[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70163-70164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3444]


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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.

Extensions:
    Schedule TO; OMB Control No. 3235-0515; SEC File No. 270-456.

    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.
    Schedule TO must be filed by a reporting company that makes a 
tender offer for its own securities. Also, persons other than the 
reporting company making a tender offer for equity securities 
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (which offer, if 
consummated, would cause that person to own over 5% of that class of 
the securities) must file Schedule TO. The purpose of Schedule TO is to 
improve communications between public companies and investors before 
companies file registration statements involving tender offer 
statements. Approximately 2,500 issuers annually file Schedule TO and 
it takes 43.5 hours to prepare for a total of 108,750 annual burden 
hours. It is estimated that 50% of the 108,750 total burden hours 
(54,375 burden hours) is prepared by the company.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 
collections 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

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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 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

    November 24, 2004.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-3444 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]
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