Dissemination of Quotations -- Rule 602 of Regulation NMS
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
03/04/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2026
30
25
208,410
96,625
0
0
Section 11A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (âExchange Actâ) directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (âCommissionâ) to use its authority under the Exchange Act to facilitate the establishment of a national market system in which, among other things, brokers, dealers, and investors have access to information on securities quotations and transactions. Moreover, the Commission is authorized, under Sections 11A(c)(1)(B) and (F) of the Exchange Act, to assure the prompt, accurate and reliable distribution of quotation information and to assure the fairness and usefulness of the form and content of such information. To achieve these statutory objectives, the Commission promulgated Rule 11Ac1-1, designated as Rule 602 of Regulation NMS, 17 CFR 242.602.
Rule 602 contains two related collections of information. The first collection of information is found in Rule 602(a). This requirement obligates each national securities exchange and national securities association to make available to quotation vendors for dissemination to the public the best bid, best offer, and aggregate quotation size for each âsubject security,â as defined under the Rule. The second collection of information is found in Rule 602(b). This requirement obligates each exchange member and over-the-counter (âOTCâ) market maker that is a âresponsible broker or dealer,â as defined under the Rule, to communicate to an exchange or association its best bids, best offers, and quotation sizes for subject securities.
US Code:
15 USC 78a
Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The increase in the total estimated annual time burden on respondents from 96,625 hours to 208,410 hours is due to an increase in the estimated number of responses per respondent based on 2024 market data and an increase in the number of respondents from 26 to 30.
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No
No
No
No
No
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Steve Kuan 2025515624
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.