
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67841-67842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27601]


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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: Schedule 14D-1F, OMB Control No. 3235-0376, SEC File No. 
270-338.

    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.
    Schedule 14D-1F (17 CFR 240.14d-102) is a form that may be used by 
any person making a cash tender or exchange offer (the ``bidder'') for 
securities of any issuer, incorporated or organized under the laws of 
Canada or any Canadian province or territory, that is a foreign private 
issuer and less than 40% of the outstanding class securities of such 
issuer's that is the subject of the offer is held by U.S. holders. 
Schedule 14D-1F is designed to facilitate cross-border transactions in 
securities of Canadian issuers. The information required to be filed 
with the Commission provides security holders with material information 
regarding the bidder as well as the transaction so that they may make 
informed investment decisions. The information provided is mandatory 
and all information is made available to the public upon request. 
Schedule 14D-1F takes approximately 2 hours per response to prepare and 
is filed by approximately 5 respondents annually for a total reporting 
burden of 10 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, www.reginfo.gov. 
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission,

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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503, or by sending an email 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 email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: November 7, 2012.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27601 Filed 11-13-12; 8:45 am]
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