Notice2024-12442
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17f-2(c)
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June 6, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48476-48477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12442]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-035, OMB Control No. 3235-0029]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17f-2(c)
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 (``PRA'') (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 17f-2(c) (17 CFR
240.17f-2(c)), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of
information to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for
extension and approval.
Rule 17f-2(c) allows persons required to be fingerprinted pursuant
to Section 17(f)(2) of the Act to submit their fingerprints to the
Attorney General of the United States or its designee (i.e., the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (``FBI'')) through a registered
national securities exchange or a registered national securities
association (collectively, also known as ``self-regulatory
organizations'' or ``SROs'') pursuant to a fingerprint plan filed with,
and declared effective by, the Commission. Fingerprint plans have been
declared effective for the American, Boston, Chicago, New York, and
Philadelphia stock exchanges and for the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (``FINRA'') and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Currently, FINRA accounts for the bulk of the fingerprint submissions.
It is estimated that 3,800 respondents submit approximately 278,455
sets of fingerprints (consisting of approximately 258,646 electronic
sets and 19,809 hard copy sets) to SROs on an annual basis. The
Commission estimates that it takes approximately 15 minutes to create
and submit each fingerprint card. The total time burden is therefore
estimated to be approximately 69,614 hours per year.
In addition, the SROs charge an estimated $31 fee for processing
fingerprint cards submitted electronically, resulting in a total annual
cost to all 3,800 respondents of approximately $8,018,026 per year. The
SROs charge an estimated $41 fee for processing fingerprint cards
submitted in hard copy, resulting in a total annual
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cost to all 3,800 respondents of approximately $812,169 per year. The
combined cost to all respondents is thus approximately $8,830,195 per
year.
Because the FBI will not accept fingerprint cards directly from
submitting organizations, Commission approval of fingerprint plans from
certain SROs is essential to carry out the Congressional goal to
fingerprint securities industry personnel. Filing these plans for
review assures users and their personnel that fingerprint cards will be
handled responsibly and with due care for confidentiality.
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
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 by
August 5, 2024.
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.
Please direct your written comments to: David Bottom, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John
Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or send an email to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#441416051b09252d28262b3c043721276a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e7e7c6f71634f47424c41566e5d4b4d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 3, 2024.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-12442 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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