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at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/schedule.html.
The NRC provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings or
need this meeting notice or the
transcript or other information from the
public meetings in another format (e.g.,
braille, large print), please notify Anne
Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist,
at 301–287–0745, by videophone at
240–428–3217, or by email at
Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on
requests for reasonable accommodation
will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Members of the public may request to
receive this information electronically.
If you would like to be added to the
distribution, please contact the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Washington, DC 20555, at
301–415–1969, or by email at
Tyesha.Bush@nrc.gov or Betty.Thweatt@
nrc.gov.
The NRC is holding the meetings
under the authority of the Government
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Dated: December 29, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sergio E. Gonzalez,
Information Management Specialist, Office of
the Secretary.
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Dated: December 28, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.

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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Extension: Form
40–F

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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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.
Form 40–F (17 CFR 249.240f) is used
by certain Canadian issuers to register a
class of securities pursuant to Section
12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’)(15 U.S.C.
78l) or as an annual report pursuant to
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Act (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)). The
information required in the Form 40–F
is used by investors in making
investment decisions with respect to the
securities of such Canadian companies.
We estimate that Form 40–F takes
approximately 431.42 hours per
response and is filed by approximately
132 respondents. We estimate that 25%
of the 431.42 hours per response
(107.855 hours) is prepared by the
issuer for a total reporting burden of
14,237 (107.855 hours per response ×
132 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 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: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

[SEC File No. 270–562, OMB Control No.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Extension:
Regulation R, Rule 701
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
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of
extension of the previously approved
collection of information provided for in
Regulation R, Rule 701 (17 CFR 247.701)

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under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
Regulation R, Rule 701 requires a
broker or dealer (as part of a written
agreement between the bank and the
broker or dealer) to notify the bank if the
broker or dealer makes certain
determinations regarding the financial
status of the customer, a bank
employee’s statutory disqualification
status, and compliance with suitability
or sophistication standards.
The Commission estimates there are
3,560 registered brokers or dealers that
would, on average, notify 1,000 banks
approximately two times annually about
a determination regarding a customer’s
high net worth or institutional status or
suitability or sophistication standing as
well as a bank employee’s statutory
disqualification status. Based on these
estimates, the Commission anticipates
that Regulation R, Rule 701 would result
in brokers or dealers making
approximately 2,000 notifications to
banks per year. The Commission further
estimates (based on the level of
difficulty and complexity of the
applicable activities) that a broker or
dealer would spend approximately 15
minutes per notice to a bank. Therefore,
the estimated total annual third party
disclosure burden for the requirements
in Regulation R, Rule 701 is 500 1 hours
for brokers or dealers.
The retention period for the
recordkeeping requirement under Rule
17Ad–2(c), (d), and (h) is not less than
two years following the date the notice
is submitted. The recordkeeping
requirement under this rule is
mandatory to assist the Commission in
monitoring transfer agents who fail to
meet the minimum performance
standards set by the Commission rule.
This rule does not involve the collection
of confidential information. Please note
that a transfer agent is not required to
file under the rule unless it does not
meet the minimum performance
standards for turnaround, processing or
forwarding items received for transfer
during a month.
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.
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
1 1,000 banks × 2 notices = 2,000 notices; (2,000
notices × 15 minutes) = 30,000 minutes/60 minutes
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search function. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom,
Director/Chief Information Officer,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
c/o John R. Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an
email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: December 28, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–28430 Filed 12–30–21; 8:45 am]

Dated: December 28, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.

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[FR Doc. 2021–28437 Filed 12–30–21; 8:45 am]
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Extension: Form
12b–25

[SEC File No. 270–641, OMB Control No.
3235–0685]

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.
The purpose of Form 12b–25 (17 CFR
240.12b–25) is to provide notice to the
Commission and the marketplace that a
registrant will be unable to timely file a
required periodic or transition report
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) or the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80a et seq.). If all the filing
conditions of the form are satisfied, the
registrant is granted an automatic filing
extension. The information required is
filed on occasion and is mandatory. All
information is available to the public for
review. Approximately 3,432 registrants
file Form 12b–25 and it takes
approximately 2.5 hours per response
for a total of 8,580 burden hours (2.5
hours per response × 3,432 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:

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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 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: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Rules 3a68–2 and
3a68–4(c)
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: U.S. 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 (‘‘SEC’’) is
soliciting comments on the existing
collection of information provided for
Rules 3a68–2 and 3a68–4(c). The SEC
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for
extension and approval.
Rule 3a68–2 creates a process for
interested persons to request a joint
interpretation by the SEC and the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (‘‘CFTC’’) (together with
the SEC, the ‘‘Commissions’’) regarding
whether a particular instrument (or
class of instruments) is a swap, a
security-based swap, or both (i.e., a
mixed swap). Under Rule 3a68–2, a
person provides to the Commissions a
copy of all material information
regarding the terms of, and a statement
of the economic characteristics and
purpose of, each relevant agreement,
contract, or transaction (or class
thereof), along with that person’s
determination as to whether each such
agreement, contract, or transaction (or
class thereof) should be characterized as
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(i.e., a mixed swap). The Commissions
also may request the submitting person
to provide additional information.
The SEC expects 25 requests pursuant
to Rule 3a68–2 per year. The SEC
estimates the total paperwork burden
associated with preparing and
submitting each request would be 20
hours to retrieve, review, and submit the
information associated with the
submission. This 20 hour burden is
divided between the SEC and the CFTC,
with 10 hours per response regarding
reporting to the SEC and 10 hours of
response regarding third party
disclosure to the CFTC.1 The SEC
estimates this would result in an
aggregate annual burden of 500 hours
(25 requests × 20 hours/request).
The SEC estimates that the total costs
resulting from a submission under Rule
3a68–2 would be approximately $12,000
for outside attorneys to retrieve, review,
and submit the information associated
with the submission. The SEC estimates
this would result in aggregate costs each
year of $300,000 (25 requests × 30
hours/request × $400).
Rule 3a68–4(c) establishes a process
for persons to request that the
Commissions issue a joint order
permitting such persons (and any other
person or persons that subsequently
lists, trades, or clears that class of mixed
swap) to comply, as to parallel
provisions only, with specified parallel
provisions of either the Commodity
Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’) or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’),
and related rules and regulations
(collectively ‘‘specified parallel
provisions’’), instead of being required
to comply with parallel provisions of
both the CEA and the Exchange Act.
The SEC expects ten requests
pursuant to Rule 3a68–4(c) per year.
The SEC estimates that nine of these
requests will have also been made in a
request for a joint interpretation
pursuant to Rule 3a68–2, and one will
not have been. The SEC estimates the
total burden for the one request for
which the joint interpretation pursuant
to 3a68–2 was not requested would be
30 hours, and the total burden
associated with the other nine requests
would be 20 hours per request because
some of the information required to be
submitted pursuant to Rule 3a68–4(c)
would have already been submitted
pursuant to Rule 3a68–2. The burden in
both cases is evenly divided between
the SEC and the CFTC.
The SEC estimates that the total costs
resulting from a submission under Rule
3a68–4(c) would be approximately
1 The burdens imposed by the CFTC are included
in this collection of information.

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