Document ID: SEC-2012-1472-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2012-09-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54937-54938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21907]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Schedule 14D-1F; OMB Control No. 3235-0376; SEC File No. 270-
338.
    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 extension and approval.
    Schedule 14D-1F (17 CFR 240.14d-102) is a form that may be used by 
any person making a cash tender or exchange offer (the ``bidder'') for 
securities of any issuer, incorporated or organized under the laws of 
Canada or any Canadian province or territory, that is a foreign private 
issuer and less than 40% of the outstanding class of such issuer's 
securities that is the subject of the offer is held by U.S. holders. 
Schedule 14D-1F is designed to facilitate cross-border transactions in 
securities of Canadian issuers. The information required to be filed 
with the Commission provides security holders with material information 
regarding the bidder as well as the transaction so that they may make 
informed investment decisions. Schedule 14D-1F takes approximately 2 
hours per response to prepare and is filed by approximately 5 
respondents annually for a total reporting burden of 10 hours.

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    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 Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or 
send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

    Dated: August 30, 2012.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-21907 Filed 9-5-12; 8:45 am]
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