Notice2023-07496
Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Extension: “Investor Form”
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April 11, 2023
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21728-21729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07496]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-485, OMB Control No. 3235-0547]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Extension: ``Investor
Form''
Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) that the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection 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.
Each year the Commission receives several thousand contacts from
investors who have complaints or questions on a wide range of
investment-related issues. To make it easier for the public to contact
the agency electronically, the Commission's Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy (``OIEA'') created an electronic form (the
Investor Form) that provides drop down options to choose from in order
to categorize the investor's complaint or question, and may also
provide the investor with automated information about their issue. The
Investor Form asks investors to provide information concerning, among
other things, their names, how they can be reached, the names of the
individuals or entities involved, the nature of their complaint or tip,
what documents they can provide, and what, if any, actions they have
taken. Use of the Investor Form is voluntary. Absent the forms, the
public still has several ways to contact the agency, including
telephone, facsimile, letters, and email. Investors can access the
Investor Form through the consolidated Investor Complaint and Question
web page.
OIEA receives approximately 30,000 contacts each year through the
Investor Form. Investors who choose not to use the Investor Form
receive the same level of service as those who do. The dual purpose of
the form is to make it easier for the public to contact the agency with
complaints, questions, tips, or other feedback and to further
streamline the workflow of Commission staff that record, process, and
respond to investor contacts.
The Commission uses the information that investors supply on the
Investor Form to review and process the contact (which may, in turn,
involve responding to questions, processing complaints, or, as
appropriate, initiating enforcement investigations), to maintain a
record of contacts, to track the volume of investor complaints, and to
analyze trends. Use of the Investor Form is voluntary. The Investor
Form asks investors to provide information concerning, among other
things, their names, how they can be reached, the names of the
individuals or entities involved, the nature of their complaint or tip,
what documents they can provide, and what, if any, actions they have
taken.
The staff of the Commission estimates that the total reporting
burden for using the Investor Form is 7,500 hours. The calculation of
this estimate depends on the number of investors who use the forms each
year and the estimated time it takes to complete the forms: 30,000
respondents x 15 minutes = 7,500 burden hours.
The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid OMB control number.
Written comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of 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.
Please direct your written comments to David Bottom, Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John R.
Pezullo, 100 F St. NE, Washington, DC 20549; or send an email to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3f3f1e2fceec2cacfc1ccdbe3d0c6c08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="37676576687a565e5b55584f7744525419505841">[email protected]</span></a>.
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Dated: April 5, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-07496 Filed 4-10-23; 8:45 am]
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