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submitted as needed. Other reports are
submitted annually and as other events
require.
4. Who is required or asked to report:
Applicants for and holders of an NRC
license (to include Agreement State
licensees) for land disposal of low-level
radioactive waste; and all generators,
collectors, and processors of low-level
waste intended for disposal at a lowlevel waste facility.
5. The number of annual respondents:
4.
6. The number of hours needed
annually to complete the requirement or
request: 5,412 hours (56 hours for
reporting [approximately 4.6 hours per
response] and 5,356 hours for
recordkeeping [approximately 1,339
hours per recordkeeper]).
7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 61 establishes
the procedures, criteria, and license
terms and conditions for the land
disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
The reporting and recordkeeping
requirements are mandatory and, in the
case of application submittals, are
required to obtain a benefit. The
information collected in the
applications, reports, and records is
evaluated by the NRC to ensure that the
licensee’s or applicant’s disposal
facility, equipment, organization,
training, experience, procedures, and
plans provide an adequate level of
protection of public health and safety,
common defense and security, and the
environment.
Submit, by August 5, 2011, comments
that address the following questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the NRC to
properly perform its functions? Does the
information have practical utility?
2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
3. Is there a way to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the
information collection be minimized,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available
documents, including the draft
supporting statement, at the NRC’s
Public Document Room, Room O–1F21,
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852 OMB
clearance requests are available at the
NRC’s Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/
public-involve/doc-comment/omb/
index.html. The documents will be
available on the NRC home page site for
60 days after the signature date of this
notice. Comments submitted in writing
or in electronic form will be made
available for public inspection. Because
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your comments will not be edited to
remove any identifying or contact
information, the NRC cautions you
against including any information in
your submission that you do not want
to be publicly disclosed. Comments
submitted should reference Docket No.
NRC–2011–0114. You may submit your
comments by any of the following
methods. Electronic comments: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket No. NRC–2011–0114. Mail
comments to the NRC Clearance Officer,
Tremaine Donnell (T–5 F53), U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001. Questions
about the information collection
requirements may be directed to the
NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine
Donnell (T–5 F53), U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, by telephone at 301–
415–6258, or by e-mail to
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day
of May, 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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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 17Ac3–1(a) and SEC File No. 270–96;
OMB Control No. 3235–0151; Form TA–
W (1669).
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
requests for approval of extension on
the following rule and form: Rule
17Ac3–1(a) (17 CFR 240.17Ac3–1(a))
and Form TA–W (17 CFR 249b.101)
under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) authorizes transfer agents
registered with an appropriate
regulatory agency (‘‘ARA’’) to withdraw
from registration by filing with the ARA
a written notice of withdrawal and by
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agreeing to such terms and conditions as
the ARA deems necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for
the protection of investors, or in the
furtherance of the purposes of Section
17A.
In order to implement Section
17A(c)(4)(B) of the Exchange Act the
Commission, on September 1, 1977,
promulgated Rule 17Ac3–1(a) and
accompanying Form TA–W. On January
11, 2007, the Commission amended
Rule 17Ac3–1(a) and accompanying
Form TA–W to require that the form be
filed in electronic format through
EDGAR. Rule 17Ac3–1(a) provides that
notice of withdrawal of registration as a
transfer agent with the Commission
shall be filed on Form TA–W. Form TA–
W requires the withdrawing transfer
agent to provide the Commission with
certain information, including: (1) The
locations where transfer agent activities
are or were performed; (2) the reasons
for ceasing the performance of such
activities; (3) disclosure of unsatisfied
judgments or liens; and (4) information
regarding successor transfer agents.
The Commission uses the information
disclosed on Form TA–W to determine
whether the registered transfer agent
applying for withdrawal from
registration as a transfer agent should be
allowed to deregister and, if so, whether
the Commission should attach to the
granting of the application any terms or
conditions necessary or appropriate in
the public interest, for the protection of
investors, or in furtherance of the
purposes of Section 17A of the
Exchange Act. Without Rule 17Ac3–1(a)
and Form TA–W, transfer agents
registered with the Commission would
not have a means to voluntarily
deregister when necessary or
appropriate to do so.
