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OMB Control No: 3235-0624	ICR Reference No: 200912-3235-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200612-3235-004
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: 270-562
Title: Rule 701. Exemption from the definition of "broker" for certain institutional referrals.
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/16/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/16/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2010	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	500	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Proposed Exchange Act Rule 701 provides a conditional exemption from the definition of broker under Exchange Act Section 3(a)(4). This proposed rule would require a broker or dealer (as part of a written agreement between the bank and the broker or dealer) to notify the bank if the broker or dealer makes certain determinations regarding the financial status of the customer, a bank employees statutory disqualification status, and compliance with suitability or sophistication standards. This proposed rule also would require banks that wish to utilize the exemption to make certain disclosures to high net worth or institutional customers when a bank employee receives a referral fee for making a referral to a broker or dealer. In addition, the bank would be required to provide its broker or dealer partner with the name of the bank employee receiving the referral fee and certain other identifying information. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) propose that the information collections and burden estimates discussed above will be associated with the Board for banks and with the Commission for brokers or dealers.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 78c(b), 78(o), 78w(a), and 78m Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PL: Pub.L. 106 - 102 113 Stat. 1338 Name of Law: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3235-AJ74	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 56514	10/03/2007

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rule 701. Exemption from the definition of "broker" for certain institutional referrals

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,000	2,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	500	500
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Haimera Workie 202 551-5550 workieh@sec.gov

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