[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63521-63522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24849]


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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.

Extension:
    Regulations 13D and 13G; Schedules 13D and 13G. OMB Control No. 
3235-0145, SEC File No. 270-137.

    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 collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    Schedules 13D and 13G are filed pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 
13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act and Regulations 13D and 13G 
thereunder to report beneficial ownership of equity securities 
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. Regulations 13D and 
13G provide investors, the subject issuers, and market participants 
with information about the accumulation of equity securities that may 
have the potential to change or influence control of an issuer. 
Schedules 13D and 13G are filed by persons, including small entities, 
to report their ownership of more than 5% of a class of equity 
securities registered under Section 12. We estimate that it takes 
approximately 14.5 burden hours to prepare a Schedule 13D and that it 
is filed by approximately 1,777 respondents. In addition, we estimate 
that 25% of the burden hours is carried internally by the respondent 
for a total annual reporting burden of 6,442 hours.
    We estimate that it takes approximately 12.4 burden hours to 
prepare Schedule 13G and that it is filed by approximately 6,882 
respondents. We estimate that 25% of the burden hours is carried 
internally by the respondent for a total annual reporting burden of 
21,334 hours.

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    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed 
collection of information is 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 
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.
    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.
    Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington DC. 20549.

    Dated: October 18, 2013.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24849 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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