[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14152-14153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05857]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-292, OMB Control No. 3235-0330]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-2736.
Extension:
Form N-SAR.
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.
Form N-SAR (OMB Control No. 3235-0330, 17 CFR 249.330) is the form
used by all registered investment companies with the exception of face
amount certificate companies, to comply with the periodic filing and
disclosure requirements imposed by Section 30 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company Act''), and
of rules 30a-1 and 30b1-1 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30a-1 and 17 CFR
270.30b1-1). The information required to be filed with the Commission
assures the public availability of the information and permits
verification of compliance with Investment Company Act requirements.
Registered unit investment trusts are required to provide this
information on an annual report filed with the Commission on Form N-SAR
pursuant to rule 30a-1 under the Investment Company Act, and registered
management investment companies must submit the required information on
a semi-annual report on Form N-SAR pursuant to rule 30b1-1 under the
Investment Company Act.
The Commission estimates that the total number of respondents is
3,168 and the total annual number of responses is 5,564 ((2,396
management investment company respondents x 2 responses per year) +
(772 unit investment trust respondents x 1 response per year)). The
Commission estimates that each registrant filing a report on Form N-SAR
would spend, on average, approximately 14.21 hours in preparing and
filing reports on Form N-SAR and that the total hour burden for all
filings on Form N-SAR would be 79,064 hours.
The collection of information under Form N-SAR is mandatory.
Responses to the collection of information 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 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 Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE.,
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Washington, DC 20549; or send an email to: [email protected].
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05857 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am]
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