Form C will be used by issuers offering securities in reliance on the crowdfunding exemption in Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Form C will also be used by issuers that have completed transactions in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) to file annual reports or to provide notice of the termination of reporting obligations.
The amendments: limit the types of securities offered, permit the use of certain special purpose vehicles, require disclosure about co-issuers when such vehicles are used; permit the use of generic and Regulation Crowdfunding-specific solicitation of interest materials and the filing of such materials; increase the offering limit and investment limit; and harmonize bad actor disqualification provisions with Regulation A and Regulation D. As a result of these amendments, we estimate that the impact would be an increase in the number of filers and paperwork burden of affected entities. For purposes of the PRA, we estimate that, for Form C, the amendments will result in a net increase of 55 Form C filings, a net increase of 6,450 burden hours, and a net increase of $858,657 in cost burden for the services of outside professionals.
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Steven Hearne 703 551-3248
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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).
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(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;
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