[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 51101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4713]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Filing and Information Services, 
Washington, DC 20549

Extension: Rule 30b1-5; SEC File No. 270-520; OMB Control No. 3235-
0577.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the U.S. Securities and Exchange 
Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the 
collections 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.
    The title for the collection of information is ``Rule 30b1-5 under 
the Investment Company Act of 1940, Quarterly Filing of Schedule of 
Portfolio Holdings of Registered Management Investment Companies.''
    Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 requires 
registered management investment companies, other than small business 
investment companies registered on Form N-5, to file a quarterly report 
via the Commission's EDGAR system on Form N-Q, not more than sixty 
calendar days after the close of each first and third fiscal quarter, 
containing their complete portfolio holdings.
    The Commission estimates that there are 9,850 management investment 
companies and series that are governed by the rule. The Commission 
estimates that the annual burden associated with the rule is 1 hour per 
affected investment company or series. The total burden hours for rule 
30b1-5 is 9,850 per year in the aggregate (9,850 responses x 1 hour per 
response). Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the 
purposes of the Act, and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a 
representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and 
forms.
    The collection of information under rule 30b1-5 is mandatory. The 
information provided under rule 30b1-5 is not 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: August 22, 2005.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary,
[FR Doc. E5-4713 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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