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1 12 U.S.C. 5452. 2 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq. 

Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall 

Street Reform and Consumer Protection 

Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) 

provided that certain agencies, 

including the Commission, establish an 

Office of Minority and Women 

Inclusion (OMWI).1 Section 342(c)(2) of 

the Dodd-Frank Act requires the OMWI 

Director to include in the Commission’s 

procedures for evaluating contract 

proposals and hiring service providers a 

written statement that the contractor 

shall ensure, to the maximum extent 

possible, the fair inclusion of women 

and minorities in the workforce of the 

contractor and, as applicable, 

subcontractors. To implement the 

acquisition-specific requirements of 

ection 342(c)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Act, 

the Commission adopted a Contract 

Standard for Contractor Workforce 

Inclusion (Contract Standard). 

The Contract Standard, which is 

included in the Commission’s 

solicitations and resulting contracts for 

services with a dollar value of $100,000 

or more, contains a ‘‘collection of 

information’’ within the meaning of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. The Contract 

Standard requires that a Commission 

contractor with 50 or more employees 

provide documentation, upon request 

from the OMWI Director, to demonstrate 

that it has made good faith efforts to 

ensure the fair inclusion of minorities 

and women in its workforce and, as 

applicable, to demonstrate its covered 

subcontractors have made such good 

faith efforts. The documentation 

requested may include, but is not 

limited to: (1) the total number of 

employees in the contractor’s workforce, 

and the number of employees by race, 

ethnicity, gender, and job title or EEO– 

1 job category (e.g., EEO–1 Report(s)); 

(2) a list of covered subcontract awards 

under the contract that includes the 

dollar amount of each subcontract, date 

of award, and the subcontractor’s race, 

ethnicity, and/or gender ownership 

status; (3) the contractor’s plan to ensure 

the fair inclusion of minorities and 

women in its workforce, including 

outreach efforts; and (4) for each 

covered subcontractor, the information 

requested in items 1 and 3 above. The 

OMWI Director will consider the 

information submitted in evaluating 

whether the contractor or subcontractor 

has complied with its obligations under 

the Contract Standard. 

The information collection is 

mandatory. 

Title of Collection: Contract Standard 

for Contractor Workforce Inclusion. 

Type of Review: Extension of an 

Existing Approved Information 

Collection. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. The change in the estimated 

annual burden hours from 925 to 50 is 

due to a change in eligibility criteria for 

requesting documentation to only those 

contractors with 50 or more employees. 

This change in eligibility criteria 

eliminated any new recordkeeping 

burden since contractors with 50 or 

more employees are generally subject to 

the recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements under the regulations 

implementing Title VII of the Civil 

Rights Act 2 and Executive Order 11246. 

On July 15, 2024, the Commission 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (89 FR 57451) of its intention 

to request an extension of this currently 

approved collection of information and 

allowed the public 60 days to submit 

comments. The Commission received no 

comments. 

Written comments continue to be 

invited on: (a) whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by 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. 

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. 

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. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an email to 

Lindsay.M.Abate@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data 

Officer, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, c/o Oluwaseun Ajayi, 100 

F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or 

by sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@

sec.gov. Comments must be submitted 

within 30 days of this notice. 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

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[SEC File No. 270–521, OMB Control No. 

3235–0579] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Extension: Regulation BTR 

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’’) 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 for extension 

and approval. 

Regulation Blackout Trade Restriction 

(‘‘Regulation BTR’’) (17 CFR 245.100– 

245.104) clarifies the scope and 

application of Section 306(a) of the 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (‘‘Act’’) (15 

U.S.C. 7244(a)). Section 306(a)(6) [15 

U.S.C.7244(a)(6)] of the Act requires an 

issuer to provide timely notice to its 

directors and executive officers and to 

the Commission of the imposition of a 

blackout period that would trigger the 

statutory trading prohibition of Section 

306(a)(1) [15 U.S.C. 7244(a)(1)]. Section 

306(a) of the Act prohibits any director 

or executive officer of an issuer of any 

equity security, directly or indirectly, 

from purchasing, selling or otherwise 

acquiring or transferring any equity 

security of that issuer during any 

blackout period with respect to such 

equity security if the director or 

executive officer acquired the equity 

security in connection with his or her 

service or employment. Approximately 

1,230 issuers file Regulation BTR 

notices approximately 5 times a year for 

a total of 6,150 responses. We estimate 

that it takes approximately 2 hours to 

prepare the blackout notice for a total 

annual burden of 2,460 hours. The 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 The Exchange initially filed the proposed fee 

change on August 30, 2024 (SR–CboeBZX–2024– 

081). On September 10, 2024, the Exchange 

withdrew that filing and submitted this proposal. 

4 As defined in Rule 11.8(e)(1)(A), the term ‘‘ETP’’ 

means any security listed pursuant to Exchange 

Rule 14.11. 

5 A ‘‘Legacy Listing’’ is an ETP that was listed on 

the Exchange prior to January 1, 2019. See 

Exchange Rule 14.13(b)(2)(E)(i). 

