[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 53739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2014]


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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 52; File No. 270-81; OMB Control No. 3235-0369.

    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 52 permits public utility subsidiary companies of registered 
holding companies to issue and sell certain securities without filing a 
declaration if certain conditions are met. The purpose of collecting 
the information is to determine the existence of detriment to interests 
the Act was designed to protect. The Commission estimates that the 
total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden of collections under 
rule 52 is 133 hours (i.e., 133 responses x one hour = 133 burden 
hours).
    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.

    August 26, 2004.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-2014 Filed 9-1-04; 8:45 am]
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