[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 89 (Thursday, May 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 25215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11954]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, 
Washington, DC 20549.
    Reapproval: Rule 24b-2, SEC File No. 270-153, OMB Control No. 3235-
0127.
    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 (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget requests for approval of the following rule:
    Rule 24b-2 (17 CFR 240.24b-2) provides a procedure, whereby persons 
filing documents with the Commission may request confidential treatment 
of information contained in such documents, and may request Commission 
review of adverse staff determinations regarding the confidential 
treatment request.
    Approximately 630 requests for confidential treatment are made per 
year. Applications pursuant to the rule are generally prepared in 
conjunction with the document for which confidential treatment is being 
requested. Based upon our review of the applications we have received, 
we believe that not more than 30 minutes of the time spent in preparing 
the entire filing may be attributed to the application required under 
Rule 24b-2. Thus, the total compliance burden is 315 hours. The 
approximate cost per hour is $100, resulting in a total cost of 
compliance for respondents of $31,500 per year (315 hours @ $100).
    General comments regarding the estimated burden hours should be 
directed to the Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission 
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 Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive 
Director, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549 and Desk 
Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 25, 1997.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-11954 Filed 5-7-97; 8:45 am]
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