[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27821-27822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08290]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-118, OMB Control No. 3235-0095]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 236--
Exemption of Shares Offered in Connection With Certain Transactions

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'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 236 (17 CFR 230.236) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) (``Securities Act'') provides an exemption from 
registration under the

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Securities Act for the offering of shares of stock or similar 
securities to provide funds to be distributed to security holders in 
lieu of fractional shares, scrip certificates or order forms, in 
connection with a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, 
conversion, merger or similar transaction. Issuers wishing to rely upon 
the exemption are required to furnish specified information to the 
Commission at least 10 days prior to the offering. The information is 
needed to provide notice that the issuer is relying on the exemption. 
Public companies are the likely respondents. All information provided 
to the Commission is available to the public for review upon request. 
Approximately 10 respondents file the information required by Rule 236 
at an estimated 1.5 hours per response for a total annual reporting 
burden of 15 hours (1.5 hours per response x 10 responses).
    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.
    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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
by May 20, 2024 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: [email protected].

    Dated: April 15, 2024.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08290 Filed 4-17-24; 8:45 am]
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