Form 40-F

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SEC 2285 Form 40-F Form and Instruction	Modified
FAST Act Adopting Release Supporting Statement.Final.11-29-2019.pdf Supporting Statement A	2019-11-29
January 2016 EDGAR PIA.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-11-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
34962	Form 40-F Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0381	ICR Reference No: 201911-3235-031
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201809-3235-003
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: CF 270-335
Title: Form 40-F
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: 01/14/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2022	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2022
Responses	132	0	132
Time Burden (Hours)	14,237	0	14,187
Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,084,560	0	17,025,360

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Abstract: Form 40-F is used by certain Canadian issuers to register a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) or to satisfy their annual reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 77g, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3 Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
   US Code: 15 USC 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o Name of Law: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   US Code: 15 USC 78p, 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-AM00	Final or interim final rulemaking	84 FR 12674	04/02/2019

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form 40-F	SEC 2285	Form 40-F

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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	132	132	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,237	14,187	0	50	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,084,560	17,025,360	0	59,200	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 amendments in Release No. 33-10618 modernize and simplify certain disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K, while continuing to provide all material information to investors. The amendments are also intended to improve the readability and navigability of disclosure documents and discourage repetition and disclosure of immaterial information. We anticipate that the amendments will, in the aggregate, reduce the burdens and costs to registrants associated with compliance with the federal securities disclosure regime. These estimated burden and cost reductions are expected to result primarily from amendments to the Commission’s disclosure requirements that allow registrants, in some circumstances, to eliminate the earliest year of the MD&A discussion; permit registrants, in certain circumstances, to omit, without a confidential treatment request, schedules and attachments that are not material and confidential information in material contracts exhibits that is both (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed; and simplify and modernize executive officer, Section 16(a) compliance and corporate governance disclosure requirements. For purposes of the PRA, we estimate that the amendments to Form 40-F will result in a net increase of 50 burden hours and a net increase in the cost burden of $59,200 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: 12/06/2019

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