Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 51121-51122 [2010-20370]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 18, 2010 / Notices necessary to evaluate an investment in the security. This information collection differs significantly from many other federal information collections, which are primarily for the use and benefit of the collecting agency. The information required to be filed with the Commission permits verification of compliance with securities law requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination of the information. The Commission estimates that there are approximately 938 initial registration statements filed on Form S– 6 annually and approximately 1,116 annual post-effective amendments to previously effective registration statements filed on Form S–6. The Commission estimates that the hour burden for preparing and filing an initial registration statement on Form S– 6 or for preparing and filing a posteffective amendment to a previously effective registration statement filed on Form S–6 is 35 hours. Therefore, the total burden of preparing and filing Form S–6 for all affected UITs is 71,890 hours. The information collection requirements imposed by Form S–6 are mandatory. Responses to the collection of information will not be kept confidential. 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. Please direct general comments regarding the above information to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to Shagufta Ahmed at Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox @sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: August 11, 2010. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. Extension: Form 15, OMB Control No. 3235–0167, SEC File No. 270–170. 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 the request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Form 15 (17 CFR 249.323) is a certification of termination of a class of security under Section 12(g) or notice of suspension of duty to file reports pursuant to Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). All information is provided to the public for review. We estimate that approximately 3,000 issuers file Form 15 annually and it takes approximately 1.5 hours per response to prepare for a total of 4,500 annual burden 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. Written 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 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an email to: Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: August 11, 2010. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–20369 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P [FR Doc. 2010–20371 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request; Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:40 Aug 17, 2010 Jkt 220001 Upon Written Request; Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51121 Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. Extension: Form 15F, OMB Control No. 3235–0621, SEC File No. 270–559. 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 the request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Form 15F (17 CFR 249.324) is filed by a foreign private issuer when terminating its Exchange Act reporting obligations under Exchange Act Rule 12h-6 (17 CFR 240.12h-6). Form 15F requires a filer to disclosed information that helps investors understand the foreign private issuer’s decision to terminate its Exchange Act reporting obligations and assist Commission staff in determining whether the filer is eligible to terminate its Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to Rule 12h-6. Compared to Exchange Act Rules 12g-4 (17 CFR 240.12g-4) and 12h-3 (17 CFR 240.12h-3), Rule 12h-6 makes it easier for a foreign private issuer to exit the Exchange Act registration and reporting regime when there is relatively little U.S. investor interest in its securities. Rule 12h-6 is intended to remove a disincentive for foreign private issuers to register initially their securities with the Commission by lessening their concern that the Exchange Act registration and reporting system is difficult to exit once an issuer joins it. The information provided to the Commission is mandatory and all information is made available to the public upon request. We estimate that Form 15F takes approximately 30 hours to prepare and is filed by approximately 300 issuers. We estimate that 25% of the 30 hours per response (7.5 hours per response) is prepared by the filer for a total annual reporting burden of 2,250 hours (7.5 hours per response × 300 responses). 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 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 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to: E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1 51122 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 18, 2010 / Notices Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: August 11, 2010. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [File No. SR–EDGA–2010–11] Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Amend EDGA Rule 3.13 August 11, 2010. [FR Doc. 2010–20370 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [File No. 500–1] In the Matter of Four Crystal Funding, Inc.; Order of Suspension of Trading August 16, 2010. It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of Four Crystal Funding, Inc. (‘‘Four Crystal’’) because it has not filed any periodic reports since the period ended June 30, 2006. Four Crystal is quoted on the Pink Sheets operated by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. under the ticker symbol FCRS. The Commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the protection of investors require a suspension of trading in the securities of the above-listed company, and any equity securities of any entity purporting to succeed to this issuer. Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that trading in the securities of the above-listed company, and any equity securities of any entity purporting to succeed to this issuer, is suspended for the period from 9:30 a.m. EDT on August 16, 2010, through 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 27, 2010. By the Commission. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–20548 Filed 8–16–10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (Release No. 34–62694; Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on August 3, 2010, the EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or the ‘‘EDGA’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which items have been prepared by the self-regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of the Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend EDGA Rule 3.13 to conform it with FINRA Rule 5230 in order (i) for FINRA to effectively examine for the rule pursuant to a Rule 17d–2 agreement that the Exchange has entered into with FINRA; and (ii) to modernize its terms and clarify its scope. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s Web site at https:// www.directedge.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.sec.gov, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. 1 15 2 17 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:40 Aug 17, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. Frm 00140 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose EDGA Exchange, Inc. has entered into a Rule 17d–2 3 agreement with FINRA pursuant to which FINRA surveils violations of rules in common between FINRA and EDGA. This agreement covers common members of EDGA and FINRA and allocates to FINRA regulatory responsibility, with respect to common members, for the following: (i) Examination of common members of EDGA and FINRA for compliance with federal securities laws, rules and regulations and rules of the Exchange that the Exchange has certified as identical or substantially similar to FINRA rules; (ii) investigation of common members of EDGA and FINRA for violations of federal securities laws, rules or regulations, or Exchange rules that the Exchange has certified as identical or substantially identical to a FINRA rule; and (iii) enforcement of compliance by common members with the federal securities laws, rules and regulations, and the rules of EDGA that the Exchange has certified as identical or substantially similar to FINRA rules.4 EDGA Rule 3.13 is identical to NASD Rule 3330, which was subsequently renumbered and amended to be FINRA Rule 5230.5 FINRA, however, recently incorporated additional exceptions to this rule in order to ‘‘modernize its terms and clarify its scope.’’ 6 After a consideration of the merits of such rule change, including the benefits of ensuring that Rule 3.13 would continue to be a common rule covered under the Exchange’s Rule 17d–2 agreement with FINRA, EDGA is proposing to amend its Rule 3.13 to comport it with FINRA Rule 5230. EDGA Rule 3.13 currently provides that no member may, ‘‘directly or indirectly, give, permit to be given, or offer to give, anything of value to any person for the purpose of influencing or rewarding the action of such person in connection with the publication or circulation in any newspaper, investment service, or similar publication, of any matter which has, or is intended to have, an effect upon the 3 17 CFR 240.17d–2. Securities and Exchange Release No. 61698 (March 12, 2010), 75 FR 13151 (March 18, 2010) (approving File No. 10–194). 5 See Securities and Exchange Release No. 60648 (September 10, 2009), 74 FR 47837 (September 17, 2009) (SR–FINRA–2009–048). 6 See Securities and Exchange Release No. 60648 (September 10, 2009), 74 FR 47837 (September 17, 2009) (SR–FINRA–2009–048). 4 See E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51121-51122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20370]


