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

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

3 17 CFR 240.13f–1. 

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) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9415 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Form 13F; SEC File No. 270–22; OMB 

Control No. 3235–0006. 

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’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

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 that have in the aggregate a fair 

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

certain U.S. exchange-traded equity 

securities, as set forth in rule 13f–1(c), 

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)(6) 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 

4,286 respondents make approximately 

17,144 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 171 

respondents file approximately 684 

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 424,141 

hours ((4,286 filers × 98.8 hours) + (171 

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. 

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) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9416 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request; Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Form SE; OMB Control No. 3235–0327; 

SEC File No. 270–289. 

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 a 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collections of information 

discussed below. 

Form SE (17 CFR 239.64) is used by 

registrants to file paper copies of 

exhibits, reports or other documents 

that would be difficult or impossible to 

submit electronically. The information 

contained in Form SE is used by the 

Commission to identify paper copies of 

exhibits. Form SE is a public document 

and is filed on occasion. Form SE is 

filed by individuals, companies or other 

entities that are required to file 

documents electronically. 

Approximately 50 registrants file Form 

SE and it takes an estimated 0.10 hours 

per response for a total annual burden 

of 5 hours. 

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) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlikmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES