Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

[Federal Register: November 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 220)]

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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 Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549.

Extension:

Form 3, OMB Control No. 3235-0104, SEC File No. 270-125.

Form 4, OMB Control No. 3235-0287, SEC File No. 270-126.

Form 5, OMB Control No. 3235-0362, SEC File No. 270-323.

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.

Exchange Act Forms 3, 4, and 5 are filed by insiders of public companies that have a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. Form 3 is an initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities, Form 4 is a statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities and Form 5 is an annual statement of beneficial ownership of securities. Approximately 29,000 insiders file Form 3 annually and it takes approximately .50 hours to prepare for a total of 14,500 annual burden hours. Approximately 225,000 insiders file Form 4 annually and it takes approximately .50 hours to prepare for a total of 112,500 annual burden hours. Approximately 12,000 insiders file Form 5 annually and it takes approximately one hour to prepare for a total of 12,000 annual burden hours. Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 information collections are mandatory and available to the public.

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: drostker@omb.eop.gov, and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

Dated: November 5, 2004. Margaret H. McFarland, Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04-25383 Filed 11-15-04; 8:45 am]

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