[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55421-55422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24223]


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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 T-1, OMB Control No. 3235-0110, SEC File No. 270-121.
    Form T-2, OMB Control No. 3235-0111, SEC File No. 270-122.
    Form T-3, OMB Control No. 3235-0105, SEC File No. 270-123.
    Form T-4, OMB Control No. 3235-0107, SEC File No. 270-124.

    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 
the requests for extension of the previously approved collections of 
information discussed below.
    Form T-1 (OMB 3235-0110; SEC File No. 270-121) is a statement of 
eligibility

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and qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of a 
corporation designated to act as a trustee. The information is used to 
determine whether the trustee is qualified to serve under the 
indenture. Form T-1 is filed on occasion. The information required by 
Form T-1 is mandatory. All information is provided to the public upon 
request. Form T-1 takes approximately 15 hours to prepare and is filed 
by 13 respondents. It is estimated that 25% of the 195 total burden 
hours (49 hours) is prepared by the company. The remaining 75% of the 
burden hours is attributed to outside cost.
    Form T-2 (OMB 3235-0111; SEC File No. 270-122) is a statement of 
eligibility of an individual trustee to serve under an indenture 
relating to debt securities offered publicly. The information is used 
to determine whether the trustee is qualified to serve under the 
indenture.
    The information required by Form T-2 is mandatory. All information 
is provided to the public upon request. Form T-2 takes approximately 9 
hours to prepare and is filed by 36 respondents. It is estimated that 
25% of the 324 total burden hours (81 hours) is prepared by the filer. 
The remaining 75% of the burden hours is attributed to outside cost.
    Form T-3 (OMB 3235-0105; SEC File No. 270-123) is an application 
for qualification of an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 
1939. The information provided by Form T-3 is used by the staff to 
decide whether to qualify an indenture relating to securities offered 
to the public in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 
1933. The information required by Form T-3 is mandatory. All 
information is provided to the public upon request. Form T-3 takes 
approximately 43 hours to prepare and is filed by 78 respondents. It is 
estimated that 25% of the 3,354 total burden hours (838.5 hours) is 
prepared by the filer. The remaining 75% of the burden hours is 
attributed to outside cost.
    Form T-4 (OMB 3235-0107; SEC File No. 270-124) is used to apply for 
an exemption pursuant to Section 304(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 
1939 and is transmitted to shareholders. The information required by 
Form T-4 is mandatory. All information is provided to the public upon 
request. Form T-4 takes approximately 5 hours to prepare and is filed 
by 3 respondents. It is estimated that 25% of the 15 burden hours (4 
hours) is prepared by the filer. The remaining 75% of the burden hours 
is attributed to outside cost.
    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, DC 20503; and (ii) Kenneth A. Fogash, Acting 
Associate Executive Director/CIO, 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: September 15, 2003.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-24223 Filed 9-24-03; 8:45 am]
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