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[Notices]               
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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 N-4; SEC File No. 270-282; OMB Control No. 3235-
0318.

    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 extension of the previously approved collection 
of information discussed below.
    The collection of information is entitled: ``Form N-4 (17 CFR 
239.17b and 274.11c) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 
seq.) and under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et 
seq.) registration statement of separate accounts organized as unit 
investment trusts.'' Form N-4 is the form used by insurance company 
separate accounts organized as unit investment trusts that offer 
variable annuity contracts to register as investment companies under 
the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or to register their securities 
under the Securities Act of 1933 (``Securities Act''). The primary 
purpose of the registration process is to provide disclosure of 
financial and other information to investors and potential investors 
for the purpose of evaluating an investment in a security. Form N-4 
also permits separate accounts organized as unit investment trusts that 
offer variable annuity contracts to provide investors with a prospectus 
containing the information required in a registration statement prior 
to the sale or at the time of confirmation or delivery of the 
securities. The estimated annual number of respondents filing on Form 
N-4 is 48 for those filing initial registration statements and 1,894 
for those filing post-effective amendments. The proposed frequency of 
response is annual. The estimate of the total annual reporting burden 
of the collection of information is approximately 278.5 hours per 
initial filing and 197.25 hours for a post-effective amendment, for a 
total of 386,959.5 hours ((48 initial registration statements x 278.5 
hours) + (1,894 post-effective amendments x 197.25 hour)). Providing 
the information required by Form N-4 is mandatory. Responses will not 
be kept confidential. Estimates of the burden hours are made solely for 
the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and are not derived from a 
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of 
Commission rules and forms.
    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.
    General 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 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

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be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: December 11, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-21595 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am]

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