Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 21, 2000 / Notices 38613

1 15 U.S.C. 78m(f)

2 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.

3 17 CFR 240.13f–1.

Management, 1900 E Street, NW.,

Room 5416, Washington, DC 20415–

4000

and

Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer,

Office of Information & Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office

Building, NW., Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 00–15643 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Rule 13f–1; SEC File No. 270–22; OMB

Control No. 3235–0006]

Existing Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, D.C.

20549–0007.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Securities

and Exchange Commission (the

‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments

on the collection of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit this collection of

information to the Office of

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for

extension and approval.

Section 13(f) 1 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 2 (the ‘‘Exchange

Act’’) empowers the Commission to: (1)

Adopt rules that create a reporting and

disclosure system to collect specific

information; and (2) disseminate such

information to the public. Rule 13f–1 3

under the Exchange Act requires

institutional investment managers that

exercise investment discretion over

accounts—having in the aggregate a fair

market value of at least $100,000,000 of

exchange-traded or NASDAQ-quoted

equity securities—to file quarterly

reports with the Commission on Form

13F.

The information collection

requirements apply to institutional

investment managers that meet the $100

million reporting threshold. Section

13(f)(5) of the Exchange Act defines an

‘‘institutional investment manager’’ as

any person, other than a natural person,

investing in or buying and selling

securities for its own account, and any

person exercising investment discretion

with respect to the account of any other

person. Rule 13f–1(b) under the

Exchange act defines ‘‘investment

discretion’’ for purposes of Form 13F

reporting.

The reporting system required by

Section 13(f) of the Exchange Act is

intended, among other things, to create

in the Commission a central repository

of historical and current data about the

investment activities of institutional

investment managers, and to improve

the body of factual data available to

regulators and the public.

The Commission staff estimates that

2,108 respondents make approximately

8,949 responses under the rule each

year. The staff estimates that on average,

Form 13F filers spend 98.8 hours/year

to prepare and submit the report. In

addition, the staff estimates that 129

respondents file approximately 516

amendments each year. The staff

estimates that on average, Form 13F

filers spend 4 hours/year to prepare and

submit amendments to Form 13F. The

total annual burden of the rule’s

requirements for all respondents

therefore is estimated to be 208,786.4

hours (2,108 filers × 98.8 hours) + (129

filers × 4 hours)).

The estimate of average burden hours

is made solely for the purposes of the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate

is not derived from a comprehensive or

even a representative survey or study of

the costs of Commission rules. 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 are invited on: (a)

Whether the collections of information

are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the Commission’s estimate

of the burdens of the collections of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burdens of the collections

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.

Please direct your written comments

to Michael E. Bartell, Associate

Executive Director, Office of

Information Technology, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20549–0004.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15620 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 35–27187]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

June 14, 2000.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for

complete statements of the proposed

transaction(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and

any amendment(s) is/are available for

public inspection through the

Commission’s Branch of Public

Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

comment or request a hearing on the

application(s) and/or declaration(s)

should submit their views in writing by

July 5, 2000, to the Secretary, Securities

and Exchange Commission,

Washington, DC 20549–0609, and serve

a copy on the relevant applicant(s) and/

or declarant(s) at the address(es)

specified below. Proof of service (by

affidavit or, in the case of an attorney at

law, by certificate) should be filed with

the request. Any request for hearing

should identify specifically the issues of

facts or law that are disputed. A person

who so requests will be notified of any

hearing, if ordered, and will receive a

copy of any notice or order issued in the

matter. After July 5, 2000, the

application(s) and/or declaration(s), as

filed or as amended, may be granted

and/or permitted to become effective.

Entergy Corporation et al. (70–9667)

Entergy Corporation (‘‘Entergy’’), a

registered holding company, located at

639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans,

Louisiana 70113, and four of its wholly

owned public utility subsidiaries

(‘‘Entergy Operating Companies’’),

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., located at 425

West Capitol Avenue, 40th Floor, Little

Rock Arkansas 72201, Entergy Gulf

States, Inc., located at 350 Pine Street,

Beaumont, Texas 77701, Entergy

Louisiana, Inc., located at 639 Loyola

Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113,

and Entergy Mississippi, Inc., located at

308 East Pearl Street, Jackson,