Notice2026-00638
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form F-1-Registration Statement
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January 15, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 1848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00638]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0258]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension: Form F-1--Registration Statement
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-1 (17 CFR 239.31) is used by certain foreign private issuers
to register securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77a et seq.). The information collected is intended to ensure
the adequacy of information available to investors in connection with
securities offerings. We estimate that Form F-1 takes approximately
1,610.36 hours per response and is filed once per year by approximately
270 respondents, for a total of approximately 270 responses annually.
We estimate that 25% of the 1,610.36 hours per response is carried
internally by the issuer for a total annual reporting burden of 108,699
hours ((1,610.36 hours per response x 25%) x 270 responses). We
estimate that 75% of the 1,610.36 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
$195,658,740 ((75% x 1,610.36 hours per response) x $600 per hour x 270
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#b5e5d4c5d0c7c2dac7dee7d0d1c0d6c1dcdadbf4d6c1f5c6d0d69bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8edeeffeebfcf9e1fce5dcebeafbedfae7e1e0cfedfacefdebeda0e9e1f8">[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 12, 2026.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00638 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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