83 FR 27042 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic ICR: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 112 (June 11, 2018)

Page Range		27042-27042
FR Document		2018-12434

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-12434]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-789, OMB Control No. 3235-0371]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic ICR: Generic 
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 
Delivery

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: U.S. 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    The information collection activity will garner qualitative 
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in 
accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service 
delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides 
useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical 
surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the 
population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer 
or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an 
early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where 
communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery 
of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, 
collaborative and actionable communications between the SEC and its 
customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute 
directly to the improvement of program management.
    Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful 
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the 
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative 
information will not be used for quantitative information collections 
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as 
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. 
Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, 
such collections may still be eligible for submission for other generic 
mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    Below is the projected average estimates for the next three years:
    Expected Annual Number of Activities: [10].
    Respondents: [20,000].
    Annual Responses: [20,000].
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: [10].
    Burden Hours: [3500].
    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 to 
be 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 in 
writing within 60 days of this publication.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: Pamela Dyson, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o 
Candace Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or send an email 
to: [email protected].

    Dated: June 5, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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the directors/trustees may fully carry on the collection of information of the information to be collected; and
out the obligations imposed upon the summarized below. The Commission (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
Board by the conditions contained in plans to submit this existing collection collection of information on
the Application. Such reports, materials of information to the Office of respondents, including through the use
and data shall be submitted more Management and Budget for extension of automated collection techniques or
frequently if deemed appropriate by the and approval. other forms of information technology.
Board. The obligations of the The information collection activity Consideration will be given to
Participants to provide these reports, will garner qualitative customer and comments and suggestions submitted in
materials and data to the Board, when stakeholder feedback in an efficient, writing within 60 days of this
it so reasonably requests, shall be a timely manner, in accordance with the publication.
contractual obligation of all Participants Administration’s commitment to An agency may not conduct or
under their participation agreement improving service delivery. By sponsor, and a person is not required to
with the Fund. qualitative feedback we mean respond to, a collection of information
13. All reports of potential or existing information that provides useful unless it displays a currently valid OMB
conflicts received by a Board, and all insights on perceptions and opinions, control number.
Board action with regard to determining but are not statistical surveys that yield Please direct your written comments
the existence of a conflict, notifying quantitative results that can be to: Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Participants of a conflict and generalized to the population of study. Information Officer, Securities and
determining whether any proposed This feedback will provide insights into Exchange Commission, c/o Candace
action adequately remedies a conflict, customer or stakeholder perceptions, Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
will be properly recorded in the minutes experiences and expectations, provide DC 20549, or send an email to: PRA_
of the Board or other appropriate an early warning of issues with service, Mailbox@sec.gov.
records, and such minutes or other or focus attention on areas where Dated: June 5, 2018.
records shall be made available to the communication, training or changes in Eduardo A. Aleman,
Commission upon request. operations might improve delivery of Assistant Secretary.
14. Each Fund will not accept a products or services. These collections [FR Doc. 2018–12434 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am]
purchase order from a Qualified Plan if will allow for ongoing, collaborative and BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
such purchase would make the actionable communications between the
Qualified Plan an owner of 10 percent SEC and its customers and stakeholders.
or more of the assets of a Fund unless It will also allow feedback to contribute SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
the Qualified Plan executes an directly to the improvement of program COMMISSION
agreement with the Fund governing management.
Feedback collected under this generic [Release No. 34–83381; File No. SR–
participation in the Fund that includes NYSEArca–2018–38]
the conditions set forth herein to the clearance will provide useful
extent applicable. A Qualified Plan will information, but it will not yield data Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
execute an application containing an that can be generalized to the overall Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed
acknowledgement of this condition at population. This type of generic Rule Change Relating to the Index
the time of its initial purchase of shares. clearance for qualitative information Methodology Applicable to Indexes
For the Commission, by the Division of
will not be used for quantitative Underlying iShares California AMT-
Investment Management, pursuant to information collections that are Free Muni Bond ETF and iShares New
delegated authority. designed to yield reliably actionable York AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF
Eduardo A. Aleman, results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program June 5, 2018.
Assistant Secretary.
performance. Depending on the degree Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
[FR Doc. 2018–12509 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] Securities Exchange Act of 1934
of influence the results are likely to
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have, such collections may still be (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
eligible for submission for other generic notice is hereby given that, on May 21,
mechanisms that are designed to yield 2018, NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘Exchange’’ or
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with the Securities
quantitative results.
COMMISSION and Exchange Commission
Below is the projected average
[SEC File No. 270–789, OMB Control No. estimates for the next three years: (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
3235–0371] Expected Annual Number of change as described in Items I, II, and
Activities: [10]. III below, which Items have been
Proposed Collection; Comment Respondents: [20,000]. prepared by the self-regulatory
Request; Generic ICR: Generic Annual Responses: [20,000]. organization. The Commission is
Clearance for the Collection of Frequency of Response: Once per publishing this notice to solicit
Qualitative Feedback on Agency request. comments on the proposed rule change
Service Delivery Average Minutes per Response: [10]. from interested persons.
Burden Hours: [3500].
Upon Written Request Copies Available Written comments are invited on: (a) I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
From: U.S. Securities and Exchange Whether the proposed collection of Statement of the Terms of Substance of
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, information is necessary for the proper the Proposed Rule Change
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100 F Street NE, Washington, DC performance of the functions of the The Exchange proposes changes
20549–2736 Commission, including whether the relating to the index methodology
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant information shall have practical utility; applicable to the indexes underlying
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities estimates of the burden of the proposed 1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
and Exchange Commission collection of information; (c) ways to 2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 27042