Regulation 14A (Commission
Rules 14a-1 through 14a-21 and Schedule 14A)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
04/27/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2024
6,369
6,369
778,802
777,590
103,805,312
103,678,712
Schedule 14A is filed by issuers of
securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 in connection with solicitation of a proxy.
The amendments in Release
34-93596 revise the consent required of a bona fide nominee,
eliminate the short slate rule and establish new procedures for the
solicitation of proxies, the preparation and use of proxy cards and
the dissemination of information about all director nominees in
contested elections to implement the use of a universal proxy card
to allow shareholders to vote by proxy in a manner that more
closely resembles how they can vote in person at a shareholder
meeting. Additionally, the amendments specify certain required
voting options and mandate disclosure about the effect of certain
votes in an election to better enable soliciting parties to
properly seek and authorize the appropriate voting option for
shareholders. We anticipate that the amendments will result in a
small increase in the required disclosure and the related burdens
and costs for the registrants to prepare and review the collections
of information. For purposes of the PRA, we estimate that the
amendments to Regulation 14A will result in a net increase of 1,212
burden hours and a net increase in the cost burden of $126,600 for
the services of outside professionals. The changes in burden
reflect the Commission’s revision and update of burden estimates
for all information collections under this OMB control number
(whether or not associated with rulemaking changes), and the
Commission requested public comment on all those information
collection burden estimates for this OMB control number.
$119,447,840
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
David Plattner 202
551-3000
No
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:
(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;
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.