
[Federal Register: August 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 167)]
[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 Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Form 8-A, OMB Control No. 3235-0056, SEC File No. 270-54.

    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 a 
request for extension of the previously approved collection of 
information discussed below.
    Form 8-A (17 CFR 249.208a) is a registration statement for certain 
classes of securities pursuant to sections 12(b) and 12(g) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(b) and 78l(g)). Section 
12(a) (15 U.S.C. 78l(a) requires securities traded on national 
exchanges to be registered under the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et 
seq.). Section 12(b) establishes the registration procedures. Section 
12(g), and Rule 12g-1 (17 CFR 240.12g-1) promulgated thereunder, 
extended the Exchange Act registration requirements to issuers engaged 
in interstate commerce, or in a business affecting interstate commerce, 
and having total assets of $10,000,000 or more and a class of equity 
security held of record by 500 or more persons. The respondents are 
companies offering securities. The information must be filed with the 
Commission on occasion. Form 8-A is a public document and filing is 
mandatory. The form takes approximately 3 hours to prepare and is

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filed by 1,170 respondents for a total of 3,510 annual burden hours.
    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 Alexander_T._
Hunt@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Lewis W. Walker, Acting 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: August 20, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-19820 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 am]

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