Notice2025-05989
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form 18-Registration Form
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April 8, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15171-15172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05989]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0121]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form 18--
Registration 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 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 18 (17 CFR 249.218) is a registration form that can be used by
a foreign government or political subdivision thereof to register
securities for listing on a U.S. exchange. The information collected is
intended to provide U.S. investors in relevant foreign government
securities with material information concerning those securities and
the foreign government registrant so that investors can make informed
investment decisions.
We estimate that Form 18 takes approximately 8 hours per response
and that approximately 5 responses are made annually. We derived our
burden hour estimate by estimating the average number of hours it would
take a foreign government or political subdivision thereof to compile
the necessary information and data, prepare and review the disclosure,
file documents, and retain records. We estimate that 100% of the burden
is carried out internally by the foreign government or political
subdivision thereof. Based on our estimates, we calculate the total
reporting burden to be 40 hours annually ((8 hours per response x 100%)
x 5 responses annually).
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. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication by June 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#590938293c2b2e362b320b3c3d2c3a2d303637183a2d192a3c3a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93c3f2e3f6e1e4fce1f8c1f6f7e6f0e7fafcfdd2f0e7d3e0f6f0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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Dated: April 2, 2025.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05989 Filed 4-7-25; 8:45 am]
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