[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2165-2166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-801]


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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: Rule 29, SEC File No. 270-169, OMB Control No. 3235-
0149.
    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 the 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 29 under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as 
amended, (``Act''), 15 U.S.C. 79, et seq., requires that ``[a] copy of 
each annual report submitted by any registered holding company or any 
of its subsidiaries 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 its submission.''
    The regulation requires that the same reports prepared and filed 
under state law be filed with the Commission. The information collected 
under Rule 29 permits the Commission to remain current on developments 
that are reported to state commissions, but that may not otherwise be 
reported to the Commission. This information is beneficial to the 
liaison the Commission maintains with state governments and is also 
useful in the preparation of annual reports to the U.S. Congress 
required under section 23 of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 79(w).
    The Commission receives about 62 annual reports per year under this 
regulation. We estimate, on the basis of informal discussions with 
respondents, that the rule imposes a burden of about .25 hours each 
year for each respondent, which makes only one submission. Therefore, a 
total annual burden of 15.50 hours is imposed. The cost of this 
reporting burden is estimated to be $100 per hour or $1,550 total for 
all respondents. The responses are public documents so confidentiality 
is not an issue. All registered companies and their subsidiaries are 
required to make the filings.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the purpose 
of the

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Paperwork Reduction Act and is not derived from a comprehensive or even 
a representative survey or study of the costs of SEC rules and forms.
    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 a 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 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 Fifth Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20549.

    Dated: January 7, 2004.
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-801 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]
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