Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/28/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2026
2,541
2,140
35,892
30,228
21,534,975
12,090,800
Generally, Section 5 of the Securities
Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) requires that a registration
statement be filed with the Commission before any securities are
publicly offered and that the registration statement be effective
before any securities are sold. Section 5(b) of the Securities Act
further requires that investors be furnished with a prospectus
(which constitutes a major part of each registration statement)
containing the information to enable them to evaluate the
securities and make informed investment decisions. Section 7 and
Schedule A of the Securities Act delineate the information required
to be contained in a registration statement. Section 7 expressly
gives the Commission the authority to vary such disclosure for
various classes of issuers and securities. Pursuant to this
authority, the Commission adopted Form S-8 (17 CFR 239.16b), a
simplified registration statement that may be used to register
securities offered under employee benefit plans. A principal
function of the Commission’s forms and rules is to make material
information available to investors and other market participants.
The information required by Form S-8 informs security holders,
investors, broker dealers, investment banking firms, professional
securities analysts, and others when making investment and voting
decisions in connection with the securities.
The increase in burden hours of
5,664 hours and the increase in cost burden of $9,444,175 are due
to adjustments largely from the increase in our estimate of the
number of annual Form S-8 responses. Specifically, the increase in
burden hours reflects an increase in the number of annual Form S-8
responses (from 2,140 responses to 2,541 responses). The increase
in cost burden reflects this increase in the number of annual
responses as well as the Commission’s increase in the cost burden
per hour estimate from $400 per hour to $600 per hour for outside
professionals.
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.