Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 16719-16720 [2015-07130]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Notices public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the NYSE’s principal office and on its Internet Web site at www.nyse.com. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–NYSE– 2015–12 and should be submitted on or before April 20, 2015. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.22 Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–07134 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [SEC File No. 270–216, OMB Control No. 3235–0243] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Extension: Rule 206(3)–2. 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 (the ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 206(3)–2, (17 CFR 275.206(3)–2) which is entitled ‘‘Agency Cross Transactions for Advisory Clients,’’ permits investment advisers to comply with section 206(3) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 80b–6(3)) by obtaining a client’s blanket consent to enter into agency cross transactions (i.e., a transaction in which an adviser acts as a broker to both the advisory client and the opposite party to the transaction). Rule 206(3)–2 22 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(59). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:57 Mar 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 applies to all registered investment advisers. In relying on the rule, investment advisers must provide certain disclosures to their clients. Advisory clients can use the disclosures to monitor agency cross transactions that affect their advisory account. The Commission also uses the information required by Rule 206(3)–2 in connection with its investment adviser inspection program to ensure that advisers are in compliance with the rule. Without the information collected under the rule, advisory clients would not have information necessary for monitoring their adviser’s handling of their accounts and the Commission would be less efficient and effective in its inspection program. The information requirements of the rule consist of the following: (1) Prior to obtaining the client’s consent, appropriate disclosure must be made to the client as to the practice of, and the conflicts of interest involved in, agency cross transactions; (2) at or before the completion of any such transaction, the client must be furnished with a written confirmation containing specified information and offering to furnish upon request certain additional information; and (3) at least annually, the client must be furnished with a written statement or summary as to the total number of transactions during the period covered by the consent and the total amount of commissions received by the adviser or its affiliated brokerdealer attributable to such transactions. The Commission estimates that approximately 464 respondents use the rule annually, necessitating about 32 responses per respondent each year, for a total of 14,848 responses. Each response requires an estimated 0.5 hours, for a total of 7,424 hours. The estimated average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive or representative survey or study of the cost of Commission rules and forms. This collection of information is found at (17 CFR 275.206(3)–2) and is necessary in order for the investment adviser to obtain the benefits of Rule 206(3)–2. The collection of information requirements under the rule is mandatory. Information subject to the disclosure requirements of Rule 206(3)–2 does not require submission to the Commission; and, accordingly, the disclosure pursuant to the rule is not kept confidential. Commission-registered investment advisers are required to maintain and preserve certain information required under Rule 206(3)–2 for five (5) years. The long-term retention of these records PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16719 is necessary for the Commission’s inspection program to ascertain compliance with the Advisers Act. 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. The public may view the 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: Shagufta_ Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 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: PRA_Mailbox@ sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: March 24, 2015. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–07127 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; 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 6c–7; SEC File No. 270–269, OMB Control No. 3235–0276. 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 (the ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 6c–7 (17 CFR 270.6c–7) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) (‘‘1940 Act’’) provides exemption from certain provisions of Sections 22(e) and 27 of the 1940 Act for registered separate accounts offering variable annuity contracts to certain employees of Texas institutions of higher education participating in the Texas Optional Retirement Program. There are E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 16720 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Notices approximately 50 registrants governed by Rule 6c–7. The burden of compliance with Rule 6c–7, in connection with the registrants obtaining from a purchaser, prior to or at the time of purchase, a signed document acknowledging the restrictions on redeem ability imposed by Texas law, is estimated to be approximately 3 minutes per response for each of approximately 2,300 purchasers annually (at an estimated $64 per hour),1 for a total annual burden of 115 hours (at a total annual cost of $7,360). Rule 6c–7 requires that the separate account’s registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) include a representation that Rule 6c–7 is being relied upon and is being complied with. This requirement enhances the Commission’s ability to monitor utilization of and compliance with the rule. There are no recordkeeping requirements with respect to Rule 6c–7. The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules or forms. The Commission does not include in the estimate of average burden hours the time preparing registration statements and sales literature disclosure regarding the restrictions on redeem ability imposed by Texas law. The estimate of burden hours for completing the relevant registration statements are reported on the separate PRA submissions for those statements. (See the separate PRA submissions for Form N–3 (17 CFR 274.11b) and Form N–4 (17 CFR 274.11c).) Complying with the collection of information requirements of the rules is necessary to obtain a benefit. 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. The public may view the 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: Shagufta_ 1 $64/hour figure for a Compliance Clerk is from SIFMA’s Office Salaries in the Securities Industry 2013 survey, modified by Commission staff to account for an 1800-hour work year and multiplied by 2.93 to account for bonuses, firm size, employee benefits and overhead. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:57 Mar 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 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: PRA_Mailbox@ sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: March 24, 2015. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–07130 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0058] Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Technical corrections; proposed changes and request for comments. AGENCY: NHTSA published a notice in the Federal Register on May 8, 2013, (78 FR 26849; NHTSA Docket 2013–0058) that revised the Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs). The text of the notice contained some typographical and technical errors. This document describes and corrects those errors. This notice also proposes some additional changes to the BAIID Model Specifications and requests comments on the proposed changes. DATES: The technical corrections contained in this notice are effective on March 30, 2015. Regarding the proposed changes contained in this notice, written comments may be submitted to this agency and must be received no later than April 29, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number NHTSA–2013–0058 by any of the following methods: • Electronic submissions: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: 202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, M–30, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should identify the Docket number of this document. Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information, see https:// www.regulations.gov. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the ‘‘Privacy Act’’ heading below. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the complete User Notice and Privacy Notice for Reglations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/search/ footer/privacyanduse.jsp. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov at any time or visit the West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical issues: Ms. De Carlo Ciccel, Behavioral Research Division, NTI–131, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone number: (202) 366– 1694; Email: decarlo.ciccel@dot.gov. For legal issues: Ms. Jin Kim, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, NCC–113, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone number: (202) 366– 1834; Email: jin.kim@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA published a notice in the Federal Register on May 8, 2013, (78 FR 26849; NHTSA Docket 2013–0058) that revised the Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs). The notice that was published on May 8, 2013, went into effect one year later, on May 8, 2014. As explained in the 2013 notice, NHTSA considered whether it should evaluate ignition interlocks against the Model Specifications and publish a conforming products list (CPL) of devices that meet the specifications. For reasons described in some detail in the 2013 notice, NHTSA explained that it would delay E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16719-16720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07130]


