[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 25157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10197]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copy Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.

Extension:
    Form N-5--SEC File No. 270-172--OMB Control No. 3235-0169.

    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 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.
    Form N-5--Registration Statement of Small Business Investment 
Companies Under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company 
Act of 1940. Form N-5 is the integrated registration statement form 
adopted by the Commission for use by a small business investment 
company which has been licensed as such under the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 and has been notified by the Small Business 
Administration that the company may submit a license application, to 
register its securities under the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. 77a 
et seq.] (``Securities Act''), and to register as an investment company 
under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a-1 
et seq.] (``Investment Company Act''). The purpose of registration 
under the Securities Act is to ensure that investors are provided with 
material information concerning securities offered for public sale that 
will permit investors to make informed decisions regarding such 
securities. The Commission staff reviews the registration statements 
for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure contained therein. 
Without Form N-5, the Commission would be unable to carry out the 
requirements to the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act for 
registration of small business investment companies. The respondents to 
the collection of information are small business investment companies 
seeking to register under the Investment Company Act and to register 
their securities for sale to the public under the Securities Act. The 
estimated number of respondents is two and the proposed frequency of 
response is annually. The estimate of the total annual reporting burden 
of the collection of information is approximately 352 hours per 
respondent, for a total of 704 hours.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency'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 R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: April 28, 2004.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-10197 Filed 5-4-04; 8:45 am]
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