Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 44480 [2017-20220]

Download as PDF 44480 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 183 / Friday, September 22, 2017 / Notices collection of information provided for in Rule 17Ab2–1 (17 CFR 240.17Ab2–1) and Form CA–1: Registration of Clearing Agencies (17 CFR 249b.200) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Rule 17Ab2–1 and Form CA–1 require clearing agencies to register with the Commission and to meet certain requirements with regard to, among other things, the clearing agency’s organization, capacities, and rules. The information is collected from the clearing agency upon the initial application for registration on Form CA–1. Thereafter, information is collected by amendment to the initial Form CA–1 when changes in circumstances that render certain information on Form CA–1 inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete necessitate modification of the information previously provided to the Commission. The Commission uses the information disclosed on Form CA–1 to (i) determine whether an applicant meets the standards for registration set forth in Section 17A of the Exchange Act, (ii) enforce compliance with the Exchange Act’s registration requirement, and (iii) provide information about specific registered clearing agencies for compliance and investigatory purposes. Without Rule 17Ab2–1, the Commission could not perform these duties as statutorily required. The Commission staff estimates that the average Form CA–1 requires approximately 130 hours to complete and submit for approval. This burden is composed primarily of a one-time reporting burden that reflects the applicant’s staff time (i.e. internal labor costs) to prepare and submit the Form to the Commission. This estimate includes the burden associated with filing amendments to Form CA–1, which is required when certain information contained in an applicant’s or registrant’s Form CA–1 becomes inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete. (The time burden related to preparing and submitting an amendment widely varies depending on the nature of the information that needs to be updated.) Since the Commission only receives an average of one submission per year, the aggregate annual burden associated with compliance with Rule 17Ab2–1 and Form CA–1 is 130 hours. The Commission staff estimates that compliance staff work at applicant or registrant clearing agencies to comply with Rule 17Ab2–1 and complete Form CA–1 will result in an internal cost of compliance, at an estimated hourly wage of $283, of $36,790 per year per clearing agency (130 hours × $283 per hour = $36,790 per year). Therefore, the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 241001 aggregate annual internal cost of compliance for the approximately one clearing agency each year to comply with Rule 17Ab2–1 is also $36,790. The external costs associated with work on Form CA–1 include fees charged by outside lawyers and accountants to assist the applicant or registrant collect and prepare the information sought by the form (though such consultations are not required by the Commission) and are estimated to be approximately a total amount of $19,029 ($19,029 times one registrant per year). 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. The public may view 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 by sending an email to: PRA_ Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: September 19, 2017. Eduardo A. Aleman, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–20216 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [SEC File No. 270–064, OMB Control No. 3235–0067] 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 approved collection of information discussed below. Form S–11 (17 CFR 239.18) is the registration statement form used to register securities issued by real estate investment trusts or by issuers whose business is primarily that of acquiring and holding for investment interests in real estate under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). The information filed with the Commission permits verification of compliance with securities law requirements and assures public availability and dissemination of such information. Information provided is mandatory. We estimate that Form S– 11 takes approximately 779.04 hours per response and is filed by approximately 64 issuers annually. In addition, we estimate that 25% of the 779.04 hours per response (194.76 hours) is prepared by the issuer for an annual reporting burden of 12,465 hours (194.76 hours per response × 64 responses). 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: September 19, 2017. Eduardo A. Aleman, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–20220 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P Extension: Form S–11 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 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20220]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-064, OMB Control No. 3235-0067]


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:
    Form S-11

    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 S-11 (17 CFR 239.18) is the registration statement form used 
to register securities issued by real estate investment trusts or by 
issuers whose business is primarily that of acquiring and holding for 
investment interests in real estate under the Securities Act of 1933 
(15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). The information filed with the Commission 
permits verification of compliance with securities law requirements and 
assures public availability and dissemination of such information. 
Information provided is mandatory. We estimate that Form S-11 takes 
approximately 779.04 hours per response and is filed by approximately 
64 issuers annually. In addition, we estimate that 25% of the 779.04 
hours per response (194.76 hours) is prepared by the issuer for an 
annual reporting burden of 12,465 hours (194.76 hours per response x 64 
responses).
    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: September 19, 2017.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-20220 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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