Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rules 15Ba1-1 to 15Ba1-8-Registration of Municipal Advisors and Forms MA, MA-I, MA-W, and MA-NR

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 [OMB Control No. 3235-0681] 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 (44 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq. ) (“PRA”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) is soliciting comments on the mandatory collection of information related to the registration of municipal advisors provided for in Rules 15Ba1-1 to 15Ba1-8 ( 17 CFR 240.15Ba1-1 to 17 CFR 240.15Ba1-8 ) and Forms MA ( 17 CFR 249.1300 ), MA-I ( 17 CFR 249.1310 ), MA-W ( 17 CFR 249.1320 ), and MA-NR ( 17 CFR 249.1330 )  [ 1 ] under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. ) (the “Exchange Act”). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for extension and approval. Specific requests for comment are set forth in Section IX below. In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) amended Section 15B of the Exchange Act to require a new class of regulated persons, “municipal advisors,” to register with the Commission. [ 2 ] Section 15B(a)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act, as added by the Dodd-Frank Act, makes it unlawful for a municipal advisor to provide advice to or on beh…