# 2026-19614: Brokers Dodge Fingerprints? SEC Extends Exemption Forms

2026-19614, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17f-2(e), is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19614
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19614
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 17f-2(e)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 61002
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

Brokers Dodge Fingerprints? SEC Extends Exemption Forms

## Summary

The SEC is asking to extend the paperwork rules for fingerprint exemptions under Rule 17f-2(e). This affects brokers, dealers, and other financial pros who need to keep and share special exemption notices about fingerprinting. No big changes or costs are expected, but they must keep these records handy and up to date to keep things smooth and secure.

## Effects PRIA read

- Fingerprint-exemption notice must be kept onsite: cost, low. If you are a covered entity (every member of a national securities exchange, broker, dealer, registered transfer agent, or registered clearing agency), you must prepare and keep current a statement titled "Notice Pursuant to Rule 17f-2" containing the information in Rule 17f-2(e)(1) to claim a fing…
- Estimated annual paperwork time: 0.5 hour: cost, low. The SEC estimates about 75 covered entities will spend an average of 0.5 hours per year each to comply with Rule 17f-2(e): 0.4 hours for documenting the exemption (reporting) and 0.1 hours for retention (recordkeeping). The aggregate annual burden across all entities is estimated at approximately 3…

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## Sources
- [2026-19614 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19614/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension-rule)
- [2026-19614 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19614.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19614 (as of 2026-10-02).