Rule 17Ad-17, Transfer Agents' Obligation to Search for Lost Securityholders

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
20250908_3235-0469_2025-17113_90 FR 43275_30-Day Submission Notice.pdf.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Supporting Statement_3235-0469.pdf Supporting Statement A	2025-08-29
2025 06 30_90 FR 27897_3235-0469_60-Day Collection Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
205937	Paying Agent Requirements	Modified
205920	Searching Entities Requirements	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0469	ICR Reference No: 202506-3235-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-3235-013
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: TM
Title: Rule 17Ad-17, Transfer Agents' Obligation to Search for Lost Securityholders
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/08/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2025
Responses	2,984,017	2,984,017
Time Burden (Hours)	228,694	228,694
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,617,301	6,617,301

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Abstract: The purpose of Rule 17Ad-17 (17 CFR 240.17Ad-7) is to reduce the number of lost securityholders by requiring transfer agents, brokers, dealers, and paying agents (collectively, "covered entities") to conduct two database searches for correct addresses for the lost securityholders. Rule 17Ad-17 requires a mandatory "collection of information" that requires covered entities to maintain records in order to comply with and to demonstrate compliance with the rule, which includes written procedures that describe the transfer agent's, broker's, dealer's, or paying agent's methodology for complying with the rule. Such records must be maintained for a period of not less than three years with the first year in an easily accessible place. The Commission reviews this information to test for compliance. The collection of information is necessary to enable covered entities, as custodians of records that determine the ownership of securities and the entitlement to corporate distributions, to reduce the number of lost and missing securityholders. The Dodd-Frank Act required certain changes to this rule.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 203 929W Name of Law: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
   US Code: 15 USC 78q-1 Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 203 929W Name of Law: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 27897	06/30/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 43275	09/08/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Paying Agent Requirements
Searching Entities Requirements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,984,017	2,984,017	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	228,694	228,694	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,617,301	6,617,301	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/08/2025

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