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coordination with persons engaged in
facilitating transactions in securities, to
remove impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market
and a national market system and, in
general, to protect investors and the
public interest; and it is not designed to
permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
In particular, the Exchange believes
that the proposal to update Rule 8.1(d)
will ensure that the Rule more clearly
describes the manner in which FINRA
will provide regulatory services to the
Exchange with respect to disciplinary
matters pursuant to a regulatory services
agreement. The proposed amendment
would reduce potential investor and
market participant confusion and
therefore remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and
open market and a national market
system by ensuring that investors and
market participants can more easily
navigate, understand, and comply with
the Exchange’s rules. The proposed
amendment would not be inconsistent
with the public interest and the
protection of investors because investors
would not be harmed by the proposed
changes, but instead would benefit from
the increased transparency and clarity
that the proposed changes will provide.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The
proposed rule change is not intended to
address competitive issues but rather is
concerned solely with updating Rule
8.1(d) to more clearly describe the
manner in which the Exchange
contracts with other self-regulatory
organizations with respect to
disciplinary matters.

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C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the proposed rule change
does not: (i) significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative prior to 30 days from the date
on which it was filed, or such shorter
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if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the
proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) 6 of the Act and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.7 A proposed rule
change filed under Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
normally does not become operative
prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule
19b4(f)(6)(iii),8 the Commission may
designate a shorter time if such action
is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest.
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 9 of the Act to
determine whether the proposed rule
change should be approved or
disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include file number SR–
24X–2026–24 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to file
number SR–24X–2026–24. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
7 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
the Commission written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change at least five business days
prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the
Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
requirement.
8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).

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post all comments on the Commission’s
internet website (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the filing will
be available for inspection and copying
at the principal office of the Exchange.
Do not include personal identifiable
information in submissions; you should
submit only information that you wish
to make available publicly. We may
redact in part or withhold entirely from
publication submitted material that is
obscene or subject to copyright
protection. All submissions should refer
to file number SR–24X–2026–24 and
should be submitted on or before
October 8, 2026.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.10
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension:
Form 2–E, Report Pursuant to Rule 609
and Regulation E
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 (SEC or
‘‘Commission’’) is submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) this request for extension of the
proposed collection of information. Rule
609 (17 CFR 230.609) under the
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et
seq.) requires small business investment
companies and business development
companies that have engaged in
offerings of securities that are exempt
from registration pursuant to Regulation
E under the Securities Act of 1933 (17
CFR 230.601 to 610a) to report semiannually on Form 2–E (17 CFR 239.201)
the progress of the offering. The form
solicits information such as the dates an
offering commenced and was completed
(if completed), the number of shares
sold and still being offered, amounts
received in the offering, and expenses
and underwriting discounts incurred in
the offering. The information provided
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on Form 2–E assists the staff in
monitoring the progress of the offering
and in determining whether the offering
has stayed within the limits set for an
offering exempt under Regulation E.
Although there have been no filings of
Form 2–E since 2017, for administrative
purposes the Commission estimates
that, on average, approximately one
respondent submits a Form 2–E filing
each year. The Commission further
estimates that this information
collection imposes an annual burden of
four hours and imposes no annual
external cost burden.
The collection of information under
Form 2–E is mandatory. The
information provided by the form will
not be kept confidential.
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 OMB
Control Number.
The public may view and comment
on this information collection request
at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202606-3235-019
or email comment to
MBX.OMB.OIRA.SEC_desk_officer@
omb.eop.gov within 30 days of the day
after publication of this notice, by
October 19, 2026.
Dated: September 14, 2026.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension:
Form 15F
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 this
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
Form 15F (17 CFR 249.324) is filed by
a foreign private issuer when
terminating or suspending its Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange
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requires a foreign private issuer to
disclose information that helps
investors understand the foreign private
issuer’s decision to terminate or
suspend its Exchange Act reporting
obligations and assists the Commission
staff in determining whether the issuer
is eligible to terminate or suspend its
Exchange Act reporting obligations. The
information required by Form 15F is
mandatory, and Form 15F is publicly
available on the Commission’s
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and
Retrieval (‘‘EDGAR’’) system. We
estimate that Form 15F takes
approximately 30 hours to prepare and
is filed once per year by approximately
23 foreign private issuers, for a total of
approximately 23 responses annually.
We estimate that 25% of the 30 hours
per response (7.5 hours per response) is
carried internally by the issuer for a
total annual reporting burden of 173
hours (7.5 hours per response × 23
responses). We estimate that 75% of the
30 hours per response (22.5 hours per
response) is carried externally by
outside professionals retained by the
issuer at an estimated rate of $600 per
hour for a total annual cost burden of
$310,500 ($600 per hour × 22.5 hours
per response × 23 responses annually).
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 OMB
Control Number.
The public may view and comment
on this information collection request
at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202605-3235-007
or send an email comment to
MBX.OMB.OIRA.SEC_desk_officer@
omb.eop.gov within 30 days of the day
after publication of this notice by
October 19, 2026.
Dated: September 14, 2026.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension:
Rule 30b1–10, Form N–RN
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA
Services, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–2736

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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 (SEC or
‘‘Commission’’) is submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget this
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
Rule 30b1–10 [17 CFR 270.30b1–10]
and Form N–RN [17 CFR 274.223]
require registered open-end
management investment companies (not
including entities regulated as money
market funds under 17 CFR 270.2a–7),
registered closed-end funds, and
business development companies
(collectively, ‘‘funds’’), to file a current
report on Form N–RN on a non-public
basis when certain events related to
their liquidity and events regarding
funds’ compliance with the VaR-based
limit on fund leverage risk in 17 CFR
270.18f–4 (‘‘rule 18f–4’’) occur. The first
category of information reported on
Form N–RN concerns events under
which more than 15% of an open-end
fund’s net assets are, or become, illiquid
investments that are assets as defined in
17 CFR 270.22e–4 (‘‘rule 22e–4’’) and
when holdings in illiquid investments
are assets that previously exceeded 15%
of a fund’s net assets have changed to
be less than or equal to 15% of the
fund’s net assets. The second category of
information reported on Form N–RN
regards events for certain open-end
funds under which a fund’s holdings in
assets that are highly liquid investments
fall below the fund’s highly liquid
investment minimum defined in rule
22e–4 for more than 7 consecutive
calendar days. The third category of
information reported on Form N–RN
regards information about a fund’s
breaches of the VaR test under rule 18f–
4. A report on Form N–RN is required
to be filed, as applicable, within one
business day of the occurrence of one or
more of these events. In addition, a fund
is in certain cases required to file a
second Form N–RN when it is no longer
in breach of the applicable limit.
Based on historical filing data and
projected estimates of the annual
number of VAR-based filings, the staff
estimates that the Commission will
receive roughly 31 reports per year on
Form N–RN on average When filing a
report on Form N–RN, staff estimates
that a fund will spend on average
approximately 4 hours of a lawyer’s and
a computer programmer’s time to
prepare, review, and submit Form N–
RN.1 We estimate the total time per
1 To calculate the occupational hourly rates used
in this release, the Commission uses occupational

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