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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 

Forms Under Review by Office of Management and Budget

    Agency Clearance Officer--John J. Lane (202) 942-8800.
    Upon written request copy available from: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.

                                                                        
  Form 12b-25..................................  File No. 270-71.       
  Form 13E4H...................................  File No. 270-355.      
  Form 14D1C, REG 14D & 14E....................  File No. 270-356.      
  Form F-12....................................  File No. 270-354.      
  Rule 15g-3...................................  File No. 270-346.      
  Rule 15g-4...................................  File No. 270-347.      
  Rule 15g-5...................................  File No. 270-348.      
  Rule 15g-6...................................  File No. 270-349.      
  Rule 15g-7(a)................................  File No. 270-350.      
  Rule 45......................................  File No. 270-164.      
  Form N-SAR...................................  File No. 270-292.      
  Rule 17Ac2-1, Form TA-1......................  File No. 270-95.       
  Rule 17Ac2-2, Form TA-2......................  File No. 270-298.      
  Rule 17a-8...................................  File No. 270-53.       
                                                                        

    Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), that the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office and Management 
Budget request for extension on the following rules and forms:
    Form 12b-25 is a notification of a late filing by a registrant. It 
is estimated that 4,266 respondents will file Form 12b-25 annually at 
2.5 burden hours per response with a total annual burden of 10,665 
hours.
    Proposed Form 13E4H is used by issuers incorporated or organized 
under laws of a foreign country that are making a tender offer for 
their own securities where less than 10 percent of the class of such 
securities are held by U.S. holders. It is estimated that 20 
respondents will file Form 13E4H annually at 2 burden hours per 
response with a total annual burden of 40 hours.
    Proposed Form 14D1C would be used by third parties making a cash 
tender or exchange offer for a class of securities of a foreign issuer 
in order to furnish home country disclosure documents. It is estimated 
that 17 respondents will file Form 14D1C annually at 2 burden hours per 
response with a total annual burden of 34 hours.
    Proposed Form F-12 would be used by foreign private issuers to 
register securities in an exchange offer. It is estimated that 20 
respondents will file Form F-12 annually at 2 burden hours per response 
with a total annual burden of 40 hours.
    Rule 15g-3 requires that brokers and dealers disclose to customers 
current quotation prices or similar market information in connection 
with transactions in certain low-priced, over-the-counter securities 
(``penny stocks''). It is estimated that approximately 270 respondents 
incur an average burden of 100 hours annually to comply with the rule.
    Rule 15g-4 requires brokers and dealers effecting transactions in 
penny stocks for or with customers to disclose the amount of 
compensation received by the broker-dealer in connection with the 
transaction. It is estimated that approximately 270 respondents incur 
an average of 100 hours annually to comply with the rule.
    Rule 15g-5 requires brokers and dealers to disclose to customers 
the amount of compensation to be received by their sales agents in 
connection with penny stock transactions. It is estimated that 
approximately 270 respondents incur an average burden of 100 hours 
annually to comply with the rule.
    Rule 15g-6 requires brokers and dealers that sell penny stocks to 
their customers to provide monthly account statements containing 
information with regard to the penny stocks held in customer accounts. 
It is estimated that approximately 270 respondents incur an average 
burden of 90 hours annually to comply with the rule.
    Proposed rule 15g-7(a) would require brokers and dealers that 
effect transactions in penny stocks and are the only market makers with 
respect to such securities to disclose this fact in connection with 
such transactions. It is estimated that approximately 270 respondents 
would incur an average burden of 50 hours annually to comply with the 
rule.
    Rule 45 sets forth the requirements for loans and capital 
contributions to associate companies in a registered holding company 
system, including reporting requirements to enable the Commission to 
monitor intrasystem loans. It is estimated that approximately 14 
respondents incur an average burden of 45.5 hours annually to comply 
with the rule.
    Form N-SAR is used by registered investment companies for annual or 
semi-annual reports required to be filed with the Commission. 
Approximately 4,400 registered investment companies each spend from 6 
to 31.5 hours annually complying with the requirements of the form.
    Rule 17Ac2-1(c) and Form TA-1 is used by transfer agents to 
register with the Commission, the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to amend their registration. 
Approximately 350 respondents incur an estimated average burden of one 
and one-half hours annually to comply with the rule, for a total annual 
burden of 525 hours.
    Rule 17Ac2-2 and Form TA-2 requires registered transfer agents to 
file an annual report of their business activities. Approximately 1,000 
respondents that are exempt from providing certain information 
contained in the form incur an estimated average burden of one hour 
annually to comply with the rule. An additional 400 respondents incur 
an estimated average burden of five hours annually to comply with the 
rule.
    Rule 17a-8 clarifies the authority of self-regulatory organizations 
to assure compliance by brokers and dealers with the requirements of 
the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. 
1051-1143) (``Currency Act''). It is anticipated that approximately 
8,600 broker-dealers are subject to the rule, which does not impose any 
burden in addition to that imposed under the Currency Act. See OMB file 
number 1505-0063.
    General comments regarding the estimated burden hours should be 
directed to Gary Waxman at the address below. Any comments concerning 
the accuracy of the estimated average burden hours for compliance with 
Commission rules and forms should be directed to John J. Lane, 
Associate Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 
Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549 and Gary Waxman, Clearance 
Officer, (Paperwork Reduction Act Nos. 3235-0058, 3235-0400, 3235-0401, 
3235-0402, 3235-0392, 3235-0393, 3235-0394, 3235-0395, 3235-0396, 3235-
0154, 3235-0330, 3235-0084, 3235-0337, 3235-0092), Office of Management 
and Budget, room 3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: March 31, 1994.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-8403 Filed 4-7-94; 8:45 am]
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