[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 8074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02780]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736
Extension:
Rule 104, SEC File No. 270-411, OMB Control No. 3235-0465
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (``PRA'') (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing
collection of information provided for in Rule 104 of Regulation M (17
CFR 242.104), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of
information to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for
extension and approval.
Rule 104--Stabilizing and Other Activities in Connection with an
Offering--permits stabilizing by a distribution participant during a
distribution so long as the distribution participant discloses
information to the market and investors. This rule requires disclosure
in offering materials of the potential stabilizing transactions and
that the distribution participant inform the market when a stabilizing
bid is made. It also requires the distribution participants (i.e., the
syndicate manager) to maintain information regarding syndicate covering
transactions and penalty bids and disclose such information to the
Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO).
There are approximately 805 respondents per year that require an
aggregate total of 161 hours to comply with this rule. Each respondent
makes an estimated 1 annual response. Each response takes approximately
0.20 hours (12 minutes) to complete. Thus, the total compliance burden
per year is 161 hours. The total estimated internal labor cost of
compliance for the respondents is approximately $11,270.00 per year,
resulting in an estimated internal cost of compliance for each
respondent per response of approximately $14.00 (i.e., $11,270.00/805
respondents).
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be 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 under the PRA unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Please direct your written comments to: David Bottom, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o
Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to: [email protected].
Dated: February 7, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02780 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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