
[Federal Register: December 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 241)]
[Notices]               
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
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Extension: Rule 11a1-1(T); OMB Control No. 3235-0478; SEC File No. 
270-428.

    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 (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension of the 
previously approved collection of information provided for in the 
following rule: Rule 11a1-1(T) (17 CFR 240.11a1-1(T)) under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange 
Act'').
    On January 27, 1976, the Commission adopted Rule 11a1-1(T), to 
certain exempt transactions of exchange members for their own accounts 
that would otherwise be prohibited under section 11(a) of the Exchange 
Act. The rule provides that a member's proprietary order may be 
executed on the exchange of which the trader is a member, if, among 
other things: (1) The member discloses that a bid or offer for its 
account is for its account to any member with whom such bid or offer is 
placed or to whom it is communicated; (2) any such member through whom 
that bid or offer is communicated discloses to others participating in 
effecting the order that it is for the account of a member; and (3) 
immediately before executing the order, a member (other than a 
specialist in such security) presenting any order for the account of a 
member on the exchange clearly announces or otherwise indicates to the 
specialist and to other members then present that he is presenting an 
order for the account of a member.
    Without these requirements, it would not be possible for the 
Commission to monitor its mandate under the Exchange Act to promote 
fair and orderly markets and ensure that exchange members have, as the 
principle purpose of their exchange memberships, the conduct of a 
public securities business.
    There are approximately 1,151 respondents that require an aggregate 
total of 32 hours to comply with this rule. Each of these approximately 
1,151 respondents makes an estimated 20 annual responses, for an 
aggregate of 23,020 responses per year. Each response takes 
approximately 5 seconds to complete. Thus, the total compliance burden 
per year is 32 hours (23,020 x 5 seconds/60 seconds per minute/60 
minutes per hour = 32 hours). The approximate cost per hour is $519, 
resulting in a total cost of compliance for the annual burden of 
$16,608 (32 hours @ $519).
    Compliance with Rule 11a-1(T) is necessary for exchange members to 
make transactions for their own accounts under a specific exemption 
from the general prohibition of such transactions under Section 11(a) 
of the Exchange Act. Compliance with Rule 11a-1(T) does not involve the 
collection of confidential information. Rule 11a-1(T) does not have a 
record retention requirement per se. However, responses made pursuant 
to Rule 11a-1(T) may be subject to the recordkeeping requirements of 
Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4. 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.
    Comments should be directed to (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 by sending an e-mail to: 
nfraser@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Lewis W. Walker, Acting 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 within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: December 8, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-29505 Filed 12-12-08; 8:45 am]

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