# 2026-00276: SEC Stock Exchanges: Same Old Form, No Thrills

2026-00276, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 19b-4 and Form 19b-4, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-01-09 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00276
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 19b-4 and Form 19b-4
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 1016
- Published: 2026-01-09
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

SEC Stock Exchanges: Same Old Form, No Thrills

## Summary

The SEC is asking self-regulatory organizations (like stock exchanges and clearing agencies) to keep filing their rule changes using Form 19b-4. This helps the SEC review and decide if these changes are safe and fair. No big changes or extra costs are planned, but the SEC wants your comments before extending this paperwork process.

## Effects PRIA read

- SEC extends mandatory Rule 19b-4 filings: cost, high. The SEC is proposing to extend the paperwork collection under Rule 19b-4 and Form 19b-4, and compliance is mandatory. The agency estimates the total annual burden for all respondents is 92,876 hours and the total estimated external cost burden is $1,270,500.
- Ongoing filing, posting, rulebook update burdens: cost, high. Each SRO filed about 41 proposed rule changes on average in 2024; each filing takes about 41 hours. The SEC estimates the annual burden for filing proposed rule changes is 75,645 hours, posting proposals to SRO websites is 7,380 hours, updating online rulebooks is 4,496 hours, and preparing notices…
- Advance Notice burdens for clearing agencies: cost, medium. Designated clearing agencies must file Advance Notices of material rule or operations changes; the SEC estimates each designated clearing agency will file two Advance Notices per year, each taking about 90 hours, for a total of 720 hours across four designated clearing agencies. The Commission esti…
- Security-based swap submission costs for clearing agencies: cost, high. Two security-based swap clearing agencies are estimated to submit 13 Security-Based Swap Submissions each year, with each submission taking about 140 hours, for a total of 3,640 hours. The SEC estimates outside legal costs for these submissions will total $720,720 annually. Two clearing agencies al…
- Time and legal costs for stays of clearing requirements: cost, medium. Under Rule 3Ca-1, clearing agencies are estimated to submit four applications for stays of a mandatory clearing requirement per year, taking about 18 hours each (144 hours total for two clearing agencies). The SEC estimates outside legal costs for the two clearing agencies at $32,340 annually and t…
- EFFS training and internal policy drafting burdens: cost, low. Respondents must train staff to use the Electronic Form 19b-4 Filing System (EFFS) and draft internal policies. The SEC estimates two anticipated national exchanges will spend about 60 hours training (20 hours annualized) and 260 hours drafting policies (87 hours annualized), and that all 45 respon…

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## Sources
- [2026-00276 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/09/2026-00276/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-extension-rule-19b-4)
- [2026-00276 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-09/pdf/2026-00276.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00276 (as of 2026-06-08).