[Federal Register: April 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 73)]
[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request,
Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of
Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549

Extensions:
    Form F-9, OMB Control No. 3235-0377, SEC File No. 270-333.
    Form F-10, OMB Control No. 3235-0380, SEC File No. 270-334.

    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
requests for extension of the previously approved collections of
information discussed below.
    Form F-9 (17 CFR 239.39) is a registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 that is used to register investment grade debt
or investment grade preferred securities that are offered for cash or
in connection with an exchange offer and are either non-convertible or
not convertible for a period of at least one year from the date of
issuance and thereafter are only convertible into a security of another
class of the issuer. The purpose of the information collection is to
permit verification of compliance with securities law requirements and
to assure the public availability and dissemination of such
information. The principal function of the Commission's forms and rules
under the securities laws' disclosure provisions is to make information
available to the investors. Form F-9 is a public document and all
information provided is mandatory. We estimate that Form F-9 takes
approximately 25 hours per response and it is filed by 18 respondents.
We further estimate that 25% of the 450 annual burden hours (113 burden
hours) are prepared by the company.
    Form F-10 (17 CFR 239.40) is a registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 that is used by certain Canadian ``substantial
issuers'' (those issuers with at least 36 calendar months of reporting
history with a securities commission in Canada and a market value of
common stock of at least $360 million (Canadian) and an aggregate
market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of at least $75
million (Canadian)). The purpose of the information collection is to
facilitate cross-border offerings by specified Canadian issuers. Form
F-10 is a public document and all information provided is mandatory. We
estimate that Form F-10 take approximately 25 hours per response and is
filed by 75 respondents. We further estimate that 25% of the 1,875
total burden hours (469 burden hours) are prepared by the company.
    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.
    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
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) R. Corey Booth, 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<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 6, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-5672 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]

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