[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9502-9503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03578]


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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:
    Rule 0-2, Form ADV-NR; OMB Control No. 3235-0240, SEC File No. 
270-214.

    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 (``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 (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    The title for the collection of information is ``Rule 0-2 and Form 
ADV-NR'' under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Rule 0-2 and Form 
ADV-NR facilitate service of process to non-resident investment 
advisers and exempt reporting advisers and their non-resident general 
partners or non-resident managing agents. The Form requires these 
persons to designate the Commission as agent for service of process. 
The purpose of this collection of information is to enable the 
commencement of legal and or regulatory actions against investment 
advisers and exempt reporting advisers that are doing business in the 
United States, but are not residents.
    The respondents to this information collection would be each non-
resident general partner or non-resident managing agent of an SEC-
registered adviser and each non-resident general partner or non-
resident managing agent of an exempt reporting adviser. The Commission 
has estimated that compliance with the requirement to complete Form 
ADV-NR imposes a total burden of approximately 1.0 hours for an 
adviser. Based on our experience with these filings, we estimate that 
we will receive 47 Form ADV-NR filings annually. Based on the 1.0 hours 
per respondent estimate, the Commission staff estimates a total annual 
burden of 47 hours for this collection of information.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of 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. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing 
to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does 
not display a valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549; or send an email 
to: [email protected].


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    Dated: February 12, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-03578 Filed 2-18-14; 8:45 am]
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