Notice2026-05553
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17a-22
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March 23, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13897-13898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05553]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0196]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17a-22
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 (SEC or ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
proposed collection of information. Rule 17a-22 requires all registered
clearing agencies to prominently post on their internet websites all
supplementary materials they issue or make generally available to
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their participants or other entities with whom they have a significant
relationship. The supplementary materials must be posted within two
days after they are issued or made generally available. When the
Commission is not the clearing agency's appropriate regulatory agency,
the clearing agency must file one copy of the material with its
appropriate regulatory agency.
The Commission is responsible for overseeing clearing agencies and
uses the information posted pursuant to Rule 17a-22 to determine
whether a clearing agency is implementing procedural or policy changes.
The information aides the Commission in determining whether such
changes are consistent with the purposes of Section 17A of the Exchange
Act. Also, the Commission uses the information to determine whether a
clearing agency has changed its rules without reporting the actual or
prospective change to the Commission as required under Section 19(b) of
the Exchange Act.
The respondents to Rule 17a-22 are registered clearing agencies.
The frequency of postings made by clearing agencies pursuant to Rule
17a-22 varies but on average there are approximately 120 postings per
year per active clearing agency. There are nine clearing agencies, but
only seven active registered clearing agencies that are expected to
make postings pursuant to Rule 17a-22. The Commission staff estimates
that each response requires approximately .25 hours (fifteen minutes),
which represents the time it takes for a staff person at the clearing
agency to properly identify a document subject to the rule and post the
material prominently on the clearing agency's internet website. Thus,
the total annual burden for all active clearing agencies is
approximately 210 hours (7 clearing agencies multiplied by 120 filings
per clearing agency multiplied by .25 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 this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the SEC, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the SEC's estimate of the burden
imposed by 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 to be
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#1646776673646179647d4473726375627f79785775625665737538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3e3d2c3d6c1c4dcc1d8e1d6d7c6d0c7dadcddf2d0c7f3c0d6d09dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a> by May 22, 2026. There will be a second
opportunity to comment on this SEC request following the Federal
Register publishing a 30-Day Submission Notice.
Dated: March 18, 2026.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-05553 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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