[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2636]


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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 Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 13e-1; OMB Control No. 3235-0305; SEC File No. 270-255.

    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 this request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 13e-1 (17 CFR 240.13e-1) makes it unlawful for an issuer who 
has received notice that it is the subject of a tender offer made under 
Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78n(d)(1)) to purchase any of its equity securities during the tender 
offer, unless it first files a statement with the Commission containing 
information require by the Rule. This rule is in keeping with the 
Commission's statutory responsibility to prescribe rules and 
regulations that are necessary for the protection of investors. Public 
companies are the respondents. We estimate that it takes approximately 
10 burden hours per response to provide the information required under 
Rule 13e-1 and that the information is filed by approximately 20 
respondents. We estimate that 25% of the 10 hours per response (2.5 
hours) is prepared by the company for a total annual reporting burden 
of 50 hours (2.5 hours per response x 20 responses).
    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) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or send an e-mail to: [email protected]. 
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: February 1, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-2636 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
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