The SEC recently announced that it is reopening comment periods on 11 rule proposals and one request for comment, including proposals related to SPAC projections, climate change disclosure, and cybersecurity. The reopening is due to a technical glitch that affected comments that were submitted online, resulting in some comments not being received by the SEC. The comment periods have been reopened until 14 days following publication of the reopening release in the Federal Register, which occurred on October 18, 2022.
If you submitted a public comment to one of the impacted proposals between June 2021 and August 2022, you should check the comment file on SEC.gov to determine whether your comment was received and posted. If not, you should take appropriate steps to resubmit your comment. New comments are also permitted.
The impacted proposals were released between December 2021 and June 2022 and are as follows:
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Reporting of Securities Loans, Release No. 34-93613 (Dec. 8, 2021)
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Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps; Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers; Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions, Release No. 34-93784 (Feb. 4, 2022)
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Money Market Fund Reforms, Release No. IC-34441 (Feb. 8, 2022)
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Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization, Release Nos. 34-93783, IC-34440 (Feb. 15, 2022)
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Short Position and Short Activity Reporting by Institutional Investment Managers, Release No. 34-94313 (Mar. 16, 2022); see also Notice of the Text of the Proposed Amendments to the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail for Purposes of Short Sale-Related Data Collection, Release No. 34-94314 (Mar. 16, 2022)
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Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure, Release Nos. 33-11038, 34-94382, IC-34529 (Mar. 23, 2022)
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Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews, Release No. IA-5955 (Mar. 24, 2022)
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The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors Release Nos. 33-11042, 34-94478 (Apr. 11, 2022)
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections, Release Nos. 33-11048, 34-94546, IC-34549 (May 13, 2022)
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Investment Company Names, Release Nos. 33-11067, 34-94981, IC-34593 (June 17, 2022)
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Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices, Release Nos. 33-11068, 34-94985, IA-6034, IC-34594 (June 17, 2022)
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Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers, Release Nos. IA-6050, IC-34618 (June 22, 2022)