

[Federal Register: December 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 243)]
[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:
    Rule 12d1-3; OMB Control No. 3235-0109; SEC File No. 270-116.
    Schedule 13E-4F; OMB Control No. 3235-0375; SEC File No. 270-
340.
    Form F-X; OMB Control No. 3235-0379; SEC File No. 270-336.

    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 
these requests for extension of the previously approved collections of 
information discussed below.
    Rule 12d1-3 (17 CFR 240.12d1-3) requires a certification that a 
security has been approved by an exchange for listing and registration 
pursuant to Section 12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78l(d)) to be filed with the Commission. The information 
required under Rule 12d1-3 must be filed with the Commission and is 
publicly available. We estimate that it takes approximately one-half 
hour to provide the information required under Rule 12d1-3 and that the 
information is filed by 688 respondents annually for a total annual 
reporting burden of 344 burden hours (.5 hours per response x 688 
responses).
    Schedule 13E-4F (17 CFR 240.13e-102) may be used by any foreign 
private issuer if: (1) The issuer is incorporated or organized under 
the laws of Canada; (2) the issuer is making a cash tender or exchange 
offer for the issuer's own securities; and (3) less than 40 percent of 
the class of such issuer's securities outstanding that is the subject 
of the tender offer is held by U.S. holders. The information collected 
must be filed with the Commission and is publicly available. We 
estimate that it takes 2 hours per response to prepare Schedule 13E-4F 
and that the information is filed by 3 respondents annually for a total 
annual reporting burden of 6 hours (2 hours per response x 3 
responses).
    Form F-X (17 CFR 239. 42) is used to appoint an agent for service 
of process by Canadian issuers registering securities on Form F-7, F-8, 
F-9 or F-10 or filing periodic reports on Form 40-F under the Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). The information collected must be 
filed with the Commission and is publicly available. We estimate that 
it takes 2 hours per response to prepare Form F-X and that the 
information is filed by 129 respondents for a total annual reporting 
burden of 258 hours (2 hours per response x 129 responses).
    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 OMB within 
30 days of this notice.

    Dated: December 11, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-21589 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am]

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