[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2275-2276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00494]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-135, OMB Control No. 3235-0176]
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:
Rules 8b-1 to 8b-33
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
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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.
Rules 8b-1 to 8b-33 (17 CFR 270.8b-1 to 8b-33) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company
Act'') set forth the procedures for preparing and filing a registration
statement under the Investment Company Act. These procedures are
intended to facilitate the registration process. These rules generally
do not require respondents to report information.\1\
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\1\ Although the rules under Section 8(b) of the Investment
Company Act are generally procedural in nature, two of the rules
require respondents to disclose some limited information. Rule 8b-3
(17 CFR 270.8b-3) provides that whenever a registration form
requires the title of securities to be stated, the registrant must
indicate the type and general character of the securities to be
issued. Rule 8b-22 (17 CFR 270.8b-22) provides that if the existence
of control is open to reasonable doubt, the registrant may disclaim
the existence of control, but it must state the material facts
pertinent to the possible existence of control. The information
required by both of these rules is necessary to insure that
investors have clear and complete information upon which to base an
investment decision.
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The Commission believes that it is appropriate to estimate the
total respondent burden associated with preparing each registration
statement form rather than attempt to isolate the impact of the
procedural instructions under Section 8(b) of the Investment Company
Act, which impose burdens only in the context of the preparation of the
various registration statement forms. Accordingly, the Commission is
not submitting a separate burden estimate for rules 8b-1 through 8b-33,
but instead will include the burden for these rules in its estimates of
burden for each of the registration forms under the Investment Company
Act. The Commission is, however, submitting an hourly burden estimate
of one hour for administrative purposes.
The collection of information under rules 8b-1 to 8b-33 is
mandatory. The information provided under rules 8b-1 to 8b-33 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 collection of
information is 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 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, Washington, DC 20549; or send an email
to: [email protected].
Dated: January 9, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00494 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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