[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 217 (Friday, November 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66278-66279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26573]


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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 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 30b2-1, SEC File No. 270-213, OMB Control No. 3235-0220.

    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 the existing collection of information to the Office of 
Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 30b2-1 (17 CFR 270.30b2-1) under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a) requires the filing of four copies of every 
periodic or interim report transmitted by or on behalf of any 
registered investment company to its stockholders.\1\ This requirement 
ensures that the Commission has information in its files to perform its 
regulatory functions and to apprise investors of the operational and 
financial condition of registered investment companies.\2\
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    \1\ Most filings are made via the Commission's electronic filing 
system; therefore, paper filings under Rule 30b2-1 occur only in 
exceptional circumstances. Electronic filing eliminates the need for 
multiple copies of filings.
    \2\ Annual and periodic reports to the Commission become part of 
its public files and, therefore, are available for use by 
prospective investors and stockholders.
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    Registered management investment companies are required to send 
reports to stockholders at least twice annually. In addition, each 
registered investment company is required to file with the Commission 
Form N-CSR (17 CFR 274.128), certifying the financial statements.\3\ 
The annual burden of filing the reports is included in the burden 
estimate for Form N-CSR; however, we are requesting one burden hour 
remain in inventory for administrative purposes.
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    \3\ Rule 30b2-1(a) [17 CFR 270.30b2-1(a)].
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    The burden estimate for rule 30b2-1 is made solely for the purposes 
of the Act and is not derived from a comprehensive or even 
representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and 
forms.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of

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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 Lewis W. Walker, Acting 
Director/CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley 
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-
mail to: [email protected].

    Dated: October 30, 2008,
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-26573 Filed 11-6-08; 8:45 am]
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