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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 164 / Friday, August 23, 2024 / Notices

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 17a–5(c) (17 CFR
240.17a–5(c)), 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.
Rule 17a–5(c) generally requires
broker-dealers who carry customer
accounts to provide statements of the
broker-dealer’s financial condition to
their customers. Paragraph (c)(5) of Rule
17a–5 provides a conditional exemption
from this requirement. A broker-dealer
that elects to take advantage of the
exemption must publish its statements
on its website in a prescribed manner,
and must maintain a toll-free number
that customers can call to request a copy
of the statements.
The purpose of the Rule is to ensure
that customers of broker-dealers are
provided with information concerning
the financial condition of the firm that
may be holding the customers’ cash and
securities. The Commission, when
adopting the Rule in 1972, stated that
the goal was to ‘‘directly’’ send a
customer essential information so that
the customer could ‘‘judge whether his
broker or dealer is financially sound.’’
The Commission adopted the Rule in
response to the failure of several brokerdealers holding customer funds and
securities in the period between 1968
and 1971.
The Commission estimates that
approximately 153 broker-dealer
respondents carrying approximately 272
million public customer accounts incur
a burden of approximately 327,444
hours per year to comply with the Rule.
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 22, 2024.
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.

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Please direct your written comments
to: Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data
Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, c/o Oluwaseun Ajayi, 100
F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or
send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
sec.gov.
Dated: August 19, 2024.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–18917 Filed 8–22–24; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270–034, OMB Control No.
3235–0034]

Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Rule 17f–2(a)
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 17f–2(a) (17 CFR
240.17f–2(a)), 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.
Rule 17f–2(a) (Fingerprinting
Requirements for Securities
Professionals) requires that securities
professionals be fingerprinted. This
requirement serves to identify securityrisk personnel, to allow an employer to
make fully informed employment
decisions, and to deter possible
wrongdoers from seeking employment
in the securities industry. Partners,
directors, officers, and employees of
exchanges, brokers, dealers, transfer
agents, and clearing agencies are
included.
The Commission staff estimates that
approximately 4,480 respondents will
submit an aggregate total of 289,780 new
fingerprint cards each year or
approximately 65 fingerprint cards per
year per registrant. The staff estimates
that the average number of hours
necessary to complete a fingerprint card
is one-half hour. Thus, the total
estimated annual burden is 144,890
hours for all respondents (289,780 times
one-half hour). The average internal cost
of compliance per hour is
approximately $310. Therefore, the total

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estimated annual internal cost of
compliance for all respondents is
$44,915,900 (144,890 times $310).
This rule does not involve the
collection of confidential information.
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 22, 2024.
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: Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data
Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, c/o Oluwaseun Ajayi, 100
F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or
send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
sec.gov.
Dated: August 19, 2024.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–18921 Filed 8–22–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–100768; File No. SR–
NYSEARCA–2024–05]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of a
Proposed Rule Change To List and
Trade Shares of the COtwo Advisors
Physical European Carbon Allowance
Trust Under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201–E
(Commodity-Based Trust Shares)
August 19, 2024.

On January 10, 2024, NYSE Arca, Inc.
(‘‘NYSE Arca’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule
19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule
change to list and trade shares of the
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U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.

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