[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 27 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 7128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-572]


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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.

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'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    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. This information is made available to the public. 
Information provided on Schedule TO is mandatory. 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.
    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 send 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: February 4, 2005.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-572 Filed 2-9-05; 8:45 am]
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