Notice2025-03651

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement Without Change: Rule 10A-1

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March 7, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 44 (Friday, March 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03651]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[OMB Control No. 3235-0468]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement Without 
Change: Rule 10A-1

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 that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (``PRA''), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (``OMB'') a request for approval of reinstatement without 
change of the previously approved collection of information provided 
for in Rule 10A-1 (17 CFR. 240.10A-1) (the ``Rule'') under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
    Rule 10A-1 (17 CFR 240.10A-1) implements the reporting requirements 
in Section 10A of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78j-1) which was enacted 
by Congress on December 22, 1995 as part of the Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Public Law 104-67, 109 Stat 737. Under 
section 10A and Rule 10A-1, reporting occurs only if a registrant's 
board of directors receives a report from its auditor that (1) there is 
an illegal act material to the registrant's financial statements, (2) 
senior management and the board have not taken timely and appropriate 
remedial action, and (3) the failure to take such action is reasonably 
expected to warrant the auditor's modification of the audit report or 
resignation from the audit engagement. The board of directors must 
notify the Commission within one business day of receiving such a 
report. If the board fails to provide that notice, then the auditor, 
within the next business day, must provide the Commission with a copy 
of the report that it gave to the board.
    Likely respondents are those registrants filing audited financial 
statements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a, et 
seq.) and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1, et 
seq.).
    This information collection requirement was previously approved by 
OMB. Because the Commission receives fewer than ten reports each year, 
this requirement does not constitute a collection of information. Thus, 
it was not necessary to extend the collection requirement, and the 
Commission allowed the approval to expire on June 30, 2021. The 
Commission recognizes, however, that in the future it is possible that 
ten or more reports will be submitted within a twelve-month period. 
Accordingly, the Commission will request a reinstatement of OMB's 
approval.
    It is estimated that Rule 10A-1 results in an aggregate additional 
reporting burden of 5 hours per year. The estimated average burden 
hours are solely for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are 
not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or 
study of the costs of SEC rules or forms.
    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.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) whether this 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 
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.
    The public may view and comment on this information collection 
request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202412-3235-024">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202412-3235-024</a> or send an email comment to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#38757a601677757a1677716a79166b7d7b675c5d4b5367575e5e515b5d4a7857555a165d5748165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fab7b8a2d4b5b7b8d4b5b3a8bbd4a9bfb9a59e9f8991a5959c9c93999f88ba959798d49f958ad49d958c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> within 30 days of the day 
after publication of this notice by April 7, 2025.

    Dated: March 3, 2025.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03651 Filed 3-6-25; 8:45 am]
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