[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 68784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21925]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-558, OMB Control No. 3235-0617]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 433 Under 
the Securities Act of 1933--Conditions to Permissible Post-Filing Free 
Writing Prospectuses

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 collections 
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 433 (17 CFR 230.433) governs the use and filing of free 
writing prospectuses under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 
seq.). The purpose of Rule 433 is to reduce the restrictions on 
communications that a company can make to investors during a registered 
offering of its securities, while maintaining a high level of investor 
protection. A free writing prospectus meeting the conditions of Rule 
433(d)(1) must be filed with the Commission and is publicly available. 
We estimate that it takes approximately 9.79057 burden hours per 
response to prepare a free writing prospectus and that the information 
is filed by 20,179 responses. We estimate that 25% of the 9.79052 
burden hours per response (2.44764 hours) is prepared by the company 
for total annual reporting burden of 49,391 hours (2.4476 hours x 
20,179 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 December 4, 2023.
    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: September 28, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-21925 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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