[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 70162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3442]


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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, Washington, DC 
20549.

Extension:
    Form N-8F; SEC File No. 270-136; OMB Control No. 3235-0157.

    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 a 
request for extension of the previously approved information collection 
of information discussed below.
    Form N-8F (17 CFR 274.218) is the form prescribed for use by 
registered investment companies in certain circumstances to request 
orders of the Commission declaring that the registration of that 
investment company cease to be in effect. The form requests, from 
investment companies seeking a deregistration order, information about 
(i) the investment company's identity, (ii) the investment company's 
distributions, (iii) the investment company's assets and liabilities, 
(iv) the events leading to the request to deregister, and (v) the 
conclusion of business. The information is needed by the Commission to 
determine whether an order of deregistration is appropriate.
    The Form takes approximately 3 hours on average to complete. It is 
estimated that approximately 261 investment companies file Form N-8F 
annually, so that the total annual burden for the form is estimated to 
be 783 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.
    The collection of information on Form N-8F is not mandatory. The 
information provided on N-8F is not kept confidential. 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 OMB 
control number.
    General requirements 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, or e-mail to: [email protected]; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. 
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    November 22, 2004.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-3442 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]
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