Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request:

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549-0213;

Extension:

Regulation FD; OMB Control No. 3235-0536; SEC File No. 270-475.

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 Budget for extension and approval.

Regulation FD (17 CFR 243.100 et seq.)--Other Disclosure Materials requires public disclosure of material

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information from issuers of publicly traded securities so that investors have current information upon which to base investment decisions. The purpose of the regulation is to require: (1) An issuer that intentionally discloses material information, to do so through public disclosure, not selective disclosure; and (2) an issuer that learns that it has made a non-intentional material selective disclosure, issuer to make prompt public disclosure of that information. Regulation FD was adopted due to a concern that the practice of selective disclosure leads to a loss of investor confidence in the integrity of our capital markets. We estimate that approximately 13,000 issuers make Regulation FD disclosures approximately five times a year for a total of 58,000 submissions annually, not including an estimated 7,000 issuers who file Form 8-K to comply with Regulation FD.

We estimate that it takes 5 hours per response (58,000 responses x 5 hours) for a total burden of 290,000 hours annually. In addition, we estimate that 25% of the 5 hours per response (1.25 hours) is prepared by the filer for an annual reporting burden of 72,500 hours (1.25 hours per response x 58,000 responses).

Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has 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.

Please direct your written comments to Charles Boucher, Director/

CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432

General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or send an e-mail to:

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

January 26, 2009.

Florence E. Harmon,

Deputy Secretary.

FR Doc. E9-2228 Filed 2-2-09; 8:45 am

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