
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71621-71622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22816]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-361, OMB Control No. 3235-0411]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 489 and 
Form F-N

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.) (``Paperwork Reduction Act''), the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``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 (``OMB'') for extension and 
approval.
    Rule 489 (17 CFR 230.489) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) requires foreign banks and foreign insurance 
companies and holding companies and finance subsidiaries of foreign 
banks and foreign insurance companies that are exempted from the 
definition of ``investment company'' by virtue of rules 3a-1 (17 CFR 
270.3a-1), 3a-5 (17 CFR 270.3a-5), and 3a-6 (17 CFR 270.3a-6) under the 
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) to file Form 
F-N (17 CFR 239.43) to appoint an agent for service of process when 
making a public offering of securities in the United States. The 
information is collected so that the Commission and private

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plaintiffs may serve process on foreign entities in actions and 
administrative proceedings arising out of or based on the offer or 
sales of securities in the United States by such foreign entities.
    The Commission received an average of 25 Form F-N filings per year 
over the last three years (2020-2022). The Commission has previously 
estimated that the total annual burden associated with information 
collection and Form F-N preparation and submission is one hour per 
filing. Based on the Commission's experience with disclosure documents 
generally, the Commission continues to believe that this estimate is 
appropriate. Thus the estimated total annual burden for rule 489 and 
Form F-N is 25 hours.
    Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive 
or even representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules 
and forms. Compliance with the collection of information requirements 
of rule 489 and Form F-N is mandatory to obtain the benefit of the 
exemption. Responses to the collection of information will not be kept 
confidential. 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 the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
estimate of the burden of 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. Consideration will 
be given to comments and suggestions submitted by December 18, 2023.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: David Bottom, Acting 
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an 
email to: [email protected].

    Dated: October 11, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22816 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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