Respondents file approximately 50
TA–Ws with the Commission annually.
A Form TA–W filing occurs only once,
when a transfer agent is seeking
deregistration. Respondents file
approximately 50 TA–Ws with the
Commission annually. A Form TA–W
filing occurs only once, when a transfer
agent is seeing deregistration.
Approximately 80 percent of Form TA–
Ws are completed by the transfer agent
or its employees and approximately 20
percent of Forms TA–W are completed
by an outside filing agent that is hired
by the registrant to prepare the form and
file it electronically. In view of the
readily-available information requested
by Form TA–W, its short and simple
presentation, and the Commission’s
experience with the filers, we estimate
that approximately 30 minutes is
required to complete and file Form TA–
W, which consists primarily of external
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labor costs plus a nominal and
unquantifiable amount of computer
operations/maintenance cost (because
the Forms must be filed electronically
through the Commission’s EDGAR
system). For transfer agents that
complete Form TA–W themselves, we
estimate the cost per filing is $25
(.5 hours times $50 average hourly rate
for clerical staff time), which is an
internal labor cost. We estimate that
outside filing agents charge $100 to
complete and file at TA–W on behalf of
a registrant, reflecting an external cost to
respondents.
The Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information
subject to the PRA that does not display
a valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number.
Background documentation for this
information collection may be viewed at
the following link, https://
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 e-mail to:
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and
(ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, VA 22312, or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Comments must be submitted to OMB
within
30 days of this notice.
May 31, 2011.
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
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 15c2–11; SEC File No. 270–196;
OMB Control No. 3235–0202. .
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(Commission) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a
request for approval of extension of the
previously approved collection of
information provided for in Rule 15c2–
11, (17 CFR 240.15c2–11), under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
On September 13, 1971, effective
December 13, 1971 (see 36 FR 18641,
September 18, 1971), the Commission
adopted Rule 15c2–11 (Rule) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) to regulate the
initiation or resumption of quotations in
a quotation medium by a broker-dealer
for over-the-counter (OTC) securities.
The Rule was designed primarily to
prevent certain manipulative and
fraudulent trading schemes that had
arisen in connection with the
distribution and trading of unregistered
securities issued by shell companies or
other companies having outstanding but
infrequently traded securities. Subject to
certain exceptions, the Rule prohibits
brokers-dealers from publishing a
quotation for a security, or submitting a
quotation for publication, in a quotation
medium unless they have reviewed
specified information concerning the
security and the issuer.
Based on information provided by
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (FINRA), in the 2010
calendar year, FINRA received
approximately 1,798 applications from
broker-dealers to initiate or resume
publication of covered OTC securities in
the OTC Bulletin Board and/or the Pink
Sheets or other quotation mediums. We
estimate that (i) 41% of the covered
OTC securities were issued by reporting
issuers, while the other 59% were
issued by non-reporting issuers, and (ii)
it will take a broker-dealer about 4 hours
to review, record and retain the
information pertaining to a reporting
issuer, and about 8 hours to review,
record and retain the information
pertaining to a non-reporting issuer.
We therefore estimate that brokerdealers who initiate or resume
publication of quotations for covered
OTC securities of reporting issuers will
require 2,949 hours (1,798 × 41% × 4)
to review, record and retain the
information required by the Rule. We
estimate that broker-dealers who initiate
or resume publication of quotations for
covered OTC securities of non-reporting
issuers will require 8,487 hours (1,798
× 59% × 8) to review, record and retain
the information required by the Rule.
Thus, we estimate the total annual
burden hours for broker-dealers to
initiate or resume publication of
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quotations of covered OTC securities to
be 11,436 hours (2,949 + 8,487). The
Commission believes that these 11,436
hours would be borne by staff working
at a rate of $40 per hour.1
Subject to certain exceptions, the Rule
prohibits brokers-dealers from
publishing a quotation for a security, or
submitting a quotation for publication,
in a quotation medium unless they have
reviewed specified information
concerning the security and the issuer.
