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obtaining the client’s consent
appropriate disclosure must be made to
the client as to the practice of, and the
conflicts of interest involved in, agency
cross transactions; (2) at or before the
completion of any such transaction the
client must be furnished with a written
confirmation containing specified
information and offering to furnish
upon request certain additional
information; and (3) at least annually,
the client must be furnished with a
written statement or summary as to the
total number of transactions during the
period covered by the consent and the
total amount of commissions received
by the adviser or its affiliated brokerdealer attributable to such transactions.
The Commission estimates that
approximately 362 respondents use the
rule annually, necessitating about 65
responses per respondent each year, for
a total of 23,530 responses. Each
response requires an estimated 0.5
hours, for a total of 11,765 hours. The
estimated average burden hours are
made solely for the purposes of the
Paperwork Reduction Act and are not
derived from a comprehensive or
representative survey or study of the
cost of Commission rules and forms.
This collection of information is
found at (17 CFR 275.206(3)–2) and is
necessary in order for the investment
adviser to obtain the benefits of Rule
206(3)–2. The collection of information
requirements under the rule is
mandatory. Information subject to the
disclosure requirements of Rule 206(3)–
2 does not require submission to the
Commission; and, accordingly, the
disclosure pursuant to the rule is not
kept confidential. Commissionregistered investment advisers are
required to maintain and preserve
certain information required under Rule
206(3)–2 for five (5) years. The longterm retention of these records is
necessary for the Commission’s
inspection program to ascertain
compliance with the Advisers Act.
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.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
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through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
by November 18, 2024.
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.
Please direct your written comments
to: Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data
Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, c/o Oluwaseun Ajayi, 100
F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or
send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
sec.gov.
Dated: September 16, 2024.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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[SEC File No. 270–518, OMB Control No.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Regulation G
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’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
Regulation G (17 CFR 244.100–
244.102) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’) (15
U.S.C. 78a et seq.) requires publicly
reporting companies that disclose or
releases financial information in a
manner that is calculated or presented
other than in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles
(‘‘GAAP’’) to provide a reconciliation of
the non-GAAP financial information to
the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measure. Regulation G
implemented the requirements of
Section 401 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7261). We estimate
that approximately 14,000 public
companies must comply with
Regulation G approximately six times a
year for a total of 84,000 responses

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annually. We estimated that it takes
approximately 0.5 hours per response
(84,000 responses × 0.5 hours per
response) for a total reporting burden of
42,000 hours annually.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
whether this proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden imposed by the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication by November 18, 2024.
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.
Please direct your written comment to
Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data
Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, c/o Oluwaseun Ajayi, 100
F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or
send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
sec.gov.
Dated: September 16, 2024.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–21426 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am]
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Extension:
Contract Standard for Contractor
Workforce Inclusion
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 a
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.

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Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act)
provided that certain agencies,
including the Commission, establish an
Office of Minority and Women
Inclusion (OMWI).1 Section 342(c)(2) of
the Dodd-Frank Act requires the OMWI
Director to include in the Commission’s
procedures for evaluating contract
proposals and hiring service providers a
written statement that the contractor
shall ensure, to the maximum extent
possible, the fair inclusion of women
and minorities in the workforce of the
contractor and, as applicable,
subcontractors. To implement the
acquisition-specific requirements of
ection 342(c)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Act,
the Commission adopted a Contract
Standard for Contractor Workforce
Inclusion (Contract Standard).
The Contract Standard, which is
included in the Commission’s
solicitations and resulting contracts for
services with a dollar value of $100,000
or more, contains a ‘‘collection of
information’’ within the meaning of the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The Contract
Standard requires that a Commission
contractor with 50 or more employees
provide documentation, upon request
from the OMWI Director, to demonstrate
that it has made good faith efforts to
ensure the fair inclusion of minorities
and women in its workforce and, as
applicable, to demonstrate its covered
subcontractors have made such good
faith efforts. The documentation
requested may include, but is not
limited to: (1) the total number of
employees in the contractor’s workforce,
and the number of employees by race,
ethnicity, gender, and job title or EEO–
1 job category (e.g., EEO–1 Report(s));
(2) a list of covered subcontract awards
under the contract that includes the
dollar amount of each subcontract, date
of award, and the subcontractor’s race,
ethnicity, and/or gender ownership
status; (3) the contractor’s plan to ensure
the fair inclusion of minorities and
women in its workforce, including
outreach efforts; and (4) for each
covered subcontractor, the information
requested in items 1 and 3 above. The
OMWI Director will consider the
information submitted in evaluating
whether the contractor or subcontractor
has complied with its obligations under
the Contract Standard.
The information collection is
mandatory.
Title of Collection: Contract Standard
for Contractor Workforce Inclusion.
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Type of Review: Extension of an
Existing Approved Information
Collection.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Burden Hours per
Respondent: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50. The change in the estimated
annual burden hours from 925 to 50 is
due to a change in eligibility criteria for
requesting documentation to only those
contractors with 50 or more employees.
This change in eligibility criteria
eliminated any new recordkeeping
burden since contractors with 50 or
more employees are generally subject to
the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements under the regulations
implementing Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act 2 and Executive Order 11246.
On July 15, 2024, the Commission
published a notice in the Federal
Register (89 FR 57451) of its intention
to request an extension of this currently
approved collection of information and
allowed the public 60 days to submit
comments. The Commission received no
comments.
Written comments continue to be
invited on: (a) whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden imposed by the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
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
search function. Comments should be
directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
or by sending an email to
[email protected]; and (ii)
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Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data
Officer, Securities and Exchange
Commission, c/o Oluwaseun Ajayi, 100
F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or
by sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
sec.gov. Comments must be submitted
within 30 days of this notice.
Dated: September 13, 2024.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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[SEC File No. 270–521, OMB Control No.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Extension: Regulation BTR
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’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
Regulation Blackout Trade Restriction
(‘‘Regulation BTR’’) (17 CFR 245.100–
245.104) clarifies the scope and
application of Section 306(a) of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (‘‘Act’’) (15
U.S.C. 7244(a)). Section 306(a)(6) [15
U.S.C.7244(a)(6)] of the Act requires an
issuer to provide timely notice to its
directors and executive officers and to
the Commission of the imposition of a
blackout period that would trigger the
statutory trading prohibition of Section
306(a)(1) [15 U.S.C. 7244(a)(1)]. Section
306(a) of the Act prohibits any director
or executive officer of an issuer of any
equity security, directly or indirectly,
from purchasing, selling or otherwise
acquiring or transferring any equity
security of that issuer during any
blackout period with respect to such
equity security if the director or
executive officer acquired the equity
security in connection with his or her
service or employment. Approximately
1,230 issuers file Regulation BTR
notices approximately 5 times a year for
a total of 6,150 responses. We estimate
that it takes approximately 2 hours to
prepare the blackout notice for a total
annual burden of 2,460 hours. The

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