The SEC reopened the comment periods for 11 rulemaking releases and one request for comment in response to a technological glitch that reportedly impeded the receipt by the Commission of some comment letters submitted via its online portal between June 2021 and August 2022. Commenters are advised to review the respective SEC comment letter files and ensure any letters they submitted online were posted on the affected releases, which include (among others) the proposed rules on share repurchase disclosure modernization, cybersecurity disclosure, and climate-related disclosure. None of the Society’s comment letters were impacted. The comment periods will remain open for 14 days after publication of the reopening release in the Federal Register.
See the SEC’s press release; this Sullivan & Cromwell memo; and “Technical glitch won’t slow rulemaking, SEC says” (InvestmentNews).