Rule 8c-1 prohibits the commingling
under the same lien of securities of customers (a) with securities
of other customers without their written consent and (b) with the
broker-dealer's proprietary securities. The rule also prohibits a
broker-dealer from hypothecating customers' securities for a sum in
excess of the customer aggregate indebtedness to the
broker-dealer.
Changes in burden are
reflective of the most recent data regarding the number of
responses and time required for response. While the response time
did not change, the number of respondents decreased, resulting in
the aggregate annual burden being reduced. The number of
respondents declined from 60 as of the end of 2015 to 46 as of the
end of 2019. As a result, the number of total responses decreased
from 2,700 to 2,070, a decrease of 630 responses. The hourly burden
decreased from 1,350 to 1,035, a decrease of 315 hours.
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Abraham Jacob 202
551-5583
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.