[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45769-45770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17247]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Reinstatement Without Change; Comment Request

Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, 
DC 20549.
Reinstatement without Change
    Form N-8b-4, SEC File No. 270-180, OMB Control No. 3235-0247

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (``PRA''), the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``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 for reinstatement without change and approval.

Form N-8b-4--Registration Statement of Face-Amount Certificate 
Companies

    Form N-8b-4 is the form used by face-amount certificate companies 
to comply with the filing and disclosure requirements imposed by 
section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-
8(b)). Form N-8b-4

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requires disclosure about the organization of a face-amount certificate 
company, its business and policies, its investment in securities, its 
certificates issued, the personnel and affiliated persons of the 
depositor, the distribution and redemption of securities, and financial 
statements. The Commission uses the information provided in the 
collection of information to determine compliance with section 8(b) of 
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
    Based on the Commission's industry statistics, the Commission 
estimates that there would be approximately 1 annual filing on Form N-
8b-4. The Commission estimates that each registrant filing a Form N-8b-
4 would spend 171 hours in preparing and filing the Form and that the 
total hour burden for all Form N-8b-4 filings would be 171 hours. 
Estimates of the burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the 
PRA, and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative 
survey or study of the costs of SEC rules and forms.
    The information provided on Form N-8b-4 is mandatory. The 
information provided on Form N-8b-4 will not be kept confidential. 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.
    Written comments are invited on: (i) 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; (ii) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (iii) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (iv) 
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 Michael E. Bartell, 
Associate Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20549.

    Dated: June 28, 2002.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-17247 Filed 7-9-02; 8:45 am]
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