Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 16701 [2019-08035]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 77 / Monday, April 22, 2019 / Notices Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of April, 2019. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Denise L. McGovern, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–08131 Filed 4–18–19; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549–2736. amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES Extension: Rule 701, SEC File No. 270–306, OMB Control No. 3235–0522. 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 701 (17 CFR 230.701) under the Securities Act of 1933 (‘‘Securities Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) provides an exemption for certain issuers from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for limited offerings and sales of securities issued under compensatory benefit plans or contracts. The purpose of Rule 701 is to ensure that a basic level of information is available to employees and others when substantial amounts of securities are issued in compensatory arrangements. Information provided under Rule 701 is mandatory. We estimate that approximately 800 companies annually rely on the Rule 701 exemption and that it takes 2 hours to prepare each response. We estimate that 25% of the 2 hours per response (0.5 hours) is prepared by the company for a total annual reporting burden of 400 hours (0.5 hours per response × 800 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 control number. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 17:22 Apr 19, 2019 Dated: April 17, 2019. Jill M. Peterson, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–08035 Filed 4–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–85657; File No. SR–CBOE– 2019–017] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Update Defined Terms in Its Rules, Delete Obsolete and Redundant Language, and Make Other Nonsubstantive Changes April 16, 2019. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on April 10, 2019, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘Cboe Options’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as a ‘‘noncontroversial’’ proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.4 The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). example, the proposed rule change deletes the definition of ‘‘National Spread Market’’ from 2 17 VerDate Sep<11>2014 respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. The public may view the background documentation for this information collection at the following website, www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: Lindsay.M.Abate@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Riddle, Acting Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Candace Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_ Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. 5 For Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16701 comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of the Substance of the Proposed Rule Change Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘Cboe Options’’) proposes to update defined terms in its Rules, delete obsolete and redundant language, and make other nonsubstantive changes. The text of the proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5. The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the Exchange’s website (https://www.cboe.com/About CBOE/CBOELegalRegulatory Home.aspx), at the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose Rule 1.1 currently contains definitions of terms used throughout the Cboe Options Rules. Each defined term is currently contained in a lettered paragraph within Rule 1.1. The proposed rule change first puts the defined terms in alphabetical order so that market participants can better locate defined terms within the Rules. The proposed rule change also moves certain defined terms from other Rules to Rule 1.1, adds certain defined terms, makes certain nonsubstantive changes to existing definitions, and makes the changes described in the following table. The proposed rule change makes changes throughout the Rules to conform to the changes to defined terms.5 Rule 6.25, Interpretation and Policy .07(b), and deletes the definition of ‘‘Exchange Spread Market’’ from Rule 6.53C, Interpretation and Policy .06(b)(2), as each term is defined in Rule 1.1. E:\FR\FM\22APN1.SGM 22APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Rule 701, SEC File No. 270-306, OMB Control No. 3235-0522.

    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 701 (17 CFR 230.701) under the Securities Act of 1933 
(``Securities Act'') (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) provides an exemption for 
certain issuers from the registration requirements of the Securities 
Act for limited offerings and sales of securities issued under 
compensatory benefit plans or contracts. The purpose of Rule 701 is to 
ensure that a basic level of information is available to employees and 
others when substantial amounts of securities are issued in 
compensatory arrangements. Information provided under Rule 701 is 
mandatory. We estimate that approximately 800 companies annually rely 
on the Rule 701 exemption and that it takes 2 hours to prepare each 
response. We estimate that 25% of the 2 hours per response (0.5 hours) 
is prepared by the company for a total annual reporting burden of 400 
hours (0.5 hours per response x 800 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 control number.
    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 control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following website, www.reginfo.gov. 
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: 
[email protected]; and (ii) Charles Riddle, Acting Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o 
Candace Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email 
to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

     Dated: April 17, 2019.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-08035 Filed 4-19-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


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