Notice2024-05542
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17g-10 and Form ABS Due Diligence-15E
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March 15, 2024
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 18981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05542]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-563, OMB Control No. 3235-0694]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17g-10 and
Form ABS Due Diligence-15E
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736
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'') is soliciting comments on the existing
collection of information provided for in Rule 17g-10 and Form ABS Due
Diligence-15E (17 CFR 240.17g-10 and 17 CFR 249b.500) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of
information to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and
approval.
Rule 17g-10 requires a provider of third-party due diligence
services to provide the written certification required by Section
15E(s)(4) of the Exchange Act on Form ABS Due Diligence-15E. Based on
Commission staff's experience, it is estimated that third-party due
diligence service providers would be required to spend, on average,
0.20 hours to complete and transmit Form ABS Due Diligence-15E, for a
total annual burden of 470 hours.\1\ The cost for a compliance manager
to complete and submit Form ABS Due Diligence-15E pursuant to Rule 17g-
10 is estimated at $372 per hour,\2\ resulting in an industry-wide
annual internal cost to third-party service providers of $175,000 per
year.
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\1\ This figure is calculated by multiplying the per year
average number of offerings of asset-backed securities, as the term
is defined in Section 3(a)(79) of the Exchange Act, which was
estimated at 1,410 offerings, by the hour burden to complete and
transmit Form ABS Due Diligence-15E, estimated at 0.20 hours (1,410
offerings x 0.20 hours = 470 hours).
\2\ The $372 figure for a compliance manager is based on SIFMA's
Management & Professional Earnings in the Securities Industry 2013,
modified by Commission staff to account for an 1,800-hour work-year
and multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm size, employee
benefits and overhead, as adjusted for inflation using the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' CPI Inflation Calculator.
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Written comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents; 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 by
May 14, 2024.
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 OMB control number. Please direct your written comments
to: Dave Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F St. NE, Washington, DC
20549 or send an email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16464457495b777f7a74796e5665737538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08585a4957456961646a6770487b6d6b266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: March 12, 2024.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-05542 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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