[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22817]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-222, OMB Control No. 3235-0233]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form 2-E

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 (the ``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 (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Rule 609 (17 CFR 230.609) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) requires small business investment companies and 
business development companies that have engaged in offerings of 
securities that are exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation E 
under the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.601 to 610a) to report 
semi-annually on Form 2-E (17 CFR 239.201) the progress of the 
offering. The form solicits information such as the dates an offering 
commenced and was completed (if completed), the number of shares sold 
and still being offered, amounts received in the offering, and expenses 
and underwriting discounts incurred in the offering. The information 
provided on Form 2-E assists the staff in monitoring the progress of 
the offering and in determining whether the offering has stayed within 
the limits set for an offering exempt under Regulation E.
    Although there have been no filings of Form 2-E since 2017, for 
administrative purposes the Commission estimates that, on average, 
approximately one respondent submits a Form 2-E filing each year. The 
Commission further estimates that this information collection imposes 
an annual burden of four hours and imposes no annual external cost 
burden.
    The collection of information under Form 2-E is mandatory. The 
information provided by the form will not be kept confidential. 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 OMB control number.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
estimate of the burden of 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 by December 18, 2023.
    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.
    Please direct your written comments to: David Bottom, Acting 
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: October 11, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22817 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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