[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12391-12392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6190]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Existing Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From:
Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information 
Services, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

Extension

    Form 24F-2, SEC File No. 270-399, OMB Control No. 3235-0456

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') is publishing for public comment the following summary 
of previously approved information collection requirements. The 
Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to 
the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    Under 17 CFR 270.24f-2, any open-end management companies (``mutual 
funds''), unit investment trusts (``UITs'') or face-amount certificate 
companies (collectively, ``funds'') that are deemed to have registered 
an indefinite amount of securities must, not later than 90 days after 
the end of any fiscal year in which it has publicly offered such 
securities, file Form 24F-2 with the Commission. Form 24F-2 is the 
annual notice of securities sold by funds that accompanies the payment 
of registration fees with respect to the securities sold during the 
fiscal year.
    The Commission estimates that 7,428 funds file Form 24F-2 on the 
required annual basis. The average annual burden per respondent for 
Form 24F-2 is estimated to be two hours. The total annual burden for 
all respondents to Form 24F-2 is estimated to be 14,856 hours.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the 
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not derived from a 
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of 
Commission rules.
    Compliance with the collection of information required by Form 24F-
2 is mandatory. The Form 24F-2 filing that must be made to the 
Commission is available to the public. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection

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of information unless it displays a currently valid control number.
    The Commission requests written comments 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 
burdens 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 Kenneth A. Fogash, Acting 
Associate Executive Director/CIO, Office of Information Technology, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20549.

    Dated: March 7, 2003.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-6190 Filed 3-13-03; 8:45 am]
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