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comments should be submitted by
August 30, 2023. Rebuttal comments
should be submitted by September 13,
2023. Although there do not appear to
be any issues relevant to approval or
disapproval that would be facilitated by
an oral presentation of views, data, and
arguments, the Commission will
consider, pursuant to Rule 19b–4, any
request for an opportunity to make an
oral presentation.53
The Commission asks that
commenters address the sufficiency and
merit of the Exchange’s statements in
support of the proposal, in addition to
any other comments they may wish to
submit about the proposed rule changes.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include file number SR–
MIAX–2023–23 on the subject line.

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Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to file
number SR–MIAX–2023–23. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
internet website (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
53 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). Section 19(b)(2) of the Act
grants the Commission flexibility to determine what
type of proceeding—either oral or notice and
opportunity for written comments—is appropriate
for consideration of a particular proposal by an
SRO. See Securities Acts Amendments of 1975,
Report of the Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing and Urban Affairs to Accompany S. 249,
S. Rep. No. 75, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. 30 (1975).

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Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. Do not include personal
identifiable information in submissions;
you should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly. We may redact in part or
withhold entirely from publication
submitted material that is obscene or
subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number
SR–MIAX–2023–23 and should be
submitted on or before August 30, 2023.
Rebuttal comments should be submitted
by September 13, 2023.
VI. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act,54 that File
No. SR–MIAX–2023–23, be and hereby
is, temporarily suspended. In addition,
the Commission is instituting
proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule change should be
approved or disapproved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.55
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270–154, OMB Control No.
3235–0122]

Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Rule 17a–10
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 17a–10 (17 CFR
240.17a–10), under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). The
Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
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The primary purpose of Rule 17a–10
is to obtain the economic and statistical
data necessary for an ongoing analysis
of the securities industry. Paragraph
(a)(1) of Rule 17a–10 generally requires
broker-dealers that are exempted from
the requirement to file monthly and
quarterly reports pursuant to paragraph
(a) of Exchange Act Rule 17a–5 (17 CFR
240.17a–5) to file with the Commission
the Facing Page, a Statement of Income
(Loss), and balance sheet from Part IIA
of Form X–17A–5 1 (17 CFR 249.617),
and Schedule I of Form X–17A–5 not
later than 17 business days after the end
of each calendar year.
Paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 17a–10
requires a broker-dealer subject to Rule
17a–5(a) to submit Schedule I of Form
X–17A–5 with its Form X–17A–5 for the
calendar quarter ending December 31 of
each year.
Paragraph (b) of Rule 17a–10 provides
that the provisions of paragraph (a) do
not apply to members of national
securities exchanges or registered
national securities associations that
maintain records containing the
information required by Form X–17A–5
and which transmit to the Commission
copies of the records pursuant to a plan
which has been declared effective by the
Commission.
The Commission staff estimates that
the current hour burden under Rule
17a–10 is approximately 44,892 hours
per year and the current cost burden is
$0.
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
October 10, 2023.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Please direct your written comments
to: David Bottom, Director/Chief
1 Form X–17A–5 is the Financial and Operational
Combined Uniform Single Report (‘‘FOCUS
Report’’), which is used by broker-dealers to
provide certain required information to the
Commission.

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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: August 3, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2023–0030]

