[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 16840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06603]
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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
20549-2833.
Extension:
Rule 30b1-5, OMB Control No. 3235-0577, SEC File No. 270-520.
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 (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
Rule 30b1-5 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5) under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (the ``Investment Company Act'')
requires registered management investment companies, other than small
business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (17 CFR 239.24 and
274.5) (``funds''), to file a quarterly report via the Commission's
EDGAR system on Form N-Q (17 CFR 249.332 and 274.130), not more than
sixty calendar days after the close of each first and third fiscal
quarter, containing their complete portfolio holdings. The purpose of
the collection of information required by rule 30b1-5 is to meet the
disclosure requirements of the Investment Company Act and to provide
investors with information necessary to evaluate an interest in the
fund by improving the transparency of information about the fund's
portfolio holdings.
The Commission estimates that there are 2,460 management investment
companies, with a total of approximately 9,640 portfolios that are
governed by the rule. For purposes of this analysis, the burden
associated with the requirements of rule 30b1-5 has been included in
the collection of information requirements of Form N-Q, rather than the
rule.
The collection of information under rule 30b1-5 is mandatory. The
information provided under rule 30b1-5 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 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 A. Bayer, Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549; or send an email
to: [email protected].
Dated: March 20, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-06603 Filed 3-25-14; 8:45 am]
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