[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19398-19399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8874]


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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.

Extension

    Form S-2, SEC File No. 270-60, OMB Control No. 3235-0072
    Form F-1, SEC File No. 270-249, OMB Control No. 3235-0258
    Form F-2, SEC File No. 270-250, OMB Control No. 3235-0257
    Form F-3, SEC File No. 270-251, OMB Control No. 3235-0256
    Form F-7, SEC File No. 270-331, OMB Control No. 3235-0383
    Form F-8, SEC File No. 270-332, OMB Control No. 3235-0378
    Form F-X, SEC File No. 270-336, OMB Control No. 3235-0379
    Form DF, SEC File No. 270-430, OMB Control No. 3235-0482
    Schedule 13E-4F, SEC File No. 270-340, OMB Control No. 3235-0375
    Schedule 14D-1F, SEC File No. 270-338, OMB Control No. 3235-0376
    Schedule 14D-9F, SEC File No. 270-339, OMB Control No. 3235-0382

    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 extension on the previously

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approved collections of information discussed below.
    Form S-2 is used for registration of securities of certain issuers. 
The Form S-2 provides investors with the necessary information to make 
investment decisions regarding securities offered to the public. The 
likely respondents will be public companies. The information collected 
must be filed with the Commission. All information is provided to the 
public upon request. Form S-2 takes 470 burden hours to prepare and is 
filed by 101 respondents for a total of 47,470 burden hours.
    Form F-1 is a registration statement of securities of certain 
foreign private issuers. Form F-1 provides the public with the 
necessary information to make informed investment decisions regarding 
securities offered to the public by foreign private issuers. The 
information provided on Form F-1 is mandatory. All information on Form 
F-1 is reported to the public upon request. Form F-1 takes 
approximately 1,868 burden hours to prepare and is filed by 170 
respondents. It is estimated that 25% of the 317,560 total burden hours 
(79,390 hours) would be prepared by the company.
    Form F-2 is a registration statement of securities of certain 
foreign private issuers. Form F-2 provides the public with the 
necessary information to make informed investment decisions regarding 
securities offered to the public by foreign private issuers. The 
information provided on Form F-2 is mandatory. All information on Form 
F-2 is provided to the public upon request. Form F-2 takes 
approximately 559 hours to prepare and is filed by 5 respondents. It is 
estimated that 25% of the 2,795 total burden hours (699 hours) would be 
prepared by the company.
    Form F-3 is a registration statement of securities of certain 
foreign issuers offered pursuant to certain types of transactions. Form 
F-3 provides the public with the necessary information to make informed 
investment decisions regarding securities offered to the public by 
foreign private issuers. The information provided on Form F-3 is 
mandatory. All information on Form F-3 is provided to the public upon 
request. Form F-3 takes approximately 166 burden hours to prepare and 
is filed by 150 respondents. It is estimated that 25% of the 24,900 
total burden hours (6,255 hours) would be prepared by the company.
    Form F-7 is a registration statement of securities of certain 
Canadian issuers offered for cash upon the exercise of rights granted 
to existing securityholders. Form F-7 provides the public with the 
necessary information to make informed investment decisions regarding 
securities offered to the public. The information provided on Form F-7 
is mandatory. All information is provided to the public upon request. 
It takes approximately 1 burden hour to prepare and is filed by 5 
respondents.
    Form F-8 is a registration statement of securities of certain 
Canadian issuers to be issued in exchange offers or a business 
combination. Form F-8 provides the public with the necessary 
information to make informed investment decisions. The information 
provided on Form F-8 is mandatory. All information on Form F-8 is 
provided to the public upon request. Form F-8 takes one burden hour to 
prepare and is filed by 16 respondents. It is estimated that 25% of the 
16 total burden hours (4 hours) would be prepared by the company.
    Form F-X is used to appoint an agent for service of process by 
Canadian issuers registering securities on Form F-7, F-8, F-9 or F-10 
or filing periodic reports on Form 40-F under the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934. The information required on form F-X provides investors 
with the necessary information when considering investing in Canadian 
companies. form F-X takes 2 burden hours to prepare and is filed by 129 
respondents. It is estimated that 25% of the 258 total burden hours 
(64.5 hours) would be prepared by the company.
    Form DF is used to allow registrants to identify a filing that was 
filed late because of electronic filing difficulties in order to 
preserve the timeliness of the filing. This form is required by all 
issuers who are required to file on EDGAR. In addition, Form DF is 
required to be filed on occasion. All information provided on Form DF 
is provided to the public upon request. Form DF takes 12 minutes to 
prepare and is filed by 500 respondents for a total of 100 burden 
hours.
    Schedule 13E-4F may be used by any issuer incorporated or organized 
under the laws of Canada making a tender offer for the issuer's own 
securities, where less than 20% of the class of such issuer's 
securities that is subject of the tender offer is held of record by 
U.S. residents. The information required by Schedule 13E-4F must be 
filed with the Commission. All information is provided to the public 
upon request. Schedule 13E-4F takes 2 burden hours to prepare and is 
filed by 3 respondents for a total of 6 burden hours.
    Schedule 14D-1F may be used by any person making a cash tender or 
exchange offer for securities of any issuer incorporated or organized 
under the laws of Canada that is a foreign private issuer, where less 
than 40% of the outstanding class of such issuer's securities that is 
the subject of the offer is held by U.S. holders. The information 
required by Schedule 14D-1F must be filed with the Commission. All 
information is provided to the public upon request. Schedule 14D-1F 
takes 2 burden hours to prepare and is filed by 5 respondents for a 
total of 10 burden hours.
    Schedule 14D-9F is used by any issuer incorporated or organized 
under the laws of Canada, or by any director or officer of such issuer, 
where the issuer is the subject of tender offer for a class of its 
securities filed on Schedule 14D-1F. The information required by 
Schedule 14D-9F must be filed with the Commission. All information is 
provided to the public upon request. Schedule 14D-1F takes 2 burden 
hours to prepare and is filed by 5 respondents for a total of 10 burden 
hours.
    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 regarding the above information should be directed 
to the following persons (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20503, and (ii) Michael E. Bartell, 
Associate Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20549. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: March 31, 2000.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-8874 Filed 4-10-00; 8:45 am]
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