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Notice2026-18256

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 173

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September 8, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57182-57183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18256]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[OMB Control No. 3235-0618]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Extension: Rule 173

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.
    Rule 173 (17 CFR 230.173) provides a notice of registration to 
investors who purchased securities in a registered offering under the 
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). Rule 173 is intended to 
inform investors that they purchased securities in a registered 
transaction to facilitate their ability to trace their purchases for 
purposes of asserting their rights under the liability provisions of 
the Federal securities laws. We estimate that responses to Rule 173 are 
made by approximately 5,720 respondents approximately 43,546 times a 
year for a total of 249,083,120 responses annually. We estimate that it 
takes approximately 0.0167 burden hours per response and $0 cost burden 
per response to provide the information required under Rule 173. As a 
result, we

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estimate that the total annual reporting burden for Rule 173 is 
4,159,688 hours (0.0167 hours per response x 249,083,120 responses) and 
that the total annual cost burden is $0.
    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#8bdbeafbeef9fce4f9e0d9eeeffee8ffe2e4e5cae8ffcbf8eee8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96c6f7e6f3e4e1f9e4fdc4f3f2e3f5e2fff9f8d7f5e2d6e5f3f5b8f1f9e0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> by November 9, 2026.

     Dated: September 3, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18256 Filed 9-4-26; 8:45 am]
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