Notice2026-03064

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Regulation S-Rules Governing Offers and Sales Made Outside the United States Without Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933

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February 17, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 7317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03064]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[OMB Control No. 3235-0357]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Extension: Regulation S--Rules Governing Offers and 
Sales Made Outside the United States Without Registration Under the 
Securities Act of 1933

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.
    Regulation S (17 CFR 230.901 through 230.905) sets forth rules 
applicable to offers and sales of securities made outside the United 
States without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
77a et seq.) (``Securities Act''). Regulation S addresses the 
extraterritorial application of the registration requirements of the 
Securities Act. We estimate that the information collections in 
Regulation S, on average, take approximately 5 hours per response to 
comply with and that there are approximately 1,103 foreign private 
issuers that rely on Regulation S once per year, for a total of 
approximately 1,103 responses annually to the information collection 
requirements in Regulation S. We estimate that 75% of the 5 hours per 
response is carried internally by the respondent for annual reporting 
burden of 4,136 hours ((0.75 x 5 total hours per response) x 1,103 
responses). We estimate that 25% of the 5 hours per response is carried 
externally by outside professionals retained by the respondent at an 
estimated rate of $600 per hour for a total annual cost burden of 
$827,250 ((0.25 x 5 total hours per response) x $600 per hour x 1,103 
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#c999a8b9acbbbea6bba29bacadbcaabda0a6a788aabd89baacaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db8bbaabbea9acb4a9b089bebfaeb8afb2b4b59ab8af9ba8beb8f5bcb4ad">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> by April 20, 2026. There will be a second 
opportunity to comment on this SEC request following the Federal 
Register publishing a 30-Day Submission Notice.

    Dated: February 12, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03064 Filed 2-13-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


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