SEC Extends Rule 19b-7 Information Collection, Increases Burden Hours
Self-regulatory organizations must continue filing Form 19b-7 electronically, with the extended collection effective immediately and comment due by Sept. 28, 2026.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request to extend the existing collection of information under Rule 19b-7 and Form 19b-7. The notice, published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2026 (Vol. 91, No. 165, pp. 55373-55374, FR Doc No. 2026-17461), cites OMB Control No. 3235-0553.
The collection supports the Commission's oversight role under the Exchange Act, providing data needed to evaluate whether proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations (SROs) are consistent with the Act. The rule applies to Security Futures Product Exchanges and Limited Purpose National Securities Associations that trade security futures products, a category created by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. Since April 28, 2008, Form 19b-7 must be submitted electronically.
The agency estimates a total industry burden of 102 hours per year for the three respondents - two Security Futures Product Exchanges and the National Futures Association. The estimate includes 75 hours for rule filings, 3 hours for updating and posting rule changes, and 24 hours for updating the online rulebook. The per-respondent burden hour estimate remains unchanged; the aggregate increase reflects the addition of a third respondent, raising the total from 68 to 102 hours.
Comments on the proposed extension must be submitted within 30 days of the notice, no later than September 28, 2026. Submissions may be sent by email to the address provided in the notice or viewed online at the RegInfo website using reference number 202606-3235-007.
The extension maintains the validity of the information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act, ensuring continued oversight of rule changes affecting security futures products.
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