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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices

For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.38
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–07266 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am]
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[SEC File No. 270–017, OMB Control No.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Rule 15b6–1 and
Form BDW
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549–2736
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 15b6–1 (17 CFR
240.15b6–1), under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.). The Commission plans to submit
this existing collection of information to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
Registered broker-dealers use Form
BDW (17 CFR 249.501a) to withdraw
from registration with the Commission,
the self-regulatory organizations, and
the states. On average, the Commission
estimates that it would take a brokerdealer approximately one hour to
complete and file a Form BDW to
withdraw from Commission registration
as required by Rule 15b6–1. The
Commission estimates that
approximately 411 broker-dealers
withdraw from Commission registration
annually 1 and, therefore, file a Form
BDW via the internet with the Central
Registration Depository, a computer
system operated by the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. that
maintains information regarding
registered broker-dealers and their
registered personnel. The 411 broker38 17

CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
estimate is based on Form BDW data
collected over the past three years for fully
registered broker-dealers. This estimate is based on
the numbers of forms filed; therefore, the number
may include multiple forms per broker-dealer if the
broker-dealer’s initial filing was incomplete. In
fiscal year (from 10/1 through 9/30) 2020, 499
broker-dealers withdrew from registration. In fiscal
year 2021, 417 broker-dealers withdrew from
registration. In fiscal year 2022, 318 broker-dealers
withdrew from registration. (499 + 417 + 318)/3 =
411 (rounded down from 411.33).

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dealers that withdraw from registration
by filing Form BDW would incur an
aggregate annual reporting burden of
approximately 411 hours.2
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 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 by
June 6, 2023.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
under the PRA unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Please direct your written comments
to: David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o John
Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549, or send an email to: PRA_
[email protected].
Dated: April 4, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–07390 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am]
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[Release No. 34–97239; File No. SR–MIAX–
2023–13]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami
International Securities Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule
April 3, 2023.

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on March 22,
2023, Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC (‘‘MIAX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a
proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items
× 1 hour) = 411 hours.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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have been prepared by the Exchange.
The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested
persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is filing a proposal to
amend the MIAX Options Fee Schedule
(the ‘‘Fee Schedule’’) to extend the
SPIKES Options Market Maker Incentive
Program (the ‘‘Incentive Program’’) until
June 30, 2023.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s website at
http://www.miaxoptions.com/rulefilings, at MIAX’s principal office, and
at the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend the
Fee Schedule to extend the Incentive
Program until June 30, 2023.
On September 30, 2021, the Exchange
filed its initial proposal to implement a
SPIKES Options Market Maker Incentive
Program for SPIKES options to
incentivize Market Makers 3 to improve
liquidity, available volume, and the
quote spread width of SPIKES options
beginning October 1, 2021, and ending
December 31, 2021.4 Technical details
regarding the Incentive Program were
published in a Regulatory Circular on
September 30, 2021.5 On October 12,
3 The term ‘‘Market Makers’’ refers to ‘‘Lead
Market Makers’’, ‘‘Primary Lead Market Makers’’
and ‘‘Registered Market Makers’’ collectively. See
Exchange Rule 100.
4 See SR–MIAX–2021–45.
5 See MIAX Options Regulatory Circular 2021–56,
SPIKES Options Market Maker Incentive Program
(September 30, 2021) available at https://
www.miaxoptions.com/sites/default/files/circular
files/MIAX_Options_RC_2021_56.pdf.

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