Securities and Exchange Commission April 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

We are adopting technical amendments to conform several rules and forms to amendments made to the Securities Act of 1933 (``Securities Act'') and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') by Title I of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (``JOBS'') Act. To effectuate inflation adjustments required under Title I and Title III of the JOBS Act, we are also adopting new rules that include an inflation-adjusted threshold in the definition of the term ``emerging growth company'' as well as amendments to adjust the dollar amounts in Regulation Crowdfunding.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has submitted a revision to a currently approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The SEC previously received OMB approval for a collection of information associated with the Final Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Joint Standards). The revision adds a form entitled ``Diversity Assessment Report Assessment Report for Entities Regulated by the SEC'' (Diversity Assessment Report) to facilitate the collection of information contemplated under the Joint Standards.