[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 62272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25090]
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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 N-5, SEC File No. 270-172, OMB Control No. 3235-0169.
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'') has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of the
previously approved collection of information discussed below.
Form N-5 (17 CFR 239.24 and 274.5)--Registration Statement of Small
Business Investment Companies Under the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-1 et seq.) Form N-5 is the integrated registration statement form
adopted by the Commission for use by a small business investment
company which has been licensed as such under the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 and has been notified by the Small Business
Administration that the company may submit a license application, to
register its securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (``Securities
Act''), and to register as an investment company under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Investment Company Act''). The
purpose of registration under the Securities Act is to ensure that
investors are provided with material information concerning securities
offered for public sale that will permit investors to make informed
decisions regarding such securities. The Commission staff reviews the
registration statements for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure
contained therein. Without Form N-5, the Commission would be unable to
carry out the requirements to the Securities Act and Investment Company
Act for registration of small business investment companies. The
respondents to the collection of information are small business
investment companies seeking to register under the Investment Company
Act and to register their securities for sale to the public under the
Securities Act.
Based on discussions with fund representatives and the Commission's
experience with the filing of Form N-5 and with disclosure documents
generally, we estimate that the reporting burden of compliance with
Form N-5 is approximately 352 hours per respondent. The Commission has
received one Form N-5 filing in the last three years, for an average
annual hourly burden of 117 hours. The cost of compliance varies
considerably depending on factors such as whether a filing is a new
registration statement or an update to a previously effective
registration statement; whether the fund being registered presents
novel or complex legal issues or is similar to other funds; whether
amendments are required in response to staff comments; and whether
outside counsel and accountants are necessary for preparation of the
filing. Based on discussions with fund representatives and the
Commission's experience with the filing of Form N-5 and with comparable
disclosure documents, we estimate that the cost of compliance may range
from less than $15,000 (for a routine filing) to over $60,000 (for a
registration statement presenting significant legal issues per
response) with an average cost per filing of $30,000. There has been
one Form N-5 filing in the last three years. We therefore estimate that
the average annual cost burden to the industry is $10,000.
Providing the information on Form N-5 is mandatory. Responses will
not be kept confidential. Estimates of the burden hours are made solely
for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and are not derived
from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the
costs of SEC rules and forms. 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.
The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (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 by sending an email to: [email protected]; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief Information
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon,
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of
this notice.
Dated: October 5, 2012.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-25090 Filed 10-11-12; 8:45 am]
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