The broker-dealer must also make the
information reasonably available upon
request to any person expressing an
interest in a proposed transaction in the
security with such broker or dealer. The
collection of information that is
submitted to FINRA for review and
approval is currently not available to the
public from FINRA.
The Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information
subject to the PRA that does not display
a valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number.
Background documentation for this
information collection may be viewed at
the following link, https://
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 e-mail to:
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii)
Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an e-mail
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov . Comments
must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.
Dated: May 31, 2011.
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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Sept. 2007 for General Clerk national hourly rate.
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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 17Ac3-1(a) and SEC File No. 270-96; OMB Control No. 3235-
0151; Form TA-W (1669).
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 requests for approval of extension on the following rule and
form: Rule 17Ac3-1(a) (17 CFR 240.17Ac3-1(a)) and Form TA-W (17 CFR
249b.101) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.).
Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78a et seq.) authorizes transfer agents registered with an
appropriate regulatory agency (``ARA'') to withdraw from registration
by filing with the ARA a written notice of withdrawal and by agreeing
to such terms and conditions as the ARA deems necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or in the
furtherance of the purposes of Section 17A.
In order to implement Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Exchange Act the
Commission, on September 1, 1977, promulgated Rule 17Ac3-1(a) and
accompanying Form TA-W. On January 11, 2007, the Commission amended
Rule 17Ac3-1(a) and accompanying Form TA-W to require that the form be
filed in electronic format through EDGAR. Rule 17Ac3-1(a) provides that
notice of withdrawal of registration as a transfer agent with the
Commission shall be filed on Form TA-W. Form TA-W requires the
withdrawing transfer agent to provide the Commission with certain
information, including: (1) The locations where transfer agent
activities are or were performed; (2) the reasons for ceasing the
performance of such activities; (3) disclosure of unsatisfied judgments
or liens; and (4) information regarding successor transfer agents.
The Commission uses the information disclosed on Form TA-W to
determine whether the registered transfer agent applying for withdrawal
from registration as a transfer agent should be allowed to deregister
and, if so, whether the Commission should attach to the granting of the
application any terms or conditions necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of investors, or in furtherance of
the purposes of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. Without Rule 17Ac3-
1(a) and Form TA-W, transfer agents registered with the Commission
would not have a means to voluntarily deregister when necessary or
appropriate to do so.
Respondents file approximately 50 TA-Ws with the Commission
annually. A Form TA-W filing occurs only once, when a transfer agent is
seeking deregistration. Respondents file approximately 50 TA-Ws with
the Commission annually. A Form TA-W filing occurs only once, when a
transfer agent is seeing deregistration. Approximately 80 percent of
Form TA-Ws are completed by the transfer agent or its employees and
approximately 20 percent of Forms TA-W are completed by an outside
filing agent that is hired by the registrant to prepare the form and
file it electronically. In view of the readily-available information
requested by Form TA-W, its short and simple presentation, and the
Commission's experience with the filers, we estimate that approximately
30 minutes is required to complete and file Form TA-W, which consists
primarily of external
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labor costs plus a nominal and unquantifiable amount of computer
operations/maintenance cost (because the Forms must be filed
electronically through the Commission's EDGAR system). For transfer
agents that complete Form TA-W themselves, we estimate the cost per
filing is $25 (.5 hours times $50 average hourly rate for clerical
staff time), which is an internal labor cost. We estimate that outside
filing agents charge $100 to complete and file at TA-W on behalf of a
registrant, reflecting an external cost to respondents.
The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
Background documentation for this information collection may be
viewed at the following link, https://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 e-mail to: Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief Information
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon,
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312, or send an e-mail to:
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
May 31, 2011.
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-13857 Filed 6-3-11; 8:45 am]
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