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Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: March 28, 2007. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–6491 Filed 4–5–07; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon written request, copies available 

from: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Filings and 

Information Services, Washington, DC 

20549. 

Extension: Form S–8; OMB Control No. 

3235–0066; SEC File No. 270–66. 

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 approval. 

Form S–8 (17 CFR 239.16b) under the 

Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 

seq.) is the primary registration 

statement used by qualified registrants 

to register securities issued in 

connection with employee benefit 

plans. We estimate that Form S–8 takes 

approximately 24 hours per response to 

prepare and is filed by 3,847 

respondents. We estimate that 50% of 

the 24 hours per response (12 hours per 

response) is prepared by the filer for a 

total annual reporting burden of 46,164 

hours (12 hours per response × 3,847 

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. 

Please direct your written comments 

to 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 email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: March 29, 2007. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–6492 Filed 4–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collections; Comment 

Request 

Upon written request, copies available 

from: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Filings and 

Information Services, Washington, DC 

20549. 

Extensions: 

Rule 155; OMB Control No. 3235–0549 ; 

SEC File No. 270–492. 

Rule 477; OMB Control No. 3235–0550; 

SEC File No. 270–493. 

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 collections of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit these existing 

collections of information to the Office 

of Management and Budget for 

extension and approval. 

Rule 155 (17 CFR 230.155) under the 

Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 

seq.) provides safe harbors for a 

registered offering following an 

abandoned private offering, or a private 

offering following an abandoned 

registered offering, without integrating 

the registered and private offerings in 

either case. Rule 155 requires any 

prospectus filed as a part of a 

registration statement after a private 

offering to include disclosure regarding 

abandonment of the private offering. 

Similarly, the rule requires an issuer to 

provide each offeree in a private offering 

following an abandoned registered 

offering with: (1) Information 

concerning withdrawal of the 

registration statement; (2) the fact that 

the private offering is unregistered; and 

(3) the legal implications of the 

offering’s unregistered status. The likely 

respondents will be companies. Rule 

155 takes approximately 4 hours per 

response to prepare and is filed by 600 

respondents. We estimate that 50% of 

the 4 hours per response (2 hours per 

response) is prepared by the filer for a 

total annual reporting burden of 1,200 

hours (2 hours per response × 600 

responses). 

Rule 477 (17 CFR 230.477) under the 

Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 

seq.) sets forth procedures for 

withdrawing a registration statement or 

any amendment or exhibits thereto. The 

rule provides that if a registrant applies 

for withdrawal in anticipation of 

reliance on Rule 155’s registered-toprivate safe harbor, the registrant must 

state in the withdrawal application that 

the registrant plans to undertake a 

subsequent private offering in reliance 

on the rule. Without this statement, the 

Commission would not be able to 

monitor issuers’ reliance on, and 

compliance with, Rule 155(c). The 

likely respondents will be companies. 

We estimate that 300 issuers will file 

Rule 477 submissions annually at an 

estimated one-hour per response for a 

total annual burden of 300 hours. We 

estimate that 100% of the reporting 

burden is prepared by the issuer. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether these proposed collections of 

information are 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. 

Please direct your written comments 

to 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 email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: March 29, 2007. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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