[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28317]


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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 FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rules 17Ad-22--Standards for Clearing Agencies; SEC File No. 
270-646, OMB Control No. 3235-0695

    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 
17Ad-22 (17 CFR 240.17Ad-22) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    Rule 17Ad-22 was adopted to strengthen the substantive regulation 
of clearing agencies, promote the safe and reliable operation of 
covered clearing agencies, and improve efficiency, transparency, and 
access to covered clearing agencies.\1\ The total estimated annual 
burden of Rule 17Ad-22 is 8,091 hours, and the total estimated annual 
cost is $13,397,120.
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    \1\ See 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22; see also Exchange Act Release No. 
34-68080 (Oct. 22, 2012), 77 FR 66219, 66225-26 (Nov. 2, 2012).
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    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) Charles Riddle, Acting 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: December 27, 2019.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-28317 Filed 12-31-19; 8:45 am]
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