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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 Exchange has filed the proposed
rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 11 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) 12 thereunder. Because the
foregoing proposed rule change does
not: (i) significantly affect the protection
of investors or the public interest; (ii)
impose any significant burden on
competition; and (iii) become operative
for 30 days from the date on which it
was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 13 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) 14 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 shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or disapproved.

For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.15
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

IV. Solicitation of Comments

[OMB Control No. 3235–0229]

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:

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension:
Form N–17D–1

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–2026–006 on the subject line.
11 15

U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
the Commission written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change,
at least five business days prior to the date of filing
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
has satisfied this requirement.
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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–2026–006. 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 filing 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–2026–006 and
should be submitted on or before
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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. 350l–3520), the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC or
‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
Section 17(d) (15 U.S.C. 80a–17(d)) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940
(‘‘Act’’) authorizes the Commission to
adopt rules that protect funds and their
security holders from overreaching by
affiliated persons when the fund and the

affiliated person participate in any joint
enterprise or other joint arrangement or
profit-sharing plan. Rule 17d–1 under
the Act (17 CFR 270.17d–1) prohibits
funds and their affiliated persons from
participating in a joint enterprise, unless
an application regarding the transaction
has been filed with and approved by the
Commission. Subparagraph (d)(3) of the
rule provides an exemption from this
requirement for any loan or credit
advance to, or acquisition of securities
or other property of, a small business
concern, or any agreement to do any of
these transactions (‘‘investments’’) made
by a small business investment
company (‘‘SBIC’’) and a bank that is an
affiliated person of (1) the SBIC or (2) an
affiliated person of the SBIC (‘‘affiliated
bank’’). The exemption requires the
Commission to prescribe reports about
the investments, and the Commission
has designated Form N–17D–1 (‘‘form’’)
as the form for reports required by rule
17d–1(d)(3).1
SBICs and their affiliated banks use
Form N–17D–1 to report any
contemporaneous investments in a
small business concern. The form
provides shareholders and persons
seeking to make an informed decision
about investing in an SBIC an
opportunity to learn about transactions
of the SBIC that have the potential for
self-dealing and other forms of
overreaching by affiliated persons at the
expense of shareholders.
Form N–17D–1 requires SBICs and
their affiliated banks to report
identifying information about the small
business concern and the affiliated
bank. The report must include, among
other things, the SBIC’s and affiliated
bank’s outstanding investments in the
small business concern, the use of the
proceeds of the investments made
during the reporting period, any
changes in the nature and amount of the
affiliated bank’s investment, the name of
any affiliated person of the SBIC or the
affiliated bank (or any affiliated person
of the affiliated person of the SBIC or
the affiliated bank) who has any interest
in the transactions, the basis of the
affiliation, the nature of the interest, and
the consideration the affiliated person
has received or will receive.
There are no SBICs currently
registered with the Commission and,
thus, we estimate that annually there
will be no transactions that trigger the
obligations to file the form.2 The
Commission requests authorization to
maintain an inventory of one burden
hour to ease future renewals of Form N–
1 See

17 CFR 270.17d–2.
Commission has not received a filing on
Form N–17D–1 since March 23, 1987.
2 The

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17D–1’s collection of information
analysis should an SBIC register with
the Commission in the future and
engage in a transaction that would
necessitate reporting on the form. If an
SBIC were to file on Form N–17D–1, we
estimate the cost would be $266.3
Providing the information required by
this form is mandatory, and the
Commission will not keep responses on
Form N–17D–1 confidential.
The estimate of average burden hours
is made solely for the purposes of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not
derived from a comprehensive or even
a representative survey or study of the
costs of Commission rules. 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=202509-3235-008
or send an email comment to
MBX.OMB.OIRA.SEC_desk_officer@
omb.eop.gov within 30 days of the day
after publication of this notice by March
2, 2026.
Dated: January 26, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. 2120–0660]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Flight
Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA)
Program
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
FAA invites public comments about our
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SUMMARY:

3 The estimated wage figure is based on published
rates for Senior Accountants ($266); the $266/hour
figure for a Senior Accountant is from Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association’s
Management & Professional Earnings in the
Securities Industry 2013, modified by Commission
staff to account for an 1800-hour work-year and
multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm size,
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Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves the
voluntary submission of information
gained through the Flight Operations
Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program.
FOQA is a voluntary safety program
designed to improve aviation safety
through the proactive use of flightrecorded data. The information
collected will allow operators to use this
data to identify and correct deficiencies
in all areas of flight operations.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by March 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field)
By Mail: By mail: Sandra L. Ray, 1187
Thorn Run Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis,
PA 15108
By Fax: 412–239–3063
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Ray, Flight Standards, Office of
Safety Standards, Safety Management
Branch (AFS–940) by email at:
sandra.ray@faa.gov; phone: 412–546–
7344.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0660.
Title: Flight Operations Quality
Assurance (FOQA) Program.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: Flight Operations
Quality Assurance (FOQA) is a
voluntary safety program designed to
improve aviation safety through the
proactive use of flight-recorded data.
Operators will use this data to identify
and correct deficiencies in all areas of
flight operations.
An air carrier wanting to participate
in FOQA will prepare an
Implementation and Operations (I&O)
Plan for FAA review and approval. The
I&O Plan specifies the organization,
technology, policies, procedures, and
operational processes to be used in their
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an air carrier will collect operational
flight data, develop methods to analyze
the collected flight data (e.g., trigger
events, routine operational
measurements), and establish
procedures for comparing the collected
data with established procedures and
standards. The air carrier determines the
areas it will heighten awareness and
feedback programs to enhance safety.
Identified areas often include flight
procedures, flight training procedures
and qualification standards, crew
performance, air traffic control
procedures, aircraft maintenance and
engineering programs, and/or aircraft
and airport design and maintenance.
Trend analyses of FOQA data will
identify potential problem areas,
evaluate corrective actions, and measure
performance over time. This
information is de-identified to share
with stakeholders and regulators such as
the FAA, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA), or
industry safety groups.
Properly used, FOQA data can reduce
or eliminate safety risks, as well as
minimize deviations from regulations.
Through access to de-identified
aggregate FOQA data, the FAA can
identify and analyze national trends and
target resources to reduce operational
risks in the National Airspace System
(NAS), air traffic control (ATC), flight
operations and airport operations.
The FAA and the air transportation
industry have sought additional means
for addressing safety problems and
identifying potential safety hazards.
Based on the experiences of foreign air
carriers, the results of several FAAsponsored studies, and input received
from government/industry safety
forums, the FAA concluded that wide
implementation of FOQA programs
could have significant potential to
reduce air carrier accident rates below
current levels. The value of FOQA
programs is the early identification of
adverse safety trends, which, if
uncorrected, could lead to accidents. A
key element in FOQA is the application
of corrective action and follow-up to
ensure that unsafe conditions are
effectively remediated.
Respondents: 69 Air Carriers (57 with
existing programs and 12 with new
programs).
Frequency: Once for certificate
holders requesting a new program,
monthly for certificate holders with an
existing program.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 100 hours for new
respondents, 30 hours annually for
existing respondents.

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