[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 27601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12606]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; 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'') has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(``OMB'') a request for extension of the previously approved collection 
of information.
    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 of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number.
    Written 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, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503 and (ii) Mr. Kenneth A. Fogash, Acting 
Associate Executive Director/CIO, 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: May 15, 2003.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-12606 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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