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[Notices]               
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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:
    Regulation G; OMB Control No. 3235-0576; SEC File No. 270-518.

    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.
    Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 
``Exchange Act'') requires registrants that publicly disclose material 
information that includes a non-GAAP financial measure to provide a 
reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. 
Regulation G implemented the requirements of Section 401 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We estimate that approximately 14,000 
public companies must comply with Regulation G approximately six times 
a year for a total of 84,000 responses annually. We estimated that it 
takes approximately .5 hours per response (84,000 x .5 hours) for a 
total reporting burden of 42,000 hours annually.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this 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 the burden of the 
collections 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.
    Please direct your written comments to R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: October 7, 2005.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5724 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]

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