Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rules 13n-4(b)(9), (b)(10) and (d)

<NOTICE> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <DEPDOC>[OMB Control No. 3235-0738]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rules 13n-4(b)(9), (b)(10) and (d)</SUBJECT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1"> <E T="03">Upon Written Request, Copies Available From:</E> Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-2736 </FP> Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. § 3501 <E T="03">et seq.</E> ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or “Commission”) is soliciting comments on the proposed collection of information. Rules 13n-4(b)(9), (b)(10) and (d) implement Exchange Act sections 13(n)(5)(G) and (H), which conditionally require a security-based swap data repository (“SBSDR”) registered with the Commission to make available security-based swap data obtained by the SBSDR (“SBS Data”) to certain U.S. government entities and any other person that the Commission determines to be appropriate. The rules, in part, condition such sharing of SBS Data on there being an arrangement between the Commission and the relevant entity (in the form of a memorandum of understanding or otherwise) to address the confidentiality of the SBS Data. The rules further require SBSDRs to create and maintain records regarding such data access. Pursuant to the Commission's authority, regulators or other authorities that are not otherwise designated by statute or rule may request from the Commission that they be deemed eligible to access SBS Data. Implementation of the statutory and regulatory SBS Data access provisions—including the confidentiality condition and the Commission's authority to designate entities to access SBS Data—facilitates regulatory oversight of the security-based swap market and its participants, including oversight of systemic and other risks associated with the market. Implementation also promotes compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to compliance with the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. Commission staff estimates that the total annual burden associated with Rules 13n-4(b)(9), (b)(10) and (d) is 11,405 hours and $120,000, calculated as follows: Commission staff estimates a total of 50 regulators or other authorities will enter into confidentiality arrangements with the Commission to obtain access to SBS Data pursuant to these provisions. On average, each of those recipients of data is expected to expend 500 hours in connection with negotiating these MOUs or other arrangements, for a one-time aggregate burden of 25,000 hours, with no associated ongoing burdens. This equates to 8,333 hours per year when annualized over three years. Commission staff estimates that a total of 41 regulators or other authorities (that otherwise are not identified by statute or the rules as being eligible for access to SBS Data) may request that the Commission determine they are eligible to access SBS Data. On average, each of those entities is expected to expend 40 hours in connection with such requests, for a one-time aggregate burden of 1,640 hours, with no associated ongoing burdens. This equates to 547 hours per year when annualized over three years. Commission staff also estimates that a total of three SBSDRs may be expected to incur systems-related costs associated with setting up access to SBS Data for regulators and other authorities. On average, each SBSDR is expected to expend 1,300 hours in connection with providing such connectivity (based on each SBSDR incurring 26 hours per recipient, for 50 total recipients), for a one-time aggregate burden of 3,900 hours, with no associated ongoing burdens. This equates to 1,300 hours when annualized over three years. In addition, Commission staff estimates that a total of three SBSDRs may incur costs associated with the requirement to notify the Commission when an SBSDR receives the first request for SBS Data from a particular entity. On average, each SBSDR is expected to expend 25 hours in connection with this notice requirement (based on each SBSDR providing 50 notices, at half-hour per notice), for a one-time aggregate burden of 75 hours, with no associated ongoing burdens. This equates to 25 hours per year when annualized over three years. Commission staff estimates that a total of three SBSDRs may incur costs associated with the requirement that an SBSDR maintain records of all information related to initial and subsequent requests for SBS Data access. On average, compliance with this provision is expected to require 360 hours initially and 280 hours annually per SBSDR, for a total burden of 1,080 hours initially and 840 hours annually across three SBSDRs. This equates to 1,200 hours per year when annualized over three years. Commission staff further estimates that each of the three SBSDRs will require $40,000 annually in connection with that requirement, for a total cost of $120,000 annually across three SBSDRs. 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. Written comments are invited on: (a) whether this proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the SEC, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the SEC's estimate of the burden imposed by the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and the assumptions used; (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, electronic collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please direct your written comments on this 60-Day Collection Notice to Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya Ruttenberg via email to <E T="03">PaperworkReductionAct@sec.gov</E> by January 30, 2026. There will be a second opportunity to comment on this SEC request following the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> publishing a 30-Day Submission Notice. <SIG> <DATED>Dated: November 25, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Sherry R. Haywood,</NAME> Assistant Secretary. </SIG> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-21610 Filed 11-28-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>