Section 942(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act eliminated the automatic suspension of the duty to file under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for asset-backed securities ("ABS") issuers and granted the Commission the authority to issue rules providing for the suspension or termination of such duty. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-65148 adopted amendments to the rules to permit suspension of the reporting obligations for ABS issuers when there are no ABS of the class sold in a registered transaction held by non-affiliates of the depositor and to amend rules relating to the Exchange Act reporting obligations of ABS issuers in light of statutory changes from Section 942(a) of the Act. We estimate the effect of the statute will result in an increase of 101,385 burden hours and an increase in the cost burden of $13,518,000. However, we estimate a decrease due to a change in agency estimate of the number of annual Form 10-D filings of 90,000 burden hours and a decrease in the cost burden of $12,000,000. This results in a net increase of 11,385 burden hours and a net increase in the cost burden of $1,518,000. The proposed amendments will not affect these estimates over the next three years. For a more detailed discussion, please refer to the supporting statement.
$50,000
No
No
No
Yes
No
Uncollected
Steven Hearne 202-551-3248 hearnes@sec.gov
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:
(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;
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.