Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Form F-1-Registration Statement

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#  Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Form F-1—Registration Statement

*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 F-1 (17 CFR 239.31) is used by certain foreign private issuers to register securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a *et seq.* ). The information collected is intended to ensure the adequacy of information available to investors in connection with securities offerings. The information required by Form F-1 is mandatory, and Form F-1 is publicly available on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. We estimate that Form F-1 takes approximately 1,610.36 hours per response and is filed once per year by approximately 270 respondents, for a total of approximately 270 responses annually. We estimate that 25% of the 1,610.36 hours per response is carried internally by the issuer for a total annual reporting burden of 108,699 hours ((1,610.36 hours per response × 25%) × 270 responses). We estimate that 75% of the 1,610.36 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 $195,658,740 ((75% × 1,610.36 hours per response) × $600 per hour × 270 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 OMB Control Number.

The public may view and comment on this information collection request at: *https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202509-3235-007* or email comment to *[email protected]* within 30 days of the day after publication of this notice, by April 20, 2026.

Dated: March 17, 2026.

Sherry R. Haywood,

Assistant Secretary.