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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 15F, OMB Control No. 3235-0621, SEC File No. 270-559.

    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 the request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Form 15F (17 CFR 249.324) is filed by a foreign private issuer when 
terminating its Exchange Act reporting obligations under Exchange Act 
Rule 12h-6 (17 CFR 240.12h-6). Form 15F requires a filer to disclosed 
information that helps investors understand the foreign private 
issuer's decision to terminate its Exchange Act reporting obligations 
and assist Commission staff in determining whether the filer is 
eligible to terminate its Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant 
to Rule 12h-6. Compared to Exchange Act Rules 12g-4 (17 CFR 240.12g-4) 
and 12h-3 (17 CFR 240.12h-3), Rule 12h-6 makes it easier for a foreign 
private issuer to exit the Exchange Act registration and reporting 
regime when there is relatively little U.S. investor interest in its 
securities. Rule 12h-6 is intended to remove a disincentive for foreign 
private issuers to register initially their securities with the 
Commission by lessening their concern that the Exchange Act 
registration and reporting system is difficult to exit once an issuer 
joins it. The information provided to the Commission is mandatory and 
all information is made available to the public upon request. We 
estimate that Form 15F takes approximately 30 hours to prepare and is 
filed by approximately 300 issuers. We estimate that 25% of the 30 
hours per response (7.5 hours per response) is prepared by the filer 
for a total annual reporting burden of 2,250 hours (7.5 hours per 
response x 300 responses).
    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 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 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to:

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Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General 
Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: August 11, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20370 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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