[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18187]


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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:
    Regulation 12B, OMB Control No. 3235-0062, SEC File No. 270-70;
    Form 15, OMB Control No. 3235-0167, SEC File No. 270-170.

    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 requests for extension of the previously approved 
collections of information discussed below.
    Regulation 12B (OMB Control No. 3235-0062; SEC File No. 270-70) 
includes rules governing all registration statements pursuant to 
Sections 12(b) and 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act''), including all amendments to such statements and 
reports. The purpose of the regulation is to set forth guidelines for 
the uniform preparation of Exchange Act documents. All information is 
provided to the public for review. The information required is filed on 
occasion and is mandatory. Regulation 12B is assigned one burden hour 
for administrative convenience because the regulation simply prescribes 
the disclosure that must appear in other filings under the federal 
securities laws.
    Form 15 (OMB Control No. 3235-0167; SEC File No. 270-170) is a 
certification of termination of a class of security under Section 12(g) 
or notice of suspension of duty to file reports pursuant to Sections 13 
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. All information is provided to the 
public for review. Approximately 2,000 issuers file Form 15 annually 
and it takes approximately a total of 1.5 hours per response for a 
total of 3,000 annual burden hours.
    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; or submit an e-mail to: [email protected], and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, 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: August 3, 2004.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-18187 Filed 8-9-04; 8:45 am]
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