21420 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 83 / Monday, April 30, 2001 / Notices

1See section 6(a) (requiring prior Commission

approval under the standards of section 7 for the

issue and sale of securities) and section 9(a)(1)

(requiring prior Commission approval under the

standards of section 10 for the acquisition of

securities).

from ‘‘May 21, 2001,’’ to read ‘‘May 23,

2001.’’

Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 24th

day of April 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Michael T. Lesar,

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division

of Administrative Services, Office of

Administration.

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Comment Request

Upon written request copies available

from: Securities and Exchange Commission,

Office of Filings and Information Services,

Washington, DC 20549.

Extension:

Notification Under Regulation E; Form 1–

E; Rule 604 and Rule 605; SEC File No.

270–221; OMB Control No. 3235–0232

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), (‘‘PRA’’), the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the

previously approved collections of

information discussed below.

Rule 604—Filing of Notification on

Form 1–E

Rule 604 of Regulation E [17 CFR

230.604] under the Securities Act of

1933 [15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.] (‘‘Securities

Act’’) requires a small business

investment company (‘‘SBIC’’) or a

business development company

(‘‘BDC’’) claiming an exemption from

registering its securities under the

Securities Act to file a notification with

the Commission on Form 1–E.

Rule 605—Filing and Use of the

Offering Circular

Rule 605 of Regulation E [17 CFR

230.605] under the Act requires an SBIC

or BDC claiming an exemption from

registering its securities under the

Securities Act to file an offering circular

with the Commission that must also be

provided to persons to whom an offer is

made.

Form 1–E—Notification Under

Regulation E

Form 1–E is the form that an SBIC or

BDC uses to notify the Commission that

it is claiming an exemption under

Regulation E from registering its

securities under the Securities Act.

Form 1–E requires an issuer to provide

the names and addresses of the issuer,

its affiliates, directors, officers, and

counsel; a description of events which

would make the exemption unavailable;

the jurisdiction in which the issuer

intends to offer its securities;

information about unregistered

securities issued or sold by the issuer

within one year before filing the

notification on Form 1–E; information

as to whether the issuer is presently

offering or contemplating offering any

other securities; and exhibits, including

copies of the offering circular and any

underwriting contracts.

The Commission uses the information

provided in the notification on Form 1–

E and the offering circular to determine

whether an offering qualifies for the

exemption under Regulation E. It is

estimated that approximately three

issuers file with the Commission

approximately two notifications on

Form 1–E annually, including offering

circulars. The Commission estimates

that the total burden hours for preparing

these notifications would be 600 hours

in the aggregate. Estimates of the burden

hours are made solely for the purposes

of the PRA, and are not derived from a

comprehensive or even a representative

survey or study of the costs of

Commission rules and forms.

SBICs or BDCs wishing to claim an

exemption under Regulation E from

registering securities under the

Securities Act are required to file a

notification on Form 1–E and offering

circular. The information provided on

Form 1–E and in the offering circular

will not be kept confidential. The

Commission may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number.

General 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 3208,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, D.C. 20503; and (ii)

Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive

Director, 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: April 24, 2001.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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Extension

Form U–6B–2; SEC File No. 270–169; OMB

Control No. 3235–0163.

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 collection of information

discussed below.

The Public Utility Holding Company

Act of 1935 [15 U.S.C. Section 79A et

seq.] requires the filing of an application

and/or declaration on Form U–1 for

prior Commission approval both for the

issue and sale of a security and its

acquisition by a company in a registered

holding company system.1 Section 6(b)

provides that the Commission shall

exempt from the requirement of filing a

declaration on Form U–1, by rules and

regulations or orders and subject to such

terms and conditions, as it deems

appropriate in the public interest or for

the protection of investors or

consumers, certain security issuances

and sales.

Section 6(b) also contains a reporting

requirement. It directs the issuer of

securities exempted under section 6(b)

to file with the commission within ten

days of the issue or sale of a certificate

notification and directs the Commission

to prescribe the from of and information

required in this certificate. Rule 20(d)

prescribes Form U–6B–2 as the form of

certificate of notification to be filed

pursuant to section 6(b). Form U–6B–2

is also prescribed by Rule 52(c) (17 CFR

250.52(c)) and Rule 47(b) (17 CFR

250.47(b)) as the form of certificate of

notification to be filed by a public

utility subsidiary company of a

registered holding company to notify

the Commission of exempt issuances

and sales of securities under Rule 52

Exemption of Issue and Sale of Certain

Securities approved by state

commissions and Rule 47 Exemption of

Public Utility Subsidiaries as to Certain

Securities Issued to the Rural