
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76723-76724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31066]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-54, OMB Control No. 3235-0056]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Form 8-A.

    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 Section 12(b) or Section 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 makes it unlawful for any member, broker, or dealer to effect any 
transaction in any security (other than an exempted security) on a 
national securities exchange unless such security has been registered 
under the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Exchange Act Section 
12(b) establishes the registration procedures. Exchange Act Section 
12(g) requires an issuer that is not a bank or bank holding company to 
register a class of equity securities (other than exempted securities) 
within 120 days after its fiscal year end if, on the last day of its 
fiscal year, the issuer has total assets of more than $10 million and 
the class of equity securities is ``held of record'' by either (i) 
2,000 persons, or (ii) 500 persons who are not accredited investors. An 
issuer that is a bank or a bank holding company, must register a class 
of equity securities (other

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than exempted securities) within 120 days after the last day of its 
first fiscal year ended after the effective date of the JOBS Act if, on 
the last day of its fiscal year, the issuer has total assets of more 
than $10 million and the class of equity securities is ``held of 
record'' by 2,000 or more persons. The information must be filed with 
the Commission on occasion. Form 8-A is a public document. Form 8-A 
takes approximately 3 hours to prepare and is filed by approximately 
951 respondents for a total annual reporting burden of 2,853 hours (3 
hours per response x 951 responses).
    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, 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) Pamela Dyson, 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. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-31066 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am]
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