[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3493]


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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:

Form U-3A-2, SEC File No. 270-83, OMB Control No. 3235-0161;
Form U-13-60, SEC File No. 270-79, OMB Control No. 3235-0153.

    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 collections 
of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these 
existing collections of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    Part 259.402 [17 CFR 259.402] under the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 1935, as amended (``Act''), 15 U.S.C. 79, et seq., 
requires that public utility holding companies that are exempt from 
regulation under the Act file an annual financial statement on Form U-
3A-2.
    Rule 2 under the Act, which implements Section 3 of the Act 
requires the information collection prescribed by Form U-3A-2. The 
Commission estimates that the total annual reporting and recordkeeping 
burden of collections for Form U-3A-2 is 227.5 hours (91 responses x 
2.5 hours = 227.5 hours).
    Part 259.313 [17 CFR 259.313] under the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 1935, as amended (``Act''), 15 U.S.C. 79, et seq., 
generally mandates standardized accounting and record keeping for 
mutual and subsidiary service companies of registered holding companies 
and the filing of annual financial reports on Form U-13-60.
    Rules 93 and 94 under the Act, which implement Section 13 of the 
Act, require the information collection prescribed by Form U-13-60. The 
Commission estimates that the total annual reporting and recordkeeping 
burden of collections for Form U-13-60 is 877.5 hours (65 responses x 
13.5 hours = 877.5 hours).
    The estimate of average burden hours are made for purposes of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive or 
representative survey or study of the costs of complying with the 
requirements of Commission rules and forms.
    Written comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collected; and (4) 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.
    Please direct your written comments to Kenneth A. Fogash, Acting 
Associate Executive Director/CIO, Office of Information Technology, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20549.

    Dated: February 5, 2003.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-3493 Filed 2-11-03; 8:45 am]
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