Notice2026-09239
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 15b6-1 and Form BDW
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Published
May 11, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 25723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09239]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0018]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 15b6-1 and
Form BDW
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 provided for in Rule 15b6-1 (17 CFR
240.15b6-1), 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.
Registered broker-dealers use Form BDW (17 CFR 249.501a) to
withdraw from registration with the Commission, the self-regulatory
organizations, and the states. On average, the Commission estimates
that it would take a broker-dealer approximately one hour to complete
and file a Form BDW to withdraw from Commission registration as
required by Rule 15b6-1. The Commission estimates that approximately
283 broker-dealers withdraw from Commission registration annually \1\
and, therefore, file a Form BDW via the internet with the Central
Registration Depository, a computer system operated by the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. that maintains information
regarding registered broker-dealers and their registered personnel. The
283 broker-dealers that withdraw from registration by filing Form BDW
would incur an aggregate annual reporting burden of approximately 283
hours.\2\
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\1\ This estimate is based on Form BDW data collected over the
past three years for fully registered broker-dealers. This estimate
is based on the numbers of forms filed; therefore, the number may
include multiple forms per broker-dealer if the broker-dealer's
initial filing was incomplete. In fiscal year (from 10/1 through 9/
30) 2023, 291 broker-dealers withdrew from registration. In fiscal
year 2024, 304 broker-dealers withdrew from registration. In fiscal
year 2025, 255 broker-dealers withdrew from registration. (231 + 304
+ 255)/3 = 283 (rounded down from 283.33).
\2\ (283 x 1 hour) = 283 hours.
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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 comment to Austin Gerig, Director/Chief
Data Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya Ruttenberg,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 and send it by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfefdecfdacdc8d0cdd4eddadbcadccbd6d0d1fedccbffccdadc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4e4d5c4d1c6c3dbc6dfe6d1d0c1d7c0dddbdaf5d7c0f4c7d1d79ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a> within 60 days of publication of this
notice, by July 10, 2026.
Dated: May 6, 2026.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09239 Filed 5-8-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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