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OMB Control No:
3235-0685
ICR Reference No:
202112-3235-018
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201810-3235-023
Agency/Subagency:
SEC
Agency Tracking No:
TM-270-641
Title:
Rule 3a68-2 (Interpretation of Swaps, Security-Based Swaps, and Mixed Swaps) and Rule 3a68-4(c) (Process for Determining Regulatory Treatment for Mixed Swaps)
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:
02/22/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/20/2022
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2025
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2022
Responses
35
0
35
Time Burden (Hours)
710
0
710
Cost Burden (Dollars)
446,000
0
446,000
Abstract:
Rule 3a68-2 creates a process for interested persons to request a joint interpretation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding whether a particular instrument (or class of instruments) is a swap, a security-based swap, or both (i.e., a mixed swap). Rule 3a68-4(c) establishes a process for persons to request that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission issue a joint order permitting such persons (and any other person or persons that subsequently lists, trades, or clears that class of mixed swap) to comply, as to parallel provisions only, with specified parallel provisions of either the Commodity Exchange Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and related rules and regulations, instead of being required to comply with parallel provisions of both the CEA and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For purposes of rule 3a68-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, "parallel provisions" means comparable provisions of the CEA and the Exchange Act that were added or amended by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act with respect to security-based swaps and swaps, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 80a-20, 80a-23, 80a-29, 80a-37
Name of Law: Investment Company Act of 1940
US Code:
15 USC 7201
Name of Law: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
US Code:
18 USC 1350
Name of Law: Sarbarnes-Oxley Act of 2002
US Code:
12 USC 5221(e)(3)
Name of Law: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
US Code:
15 USC 77c, 77d, 77g, 77j, 77s, 77z-2
Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
US Code:
15 USC 80b-3, 80b-4, 80b-11
Name of Law: Investment Advisers Act of 1940
US Code:
15 USC 78c, 78d, 78e, 78f, 78g, 78i..
Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 203 712(a)(8), 712(d) Name of Law: Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 127
01/03/2022
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 3130
01/20/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Interpretation of Swaps, Security-Based Swaps, and Mixed Swaps (Rule 3a68-2)
Rule 3a68-4(c) - no Rule 3a68-2 request made
Rule 3a68-4(c) - Follow-on requests
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
35
35
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
710
710
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
446,000
446,000
0
0
0
0
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:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Yes
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Joshua Kans 202 551-7559 kansj@sec.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
01/20/2022
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