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OMB Control No: 3235-0275	ICR Reference No: 200911-3235-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200701-3235-014
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: TM-270-263
Title: Exchange Act Rules 17Ad-13; Annual Study and evaluation of internal accounting control
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/09/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/12/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2013	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2010
Responses	150	0	200
Time Burden (Hours)	18,000	0	35,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,080,000	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	150	200	-50
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,000	35,000	-17,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,080,000	0	1,080,000

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The reduction in the estimated respondent reporting and total annualized cost burdens from the previous submission in 2006 stems from the decreased number of registered transfer agents that are subject to Rule 17Ad-13 (approximately 200 in 2006 to approximately 150 in 2009) and from the decrease in the average number of hours that the staff estimates it will take for the independent accountant to complete the study (175 hours in 2006 to 120 hours in 2009).