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 from 111 as of
year-end 2009 to 82 as of year-end 2012, resulting in the aggregate
annual burden being reduced by 653 hours.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kimberly Chehardy 202
551-5793
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.