[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 238 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66177-66178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29633]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Form N-Q; SEC File No. 270-519; OMB Control No. 3235-0578.

    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 this existing collection of information to the Office of 
Management and Budget for extension and approval.
    Form N-Q (17 CFR 249.332 and 274.130) is a combined reporting form 
that is used for reports of registered management investment companies 
(``funds''), other than small business investment companies registered 
on Form N-5, under Section 30(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 
(15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company Act'') and Section 
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 
seq.). Pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act, funds 
are required to file with the Commission quarterly reports on Form N-Q, 
not more than 60 days after the close of the first and third quarters 
of each fiscal year, containing their complete portfolio holdings.
    Form N-Q contains collection of information requirements. The 
respondents to this information collection are management investment 
companies subject to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act. 
Approximately 8,000 portfolios are required to file reports on Form N-
Q, which is estimated to require an average of 21 hours per portfolio 
per year to complete. The estimated annual burden of complying with the 
filing requirement is approximately 168,000 hours. The estimates of 
average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and are not derived from 
a comprehensive or even representative survey or study of the cost of 
Commission rules and forms. The collection of information under Form N-
Q is mandatory. The information provided by the form is not 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.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the

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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 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].

     December 8, 2009.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-29633 Filed 12-11-09; 8:45 am]
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