The Securities Act of 1933 (the âSecurities Actâ) was enacted in order to provide full and fair disclosure with respect to publicly offered securities and to prevent fraud in connection with such offerings. The Securities Act carries out this purpose by requiring the filing of a registration statement in connection with public distributions of securities by issuers and their control persons. Schedule A of the Securities Act specifies the general types of information that must be disclosed in registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (âCommissionâ). The Commission has authority, under Section 19 of the Securities Act, to promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Securities Act.
Form S-1 (17 CFR 239.11) is a general registration form used to register the public offering of securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (âSecurities Actâ). Form S-1 may be used for the registration under the Securities Act of securities of all registrants for which no other form is authorized or prescribed, except that this Form shall not be used for securities of foreign governments or political subdivisions thereof or asset-backed securities.
The information collected is intended to ensure the adequacy of information available to investors in connection with securities offerings.
The proposal would provide reporting companies with the option to file interim reports on a semiannual basis in lieu of filing interim reports on a quarterly basis. The proposal would provide greater flexibility for reporting companies to select the interim reporting frequency that best serves the company and its investors. The proposal would add a check box to the cover page of Form S-1 that a registrant would check if it has elected to file semiannual reports. For purposes of the PRA, we estimate that the amendments to Form S-1 would result in an increase of 181.6 burden hours and would result in no effect (i.e., no increase and no decrease) on the cost burden for the services of outside professionals.
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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:
(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.