60 Day Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 9, 2021 / Notices
the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve or disapprove
such proposed rule change, or
(B) institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s internet
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
BX–2021–050 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to: Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–BX–2021–050. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
internet website (http://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549 on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change.
Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from
comment submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish
to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
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be submitted on or before November 30,
2021.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.12
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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Proposed Collection; 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 17g–4

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 17g–4 (17 CFR
240.17g–4) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). The
Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
The Credit Rating Agency Reform Act
of 2006 added a new section 15E,
‘‘Registration of Nationally Recognized
Statistical Rating Organizations,’’ 1 to
the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the
authority granted under section 15E of
the Exchange Act, the Commission
adopted Rule 17g–4, which requires that
a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (‘‘NRSRO’’) establish,
maintain, and enforce written policies
and procedures to prevent the misuse of
material nonpublic information,
including policies and procedures
reasonably designed to prevent: (a) The
inappropriate dissemination of material
nonpublic information obtained in
connection with the performance of
credit rating services; (b) a person
within the NRSRO from trading on
material nonpublic information; and (c)
the inappropriate dissemination of a
pending credit rating action.2
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78o–7.
2 See 17 CFR 240.17g–4; Release No. 34–55231
(Feb. 2, 2007), 72 FR 6378 (Feb. 9, 2007); Release
No. 34–55857 (June 5, 2007), 72 FR 33564 (June 18,
2007).

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There are 9 credit rating agencies
registered with the Commission as
NRSROs under section 15E of the
Exchange Act, which have already
established the policies and procedures
required by Rule 17g–4. Based on staff
experience, an NRSRO is estimated to
spend an average of approximately 10
hours per year reviewing its policies
and procedures regarding material
nonpublic information and updating
them (if necessary), resulting in an
average industry-wide annual hour
burden of approximately 90 hours.3
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this
publication.
The Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information
subject to the PRA that does not display
a valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number.
Please direct your written comments
to: Dave Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o John R.
Pezzullo, 100 F St. NE, Washington, DC
20549 or send an email to: PRA_
Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: November 3, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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