Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 36665 [E5-3280]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 121 / Friday, June 24, 2005 / Notices prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Laura Auletta, Designated Federal Officer (Executive Director), Acquisition Advisory Panel. [FR Doc. 05–12578 Filed 6–21–05; 2:06 pm] BILLING CODE 3110–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. Extension: Rule 18f–1, SEC File No. 270–187, OMB Control No. 3235–0211 Form N–18F–1, SEC File No. 270–187, OMB Control No. 3235–0211 Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘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 18f–1 [17 CFR 270.18f–1] enables a registered openendmanagement investment company (‘‘fund’’) that may redeem its securities in-kind, by making a one-time election, to commit to make cash redemptions pursuant to certain requirements without violating section 18(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a–18(f)]. A fund relying on the rule must file Form N–18F–1 [17 CFR 274.51] to notify the Commission of this election. The Commission staff estimates that approximately 38 funds file Form N–18F–1 annually, and that each response takes approximately one hour. Based on these estimates, the total annual burden hours associated with the rule is estimated to be 38 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 of the costs of Commission rules. The collection of information required by rule 18f–1 is necessary to obtain the benefits of the rule. 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 control number. VerDate jul<14>2003 19:06 Jun 23, 2005 Jkt 205001 General comments regarding the above information should be directed to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; or email to: David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) R. Corey Booth Director/Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: June 16, 2005. Jill M. Peterson, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–3280 Filed 6–23–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services,Washington, DC 20549. Extension: Rule 11Ab2–1, SEC File No. 270–23, OMB Control No. 3235–0043; Form SIP, SEC File No. 270–23, OMB Control No. 3235– 0043. 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’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 11Ab2–1 (Form of Application and Amendments) and Form SIP establish the procedures by which a Securities Information Processor (‘‘SIP’’) files and amends its SIP registration form. The information filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 11Ab2–1 and Form SIP is designed to provide the Commission with the information necessary to make the required findings under the Act before granting the SIP’s application for registration. In addition, the requirement that a SIP file an amendment to correct any inaccurate information is designed to assure that the Commission has current, accurate information with respect to the SIP. This information is also made available to members of the public. PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36665 Only exclusive SIPs are required to register with the Commission. An exclusive SIP is a SIP that engages on an exclusive basis on behalf of any national securities exchange or registered securities association, or any national securities exchange or registered securities association which engages on an exclusive basis on its own behalf, in collecting, processing, or preparing for distribution or publication, any information with respect to (i) transactions or quotations on or effected or made by means of any facility of such exchange or (ii) quotations distributed or published by means of any electronic quotation system operated by such association. The federal securities laws require that before the Commission may approve the registration of an exclusive SIP, it must make certain mandatory findings. It takes a SIP applicant approximately 400 hours to prepare documents which include sufficient information to enable the Commission to make those findings. Currently, there are only two exclusive SIPs registered with the Commission; The Securities Information Automation Corporation (‘‘SIAC’’) and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (‘‘Nasdaq’’). SIAC and Nasdaq are required to keep the information on file with the Commission current, which entails filing a form SIP annually to update information. Accordingly, the annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for Rule 11Ab2–1 and Form SIP is 400 hours. This annual reporting and recordkeeping burden does not include the burden hours or cost of amending a Form SIP because the Commission has already overstated the compliance burdens by assuming that the Commission will receive one initial registration pursuant to Rule 11Ab2–1 on Form SIP a year. Rule 11Ab2–1 and Form SIP do not impose a retention period for any recordkeeping requirements. Completing and filing Form SIP is mandatory before an entity may become an exclusive SIP. Except in cases where confidential treatment is requested by an applicant and granted by the Commission pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and the rules of the Commission thereunder, information provided in the Form SIP will be routinely available for public inspection. Please note that 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 control number. Written comments regarding the above information should be directed to the following persons: (1) The Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1

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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 Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 
20549.

Extension: Rule 18f-1, SEC File No. 270-187, OMB Control No. 3235-
0211
    Form N-18F-1, SEC File No. 270-187, OMB Control No. 3235-0211

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``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 18f-1 [17 CFR 270.18f-1] enables a registered open-
endmanagement investment company (``fund'') that may redeem its 
securities in-kind, by making a one-time election, to commit to make 
cash redemptions pursuant to certain requirements without violating 
section 18(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a-
18(f)]. A fund relying on the rule must file Form N-18F-1 [17 CFR 
274.51] to notify the Commission of this election. The Commission staff 
estimates that approximately 38 funds file Form N-18F-1 annually, and 
that each response takes approximately one hour. Based on these 
estimates, the total annual burden hours associated with the rule is 
estimated to be 38 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 of the costs of 
Commission rules. The collection of information required by rule 18f-1 
is necessary to obtain the benefits of the rule. 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 control 
number.
    General comments regarding the above information should be directed 
to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; or email to: David--
Rostker@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) R. Corey Booth Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Comments must be 
submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: June 16, 2005.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3280 Filed 6-23-05; 8:45 am]
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