[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1833]


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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-SAR; SEC File No. 270-292; OMB Control No. 3235-0330.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (``PRA''), the 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.
     Form N-SAR--Semi-Annual Report for Registered Investment 
Companies
    Form N-SAR is the form used by all registered investment companies 
with the exception of face amount certificate companies, to comply with 
the periodic filing and disclosure requirements imposed by Section 30 
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.], and of 
rules 30a1-1 and 30b1-1 under the Act. The information required to be 
filed with the Commission assures the public availability of the 
information and permits verification of compliance with Investment 
Company Act requirements. Registered unit investment trusts are 
required to provide this information on an annual report filed with the 
Commission on Form N-SAR (OMB Control No. 3235-0330) pursuant to rule 
30a1-1 under the Investment Company Act [17 CFR 30a1-1], and registered 
management investment companies must submit the required information on 
a semi-annual report on Form N-SAR pursuant to rule 30b1-1 under the 
Act [17 CFR 270.30b1-1].\1\
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    \1\ Face amount certificate companies are required to file 
periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 
[15 U.S.C. 78m, 78o(d)].
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    The Commission estimates that the total number of respondents is 
4,130 and the total annual number of responses is 7,430 ((3,300 
respondents X 2 responses per year) + (830 respondents X 1 response per 
year)). The Commission estimates that each registrant filing a report 
on Form N-SAR would spend, on average, 14.43 hours in preparing and 
filing the Form and that the total hour burden for all Form N-SAR 
filings would be 107,203 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 
Commission rules and forms.
    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.

    February 2, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-1833 Filed 2-9-06; 8:45 am]
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