required by this rule. Consequently, the total 
annual burden of Rule 17i-6 on all SIBHCs is approximately 984 
hours.\9\
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    \7\ The SIBHC must file with the Commission a monthly report 
within 30 calendar days after the end of each month that does not 
coincide with a fiscal quarter end. Consequently, the SIBHC must 
file a monthly report 8 times each year. (8 hours x 8 months) = 64 
hours/year.
    \8\ (16 hours x 4 quarters in a year) = 64 hours/year.
    \9\ (64 hours per year to prepare and file monthly reports + 64 
hours each year to prepare and file quarterly reports + 200 hours 
each year to prepare and file annual audit reports) x 3 SIBHCs = 984 
hours.
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    Rule 17i-6 requires that an SIBHC file certain monthly and 
quarterly reports with the Commission, as well as an annual audit 
report. The average cost for an SIBHC to prepare and file the monthly 
reports is about $1,424 per month, and thus approximately $11,392 per 
year.\10\ On average, an SIBHC will incur a quarterly cost of $2,848 to 
prepare and file the required quarterly reports, and thus will incur an 
annual cost of $11,392 to file these reports.\11\ Finally, an SIBHC, on 
average, will incur an annual cost of $40,400 to prepare and file an 
annual audit.\12\ Thus, the total dollar cost of the ongoing paperwork 
burden associated with Rule 17i-6 is approximately $189,552 \13\
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    \10\ We believe that an SIBHC would have a Senior Accountant 
prepare and file these reports. According to the Securities Industry 
Financial Management Association (or ``SIFMA''), the hourly cost of 
a Senior Accountant is $178, as reflected in the SIFMA's Report on 
Management and Professional Earnings for 2008, and modified to 
account for an 1,800-hour work-year and multiplied by 5.35 to 
account for bonuses, firm size, employee benefits and overhead. 
($178 x 8 hours) = $1,424. ($1,424 x 8 months) = $11,392.
    \11\ We believe that an SIBHC would have a Senior Accountant 
prepare and file these reports. The hourly cost of a Senior 
Accountant is $178. ($178 x 16 hours) = $2,842. ($2,848 x 4 
quarters) = $11,392.
    \12\ We believe that an SIBHC would have a Senior Internal 
Auditor work with accountants to prepare and file these reports. 
According to the SIFMA, the hourly cost of a Senior Internal Auditor 
is $202, as reflected in its Report on Management and Professional 
Earnings for 2008, and modified to account for an 1,800-hour work-
year and multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm size, 
employee benefits and overhead. ($202 x 200 hours) = $40,400.
    \13\ (($11,392 +$11,392 + $40,400) x 3 SIBHCs) = $189,552.
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    We believe that an IBHC likely will upgrade its information 
technology (``IT'') systems in order to more efficiently comply with 
certain of the SIBHC framework rules (including Rules 17i-4, 17i-5, 
17i-6 and 17i-7), and that this would be a one-time cost. Depending on 
the state of development of the IBHC's IT systems, it would cost an 
IBHC between $1 million and $10 million to upgrade its IT systems to 
comply with the SIBHC framework of rules. Thus, on average, it would 
cost each of the three IBHCs about $5.5 million to upgrade their IT 
systems, or approximately $16.5 million in total. It is impossible to 
determine what percentage of the IT systems costs would be attributable 
to each Rule, so we allocated the total estimated upgrade costs equally 
(at 25% for each of the above-mentioned Rules), with $4,125,000 
attributable to Rule 17i-6.
    The reports and notices required to be filed pursuant to Rule 17i-6 
must be preserved for a period of not less than three years.\14\ The 
collection of information is mandatory and the information required to 
be provided to the Commission pursuant to this Rule is deemed 
confidential pursuant to Section 17(j) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 \15\ and Section 552(b)(3)(B) of the Freedom of Information 
Act,\16\ notwithstanding any other provision of law. In addition, 
paragraph 17i-6(h) specifies that all reports and statements filed by 
an SIBHC in accordance with Rule 17i-6 shall be accorded confidential 
treatment.
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    \14\ 17 CFR 240.17i-5(b)(3).
    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78q(j)
    \16\ 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3)(B).
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    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: (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 e-mail to: Shagufta_Ahmed@comb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, 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 to OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: December 30, 2009.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-5 Filed 1-6-10; 8:45 am]
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