Notice2025-03782
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form 8-A
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Published
March 10, 2025
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 45 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11634-11635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03782]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-054, OMB Control No. 3235-0056]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form 8-A
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.), 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 for extension and approval.
Form 8-A (17 CFR 249.208a) is a registration statement used to
register a class of securities under Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(b) and 78l(g))
(``Exchange Act''). Section 12(a) (15 U.S.C. 78l(a)) of the Exchange
Act makes it unlawful for any member, broker, or dealer to effect any
transaction in any security (other than an exempted security) on a
national securities exchange unless such security has been registered
under the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Exchange Act Section
12(b) establishes the registration procedures. Exchange Act Section
12(g) requires an issuer that is not a bank or bank holding company to
register a class of equity securities (other than exempted securities)
within 120 days after its fiscal year end if, on the last day of its
fiscal year, the issuer has total assets of more than $10 million and
the class of equity securities is ``held of record'' by either (i)
2,000 persons, or (ii) 500 persons who are not accredited investors. An
issuer that is a bank or a bank holding company, must register a class
of equity securities (other than exempted securities) within 120 days
after the last day of its first fiscal year ended after the effective
date of the JOBS Act if, on the last day of its fiscal year, the issuer
has total assets of more than $10 million and the class of equity
securities is ``held of record'' by 2,000 or more persons. Form 8-A is
the special form for the registration of additional classes or series
of securities by an issuer that is required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Form 8-A does not require as
detailed disclosure as Form 10 concerning the issuer's business because
the use of Form 8-A by an issuer presupposes that more detailed
information is or will be available through periodic reports pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d). The form requires disclosure of information
concerning the particular class of securities being registered (such as
dividend and voting rights in connection with common stock). This
information may be provided by incorporation by reference to a
comparable description contained in any other filing with the
Commission. We estimate that Form 8-A takes approximately 3 hours per
response and that there is an average of approximately 1,052 responses
annually. We estimate that 100% of the 3 hours per response
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is prepared by the issuer for an internal burden of 3,156 hours (3
hours per response x 1,052 responses).
Written comments are invited on: (a) whether this 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 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 by May 9, 2025.
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 Austin Gerig, Director/Chief
Data Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya Ruttenberg,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: Paperwork
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#237146475640574a4c4d624057635046400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="570532332234233e38391634231724323479303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03782 Filed 3-7-25; 8:45 am]
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