8011-01P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-433, OMB Control No. 3235-0489]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17a-6
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 (“PRA”) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) is soliciting
comments on the collection of information provided for in Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 240.17a-6) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for extension
and approval.
Rule 17a-6 permits national securities exchanges, national securities associations, registered
clearing agencies, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (“MSRB”) (collectively,
“SROs”) to destroy or convert to microfilm or other recording media records maintained under Rule
17a-1, if they have filed a record destruction plan with the Commission and the Commission has
declared the plan effective.
There are currently 36 SROs: 25 national securities exchanges, 1 national securities
association, the MSRB, and 9 registered clearing agencies. Of the 36 SROs, only 2 SRO
respondents have filed a record destruction plan with the Commission. The staff calculates that
the preparation and filing of a new record destruction plan should take 160 hours. Further, any
existing SRO record destruction plans may require revision, over time, in response to, for example,
changes in document retention technology, which the Commission estimates will take much less
than the 160 hours estimated for a new plan. The Commission estimates that each SRO that has

filed a destruction plan will spend approximately 30 hours per year making required revisions.
Thus, the total annual time burden is estimated to be approximately 60 hours per year based on two
respondents (30 hours per respondent x 2 respondents).
Written comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s estimates of the
burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted by [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER].
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information under the PRA unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Please direct your written comments to: David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer,
Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC
20549, or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: June 17, 2024.
Sherry R. Haywood
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13700 Filed: 6/21/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/24/2024]