[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 108 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27208-27209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13258]


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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 Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Rule 20a-1; SEC File No. 270-132; OMB Control No. 3235-0158.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously

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approved collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 20a-1 (17 CFR 270.20a-1) under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) requires that the solicitation of a 
proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to a security issued by a 
registered investment company (``fund'') be in compliance with 
Regulation 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-1 et seq.), Schedule 14A (17 CFR 
240.14a-101), and all other rules and regulations adopted under section 
14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n(a)). It 
also requires a fund's investment adviser, or a prospective adviser, to 
transmit to the person making a proxy solicitation the information 
necessary to enable that person to comply with the rules and 
regulations applicable to the solicitation. In addition, rule 20a-1 
instructs registered investment companies, that have made a public 
offering of securities and that hold security holder votes for which 
proxies, consents, or authorizations are not being solicited, to refer 
to the Commission's rules governing information statements.
    Regulation 14A and Schedule 14A establish the disclosure 
requirements applicable to the solicitation of proxies, consents and 
authorizations. In particular, Item 22 of Schedule 14A contains 
extensive disclosure requirements for fund proxy statements. Among 
other things, it requires the disclosure of information about fund fee 
or expense increases, the election of directors, the approval of an 
investment advisory contract and the approval of a distribution plan.
    The Commission requires the dissemination of this information to 
assist investors in understanding their fund investments and the 
choices they may be asked to make regarding fund operations. The 
Commission does not use the information in proxies directly, but 
reviews proxy statement filings for compliance with applicable rules.
    It is estimated that funds file approximately 1,225 proxy 
solicitations annually with the Commission. That figure includes 
multiple filings by some funds. The total annual reporting and 
recordkeeping burden of the collection of information is estimated to 
be approximately 130,095 hours (1,225 responses x 106.2 hours per 
response).
    Rule 20a-1 does not involve any recordkeeping requirements. 
Providing the information required by the rule is mandatory and 
information provided under the rule will not be kept confidential.
    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.
    Please direct general comments regarding the above information to 
the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send an e-mail to Shagufta 
Ahmed at [email protected]; and (ii) Charles Boucher, 
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]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 
30 days of this notice.

    Dated: June 1, 2009.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13258 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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