Form SB-2-Registration Statement for Small Business Issuers

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SEC 2335 Form SB-2-Registration Statement for Small Business Issuers	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Justification for Burden Changes Related to.doc	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2006-09-18	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
35048	Form SB-2-Registration Statement for Small Business Issuers	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0418	ICR Reference No: 200609-3235-035
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200603-3235-011
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: 270-366
Title: Form SB-2-Registration Statement for Small Business Issuers
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/31/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/20/2006
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2009	04/30/2009	04/30/2009
Responses	885	0	885
Time Burden (Hours)	141,158	0	137,839
Cost Burden (Dollars)	169,389,000	0	124,055,000

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Abstract: Form SB-2 is a registration statement under the Securities Act that may be used by small business issuers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form SB-2-Registration Statement for Small Business Issuers	SEC 2335	Form SB-2 - Registration Statement for Small Business Issuers

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	885	885	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	141,158	137,839	0	3,319	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	169,389,000	124,055,000	0	42,347,000	2,987,000	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: In part due to public comment, we have revised our initial estimates included in Proposed Rule: Executive Compensation and Related Party Disclosure (Release 33-8655) to increase the number of additional incremental burden hours for each affected form, as described in more detail in the Adopted Rule (Release 33-8732A).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 09/20/2006

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