Notice2026-01773

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Customer Account Statements (17 CFR 242.607)

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January 29, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3937-3938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01773]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[OMB Control No. 3235-0435]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Extension: Customer Account Statements (17 CFR 
242.607)

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.) (``PRA''), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing 
collection of information provided for in Rule 607 (17 CFR 242.607) 
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) 
(``Exchange Act''). The Commission plans to submit this existing 
collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget) 
(``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Rule 607 requires disclosure on each new account and on a yearly 
basis thereafter, on the annual statement, the firm's policies 
regarding receipt of payment for order flow from any market makers, 
exchanges or exchange members to which it routes customers' order in 
national market system securities for execution; and information 
regarding the aggregate amount of monetary payments, discounts, rebates 
or reduction in fees received by the firm over the past year.
    The information collected pursuant to Rule 607 is necessary to 
facilitate the establishment of a national market system for 
securities. The purpose of the rule is to ensure that customers are 
adequately apprised of the broker-dealer's order routing practices with 
respect to the customer's order, in furtherance of the Commission's 
statutory mandate to protect investors.
    The Commission estimates that approximately 3,342 respondents will 
make the third-party disclosures required in the collection of 
information requirements to 330,297,553 customer accounts each year. 
The Commission estimates that the average number of hours necessary for 
each respondent to comply with Rule 607 per year is 77.918 hours, which 
results in an average aggregated annual burden of 260,401.956 hours.
    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.
    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, 
including the validity of the methodology and the assumptions used; (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, 
electronic collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Please direct your written comments on this 60-Day Collection 
Notice to Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data Officer, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya Ruttenberg via email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f5f6e7f6a7d78607d645d6a6b7a6c7b6660614e6c7b4f7c6a6c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d5d6c7d687f7a627f665f6869786e796462634c6e794d7e686e236a627b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> by March 30, 2026. There will

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be a second opportunity to comment on this SEC request following the 
Federal Register publishing a 30-Day Submission Notice.

    Dated: January 27, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01773 Filed 1-28-26; 8:45 am]
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