[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 31 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7485-7486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2614]


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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: Rule 30e-1, SEC File No. 270-21 OMB Control No. 3235-
0025

    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 
(``OMB'') a request for extension of the previously approved collection 
of information discussed below.
    The collection of information is entitled: ``Rule 30e-1 under the 
Investment Company Act of 1940, Reports to Stockholders of Management 
Companies.'' Section 30(e) (15 U.S.C. 80a-29(e)) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (``Investment Company Act'') (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et 
seq.) requires a registered investment company (``fund'') to transmit 
to its shareholders, at least semi-annually, reports containing 
information and financial statements as the Commission may prescribe. 
Among other requirements, Rule 30e-1 (17 CFR 270.30e-1) under the 
Investment Company Act directs funds to include in the shareholder 
reports the information that is required by the fund's registration 
statement. Failure to require the collection of this information would 
seriously impede the amount of current information available to 
shareholders and the public about funds and would prevent the 
Commission from implementing the regulatory program required by 
statute. The estimated annual number of respondents providing 
shareholder reports under Rule 30e-1 is 4,040. The proposed frequency 
of response is semi-annual. The estimate of the total annual reporting 
burden of the collection of information is approximately 145.8 hours 
per shareholder report and the total estimated annual burden for the 
industry is 1,178,064 hours (145.8 hours per report x 2 reports x 4,040 
funds). Providing the information required by Rule 30e-1 is mandatory. 
Responses will not be kept confidential. Estimates of the burden hours 
are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and 
are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or 
study of the costs of SEC rules and forms.
    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 control number.
    General comments 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:

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[email protected]; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley 
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312, or send an e-
mail to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 
30 days of this notice.

    Dated: February 5, 2007.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-2614 Filed 2-14-07; 8:45 am]
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