[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 48683] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-24545] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. Extension: Rule 29, File No. 270-169, OMB Control No. 3235-0149; Rule 83, File No. 270-82, OMB Control No. 3235-0181. 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'') requests comments on the collections of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these collections of information to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval. Rule 29 [17 CFR 250.29] states that ``[a] copy of each annual report submitted by any registered holding company or any subsidiary thereof to a State Commission covering operations not reported to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than ten days after such submission.'' The Commission receives about 62 annual reports per year under this regulation, which imposes an annual burden of about 15.5 hours. Rule 83 [17 CFR 250.83] authorizes an exemption from the ``at cost'' requirements of Section 13(b) for ``the performance of any service, sales, or construction contract for any associate company which does not derive, directly or indirectly, any material part of its income from sources within the United States and which is not a public utility company operating within the United States * * *.'' The Commission receives about one application per year under Rule 83, which imposes an annual burden of about three hours. The estimates of average burden hours are made for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and forms. It should be noted that ``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 control number.'' Written comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 30 days of this publication. Please direct your written comments to Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549. Dated: September 5, 1997. Margaret H. McFarland, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-24545 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010-01-M