Notice2021-18698
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
August 31, 2021
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48781-48782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18698]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-269; OMB Control No. 3235-0276]
Proposed Collection; 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
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'') 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 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
approximately 142 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 of professional
time per response for each of approximately 6,500 purchasers annually
(at an estimated $72 per hour),\1\ for a total annual burden of 325
hours (at a total annual cost of $23,400).
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\1\ $72/hour figure for a Compliance Clerk is based on the
Commission's estimates concerning the allocation of burden hours and
the relevant wage rates from the Commission's consultations with
industry representatives and on salary information for the
securities industry compiled by the Securities Industry and
Financial Markets Association's Office Salaries in the Securities
Industry 2013. The estimated wage figures are 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, overhead, and
adjusted to account for the effects of inflation. See Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association, Report on Management &
Professional Earnings in the Securities Industry 2013.
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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).)
The Commission requests written comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
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agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this publication.
Please direct your written comments to David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549; or send an email to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a4a485b45577b73767875625a697f79347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="beeeecffe1f3dfd7d2dcd1c6fecddbdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: August 25, 2021.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-18698 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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