Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Securities Exchange Act 1934-Rule 12g3-2, 26194-26195 [2024-07874]

Download as PDF 26194 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 73 / Monday, April 15, 2024 / Notices statutory and regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment deadline(s) for each request appear in section II. II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 1. Docket No(s).: MC2024–225 and CP2024–231; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 213 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: April 9, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; Public Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman; Comments Due: April 17, 2024. 2. Docket No(s).: MC2024–226 and CP2024–232; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 214 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: April 9, 2024; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; Public Representative: Jennaca D. Upperman; Comments Due: April 17, 2024. This Notice will be published in the Federal Register. Erica A. Barker, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–07889 Filed 4–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Investment Company Act Release No. 35168; 812–15557] Aether Infrastructure & Natural Resources Fund and Aether Investment Partners, LLC April 10, 2024. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’). ACTION: Notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections 18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 23(c) of the Act for an exemption from rule 23c–3 under the Act, and for an order pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d– 1 under the Act. Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares and to impose asset-based distribution and/or service fees and early withdrawal charges. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 12, 2024 Jkt 262001 Applicants: Aether Infrastructure & Natural Resources Fund and Aether Investment Partners, LLC. Filing Dates: The application was filed on March 27, 2024. Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing the SEC’s Secretary at Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving the Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on May 6, 2024, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the Applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0– 5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the writer’s interest, any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by emailing the Commission’s Secretary. ADDRESSES: The Commission: Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: Joshua B. Deringer, Esq., Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, joshua.deringer@ faegredrinker.com with a copy to Sean Goodrich, Aether Investment Partners, LLC, 1900 Sixteen Street, Suite 825, Denver, Colorado 80202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551–6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel’s Office). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants’ representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants’ application, dated March 27, 2024, which may be obtained via the Commission’s website by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name search field on the SEC’s EDGAR system. The SEC’s EDGAR system may be searched at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/ legacy/companysearch.html. You may also call the SEC’s Public Reference Room at (202) 551–8090. For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority. Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–07893 Filed 4–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [SEC File No. 270–104, OMB Control No. 3235–0119] Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Securities Exchange Act 1934—Rule 12g3–2 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’’) 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 for extension and approval. Rule 12g3–2 (17 CFR 240.12g3–2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’) provides an exemption from Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78l(g)) for foreign private issuers. Rule 12g3–2 is designed to provide investors in foreign securities with information about such securities and the foreign issuer. The information filed under Rule 12g3–2 must be filed with the Commission and is publicly available. We estimate that it takes 8.95 hours per response to prepare and is filed by approximately 1,386 respondents. Each respondent files an estimated 12 times submissions pursuant to Rule 12g3–2 per year for a total of 16,632 respondents. We estimate that 25% of 8.95 hours per response (2.237 hours per response) to provide the information required under Rule 12g3–2 for a total annual reporting burden of 37,206 hours (2.237 hours per response × 16,632 responses). Written comments are invited on: (a) whether this proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden imposed by 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 in writing within 60 days of this publication by June 14, 2024. E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 73 / Monday, April 15, 2024 / Notices 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. Please direct your written comment to David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_ Mailbox@sec.gov. Dated: April 10, 2024. Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–07874 Filed 4–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–99924; File No. SR–MIAX– 2024–19] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 531 April 9, 2024. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Pursuant to the provisions of section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on April 2, 2024, Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (‘‘MIAX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to: (i) amend subparagraph (b)(2) of Exchange Rule 531, Reports and Market Data Products, to adjust the timeframe for the Liquidity Taker Event Report—Complex Orders; and (ii) make a non-substantive, clarifying change to a footnote in prior rule filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) for immediate effectiveness pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b– 4(f)(6) 4 to adopt the Liquidity Taker Event Report—Simple Orders, Liquidity 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 2 17 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 12, 2024 Jkt 262001 Taker Event Report—Complex Orders, and Liquidity Taker Event Report— Resting Simple Orders.5 The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s website at https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/ us-options/miax-options/rule-filings, at MIAX’s principal office, 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 