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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed 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
information collection for public
comment and ultimately OMB approval.
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: OIRA_
[email protected]. Submit your
comments online referencing Docket ID
Number [SSA–2023–0030].
(SSA) Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance Director,
Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security
Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 833–
410–1631, Email address:
[email protected].
Or you may submit your comments
online through https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket
ID Number [SSA–2023–0030].
The information collection below is
pending at SSA. SSA will submit it to
OMB within 60 days from the date of
this notice. To be sure we consider your
comments, we must receive them no
later than October 10, 2023. Individuals
can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
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1. 0960–NEW. Social Security Income
Simplification Process Phase I (iSSI).
Overview.
SSA is embarking on a multi-year
effort to simplify the Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) application
process. This presents a formidable
challenge, based on the inherent
complexity of the program.
The SSI program legally requires SSA
to request extensive amounts of
information from SSI applicants to make
accurate eligibility and payment
determinations. This is because the SSI
program is, by statute, intended to
provide assistance based on the current
needs of a specific individual, with
eligibility and payment amounts
frequently fluctuating. Accordingly, it
takes a significant number of questions
to accurately identify an applicant’s
situation and needs. The framework of
the SSI program will not change
regardless of the type of application
claimants must complete. However, we
recognize that the current process is
burdensome and challenging for the
public, and we are doing what we can
to reduce this burden and improve
access to SSI.
As part of this effort, our goal is to
develop a fully online, simplified SSI
application process. As an important
step toward that goal, we are currently
planning to implement in late 2023 the
SSI Simplification Phase I initiative, or
iSSI. iSSI will be a pathway in the
existing Social Security internet Claim
(iClaim) System that will streamline and
shorten the SSI application for Title
XVI 1 disability applicants. iClaim is an
online portal the public can use to apply
for multiple types of Social Security
benefits. Currently, this includes
Retirement, Spouse’s, and Disability
Insurance benefits (DIB) (Title II SSDI).
Although SSI Simplification Phase I/
iSSI will be part of iClaim, the initiative
relates to three existing OMB-approved
SSA Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) in total. Further details about iSSI
and these three related ICRs follow.
How Will iSSI Work?
iSSI will work as follows:
• Title XVI applicants who want to
use the internet to apply for SSI will use
the iClaim system to initiate the
application process and establish the
1 Title XVI disability payments, or SSI, are needsbased and are reserved for low-income individuals
with limited assets. This is in contrast to Title II
disability benefits, or Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI), which are not needs-based, are
reserved for those who have worked/paid
corresponding taxes for the appropriate work
quarters, and do not have any associated income or
asset limitations. There is already an online Title
II application included as a pathway in the overall
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protective filing date of the application.
Applicants filing for themselves can
authenticate online using one of our
existing authentication methods, while
applicants assisting others can use
iClaim without authenticating.
Although SSA encourages respondents
to authenticate in iClaim, they can
continue to use the system without
authentication.
• When applicants who use iClaim
authenticate themselves, the iClaim
system can use some information
already within SSA records. For all
applicants, the iClaim system will
prompt the Social Security Disability
(Disability Insurance Benefit (DIB))
questions and pre-populate the
applicant’s answers within the iSSI
portion of the iClaim pages. The
applicants would then only need to
answer simplified eligibility related
questions, excerpted from the deferred
SSI application, that will form the core
of iSSI. These are what SSA refers to as
‘‘basic eligibility questions.’’
• After answering the DIB and SSI
basic eligibility questions, applicants
will be automatically transferred to
other existing steps within the SSI
Application iClaim path, such as
providing medical information (using
the i3368, OMB No. 0960–0579) and
signing a medical release using the i827
(OMB No. 0960–0623). This process will
be seamless to the applicant, as the
iClaim system will take them from page
to page without interruption.
• Once the applicant submits the
information online, SSA technicians
will review it for completeness and send
it to the Disability Determination
Services (DDS) to make a disability
determination. The DDS can make a
decision based on the application
materials and evidence the respondent
provides; by obtaining medical evidence
and/or work history from the applicant;
or by scheduling a consultative
examination (if needed).
• We will allow applicants filing for
themselves and third-party assistors
(i.e., respondents acting on behalf of
claimants) to use the new iSSI process.
(Note: Although iClaim does not allow
a third party to electronically sign on
behalf of the applicant, the new process
will not require the applicant to visit a
field office. Rather, SSA will mail a
copy of the third party’s responses to
the DIB and SSI application questions to
the applicant, and the applicant may
either sign the application and return it
via mail, or wait for an SSA employee
to call them to give verbal attestation in
lieu of a wet signature.)

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