# 2026-22563: SEC Keeps Foreign Firms Filing Their One-Hour Agent Form

2026-22563, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 489 and Form F-N, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-11-05; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

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- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22563
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 489 and Form F-N
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 69906
- Published: 2026-11-05
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

SEC Keeps Foreign Firms Filing Their One-Hour Agent Form

## Summary

The SEC is asking to keep collecting info from foreign banks and insurance companies that sell securities in the U.S. They must file Form F-N to name an agent for legal papers, which helps the SEC and others contact them if needed. This paperwork takes about an hour per filing, with around 20 filings yearly, and there’s no change in fees or deadlines.

## Effects PRIA read

- Foreign firms must file Form F‑N: cost, low. If you are a foreign bank, foreign insurance company, or their holding company or finance subsidiary that is exempted from the definition of “investment company” by rules 3a-1, 3a-5, or 3a-6, you must file Form F‑N (17 CFR 239.43) under Rule 489 (17 CFR 230.489) to appoint an agent for service of p…
- Paperwork burden: ~20 filings, 20 hours: cost, low. The SEC reports it received an average of 20 Form F‑N filings per year from 2023–2025, and estimates Form F‑N preparation and submission takes about 1 hour per filing, for an estimated total annual burden of 20 hours. This estimate is used for Paperwork Reduction Act purposes.
- Filing is mandatory and public: cost, medium. Compliance with Rule 489 and Form F‑N is mandatory to obtain the benefit of the exemption from the definition of investment company, and responses to the collection of information will not be kept confidential. The information is collected so the Commission and private plaintiffs may serve process…

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## Sources
- [2026-22563 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/05/2026-22563/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension-rule)
- [2026-22563 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-05/pdf/2026-22563.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22563 (as of 2026-11-06).