[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6363]
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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:
Form N-8B-4; SEC File No. 270-180; OMB Control No. 3235-0247.
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 (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
Form N-8B-4 (17 CFR 274.14) is the form used by face-amount
certificate companies to comply with the filing and disclosure
requirements imposed by Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8(b)). Form N-8B-4 requires disclosure about the
face-amount certificate company's organization, controlling persons,
business, policies, securities, investment adviser, depositary,
management personnel, compensation, and financial statements. The
Commission uses the information provided in the collection of
information to determine compliance with Section 8(b) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
Based on the Commission's industry statistics, the Commission
estimates that there would be approximately one annual filing on Form
N-8B-4. The Commission estimates that each registrant filing a Form N-
8B-4 would spend 171 hours in preparing and filing the Form and that
the total hour burden for all Form N-8B-4 filings would be 171 hours.
Estimates of the burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the
PRA, and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative
survey or study of the costs of SEC rules and forms.
The information provided on Form N-8B-4 is mandatory. The
information provided on Form N-8B-4 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 OMB control number.
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 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 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 Thomas Bayer, Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an
e-mail to: [email protected].
Dated: March 15, 2011.
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-6363 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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