[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6295-6296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1618]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collections; Comment Request

Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.


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Extensions:
    Form F-9; OMB Control No. 3235-0377; SEC File No. 270-333
    Form F-10; OMB Control No. 3235-0380; SEC File No. 270-334

    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 Budget 
for extensionand approval.
    Form F-9 is a registration statement under the Securities Act of 
1933 that is used to register investment grade debt or investment grade 
preferred securities that are offered for cash or in connection with an 
exchange offer and are either non-convertible or not convertible for a 
period of at least one year from the date of issuance and thereafter 
are only convertible into a security of another class of the issuer. 
The purpose of the information collection is to permit verification of 
compliance with securities law requirements and to assure the public 
availability and dissemination of such information. The principal 
function of the Commission's forms and rules under the securities laws' 
disclosure provisions is to make information available to the 
investors. We estimate that Form F-9 takes approximately 25 hours per 
response and it is filed by 18 respondents. We further estimate that 
25% of the 450 total burden hours (113 burden hours) is prepared by the 
company.
    Form F-10 is a registration statement under the Securities Act of 
1933 that is used by certain Canadian ``substantial issuers'' (those 
issuers with at least 36 calendar months of reporting history with a 
securities commission in Canada and a market value of common stock of 
at least $360 million (Canadian) and an aggregate market value of 
common stock held by non-affiliates of at least $75 million 
(Canadian)). The purpose of the information collection is to facilitate 
cross-border offerings by specified Canadian issuers. We estimate that 
Form F-10 takes approximately 25 hours per response and is filed by 75 
respondents. We further estimate that 25% of the 1,875 total burden 
hours (469 burden hours) are prepared by the company.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether these proposed 
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 collection 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, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: January 31, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-1618 Filed 2-6-06; 8:45 am]
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