Notice2026-00491
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form F-4-Registration Statement
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January 13, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1361-1362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00491]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0325]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension: Form F-4--Registration Statement
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 F-4 (17 CFR 239.34) is used by foreign issuers to register
securities in business combinations, reorganizations and exchange
offers pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.).
The information collected is intended to ensure that the information
required to be filed by the Commission permits verification of
compliance with securities law requirements and assures the public
availability of such information. We estimate that Form F-4 takes
approximately 1,435.79 hours per response and is filed one per year by
approximately 60 registrants annually. We estimate that 25% of the
1,435.79 hours per response (358.95 hours) is carried internally by the
registrant for a total annual reporting burden of 21,537 hours (358.95
hours per response x 60 responses). We
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estimate that 75% of the 1,435.79 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
$38,766,330 ($600 per hour x (75% x 1,435.79 total burden hours per
response) x 60 responses annually).
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#4717263722353028352c1522233224332e28290624330734222469202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5e5d4c5d0c7c2dac7dee7d0d1c0d6c1dcdadbf4d6c1f5c6d0d69bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a> by March 16, 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 9, 2026.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00491 Filed 1-12-26; 8:45 am]
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