04-1667. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549.

Extension:

Rule 11Ac1-3; SEC File No. 270-382; OMB Control No. 3235-0435.

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”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below.

Rule 11Ac1-3 Customer Account Statements

Rule 11Ac1-3 requires disclosure on each new account and on a yearly basis thereafter, on the annual statement, the firm's policies regarding receipt of payment for order flow from any market makers, exchanges or exchange members to which it routes customers' order in national market system securities for execution; and information regarding the aggregate amount of monetary payments, discounts, rebates or reduction in fees received by the firm over the past year.

It is estimated that there are approximately 6,752 registered broker-dealers.^[1] The staff estimates that the average number of hours necessary for each broker-dealer to comply with Rule 11Ac1-3 is 14 hours annually. Thus, the total burden is 94,528 hours annually. The average cost per hour is approximately $85. Therefore, the total cost of compliance for broker-dealers is $8,034,880.

Records generated by forms pursuant to this rule must be kept for three years. The records required by this rule are mandatory to assist the Commission in its regulatory role. This rule does not involve the collection of confidential information. Please note that 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 control number.

General comments regarding the estimated burden hours should be directed to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

Dated: January 20, 2004.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  This estimate is based on FYE 2002 Focus Reports received by the Commission.