[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 116 (Friday, June 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3119]


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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:
    Form 8-A, OMB Control No. 3235-0056, SEC File No. 270-54.
    Form 12b-25, OMB Control No. 3235-0058, SEC File No. 270-71.

    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 collections of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these 
existing collections of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    Form 8-A is a registration statement for certain classes of 
securities pursuant to Section 12(b) and 12(g) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934. Section 12(a) requires securities traded on 
national exchanges to be registered under the Exchange Act. Section 
12(g), and Rule 12g-1 promulgated thereunder, extend the Exchange Act 
registration requirements to issuers engaged in interstate commerce, or 
in a business affecting interstate commerce, and having total assets 
exceeding $10,000,000 and a class of equity security held or record by 
500 or more people. Form 8-A takes approximately 3 hours to prepare and 
is filed by approximately 1,760 respondents for a total of 5,280 annual 
burden hours.
    Form 12b-25 provides notice to the Commission and the marketplace 
that a public company will be unable to timely file a required periodic 
report. If certain conditions are met, the company is granted an 
automatic filing extension. Form 12b-25 is filed by publicly held 
companies. Form 12b-25 takes approximately 2.5 hours to prepare and is 
filed by approximately 7,799 companies for a total of 19,498 annual 
burden hours.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether these collections of 
information are 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 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.

    Dated: June 8, 2005.
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3119 Filed 6-16-05; 8:45 am]
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