1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE NEARBY SUPERNOVA SAMPLE
2.1. The Nearby Supernova Sample
2.2. Host galaxy extinctions
2.3. Intrinsically Faint Supernovae
2.4. Missing SNe in Normal Galaxies

3. SUPERNOVA BUDGET OF LIRGS AND ULIRGS
3.1. Observed SNe in Arp 299
3.2. Optical/near-IR CCSN rate of Arp 299
3.3. Predicted CCSN Rate of Arp 299
3.4. Modeling the SEDs of Nuclei A and B1+B2
3.5. The Missing SNe in Arp 299

4. MISSING SUPERNOVAE AS A FUNCTION OF REDSHIFT

5. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY