Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 56805-56806 [E7-19548]

Download as PDF pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 192 / Thursday, October 4, 2007 / Notices statement but not required to appear in the prospectus. Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (15 U.S.C. 77j(a)(3)) provides, in pertinent part, that when a prospectus is used more than nine months after the effective date of the registration statement, the information contained therein shall be as of a date not more than sixteen months prior to such use. As a result, most unit investment trusts that are registered under the Investment Company Act on Form N–8B–2 update their registration statements on Form S– 6 on an annual basis so that their sponsors may continue to maintain a secondary market in the units. The purpose of the registration statement on Form S–6 is to provide disclosure of financial and other information that investors may use to make informed decisions regarding the merits of the securities offered for sale. To that end, unit investment trusts that are registered under the Investment Company Act on Form N–8B–2 must furnish to investors a prospectus containing pertinent information set forth in the registration statement. The Commission reviews registration statements filed on Form S–6 to ensure adequate disclosure is made to investors. The Commission estimates that each year unit investment trusts file approximately 1,353 Forms S–6. It is estimated that preparing Form S–6 requires a unit investment trust to spend approximately 35 hours so that the total burden of preparing Form S–6 for all affected unit investment trusts is 47,355 hours. Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and forms. The collection of information on Form S–6 is mandatory. The information provided on Form S–6 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. Please direct general comments regarding the above information to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or e-mail to: Alexander_T._Hunt@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:20 Oct 03, 2007 Jkt 214001 Alexandria, Virginia, 22312; or send an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: September 27, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–19547 Filed 10–3–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 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 Existing Collection; New OMB Control No.: Rule 0–4, SEC File No. 270–569, OMB Control No. 3235-xxxx 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 (‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of the collection of information discussed below. Rule 0–4 (17 CFR 275.0–4) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’ or ‘‘Advisers Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 80b–1 et seq.) entitled ‘‘General Requirements of Papers and Applications,’’ prescribes general instructions for filing an application seeking exemptive relief with the Commission. Rule 0–4 currently requires that every application for an order for which a form is not specifically prescribed and which is executed by a corporation, partnership or other company and filed with the Commission contain a statement of the applicable provisions of the articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar documents, relating to the right of the person signing and filing such application to take such action on behalf of the applicant, and a statement that all such requirements have been complied with and that the person signing and filing the application is fully authorized to do so. If such authorization is dependent on resolutions of stockholders, directors, or other bodies, such resolutions must be attached as an exhibit to or quoted in the application. Any amendment to the application must contain a similar statement as to the applicability of the original statement of authorization. When any application or amendment is signed by an agent or attorney, rule 0–4 requires that the PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56805 power of attorney evidencing his authority to sign shall state the basis for the agent’s authority and shall be filed with the Commission. Every application subject to rule 0–4 must be verified by the person executing the application by providing a notarized signature in substantially the form specified in the rule. Each application subject to rule 0– 4 must state the reasons why the applicant is deemed to be entitled to the action requested with a reference to the provisions of the Act and rules thereunder, the name and address of each applicant, and the name and address of any person to whom any questions regarding the application should be directed. Rule 0–4 requires that a proposed notice of the proceeding initiated by the filing of the application accompany each application as an exhibit and, if necessary, be modified to reflect any amendment to the application. The requirements of rule 0–4 are designed to provide Commission staff with the necessary information to assess whether granting the orders of exemption are necessary and appropriate in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the intended purposes of the Act. Applicants for orders under the Advisers Act can include registered investment advisers, affiliated persons of registered investment advisers, and entities seeking to avoid investment adviser status, among others. Commission staff estimates that it receives approximately 9 applications per year submitted under rule 0–4 of the Act. Although each application typically is submitted on behalf of multiple applicants, the applicants in the vast majority of cases are related entities and are treated as a single respondent for purposes of this analysis. Most of the work of preparing an application is performed by outside counsel and, therefore, imposes no hourly burden on respondents. The cost outside counsel charges applicants depends on the complexity of the issues covered by the application and the time required. Based on conversations with applicants and attorneys, the cost ranges from approximately $7,000 for preparing a well-precedented, routine application to approximately $80,000 to prepare a complex or novel application. We estimate that the Commission receives 2 of the most time-consuming applications annually, 4 applications of medium difficulty, and 3 of the least difficult applications subject to rule 0– 4. This distribution gives a total estimated annual cost burden to applicants of filing all applications of E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 56806 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 192 / Thursday, October 4, 2007 / Notices $355,000 [(2×$80,000) + (4×$43,500) + (3×$7,000)]. The estimates of annual burden hours and costs are made solely for the 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. The requirements of this collection of information are required to obtain or retain benefits. 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 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 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or e-mail to: Alexander_T._Hunt@omb.eop.gov ; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312, or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: September 27, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–19548 Filed 10–3–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 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 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Existing Collection; New OMB Control No.: Rule 607, SEC File No. 270–568, OMB Control No. 3235-xxxx 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 (‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of the collection of information discussed below. Rule 607 under Regulation E (17 CFR 230.607) entitled, ‘‘Sales material to be filed,’’ requires sales material used in connection with securities offerings VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:20 Oct 03, 2007 Jkt 214001 under Regulation E (17 CFR 230.601 to 610a) to be filed with the Commission at least five days (excluding weekends and holidays) prior to its use.1 Regulation E allows the exemption of securities issued by a small business investment company (‘‘SBIC’’) which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Investment Company Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) or a closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (‘‘BDC’’) under the Investment Company Act from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (‘‘Securities Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), so long as the aggregate offering price of all securities of the issuer that may be sold within a 12-month period does not exceed $5,000,000 and certain other conditions are met. Commission staff reviews sales material filed under rule 607 for materially misleading statements and omissions. The requirements of rule 607 are designed for investor protection. Respondents to this collection of information include SBICs and BDCs making an offering of securities pursuant to Regulation E. Each respondent’s reporting burden under rule 607 relates to the burden associated with filing its sales material electronically. The burden of filing electronically, however, is negligible and there have been no filings made under this rule, so this collection of information does not impose any burden on the industry. However, we are requesting one annual response and an annual burden of one hour for administrative purposes. The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is not derived from a quantitative, comprehensive, or even representative survey or study of the burdens associated with Commission rules and forms. The requirements of this collection of information are mandatory. 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 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 1 Sales material includes advertisements, articles or other communications to be published in newspapers, magazines, or other periodicals; radio and television scripts; and letters, circulars or other written communications proposed to be sent given or otherwise communicated to more than ten persons. PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or e-mail to: Alexander_T._Hunt@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312, or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: September 27, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–19549 Filed 10–3–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. IC–28006] Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 September 28, 2007. The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of September 2007. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee at the SEC’s Public Reference Branch (tel. 202–551–5850). An order granting each application will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by writing to the SEC’s Secretary at the address below and serving the relevant applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on October 23, 2007, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the applicant, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests should state the nature of the writer’s interest, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549– 1090. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC, Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–4041. E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
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[Pages 56805-56806]
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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

Existing Collection; New OMB Control No.:
    Rule 0-4, SEC File No. 270-569, OMB Control No. 3235-xxxx

    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 
(``OMB'') a request for approval of the collection of information 
discussed below.
    Rule 0-4 (17 CFR 275.0-4) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 
(``Act'' or ``Advisers Act'') (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.) entitled 
``General Requirements of Papers and Applications,'' prescribes general 
instructions for filing an application seeking exemptive relief with 
the Commission. Rule 0-4 currently requires that every application for 
an order for which a form is not specifically prescribed and which is 
executed by a corporation, partnership or other company and filed with 
the Commission contain a statement of the applicable provisions of the 
articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar documents, relating to the 
right of the person signing and filing such application to take such 
action on behalf of the applicant, and a statement that all such 
requirements have been complied with and that the person signing and 
filing the application is fully authorized to do so. If such 
authorization is dependent on resolutions of stockholders, directors, 
or other bodies, such resolutions must be attached as an exhibit to or 
quoted in the application. Any amendment to the application must 
contain a similar statement as to the applicability of the original 
statement of authorization. When any application or amendment is signed 
by an agent or attorney, rule 0-4 requires that the power of attorney 
evidencing his authority to sign shall state the basis for the agent's 
authority and shall be filed with the Commission. Every application 
subject to rule 0-4 must be verified by the person executing the 
application by providing a notarized signature in substantially the 
form specified in the rule. Each application subject to rule 0-4 must 
state the reasons why the applicant is deemed to be entitled to the 
action requested with a reference to the provisions of the Act and 
rules thereunder, the name and address of each applicant, and the name 
and address of any person to whom any questions regarding the 
application should be directed. Rule 0-4 requires that a proposed 
notice of the proceeding initiated by the filing of the application 
accompany each application as an exhibit and, if necessary, be modified 
to reflect any amendment to the application.
    The requirements of rule 0-4 are designed to provide Commission 
staff with the necessary information to assess whether granting the 
orders of exemption are necessary and appropriate in the public 
interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the 
intended purposes of the Act.
    Applicants for orders under the Advisers Act can include registered 
investment advisers, affiliated persons of registered investment 
advisers, and entities seeking to avoid investment adviser status, 
among others. Commission staff estimates that it receives approximately 
9 applications per year submitted under rule 0-4 of the Act. Although 
each application typically is submitted on behalf of multiple 
applicants, the applicants in the vast majority of cases are related 
entities and are treated as a single respondent for purposes of this 
analysis. Most of the work of preparing an application is performed by 
outside counsel and, therefore, imposes no hourly burden on 
respondents. The cost outside counsel charges applicants depends on the 
complexity of the issues covered by the application and the time 
required. Based on conversations with applicants and attorneys, the 
cost ranges from approximately $7,000 for preparing a well-precedented, 
routine application to approximately $80,000 to prepare a complex or 
novel application. We estimate that the Commission receives 2 of the 
most time-consuming applications annually, 4 applications of medium 
difficulty, and 3 of the least difficult applications subject to rule 
0-4. This distribution gives a total estimated annual cost burden to 
applicants of filing all applications of

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$355,000 [(2x$80,000) + (4x$43,500) + (3x$7,000)]. The estimates of 
annual burden hours and costs are made solely for the 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.
    The requirements of this collection of information are required to 
obtain or retain benefits. 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 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 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503 or e-mail to: Alexander--T.--
Hunt@omb.eop.gov ; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information 
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312, or send an e-mail to: 
PRA--Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.

     Dated: September 27, 2007.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-19548 Filed 10-3-07; 8:45 am]
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