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[Notices]               
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

Extensions:
    Form F-9, OMB Control No. 3235-0377, SEC File No. 270-333.
    Form F-10, OMB Control No. 3235-0380, SEC File No. 270-334.

    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 extension of the previously approved collections of 
information discussed below.
    Form F-9 (17 CFR 239.39) is a registration statement under the 
Securities Act of 1933 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 all 
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 450 annual burden hours (113 burden 
hours) are prepared by the company.
    Form F-10 (17 CFR 239.40) is a registration statement under the 
Securities Act of 1933 that is used by certain Canadian ``substantial 
issuers'' (those issuers with at least 36 calendar months of reporting 
history with a securities commission in Canada and a market value of 
common stock of at least $360 million (Canadian) and an aggregate 
market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of at least $75 
million (Canadian)). The purpose of the information collection is to 
facilitate cross-border offerings by specified Canadian issuers. Form 
F-10 is a public document and all information provided is mandatory. We 
estimate that Form F-10 take approximately 25 hours per response and is 
filed by 75 respondents. We further estimate that 25% of the 1,875 
total burden hours (469 burden hours) are prepared by the company.
    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 persons: (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 send an e-mail to 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Va. 22312 or send an e-
mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 6, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-5672 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]

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