[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4062-4063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1589]


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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:
    Form 2-E under Rule 609 SEC File No. 270-222 OMB Control No. 
3235-0233

    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'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of the 
previously approved collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 609 (17 CFR 230.609) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) requires small business investment companies and 
business development companies that have engaged in offerings of 
securities that are exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation E 
under the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.601 to 610a) to report 
semi-annually on Form 2-E (17 CFR 239.201) the progress of the 
offering. The form solicits information such as the dates an offering 
commenced and was completed (if completed), the number of shares sold 
and still being offered, amounts received in the offering, and expenses 
and underwriting discounts incurred in the offering. The information 
provided on Form 2-E assists the staff in monitoring the progress of 
the offering and in determining whether the offering has stayed within 
the limits set for an offering exempt under Regulation E.
    During the calendar year 2010, there was one filing of Form 2-E by 
one respondent. The Commission has previously estimated that the total 
annual burden associated with information collection and Form 2-E 
preparation and submission is four hours per filing. Based on the 
Commission's experience with disclosure documents generally, the 
Commission continues to believe that this estimate is appropriate.
    Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive 
or even representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules 
and forms. The collection of information under rule 609 and Form 2-E is 
mandatory. The information provided under rule 609 and Form 2-E will 
not be kept confidential. An agency may not

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conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. 
Comments should be directed to: (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 by sending an email to: [email protected]; and (ii) Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an email to: 
[email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: January 20, 2012.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1589 Filed 1-25-12; 8:45 am]
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