98-18908. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38436-38437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18908]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Extension: Rule 15Bc3-1; Form MSDW; SEC File No. 270-98; OMB 
Control No. 3235-0087

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549

    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 (``OMB'') a request for approval of extension on the 
following rule: Rule 15Bc3-1.
    Rule 15Bc3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides 
that a notice of withdrawal from registration with the Commission as a 
bank municipal securities dealer must be filed on Form MSDW.
    Approximately 20 respondents will utilize this notice annually, 
with a total burden of 10 hours. The average number of hours necessary 
to comply with the requirements of Rule 15Bc3-1 is .5 hours. The 
average cost per hour is approximately $40. Therefore, the total cost 
of compliance for the respondents is $400.
    Providing the information on the notice is mandatory in order to 
withdraw from registration with the Commission as a bank municipal 
securities dealer. The information contained in the notice will not be 
confidential. An agency may not

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conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number.
    General comments regarding the estimated burden hours should be 
directed to the following persons: (i) Deck Officer for the Securities 
and Exchange Commission, Officer of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 3208, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20503; and (ii) Michael E. Bartell, 
Associate Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20549. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: July 10, 1998.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-18908 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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