[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 61674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29533]
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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
Extension:
Form 40-F, SEC File No. 270-335, OMB Control No. 3235-0381
Schedule 13E-4, SEC File No. 270-190, OMB Control No. 3235-0203
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 requests for approval of extensions on the following:
Form 40-4 is used by certain Canadian issuers to register
securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Exchange Act'') or an annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The information required under cover of
Form 40-F can be used by security holders, investors, broker-dealers,
investment banking firms, professional securities analysts and others
in evaluating securities and making investment decisions with respect
to securities of certain Canadian companies. Form 40-F takes
approximately 2 hours to prepare and is filed by an estimated 100
respondents for a total of 200 burden hours. It is estimated that 25%
(50 hours) of the 200 hours would be prepared by the company.
Schedule 13E-4 is filed pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the
Exchange Act by issuers conducting a tender offer. This information is
needed to provide full and fair disclosure to the investing public.
Schedule 13E-4 takes approximately 232 hours to prepare and is filed by
an estimated 121 respondents annually for a total of 28,072 burden
hours.
All information provided to the Commission is available to the
public for review. Information provided by both Form 40-F and Schedule
13E-4 is mandatory.
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 person:
(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; and
(ii) Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive Director, Office of
Information Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 First
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.
Dated: November 3, 1999.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29533 Filed 11-10-99; 8:45 am]
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