[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 36019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14626]


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

    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 F-9 (17 CFR 239.39) is a registration statement under the 
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) 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. Form F-9 
is a public document and the information provided is mandatory. 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 25 
hours per response (6.25 hours) is prepared by the issuer for an annual 
reporting burden of 113 hours (6.25 hours per response x 18 responses).
    The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No 
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a 
collection of information subject to PRA that does not display a valid 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. 
Comments should be directed to: (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 by sending an email to: [email protected]; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: June 11, 2012.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-14626 Filed 6-14-12; 8:45 am]
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