Notice2026-04960
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 13e-3 (Schedule 13E-3)
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March 13, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04960]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0007]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; 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'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below. 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. The information
required by Rule 13e-3 and Schedule 13E-3 is mandatory, and Schedule
13E-3 is publicly available on the Commission's Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (``EDGAR'') system. 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.
The public may view and comment on this information collection
request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202512-3235-034">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202512-3235-034</a> or send an email comment to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffb2bda7d1b0b2bdd1b0b6adbed1acbabca09b9a8c94a0909999969c9a8dbf90929dd19a908fd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eba6a9b3c5a4a6a9c5a4a2b9aac5b8aea8b48f8e9880b4848d8d82888e99ab848689c58e849bc58c849d">[email protected]</span></a> within 30 days of the day
after publication of this notice by April 13, 2026.
Dated: March 11, 2026.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04960 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]
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