Form F-4 - Registration Statement

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SEC 2078 Form F-4 - Registration Statement Form and Instruction	Modified
PRA Supporting Statement for Mining Adopting Release.Final- 8-29-2019.pdf Supporting Statement A	2019-09-04
January 2016 EDGAR PIA.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-08-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43005	Form F-4 - Registration Statement Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0325	ICR Reference No: 201908-3235-020
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-3235-029
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: CF 270-288
Title: Form F-4 - Registration Statement
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/28/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/09/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2022
Responses	39	0	39
Time Burden (Hours)	14,076	0	14,066
Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,106,000	0	17,093,700

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Abstract: Form F-4 is used by foreign private issuers to register securities in business combinations, reorganizations and exchange offers pursuant to the federal securities laws.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 77c(b),77g, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3 Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
   US Code: 15 USC 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78o(d), Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   US Code: 15 USC 78w(a), 78mm Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3235-AL81	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 66344	12/26/2018

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form F-4 - Registration Statement	SEC 2078	Form F-4

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	39	39	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,076	14,066	0	10	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,106,000	17,093,700	0	12,300	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The final amendments in Release No. 33-10570 will modernize the property disclosure requirements for mining registrants by more closely aligning the Commission’s mining property disclosure requirements with global industry standards and practice, and by providing investors with a more comprehensive understanding of a registrant’s mining properties, which should help them make more informed voting and investment decisions. However, we anticipate that the amendments will increase the burdens and costs for registrants to prepare and review the collections of information that require disclosure of a registrant’s mining properties. These estimated burden and cost increases are expected to result from the adopted changes to the Commission’s disclosure requirements for mining registrants, such as the amendments that will, for the first time, require a registrant with material mining operations to disclose information about its mineral resources, in addition to its mineral reserves; and require a registrant to obtain and attach a technical report summary prepared by a qualified person as an exhibit to its Commission filing when first disclosing mineral resource or mineral reserve estimates, or when disclosing a material change in previously disclosed mineral resource or reserve estimates. For purposes of the PRA, we estimate that the final amendments to Form F-4 would result in a net increase of 10 burden hours and a net increase in the cost burden of $12,300 for the services of outside professionals.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $102,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/09/2019

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