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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 47 / Tuesday, March 10, 2020 / Notices
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
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 203A–2(e), SEC File No. 270–501,
OMB Control No. 3235–0559

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 collections of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
Rule 203A–2(e),1 which is entitled
‘‘internet Investment Advisers,’’
exempts from the prohibition on
Commission registration an internet
investment adviser who provides
investment advice to all of its clients
exclusively through computer softwarebased models or applications, termed
under the rule as ‘‘interactive
websites.’’ 2 These advisers generally
would not meet the statutory thresholds
currently set out in section 203A of the
Advisers Act 3—they do not manage $25
million or more in assets and do not
advise registered investment companies,
or they manage between $25 million
and $100 million in assets, do not
advise registered investment companies
or business development companies,
and are required to be registered as
investment advisers with the states in
which they maintain their principal
offices and places of business and are
subject to examination as an adviser by
such states.4 Eligibility under rule
203A–2(e) is conditioned on an adviser
maintaining in an easily accessible
place, for a period of not less than five
years from the filing of Form ADV,5 a
1 17

CFR 275.203A–2(e).
in rule 203A–2(e) is a limited
exception to the interactive website requirement
which allows these advisers to provide investment
advice to fewer than 15 clients through other means
on an annual basis. 17 CFR 275.203A–2(e)(1)(i). The
rule also precludes advisers in a control
relationship with an SEC-registered internet adviser
from registering with the Commission under the
common control exemption provided by rule 203A–
2(b) (17 CFR 275.203A–2(b)). 17 CFR 275.203A–
2(e)(1)(iii).
3 15 U.S.C. 80b–3a(a).
4 Id.
5 The five-year record retention period is a similar
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record demonstrating that the adviser’s
advisory business has been conducted
through an interactive website in
accordance with the rule.6
This record maintenance requirement
is a ‘‘collection of information’’ for PRA
purposes. The Commission believes that
approximately 181 advisers are
registered with the Commission under
rule 203A–2(e), which involves a
recordkeeping requirement of
approximately four burden hours per
year per adviser and results in an
estimated 724 of total burden hours (4
× 181) for all advisers.
This collection of information is
mandatory, as it is used by Commission
staff in its examination and oversight
program in order to determine
continued Commission registration
eligibility for advisers registered under
this rule. Responses generally are kept
confidential pursuant to section 210(b)
of the Advisers Act.7 Written comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Commission, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) The accuracy of the
Commission’s estimate of the burden of
the collection of information; (c) Ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; 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. An agency may not conduct
or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
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 OMB control number.
Please direct your written comments
to David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, C/O Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549; or send an email to: PRA_
[email protected].
Dated: March 5, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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advisers under rule 204–2 of the Advisers Act. See
rule 204–2 (17 CFR 275.204–2).
6 17 CFR 275.203A–2(e)(1)(ii).
7 15 U.S.C. 80b–10(a).

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2020–0011]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes one new
collection.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
[email protected]
(SSA), Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address:
[email protected]
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2020–0011].
SSA submitted the information
collection below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding this
information collection would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30
days from the date of this publication.
To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than
April 9, 2020. Individuals can obtain
copies of the OMB clearance package by
writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@
ssa.gov.
Electronic Consent Based Social
Security Number Verification—20 CFR
400.100—0960–NEW. The electronic
Consent Based Social Security Number
Verification (eCBSV) is a fee-based
Social Security Number (SSN)
verification service that will allow
permitted entities (a financial
institution or service provider,
subsidiary, affiliate, agent,
subcontractor, or assignee of a financial
institution as defined by Section 509 of
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