Notices. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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BILLING CODE 8011-01-P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [SEC File No. 270-408, OMB Control No. 3235-0464] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 101 *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 (“PRA”) (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) a request for approval of extension of the previously approved collection of information provided for in Rule 101 of Regulation M (17 CFR 242.101), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a *et seq.* ).
Rule 101 prohibits distribution participants from purchasing activities at specified times during a distribution of securities. Persons otherwise covered by this rule may seek to use several applicable exceptions such as a calculation of the average daily trading volume of the securities in distribution, the maintenance of policies regarding information barriers between their affiliates, and the maintenance of a written policy regarding general compliance with Regulation M for de minimus transactions.
There are approximately 2,002 respondents per year that require an aggregate total of approximately 27,901 hours to comply with this rule. Each respondent makes an estimated 1 annual response. Each response takes on average approximately 13.936563 hours to complete. Thus, the total hour burden per year is approximately 27,901 hours. The total estimated internal compliance cost for the respondents is approximately $2,259,981 resulting in an internal cost of compliance for each respondent per response of approximately $1,128.86 ( *i.e.,* $2,259,981/2,002 responses).
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. The public may view background documentation for this information collection at the following website: *www.reginfo.gov.* Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by May 22, 2023 to
(i)*www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain* and
(ii)David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: *PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.* Dated: April 17, 2023. Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023-08422 Filed 4-20-23; 8:45 am]
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