[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4546-4547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1959]


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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 24; SEC File No. 270-129; OMB Control No. 3235-0126.

    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 to the 
Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for an extension of 
the previously OMB approved rule 24 (17 C.F.R. 250.24) under the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79a et seq.) (``Act'').
    Rule 24 under the Act requires the filing with the Commission of 
certain information indicating that an authorized transaction has been 
carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 
Commission order authorizing the transaction. The Commission needs the 
information under rule 24 to ensure that the terms and conditions of 
its orders are being complied with, and the Commission uses the 
information to ensure appropriate compliance with the Act. The 
respondents are comprised of two groups of entities: (a) Registered 
holding companies under the Act and their direct and indirect 
subsidiaries and affiliates; and (b) holding companies exempt from the 
provisions of the Act

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by rule or order from all provisions of the Act, except section 
9(a)(2). It is estimated that the total number of respondents is 140. 
The Commission estimates that the total annual reporting burden under 
rule 24 is 1005 hours (e.g., 335 filings x 3 hours = 1005 burden 
hours).
    These estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the 
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a 
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of 
SEC rules and forms. There is no requirement to keep the information in 
the forms confidential because it is public information.
    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 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 R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: January 21, 2004.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-1959 Filed 1-29-04; 8:45 am]
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