[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5387]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Upon Written Request, Copy Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, 450 Fifth 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
    Extension: Form N-14, SEC File No. 270-297, OMB Control No. 3235-
0336.
    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'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (``OMB'') request for extension of the previously approved 
collection of information discussed below.
    Form N-14--Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933 
for Securities Issued in Business Combination Transactions by 
Investment Companies and Business Development Companies. Form N-14 is 
used by investment companies registered under the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.] (``Investment Company Act'') and 
business development companies as defined by section 2(a)(48) of the 
Investment Company Act to register securities under the Securities Act 
of 1933 [15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.] to be issued in business combination 
transactions specified in Rule 145(a) (17 CFR 230.145(a)) and exchange 
offers. The securities are registered under the Securities Act to 
ensure that investors receive the material information necessary to 
evaluate securities issued in business combination transactions. The 
Commission staff reviews registration statements on Form N-14 for the 
adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure contained therein. Without Form 
N-14, the Commission would be unable to verify compliance with 
securities law requirements. The respondents to the collection of 
information are investment companies or business development companies 
issuing securities in business combination transactions. The estimated 
number of responses is 485 and the collection occurs only when a merger 
or other business combination is planned. The estimated total annual 
reporting burden of the collection of information is approximately 620 
hours per response for a new registration statement, and approximately 
350 hours per response for an amended Form N-14, for a total of 257,770 
annual burden hours. Providing the information on Form N-14 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. The 
Commission 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.
    General comments regarding the above information should be directed 
to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; and (ii) Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive 
Director, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Comments must 
be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: February 28, 2002.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-5387 Filed 3-6-02; 8:45 am]
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