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10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f). 12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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 change will not impose any 

burden on intramarket competition that 

is not necessary or appropriate in 

furtherance of the purposes of the Act 

because proposed rule change applies to 

all users who are migrating to Cboe 

Silexx from the Legacy Platforms and 

are already paying Login ID and/or 

market data fees, as applicable. Further, 

the proposed rule change relates to an 

optional platform. The proposed fee 

amendments will apply to similarly 

situated participants uniformly, as 

described in detail above. As discussed, 

the use of the platform continues to be 

completely voluntary and market 

participants will continue to have the 

flexibility to use any entry and 

management tool that is proprietary or 

from third-party vendors, and/or market 

participants may choose any executing 

brokers to enter their orders. The Cboe 

Silexx platform is not an exclusive 

means of trading, and if market 

participants believe that other products, 

vendors, front-end builds, etc. available 

in the marketplace are more beneficial 

than Cboe Silexx, they may simply use 

those products instead. Use of the 

functionality is completely voluntary. 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule changes will impose 

any burden on intermarket competition 

that is not necessary or appropriate in 

furtherance of the purposes of the Act 

because the proposed change applies 

only to Cboe Options. Additionally, 

Cboe Silexx is similar to types of 

products that are widely available 

throughout the industry, including from 

some exchanges, at similar prices. To 

the extent that the proposed changes 

make Cboe Options a more attractive 

marketplace for market participants at 

other exchanges, such market 

participants are welcome to become 

Cboe Options market participants. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

The Exchange neither solicited nor 

received comments on the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act 10 and paragraph (f) of Rule 

19b–4 11 thereunder. At any time within 

60 days of the filing of the 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 will institute proceedings 

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– 

CBOE–2023–060 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–CBOE–2023–060. 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 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

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–CBOE–2023–060 and should be 

submitted on or before November 7, 

2023. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.12

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–361, OMB Control No. 

3235–0411] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Extension: Rule 489 and 

Form F–N 

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.) (‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act’’), the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for 

extension and approval. 

Rule 489 (17 CFR 230.489) under the 

Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 

seq.) requires foreign banks and foreign 

insurance companies and holding 

companies and finance subsidiaries of 

foreign banks and foreign insurance 

companies that are exempted from the 

definition of ‘‘investment company’’ by 

virtue of rules 3a–1 (17 CFR 270.3a–1), 

3a–5 (17 CFR 270.3a–5), and 3a–6 (17 

CFR 270.3a–6) under the Investment 

Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 

et seq.) to file Form F–N (17 CFR 

239.43) to appoint an agent for service 

of process when making a public 

offering of securities in the United 

States. The information is collected so 

that the Commission and private 


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plaintiffs may serve process on foreign 

entities in actions and administrative 

proceedings arising out of or based on 

the offer or sales of securities in the 

United States by such foreign entities. 

The Commission received an average 

of 25 Form F–N filings per year over the 

last three years (2020–2022). The 

Commission has previously estimated 

that the total annual burden associated 

with information collection and Form 

F–N preparation and submission is one 

hour per filing. Based on the 

Commission’s experience with 

disclosure documents generally, the 

Commission continues to believe that 

this estimate is appropriate. Thus the 

estimated total annual burden for rule 

489 and Form F–N is 25 hours. 

Estimates of average burden hours are 

made solely for the purposes of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act and are not 

derived from a comprehensive or even 

representative survey or study of the 

costs of Commission rules and forms. 

Compliance with the collection of 

information requirements of rule 489 

and Form F–N is mandatory to obtain 

the benefit of the exemption. Responses 

to the collection of information 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. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

by December 18, 2023. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

under the PRA unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Please direct your written comments 

to: David Bottom, Acting Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: October 11, 2023. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22816 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–222, OMB Control No. 

3235–0233] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Extension: Form 2–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 (the 

‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for 

extension and approval. 

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 

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. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

by December 18, 2023. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

under the PRA unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Please direct your written comments 

to: David Bottom, Acting Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: October 11, 2023. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22817 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12213] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Affidavit of Relationship for 

Minors Who Are Nationals of El 

Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 30 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: Submit comments up to 

November 16, 2023. 


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