The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) (the agencies) jointly are issuing notice of final rulemakings (NFR) to implement certain of the exceptions for banks from the definition of broker under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), as amended by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). The NFR defines terms used in these statutory exceptions and include certain related exemptions. The sections of the NFR for Rules 701, 723, and 741 contain new information collection requirements in the form of recordkeeping and disclosure requirements.
The Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission jointly issued proposed rules that implement certain of the exceptions for banks from the definition of the term ÂÂbrokerÂÂ under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (ÂÂExchange ActÂÂ), as amended by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (ÂÂGLBAÂÂ). The proposed rules would define terms used in these statutory exceptions and include certain related exemptions.
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.