[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 23054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11334]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Extension: Rule 15Bc3-1 and Form MSDW; SEC File No. 270-93; OMB 
Control No. 3235-0087]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, 
Washington, DC 20549.
    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'') is soliciting comments on the collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this 
collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for 
extension and approval.
    Rule 15Bc3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides 
that a notice of withdrawal from registration with the Commission as a 
bank municipal securities dealer must be filed on Form MSDW.
    The Commission uses the information submitted on Form MSDW in 
determining whether it is in the public interest to permit a bank 
municipal securities dealer to withdraw its registration. This 
information is also important to the municipal securities dealer's 
customers and to the public, because it provides, among other things, 
the name and address of a person to contact regarding any of the 
municipal securities dealer's unfinished business.
    The staff estimates that approximately 20 respondents in total will 
utilize this notice procedure annually, with a total burden of 10 hours 
for all respondents, based upon past submissions. The staff estimates 
that the average number of hours necessary for one respondent to comply 
with the requirements of Rule 15Bc3-1 is .5 hours. The average cost per 
hour is approximately $101. Therefore, the total cost of compliance for 
all respondents is $1,010 ($101  x  .5  x  20 = $1,010).
    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 to be 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 60 
days of this publication.
    Direct your written comments to Michael E. Bartell, Associate 
Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: April 26, 2001.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-11334 Filed 5-4-01; 8:45 am]
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