# Federal Register #2026-21633

SEC Seeks Comments on Continuing Rule 15c2-7 Information Collection

**Buyer:** Securities and Exchange Commission
**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21633

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public comments on continuing its Rule 15c2-7 information collection.
- **Government buyer:** Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); the notice concerns SEC information-collection requirements and anticipated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.
- **What the rule covers:** Certain broker-dealers must disclose specified correspondent relationships or agreements when entering security quotations through an inter-dealer quotation system. The system must make those disclosures public alongside the quotation.
- **Estimated reporting burden:** Approximately 3,253 registered broker-dealers could be respondents; the SEC estimates one filing annually across the industry, taking about 45 seconds to complete.
- **Procurement status:** This is a regulatory comment notice, not a request to buy products or services. No OEMs, vendors, products, or service line items are identified.

### Description

The Securities and Exchange Commission is soliciting comments on the existing information collection under Rule 15c2-7 and plans to submit it to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval. The rule requires broker-dealers with certain correspondent relationships or agreements to disclose them when entering security quotations through an inter-dealer quotation system; that system must make the disclosures public with the quotation. The SEC estimates approximately 3,253 registered broker-dealers could be respondents and estimates one filing annually across the industry, requiring 45 seconds. Written comments are due December 22, 2026.

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