6 A ‘‘New Listing’’ is an ETP that first lists on the 

Exchange or has been listed on for fewer than three 

calendar months on the ETP’s first trading day of 

the year. See Exchange Rule 14.13(b)(2)(E)(ii). 

7 An ‘‘Outcome Strategy Series’’ are multiple 

ETPs listed by the same issuer that are each 

designed to provide a pre-defined set of returns; 

over a specified outcome period; based on the 

performance of the same underlying instruments; 

and each employ the same outcome strategy for 

achieving the pre-defined set of returns (each an 

‘‘Outcome Strategy ETP’’ and, collectively, an 

‘‘Outcome Strategy Series’’). See Exchange Rule 

14.13(b)(2)(E)(iii). 

8 A ‘‘Transfer Listing’’ is an ETP that transfers 

listing from another national securities exchange to 

the Exchange. See Exchange Rule 

14.13(b)(1)(B)(v)(b). 

issuer prepares 75% of the 2,460 annual 

burden hours for a total reporting 

burden of (1,230 issuers × 2 hours per 

issuer × 0.75) 1,845 hours. In addition, 

we estimate that an issuer distributes a 

notice to five directors and executive 

officers at an estimated 5 minutes per 

notice (1,230 blackout period × 5 notices 

× 5 minutes) for a total reporting burden 

of 512 hours. The combined annual 

reporting burden is (1,845 hours + 512 

hours) 2,357 hours. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

whether this proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by 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 

in writing within 60 days of this 

publication by November 18, 2024. 

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. 

Please direct your written comment to 

Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data 

Officer, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, c/o Oluwaseun Ajayi, 100 

F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or 

send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@

sec.gov. 

Dated: September 16, 2024. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–101020; File No. SR– 

CboeBZX–2024–083] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe 

BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing 

and Immediate Effectiveness of a 

Proposed Rule Change To Amend the 

Fees Applicable to Securities Listed on 

the Exchange, Which Are Set Forth in 

BZX Rule 14.13, Company Listing Fees 

September 13, 2024. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on 

September 11, 2024, Cboe BZX 

Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or 

‘‘BZX’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which Items have been 

prepared by the Exchange. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BZX’’ or 

the ‘‘Exchange’’) is filing with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’) a proposed 

rule change to amend the fees 

applicable to securities listed on the 

Exchange, which are set forth in BZX 

Rule 14.13, Company Listing Fees. 

Changes to the fee schedule pursuant to 

this proposal are effective upon filing. 

The text of the proposed rule change is 

provided in Exhibit 5. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is also available on the Exchange’s 

website (http://markets.cboe.com/us/ 

equities/regulation/rule_filings/BZX/), 

at the Exchange’s Office of the 

Secretary, and at the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

Exchange included statements 

concerning the purpose of and basis for 

the proposed rule change and discussed 

any comments it received on the 

proposed rule change. The text of these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. The 

Exchange has prepared summaries, set 

forth in sections A, B, and C below, of 

the most significant aspects of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange submits this proposal 

to adopt new Rule 14.13(b)(2)(E)(iv) in 

order to create an annual pricing cap for 

Defined Distribution Strategy Series, as 

defined below, that are listed on the 

Exchange.3 The Exchange is also 

proposing to make a corresponding nonsubstantive numbering change to make 

current Rule 14.13(b)(2)(E)(iv) become 

14.13(b)(2)(E)(v) and to add language to 

proposed Rule 14.13(b)(2)(v) in order to 

make clear that exchange-traded 

products (‘‘ETPs’’) 4 that are subject to 

the new pricing for Defined Distribution 

Strategy Series would not be subject to 

the fees applicable under Rule 

14.13(b)(2)(v) in the same way that 

Legacy Listings,5 New Listings,6 an 

Outcome Strategy ETP 7 subject to Rule 

14.13(b)(2)(E)(iii), and Transfer 

Listings 8 are not subject to such fees. 

The Exchange is proposing to create a 

cap on annual fees where an issuer lists 

a series of ETPs that are each designed 

to provide (i) pre-defined set of cash 

distributions; (ii) over two specified 

periods with the first period beginning 

at inception until a pre-defined date and 

the second period beginning at that predefined date until another pre-defined 

date by which the ETP intends to 

distribute substantially all of its assets 

and liquidate the fund; (iii) where the 

first period defined distributions are 

based on the market conditions at the 

beginning of the first period, and the 

second period defined distributions are 

based on the market conditions at the 

beginning of the second period; and (iv) 

each employ the same strategy for 

achieving the pre-defined distributions 

(each a ‘‘Defined Distribution Strategy 

ETP’’ and collectively a ‘‘Defined 

Distribution Strategy Series’’). The 

Exchange is proposing that such annual 

fees for Defined Distribution Strategy 

Series will be capped at $16,000 per 

year. 

As an example, a Defined Distribution 

Strategy ETP would include an ETP that 


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