Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 163

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 67888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22005]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[OMB Control No. 3235-0619]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 163

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.
    Rule 163 (17 CFR 230.163) provides an exemption from Section 5(c) 
of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) for certain 
communications by, or on behalf of, a well-known seasoned issuer, as 
defined in Rule 405 (17 CFR 230.405), before a registration statement 
is filed, subject to certain conditions. The rule is intended to 
facilitate capital formation by giving eligible well-known seasoned 
issuers freedom to communicate with investors at any time, including by 
means of a written offer other than a statutory prospectus. The 
information filed under Rule 163 is mandatory, and filings made 
pursuant to Rule 163 are publicly available on the Commission's 
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (``EDGAR'') system. 
We estimate that approximately 12 respondents make one filing per year 
pursuant to Rule 163, for a total of approximately 12 responses 
annually. We estimate that respondents incur approximately 0.083 hours 
per Rule 163 response, for a total annual reporting burden of 1 hour 
(0.083 hours per response x 12 responses). We estimate that respondents 
incur $72.50 cost burden per Rule 163 response, for a total annual cost 
of $870 ($72.50 cost per response x 12 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=202607-3235-021">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202607-3235-021</a> or send an email comment to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80cdc2d8aecfcdc2aecfc9d2c1aed3c5c3dfe4e5f3ebdfefe6e6e9e3e5f2c0efede2aee5eff0aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e030c166001030c6001071c0f601d0b0d112a2b3d2511212828272d2b3c0e21232c602b213e60292138">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> within 30 days of the day 
after publication of this notice by November 30, 2026.

    Dated: October 26, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-22005 Filed 10-27-26; 8:45 am]
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