[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22637-22638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9877]
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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.
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Extension:
Form N-8F; SEC File No. 270-136; OMB Control No. 3235-0157.
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 (the ``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.
Form N-8F (17 CFR 274.218) is the form prescribed for use by
registered investment companies in certain circumstances to request
orders of the Commission declaring that the registration of that
investment company cease to be in effect. The form requests, from
investment companies seeking a deregistration order, information about
(i) the investment company's identity, (ii) the investment company's
distributions, (iii) the investment company's assets and liabilities,
(iv) the events leading to the request to deregister, and (v) the
conclusion of the investment company's business. The information is
needed by the Commission to determine whether an order of
deregistration is appropriate.
The Form takes approximately 3 hours on average to complete. It is
estimated that approximately 330 investment companies file Form N-8F
annually, so that the total annual burden for the form is estimated to
be 990 hours. The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for
the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is not derived from a
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study.
The collection of information on Form N-8F is not mandatory. The
information provided on Form N-8F is not 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.
Written comments are requested on: (a) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burdens
of 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 Charles Boucher, Director/
CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432
General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312; or send an e-mail to:
[email protected].
Dated: April 20, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-9877 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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