Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC File No. 270-203, OMB Control No. 3235-0195] 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”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) a request for approval of extension of the previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 17Ab2-1 ( 17 CFR 240.17Ab2-1 ) and Form CA-1: Registration of Clearing Agencies ( 17 CFR 249b.200 ) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. ). Rule 17Ab2-1 and Form CA-1 require clearing agencies to register with the ( printed page 52179) Commission and to meet certain requirements with regard to, among other things, the clearing agency's organization, capacities, and rules. The information is collected from the clearing agency upon the initial application for registration on Form CA-1. Thereafter, information is collected by amendment to the initial Form CA-1 when changes in circumstances that render certain information on Form CA-1 inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete necessitate modification of the information previously provided to the Commission. The Commission uses the information disclosed on Form CA-1 to (i) determine whether an applicant meets the standards for registration set forth in Section 17A of the Exchange Act, (ii) enforce compliance with the Exchange A…