Rule 17a-25 sets forth the obligations
of registered broker-dealers to submit securities trading data in
electronic format upon request by the Commission for enforcement
and other regulatory purposes.
The increases in burden reflect
an increase in (1) the number of electronic EBS requests sent
(13,493 versus 7,697 from the prior comparable 25-month figure
reported in 2015); (2) an increase in the number of electronic
responses received (528,551 versus 124,912 from the prior
comparable 25-month figure reported in 2015); and (3) an increase
in the number of manual responses received (500 versus 80 from the
prior annual figure reported in 2015). In addition, there was a
decrease in the burden hours resulting from the elimination of the
previously reported 2-hour burden (8 broker-dealers x 15 minutes
per year) to supply and update contact information in response to a
Commission request. The Commission now uses the BSS system operated
by FINRA to manage its EBS requests. Because FINRA already collects
firm contact information, the Commission has reduced the potential
for duplication and no longer needs to request this information.
Therefore, we have removed this information collection. Accounting
for all of these changes, the annual aggregate hour reporting
burden has increased from 8,116 in 2015 to 34,577 currently. This
increase reflects additional regulatory and enforcement inquiries
and investigations using the EBS system, as well as the increased
complexity of some of the trading activity involved in those
inquiries that are contained in a higher number of multiple
responses to a single request.
$1,136,640
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Richard Holley 202 551-5614
holleyr@sec.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.