
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49306-49307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19515]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange

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Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension: Form 15F;
    OMB Control No. 3235-0621, SEC File No. 270-559.

    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.
    Form 15F (17 CFR 249.324) is filed by a foreign private issuer when 
terminating its Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to under 
Exchange Act Rule 12h-6 (240.12h-6). Form 15F requires a foreign 
private issuer to disclose information that helps investors understand 
the foreign private issuer's decision to terminate its Exchange Act 
reporting obligations and assist Commission staff in determining 
whether the filer is eligible to terminate its Exchange Act reporting 
obligations pursuant to Rule 12h-6. Rule 12h-6 provides a process for a 
foreign private issuer to exit the Exchange Act registration and 
reporting regime when there is relatively little U.S. investor interest 
in its securities. Rule 12h-6 is intended to remove a disincentive for 
foreign private issuers to register their securities with the 
Commission by lessening concerns that the Exchange Act registration and 
reporting system would be difficult to exit once an issuer enters it. 
We estimate that Form 15F takes approximately 30 hours to prepare and 
is filed by approximately 100 issuers. We estimate that 25% of the 30 
hours per response (7.5 hours per response) is prepared by the filer 
for a total annual reporting burden of 750 hours (7.5 hours per 
response x 100 responses).
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed 
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.
    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.
    Please direct your written comment to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email 
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

    Dated: August 7, 2013.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-19515 Filed 8-12-13; 8:45 am]
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