The Exchange offers three versions of the Liquidity Taker Event Report: (1) Liquidity Taker Event Report—Simple Orders (referred to herein as the ‘‘Simple Order Report’’); (2) Liquidity Taker Event Report—Complex Orders (referred to herein as the ‘‘Complex Order Report’’); and (3) Liquidity Taker Event Report—Resting Simple Orders (referred to herein as the ‘‘Resting Simple Order Report’’).6 Each of the Reports are available for purchase by Exchange Members 7 on a voluntary basis. The Exchange’s prior rule filings to adopt each Liquidity Taker Event Report were submitted to the Commission for immediate effectiveness 5 The Exchange notes that its affiliate, MIAX Emerald, LLC (‘‘MIAX Emerald’’), submitted the first filing to adopt the Liquidity Taker Event Report—Simple Orders, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 91356 (March 18, 2021), 86 FR 15759 (March 24, 2021) (SR–EMERALD– 2021–09) (Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Exchange Rule 531, Reports, To Provide for the New ‘‘Liquidity Taker Event Report’’); and 91787 (May 6, 2021), 86 FR 26111 (May 12, 2021) (SR–EMERALD–2021–09) (Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Exchange Rule 531(a), Reports, To Provide for a New ‘‘Liquidity Taker Event Report’’). 6 The Simple Order Report, Complex Order Report and Resting Simple Order Report are collectively referred to herein as the ‘‘Reports.’’ 7 The term ‘‘Member’’ means an individual or organization approved to exercise the trading rights associated with a Trading Permit. Members are deemed ‘‘members’’ under the Exchange Act. See Exchange Rule 100. PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26195 pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 8 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.9 Each Liquidity Taker Event Report is described under Exchange Rules 531(a)– (c).10 In general, each Liquidity Taker Event Report is a daily report that provides a Member (‘‘Recipient Member’’) with its liquidity response time details for executions and contra-side responses of an order (or Complex Order,11 as the case may be) resting on the Simple Order Book (or Strategy Book, as the case may be),12 where that Recipient Member attempted to execute against such resting order 13 within a certain timeframe.14 The content of each of the Reports is specific to the Recipient Member and each Liquidity Taker Event Report does not include any information related to any Member other than the Recipient Member. The Exchange now proposes to: (i) amend the subparagraph (b)(2) of Exchange Rule 531 to adjust the timeframe from 200 microseconds to 400 microseconds for the Complex 8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 10 See Exchange Rule 531(a)–(c); see also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 92081 (June 1, 2021), 86 FR 30344 (June 7, 2021) (SR–MIAX– 2021–21) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 531, Reports and Market Data Products, to Adopt the Liquidity Taker Event Report); 94135 (February 2, 2022), 87 FR 7217 (February 8, 2022) (SR–MIAX–2022–06) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 531 to Provide for the New Liquidity Taker Event Report—Complex Orders); 96839 (February 8, 2023), 88 FR 9550 (February 14, 2023) (SR–MIAX–2023–02) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 531 to Provide for the New Liquidity Taker Event Report—Resting Simple Orders). 11 In sum, a ‘‘Complex Order’’ is ‘‘any order involving the concurrent purchase and/or sale of two or more different options in the same underlying security (the ‘legs’ or ‘components’ of the complex order), for the same account, in a conforming or non-conforming ratio. . . .’’ See Exchange Rule 518(a). 12 The ‘‘Simple Order Book’’ is the Exchange’s regular electronic book of orders and quotes. See Exchange Rule 518(a)(15). The ‘‘Strategy Book’’ is the Exchange’s electronic book of complex orders and complex quotes. See Exchange Rule 518(a)(17). The Strategy Book is organized by Complex Strategy in that individual orders for a defined Complex Strategy are organized together in a book that is separate from the orders for a different Complex Strategy. The term ‘‘Complex Strategy’’ means ‘‘a particular combination of components and their ratios to one another. New complex strategies can be created as the result of the receipt of a complex order or by the Exchange for a complex strategy that is not currently in the System.’’ See Exchange Rule 518(a)(6). 13 Only displayed orders are included in the Reports. The Exchange notes that it does not currently offer any non-displayed orders types on its options trading platform. 14 A complete description of each of the Reports can be found in the prior rule filings to adopt the Reports. See supra note 10. 9 17 E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26194-26195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07874]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-104, OMB Control No. 3235-0119]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Securities 
Exchange Act 1934--Rule 12g3-2

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'') 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 for extension and approval.
    Rule 12g3-2 (17 CFR 240.12g3-2) under the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (the ``Exchange Act'') provides an exemption from Section 12(g) 
of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78l(g)) for foreign private issuers. 
Rule 12g3-2 is designed to provide investors in foreign securities with 
information about such securities and the foreign issuer. The 
information filed under Rule 12g3-2 must be filed with the Commission 
and is publicly available. We estimate that it takes 8.95 hours per 
response to prepare and is filed by approximately 1,386 respondents. 
Each respondent files an estimated 12 times submissions pursuant to 
Rule 12g3-2 per year for a total of 16,632 respondents. We estimate 
that 25% of 8.95 hours per response (2.237 hours per response) to 
provide the information required under Rule 12g3-2 for a total annual 
reporting burden of 37,206 hours (2.237 hours per response x 16,632 
responses).
    Written comments are invited on: (a) whether this proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden imposed by 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 in writing within 60 
days of this publication by June 14, 2024.

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    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.
    Please direct your written comment to David Bottom, 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: April 10, 2024.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07874 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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