
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21859]


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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 this request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Form 8-A (17 CFR 249.208a) is a registration statement used to 
register a class of securities under Sections 12(b) and 12(g) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(b) and 
78l(g))(``Exchange Act''). Section 12(a) (15 U.S.C. 78l(a) of the 
Exchange Act requires securities traded on a national exchange to be 
registered under the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Exchange Act 
Section 12(b) establishes the registration procedures. Section 12(g) 
and Rule 12g-1 (17 CFR 240.12g-1) under the Exchange Act requires 
issuers engaged in interstate commerce or in a business affecting 
interstate commerce, that has total assets of $10,000,000 or more, and 
a class of equity security held of record by 500 or more persons to 
register that class of security. 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 filed by 1,170 
respondents for a total of 3,510 annual burden hours.
    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.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov . Comments should be directed to: (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 by sending an e-
mail to: Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 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 22, 2011.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-21859 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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