[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 52947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1963]


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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 45; File No.: 270-164. OMB Control No.: 3235-0154

    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 this 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 45 imposes a filing requirement on registered holding 
companies and their subsidiaries under section 12(b) of the Act. Under 
the requirement, the companies must file a declaration seeking 
authority to make loans or otherwise extend credit to other companies 
in the same holding company system. Among others, the rule excepts from 
the filing requirement the performance of payment obligations under 
consolidated tax agreements. The 15 recordkeepers together incur about 
46 annual burden hours to comply with these requirements.
    The estimates of average burden hours are made 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 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 R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: August 23, 2004.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1963 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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