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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 FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Rule 6c-7; SEC File No. 270-269, OMB Control No. 3235-0276.

    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 (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously 
approved collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 6c-7 (17 CFR 270.6c-7) under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``1940 Act'') provides exemption from 
certain provisions of Sections 22(e) and 27 of the 1940 Act for 
registered separate accounts offering variable annuity contracts to 
certain employees of Texas institutions of higher education 
participating in the Texas Optional Retirement Program. There are

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approximately 50 registrants governed by Rule 6c-7. The burden of 
compliance with Rule 6c-7, in connection with the registrants obtaining 
from a purchaser, prior to or at the time of purchase, a signed 
document acknowledging the restrictions on redeem ability imposed by 
Texas law, is estimated to be approximately 3 minutes per response for 
each of approximately 2,300 purchasers annually (at an estimated $64 
per hour),\1\ for a total annual burden of 115 hours (at a total annual 
cost of $7,360).
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    \1\ $64/hour figure for a Compliance Clerk is from SIFMA's 
Office Salaries in the Securities Industry 2013 survey, modified by 
Commission staff to account for an 1800-hour work year and 
multiplied by 2.93 to account for bonuses, firm size, employee 
benefits and overhead.
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    Rule 6c-7 requires that the separate account's registration 
statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) 
include a representation that Rule 6c-7 is being relied upon and is 
being complied with. This requirement enhances the Commission's ability 
to monitor utilization of and compliance with the rule. There are no 
recordkeeping requirements with respect to Rule 6c-7.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the 
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a 
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of 
Commission rules or forms. The Commission does not include in the 
estimate of average burden hours the time preparing registration 
statements and sales literature disclosure regarding the restrictions 
on redeem ability imposed by Texas law. The estimate of burden hours 
for completing the relevant registration statements are reported on the 
separate PRA submissions for those statements. (See the separate PRA 
submissions for Form N-3 (17 CFR 274.11b) and Form N-4 (17 CFR 
274.11c).)
    Complying with the collection of information requirements of the 
rules is necessary to obtain a benefit. 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.
    The public may view the 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: 
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 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: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: March 24, 2015.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-07130 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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