[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87644-87645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29083]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copy Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-2736

Extension:

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    Form N-CSR, SEC File No. 270-512, OMB Control No. 3235-0570

    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 (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Form N-CSR (17 CFR 249.331 and 274.128) is a combined reporting 
form used by registered management investment companies (``funds'') to 
file certified shareholder reports under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company Act'') and the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange 
Act''). Specifically, Form N-CSR is to be used for reports under 
section 30(b)(2) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-29(b)(2)) 
and section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) and 
78o(d)), filed pursuant to rule 30b2-1(a) under the Investment Company 
Act (17 CFR 270.30b2-1(a)). Reports on Form N-CSR are to be filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') no later than 
10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is 
required to be transmitted to stockholders under rule 30e-1 under the 
Investment Company Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The information filed with 
the Commission permits the verification of compliance with securities 
law requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination 
of the information.
    Form N-CSR is filed semi-annually, and the Commission estimates 
that there are 3,449 respondents with 11,642 portfolios. The Commission 
further estimates that the hour burden for preparing and filing a 
report on Form N-CSR is 7.21 hours per portfolio. The total annual hour 
burden for Form N-CSR, therefore, is estimated to be 167,878 hours. We 
estimate that the cost burden of preparing and filing a report on Form 
N-CSR is $132.35 and therefore estimate that the total annual cost 
burden associated with Form N-CSR is $3,081,637.
    Estimates of average burden hours and costs are made solely for 
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. Compliance with the information collection 
requirements of Form N-CSR is mandatory. Responses to the collection of 
information 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 OMB control number.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information has practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission'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 Pamela Dyson, 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].
    All submissions should refer to File Number 270-512. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. The 
Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site 
(http://www.sec.gov). All comments received will be posted without 
change; we do not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.

    Dated: November 22, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29083 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am]
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