[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 10201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03509]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-498, OMB Control No. 3235-0556]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 15b11-1/Form BD-N

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (``PRA'') (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 Rule 
15b11-1 (17 CFR 240.15b11-1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) and Form BD-N (17 CFR 
249.501b).
    Rule 15b11-1 provides that a broker or dealer may register by 
notice pursuant to section 15(b)(11)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 
78o(b)(11)(A)) if it: (1) Is registered with the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission as a futures commission merchant or an introducing 
broker, as those terms are defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 1, et seq.); (2) is a member of the National Futures Association 
or another national securities association registered under section 
15A(k) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78o-3(k)); and (3) is not 
required to register as a broker or dealer in connection with 
transactions in securities other than security futures products. The 
rule also requires a broker or dealer registering by notice to do so by 
filing Form BD-N in accordance with the instructions to the form. In 
addition, the rule provides that if the information provided by filing 
the form is or becomes inaccurate for any reason, the broker or dealer 
shall promptly file an amendment on the form correcting such 
information.
    The Commission staff estimates that the total annual reporting 
burden associated with Rule 15b11-1 and Form BD-N is approximately two 
hours, based on an average of two initial notice registrations per year 
that each take approximately 30 minutes to complete, for one hour, plus 
an average of three amendments per year that each take approximately 
fifteen minutes to complete, for 0.75 hours, rounded up to one hour, 
for a total of two hours.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The public may view background documentation for this information 
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. 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 email to: 
Lindsay.M.Abate@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia 
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email 
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: February 18, 2020.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-03509 Filed 2-20-20; 8:45 am]
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