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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice requesting public comment on the extension of an existing information collection activity related to the Ombudsman Matter Management System (OMMS) Form. This notice is part of the standard process for reviewing and approving information collection requests by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

What changed

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a notice requesting public comment on the extension of an existing information collection activity, specifically the Ombudsman Matter Management System (OMMS) Form, under OMB Control Number 3235-0748. This action is part of the standard review process by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that federal agencies' information collection requests are necessary and do not impose undue burdens.

While this notice does not introduce new requirements or penalties, regulated entities, particularly public companies, should be aware of the ongoing information collection activities. The SEC is seeking comments on the necessity of the collection, the accuracy of its burden estimates, and potential ways to minimize the burden. The comment period is open, and interested parties are encouraged to submit their feedback to the SEC and OMB.

What to do next

  1. Submit comments to the SEC and OMB regarding the OMMS Form information collection by the specified deadline.

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Ombudsman Matter Management System (OMMS) Form

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  1. [OMB Control No. 3235-0748] 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 (SEC or “Commission”) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this request for extension without change of the proposed collection of information.

Section 4(g)(8) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), 15 U.S.C. 78d(g)(8) requires the SEC Ombuds to (i) act as a liaison between the Commission and any retail investor in resolving problems that retail investors may have with the Commission or with self-regulatory organizations (“SROs”); (ii) review and make recommendations regarding policies and procedures to encourage persons to present questions to the Investor Advocate regarding compliance with the securities laws; and (iii) establish safeguards to maintain the confidentiality of communications between the persons described in clause (ii) and the Ombuds. In addition, Section 4(g)(8) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), 15 U.S.C. 78d(g)(8) requires the Ombuds to submit a semi-annual report to the Investor Advocate describing the activities and evaluating the effectiveness of the Ombuds during the preceding year.

Each year, the Commission's Office of the Investor Advocate, Office of the Ombuds (“Ombuds”) receives over 2,500 contacts from investors who have complaints or questions about the SEC or any of the self-regulatory organizations that it oversees. To make it easier for the public to contact the ( printed page 15655) Ombuds, the Ombuds created an electronic form (Ombudsman Matter Management System Submission Form) that provides drop down options to choose from in order to categorize the investor's complaint or question, and may also provide the investor with automated information about their issue. The Ombudsman Matter Management System (OMMS) Submission Form asks investors to provide information concerning, among other things, their names, how they can be reached, the names of the individuals or entities involved, the nature of their complaint or tip, what documents they can provide, and what, if any, actions they have taken. Use of the OMMS Submission Form is voluntary. Absent the forms, the public still has several ways to contact the Ombuds, including telephone, letters, and email. Investors can access the OMMS Submission Form through the Ombuds web page at the web address https://www.sec.gov/​ombuds or directly at the web address https://omms.sec.gov.

The dual purpose of the OMMS Submission Form is to make it easier for the public to contact the agency with complaints, questions, tips, or other feedback and to streamline the workflow of Ombuds staff that record, process, and respond to investor contacts. Investors who submit complaints, ask questions, or provide tips do so voluntarily. Although the OMMS Submission Form provides a structured format for incoming investor correspondence, the Commission does not require that investors use any particular form or format when contacting the Ombuds. Investors who choose not to use the OMMS Submission Form will receive the same level of service as those who do.

The Ombuds receives approximately 1,500 contacts each year through the Ombudsman Matter Management System Submission Form. The Ombudsman uses the information that investors supply on the Ombudsman Matter Management System Submission Form to review and process the contact (which may, in turn, involve responding to questions, processing complaints, or, as appropriate, referring matters to enforcement or examinations for potential investigations), to maintain a record of contacts, to track the volume of investor complaints, and to analyze trends.

The staff of the Commission estimates that the total reporting burden for using the Ombudsman Matter Management System Submission Form is 750 hours. The calculation of this estimate depends on the number of investors who use the forms each year and the estimated time it takes to complete the forms: 1,500 respondents × 30 minutes = 750 burden hours.

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=​202601-3532-008 or email comment to MBX.OMB.OIRA.SECdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov within 30 days of the day after publication of this notice, by April 30, 2026.

Dated: March 25, 2026.

Sherry R. Haywood,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2026-06034 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8011-01-P

Published Document: 2026-06034 (91 FR 15654)

Named provisions

Ombudsman Matter Management System (OMMS) Form

Classification

Agency
Securities and Exchange Commission
Published
March 30th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
91 FR 15654 / OMB Control No. 3235-0748
Docket
OMB Control No. 3235-0748

Who this affects

Applies to
Public companies
Industry sector
5221 Commercial Banking 5231 Securities & Investments 5239 Asset Management
Activity scope
Information Collection
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Securities
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Corporate Governance

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