[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 49331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4579]


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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:
    Form 8-A; OMB Control No. 3235-0056; SEC File No. 270-54.

    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.
    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(b) establishes the registration procedures. 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 of 
$10,000,000 or more and a class of equity security held of record by 
500 or more people. The respondents are companies offering securities. 
The information must be filed with the Commission on occasion. Form 8-A 
is a public document and filing is mandatory. The form takes 
approximately 3 hours to prepare and is filed by 1,760 respondents for 
a total of 5,280 annual burden hours.
    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, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Comments 
must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: August 15, 2005.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4579 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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