[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1443-1444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00218]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-030, OMB Control No. 3235-0290]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17f-
1(g)

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. 3501et seq.) (``PRA''), 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 
17f-1(g) (17 CFR 240.17f-1(g)), under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    Rule 17f-1(g) requires that all reporting institutions (i.e., every 
national securities exchange, member thereof, registered securities 
association, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, registered 
transfer agent, registered clearing agency, participant therein, member 
of the Federal Reserve System, and bank insured by the FDIC) maintain 
and preserve a number of documents related to their participation in 
the Lost and Stolen Securities Program (``Program'') under Rule 17f-1. 
The following documents must be kept in an easily accessible place for 
three years, according to paragraph (g): (1) copies of all reports of 
theft or loss (Form X-17F-1A) filed with the Commission's designee: (2) 
all agreements between reporting institutions regarding registration in 
the Program or other aspects of Rule 17f-1; and (3) all confirmations 
or other information received from the

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Commission or its designee as a result of inquiry.
    Reporting institutions utilize these records and reports (a) to 
report missing, lost, stolen or counterfeit securities to the database, 
(b) to confirm inquiry of the database, and (c) to demonstrate 
compliance with Rule 17f-1. The Commission and the reporting 
institutions' examining authorities utilize these records to monitor 
the incidence of thefts and losses incurred by reporting institutions 
and to determine compliance with Rule 17f-1. If such records were not 
retained by reporting institutions, compliance with Rule 17f-1 could 
not be monitored effectively.
    The Commission estimates that there are approximately 10,018 
reporting institutions (respondents) and, on average, each respondent 
would need to retain 33 records annually, with each retention requiring 
approximately 1 minute (a total of 33 minutes or 0.5511 hours per 
respondent per year). Thus, the total estimated annual time burden for 
all respondents is 5,521 hours (10,018 x 0.5511 hours = 5,521). 
Assuming an average hourly cost for clerical work of $50.00, the 
average total yearly record retention internal cost of compliance for 
each respondent would be $27.56 ($50 x 0.5511 hours). Based on these 
estimates, the total annual internal compliance cost for the estimated 
10,018 reporting institutions would be approximately $276,096 (10,018 x 
$27.56).
    Rule 17f-1(g) does not require periodic collection, but it does 
require retention of records generated as a result of compliance with 
Rule 17f-1. Under Section 17(b) and (f) of the Act, the information 
required by Rule 17f-1(g) is available to the Commission and Federal 
bank regulators for examinations or collection purposes. Rule 0-4 of 
the Securities Exchange Act deems such information to be confidential.
    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. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by February 9, 2023 to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 4, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00218 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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