Notice2026-00275
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 13e-3 (Schedule 13e-3)
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Published
January 9, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 1019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00275]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0007]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension: Rule 13e-3 (Schedule 13e-3)
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. The Commission also is requesting
approval from OMB to designate this existing collection of information
(OMB Control No. 3235-0007) as a ``common form'' for purposes of PRA
submissions \1\ because the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System uses this information collection (under OMB Control No. 7100-
0091).
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\1\ See ROCIS PRA Module User Guide v. 8.2, at 110-111 (Mar.
2024), available at <a href="https://www.rocis.gov/rocis/viewResources.do">https://www.rocis.gov/rocis/viewResources.do</a>
(``A `common form' is an information collection that can be used by
two or more agencies, or government-wide, for the same purpose. The
Common Forms Module [in ROCIS] allows a `host' agency to obtain
[OMB] approval of an information collection for use by one or more
`using' agencies. After OMB grants approval, any prospective using
agency that seeks to collect identical information for the same
purpose can obtain approval to use the `common form' by providing
its agency-specific information to OMB (e.g., burden estimates and
number of respondents). . . . The host agency will indicate in the
Federal Register notices that it is requesting approval of a common
form and, if known, identify other agencies that may use the
information collection. Both the Federal Register notices and the
ICR should account only for the burden imposed by the host agency's
use of the common form. Once the host agency has received approval
from OMB, any agency will be able to request OMB approval for its
use of the common form in ROCIS by providing its agency specific
information to OMB (e.g., burden estimates and number of
respondents). Additional public notice by those agencies will not be
required.'').
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Rule 13e-3 (17 CFR 240.13e-3) and Schedule 13E-3 (17 CFR 240.13e-
100) prescribe the filing, disclosure, and dissemination requirements
in connection with certain going private transactions by an issuer or
an affiliate. The information required by Rule 13e-3 and Schedule 13E-3
is intended to ensure investors are appropriately informed in
connection with certain going private transactions. We estimate that
Schedule 13E-3 is filed once per year by approximately 41 issuers
annually and that it takes issuers approximately 138.70 hours per
response. We estimate that 25% of the 138.70 hours per response is
carried internally by the issuer for a total annual reporting burden of
1,422 hours (138.70 hours per response x 25% x 41 responses). We
estimate that 75% of the 138.70 hours per response is carried
externally by outside professionals retained by the issuer at an
estimated rate of $600 per hour for a total annual cost burden of
$2,559,015 (138.70 hours per response x 75% x $600 per hour x 41
responses).
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 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.
Please direct your written comments on this 60-Day Collection
Notice to Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya Ruttenberg via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#124273627760657d60794077766771667b7d7c537166526177713c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3a392839681849c8198a196978690879a9c9db29087b3809690dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a> by March 10, 2026. There will be a second
opportunity to comment on this SEC request following the Federal
Register publishing a 30-Day Submission Notice.
Dated: January 7, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00275 Filed 1-8-26; 8:45 am]
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