[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 40407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13712]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    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.) the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these 
existing collections of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget (``OMB'') for extension 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 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: (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, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: July 5, 2005.
J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-13712 Filed 7-12-05; 8:45 am]
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