Notice2026-04344

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Form S-4-Registration Statement

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March 5, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 10845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04344]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[OMB Control No. 3235-0324]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Extension: Form S-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 (SEC or ``Commission'') is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) this request for extension of the proposed 
collection of information discussed below.
    Form S-4 (17 CFR 239.25) is the form used for registration under 
the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) of securities issued 
in business combination transactions. The information collected is 
intended to ensure the adequacy of information available to investors 
in connection with business combination transactions. The information 
required by Form S-4 is mandatory, and Form S-4 is publicly available 
on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval 
(``EDGAR'') system. We estimate that Form S-4 takes approximately 
3,816.24 hours per response to prepare and is filed once per year by 
approximately 228 issuers annually. We estimate that 25% of the 
3,816.24 hours per response is carried internally by the issuer for an 
annual reporting burden of approximately 217,526 hours (3,816.24 hours 
per response x 25% x 228 responses annually). We estimate that 75% of 
the 3,816.24 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 approximately $391,546,224 
(3,816.244 hours per response x 75% x $600 per hour x 228 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.
    The public may view and comment on this information collection 
request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202512-3235-002">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202512-3235-002</a> or send an email comment to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5e8e7fd8beae8e78beaecf7e48bf6e0e6fac1c0d6cefacac3c3ccc6c0d7e5cac8c78bc0cad58bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="79343b215736343b5736302b38572a3c3a261d1c0a1226161f1f101a1c0b3916141b571c1609571e160f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> within 30 days of the day 
after publication of this notice by April 6, 2026.

    Dated: March 2, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04344 Filed 3-4-26; 8:45 am]
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