[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 35960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9833]


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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: Rule 6c-7; SEC File No. 270-269; OMB Control No. 3235-
0276.

    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 (the ``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.
    Rule 6c-7 (17 CFR 270.6c-7) under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``1940 Act'') provides exemption from 
certain provisions of sections 22(e) and 27 of the 1940 Act for 
registered separate accounts offering variable annuity contracts to 
certain employees of Texas institutions of higher education 
participating in the Texas Optional Retirement Program. There are 
approximately 80 registrants governed by Rule 6c-7. The burden of 
compliance with Rule 6c-7, in connection with the registrants obtaining 
from a purchaser, prior to or at the time of purchase, a signed 
document acknowledging the restrictions on redeemability imposed by 
Texas law, is estimated to be approximately 3 minutes of professional 
time per response for each of approximately 2600 purchasers annually 
(at an estimated $70 per hour), for a total annual burden of 130 hours 
(at a total annual cost of $9,100).
    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 of the costs of 
Commission rules or forms. The Commission does not include in the 
estimate of average burden hours the time preparing registration 
statements and sales literature disclosure regarding the restrictions 
on redeemability imposed by Texas law. The estimate of burden hours for 
completing the relevant registration statements are reported on the 
separate PRA submissions for those statements. (See the separate PRA 
submissions for Form N-3 (17 CFR 274.11b) and Form N-4 (17 CFR 
274.11c).
    The Commission requests written comments 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 Both, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O 
Shirley Martinson 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312; 
or send an e-mail to: [email protected].

    Dated: June 15, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-9833 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
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