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[Notices]               
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.

Extension: Rule 10b-10, SEC File No. 270-389, OMB Control No. 3235-
0444.

    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'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a 
request for extension of the previously approved collection[s] of 
information discussed below.

 Rule 10b-10, Confirmation of Transactions

    Rule 10b-10 (17 CFR 240.10b-10) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (17 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) requires broker-dealers to convey basic 
trade information to customers regarding their securities transactions. 
This information includes: the date and time of the transaction, the 
identity and number of shares bought or sold, and the trading capacity 
of the broker-dealer. Depending on the trading capacity of the broker-
dealer, Rule 10b-10 requires the disclosure of commissions as well as 
mark-up and mark-down information. For transactions in debt securities, 
Rule 10b-10 requires the disclosure of redemption and yield 
information. Rule 10b-10 potentially applies to all of the 
approximately 6,014 firms registered with the Commission that effect 
transactions on behalf of customers.
    The confirmations required by Rule 10b-10 are generally processed 
through automated systems. It takes approximately 1 minute to generate 
and send a confirmation. It is estimated that broker-dealers spend 77.4 
million hours per year complying with Rule 10b-10.
    The Commission staff estimates the costs of producing and sending a 
paper confirmation, including postage to be approximately 91 cents. The 
Commission staff also estimates that the cost of producing a sending a 
wholly electronic confirmation is approximately 52 cents. The amount of 
confirmations sent and the cost of sending each confirmation varies 
from firm to firm. Smaller firms generally send fewer confirmations 
than larger firms because they effect fewer transactions.
    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 control number.
    General comments regarding the estimated burden hours should be 
directed to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities 
and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to: 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information 

Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson, 
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria VA 22312 or send an e-mail to: 
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of 

this notice.

    Dated: April 16, 2007.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-7688 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]

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