[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14308-14309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05461]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.
Extension:
Rule 433, OMB Control No. 3235-0617, SEC File No. 270-558.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collections
of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
Rule 433 (17 CFR 230.433) governs the use and filing of free
writing prospectuses under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et
seq.). The purpose of Rule 433 is to reduce the restrictions on
communications that a company can make to investors during a registered
offering of its securities, while maintaining a high level of investor
protection. A free writing prospectus meeting the conditions of Rule
433(d)(1) must be filed with the Commission and is publicly available.
We estimate that it takes approximately 1.3 burden hours per response
to prepare a free writing prospectus and that the information is filed
by 2,906 respondents approximately 1.25 times a year for a total of
3,633 responses. We estimate that 25% of the 1.3 burden hours per
response (0.32 hours) is prepared by the company for total annual
reporting burden of 1,163 hours (0.32 hours x 3,633 responses).
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate
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of the burden imposed by the collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Please direct your written comment to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to: [email protected].
Dated: March 7, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05461 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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