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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 701; OMB Control No. 3235-0522; SEC File No. 270-306.

    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.
    Rule 701(17 CFR 230.701) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) requires issuers conducting employee benefit plan 
offerings in excess of $5 million in reliance on the rule to provide 
the employees covered by the plan with risk and financial statement 
disclosures. The purpose of Rule 701 is to ensure that a basic level of 
information is available to employees and others when substantial 
amounts of securities are issued in compensatory arrangements. 
Approximately 300 companies annually rely on the Rule 701 exemption. 
The Rule 701 disclosure takes an estimated 2 hours per response to 
prepare for a total annual burden of 600 hours. We estimate that 25% of 
the 2 hours per response (.5 hours) is prepared by the company for a 
total annual reporting burden of 150 hours (.5 hours per response x 300 
responses).
    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 
imposed by the collection 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, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O 
Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312; 
or send an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

    Dated: December 4, 2007.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-24035 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]

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