As required by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, the new section 15F(h) of the Exchange Act will establish business
conduct standards for security-based swap ("SBS") dealers and major security-based swap participants in their
dealings with counterparties, including special entities. The proposed rules also establish regulations for the chief
compliance officer functions within an SBS dealer or major SBS participant. The Commission has also included
certain other business conduct requirements for SBS dealers that we believe further the principles that underlie the
Dodd-Frank Act.
The estimated annual hour burden has decreased from 1,260,260 hours to 554,823 hours and the estimated annual cost burden has decreased from $10,973,333 to $2,138,000, a decrease of approximately 705,437 hours and $8,835,333 respectively. The primary reason for the reduction in burdens is the elimination of one-time initial hour and cost burdens. All one-time initial burdens have already been incurred and all current burden estimates reflect only ongoing hour and cost burdens. A decrease in the estimate of the number of certain entities and transactions and the amount of certain costs has also contributed to the reduction in burdens.
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Uncollected
Denise Landers 202 551-5544 landersd@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.