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OMB Control No:
3235-0522
ICR Reference No:
201806-3235-015
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201706-3235-014
Agency/Subagency:
SEC
Agency Tracking No:
CF 270-306
Title:
Rule 701-Exemption for offers and sales of securities pursuant to certain compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation.
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
06/27/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/20/2018
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2020
10/31/2020
10/31/2020
Responses
1,600
0
300
Time Burden (Hours)
800
0
150
Cost Burden (Dollars)
960,000
0
180,000
Abstract:
Rule 701 requires issuers conducting employee benefit plan offerings in excess of $5 million in reliance on the rule to provide the employee covered by the plan with risk and financial statement disclosures.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 77c, 77e, 77f, 77g, 77s, 77z-3
Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
US Code:
15 USC 77aa
Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 17703
04/12/2017
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 28716
06/23/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Rule 701-Exemption for offers and sales of securities pursuant to certain compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation.
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
1,600
300
0
0
1,300
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
800
150
0
0
650
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
960,000
180,000
0
0
780,000
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The increase in burden of 650 hours and the increase of $780,000 in cost burden is due to a change in how the Commission determined the number of issuers relying on the Rule 701 exemption, which resulted in an increase in both the burden hours and cost burden totals.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Felicia Kung 703 551-3430
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
06/20/2018
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