8011-01p SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [SEC File No. 270-104, OMB Control No. 3235-0119] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Securities Exchange Act 1934 - Rule 12g3-2 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 (“Commissionâ€) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget this request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 12g3-2 (17 CFR 240.12g3-2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Actâ€) provides an exemption from Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78l(g)) for foreign private issuers. Rule 12g3-2 is designed to provide investors in foreign securities with information about such securities and the foreign issuer. The information filed under Rule 12g3-2 must be filed with the Commission and is publicly available. We estimate that it takes 8.948 hours per response to prepare and is filed by approximately 1,386 respondents. Each respondent files an estimated 12 times submissions pursuant to Rule 12g3-2 per year for a total of 16,632 respondents. We estimate that 25% of 8.948 hours per response (2.237 hours per response) to provide the information required under Rule 12g3-2 for a total annual reporting burden of 37,206 hours (2.237 hours per response x 16,632 responses). 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. 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Dated: June 21, 2024. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024-14080 Filed: 6/26/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/27/2024]