[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14206-14207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04629]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-275, OMB Control No. 3235-0310]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 22d-1

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,

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100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-2736

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (``Paperwork Reduction Act'') (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting 
comments on the collections 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.
    Rule 22d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``1940 
Act'') (17 CFR 270.22d-1) provides registered investment companies that 
issue redeemable securities (``funds'') an exemption from section 22(d) 
of the 1940 Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-22(d)) to the extent necessary to permit 
scheduled variations in or elimination of the sales load on fund 
securities for particular classes of investors or transactions, 
provided certain conditions are met. The rule imposes an annual burden 
per series of a fund of approximately 15 minutes, so that the total 
annual burden for the approximately 3,776 series of funds that might 
rely on the rule is estimated to be 944 hours.\1\
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    \1\ This estimate is based on the following calculation: 3,776 
series x 0.25 burden hours = 944 total annual burden hours.
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    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the 
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate is based on 
communications with industry representatives, and is not derived from a 
comprehensive or even a representative survey or study. Responses 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 proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have 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 by May 8, 2023.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: David Bottom, Acting 
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an 
email to: [email protected].

    Dated: March 2, 2023.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04629 Filed 3-6-23; 8:45 am]
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