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OMB Control No:
3235-0288
ICR Reference No:
201908-3235-018
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201905-3235-027
Agency/Subagency:
SEC
Agency Tracking No:
CF-270-156
Title:
Form 20-F
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
10/28/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/09/2019
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2022
Responses
725
0
725
Time Burden (Hours)
479,784
0
478,776
Cost Burden (Dollars)
577,479,600
0
576,270,600
Abstract:
Form 20-F is filed by foreign private issuers to register securities pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) or to satisfy their annual report obligations pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 78w(a), 78mm
Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
US Code:
15 USC 77c(b),77g, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3
Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
US Code:
15 USC 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78o(d),
Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
3235-AL81
Final or interim final rulemaking
83 FR 66344
12/26/2018
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Form 20-F
SEC 1852
Form 20-F
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
725
725
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
479,784
478,776
0
1,008
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
577,479,600
576,270,600
0
1,209,000
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The final amendments in Release No. 33-10570 will modernize the property disclosure requirements for mining registrants by more closely aligning the Commission’s mining property disclosure requirements with global industry standards and practice, and by providing investors with a more comprehensive understanding of a registrant’s mining properties, which should help them make more informed voting and investment decisions. However, we anticipate that the amendments will increase the burdens and costs for registrants to prepare and review the collections of information that require disclosure of a registrant’s mining properties. These estimated burden and cost increases are expected to result from the adopted changes to the Commission’s disclosure requirements for mining registrants, such as the amendments that will, for the first time, require a registrant with material mining operations to disclose information about its mineral resources, in addition to its mineral reserves; and require a registrant to obtain and attach a technical report summary prepared by a qualified person as an exhibit to its Commission filing when first disclosing mineral resource or mineral reserve estimates, or when disclosing a material change in previously disclosed mineral resource or reserve estimates. For purposes of the PRA, we estimate that the final amendments to Form 20-F would result in a net increase of 1,008 burden hours and a net increase in the cost burden of $1,209,000 for the services of outside professionals.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$102,000,000
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:
Elliot Staffin 202 551-3243
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:
09/09/2019
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