Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") establishes a periodic
reporting obligation for every issuer of a class of securities
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act").
Form 11-K is the annual report form designed for use by employee
stock purchase, savings and similar plans to facilitate their
compliance with that reporting requirement.
The increase of 36,780 burden
hours is due to an adjustment. The change in burden hours is due to
increase in the number of Form 11-K reports file with the
Commission.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.