On October 7, 2022, the SEC announced that it was extending the comment periods for eleven rulemaking releases and one request for comment.  The affected rulemakings include the SEC’s proposed rules for disclosures related to climate matters, stock repurchases and cybersecurity.  It also applies to the SEC’s SPAC proposal.

The extensions were made because of a technical problem in the Commission’s internet comment form.  The affected comment periods will be open until 14 days after the publication of the related release in the Federal Register.

As you can read in the related Press Release and Reopening Release, anyone who submitted a public comment related to the proposed rulemakings between June 2021 and August 2022 should check to see that their comment is included in the comment file at sec.gov.  If it is not included, it should be resubmitted.

As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome.