[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 20700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07942]


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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 N-8F, OMB Control No. 3235-0157; SEC File No. 270-136.

    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 a request for extension of the previously 
approved collection of information discussed below.
    Form N-8F (17 CFR 274.218) is the form prescribed for use by 
registered investment companies in certain circumstances to request 
orders of the Commission declaring that the registration of that 
investment company cease to be in effect. The form requests information 
about: (i) The investment company's identity, (ii) the investment 
company's distributions, (iii) the investment company's assets and 
liabilities, (iv) the events leading to the request to deregister, and 
(v) the conclusion of the investment company's business. The 
information is needed by the Commission to determine whether an order 
of deregistration is appropriate.
    The Form takes approximately 5.5 hours on average to complete. It 
is estimated that approximately 142 investment companies file Form N-8F 
annually, so the total annual burden for the form is estimated to be 
approximately 781 hours. The estimate of average burden hours is made 
solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is not 
derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study.
    The collection of information on Form N-8F is not mandatory. The 
information provided on Form N-8F 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 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, Chief Information Officer, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General 
Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312 or by sending an email to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: April 1, 2013.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-07942 Filed 4-4-13; 8:45 am]
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