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Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
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Extension:
Rule 17Ad–17; OMB Control No. 3235–
0469; SEC File No. 270–412.
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 17Ad–17 Transfer Agents’
Obligation to Search for Lost
Securityholders.
Rule 17Ad–17 (17 CFR 240.17Ad–17)
requires approximately 608 registered
transfer agents to conduct searches
using third party database vendors to
attempt to locate lost securityholders.
The staff estimates that the average
number of hours necessary for each
transfer agent to comply with Rule
17Ad–17 is five hours annually. The
total burden is approximately 3,040
hours annually for all transfer agents.1
1 The
60-day notice for this Paperwork Reduction
Act extension referred to a burden of 2,432 hours.
See 73 FR 32750 (Jun. 10, 2008). This burden was
incorrect. The correct burden is 3,040 hours.
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The cost of compliance for each
individual transfer agent depends on the
number of lost accounts for which it is
responsible. Based on information
received from transfer agents, we
estimate that the annual cost industry
wide is approximately $3.3 million.
The retention period for the
recordkeeping requirement under Rule
17Ad–17 is three years. The
recordkeeping requirement under Rule
17Ad–17 is mandatory to assist the
Commission and other regulatory
agencies with monitoring transfer agents
and ensuring compliance with the rule.
This rule does not involve the collection
of confidential information. 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.
Comments should be directed to (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 by
sending an e-mail to:
Alexander_T._Hunt@omb.eop.gov; and
(ii) Lewis W. Walker, Acting 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 within 30 days of
this notice.
Dated: August 25, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. and
Aberdeen Funds; Notice of Application
August 25, 2008.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application under
section 6(c) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption
from section 15(a) of the Act and rule
18f–2 under the Act, as well as from
certain disclosure requirements.
AGENCY:
Applicants
request an order that would permit them
to enter into and materially amend
subadvisory agreements without
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shareholder approval and would grant
relief from certain disclosure
requirements.
APPLICANTS: Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc. (the ‘‘Adviser’’) and
Aberdeen Funds (the ‘‘Trust’’).
FILING DATES: The application was filed
on May 8, 2008. Applicants have agreed
to file an amendment during the notice
period, the substance of which is
reflected in this notice.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING:
An order granting the application will
be issued unless the Commission orders
a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
applicants with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on September 19, 2008,
and should be accompanied by proof of
service on the applicants, 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 may request
notification of a hearing by writing to
the Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–
1090. Applicants: Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc., 1735 Market Street,
37th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103;
Aberdeen Funds, 5 Tower Bridge, 300
Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 300, West
Conshohocken, PA 19428.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emerson S. Davis, Senior Counsel, at
(202) 551–6868, or Julia Kim Gilmer,
Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821
(Division of Investment Management,
Office of Investment Company
Regulation).
The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained for a fee at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1520 (telephone (202) 551–5850).
Applicants’ Representations:
1. The Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust, is registered under the Act as an
open-end management investment
company and offers, or will offer, shares
in 26 series each with separate
investment objectives, policies and
restrictions (each a ‘‘Fund’’ and
collectively, the ‘‘Funds’’).1 The Adviser
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 Applicants also request relief with respect to
future series of the Trust and any other existing or
future registered open-end management investment
company or series thereof that: (a) Is advised by the
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549-0213.
Extension:
Rule 17Ad-17; OMB Control No. 3235-0469; SEC File No. 270-412.
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 17Ad-17 Transfer Agents' Obligation to Search for
Lost Securityholders.
Rule 17Ad-17 (17 CFR 240.17Ad-17) requires approximately 608
registered transfer agents to conduct searches using third party
database vendors to attempt to locate lost securityholders. The staff
estimates that the average number of hours necessary for each transfer
agent to comply with Rule 17Ad-17 is five hours annually. The total
burden is approximately 3,040 hours annually for all transfer
agents.\1\ The cost of compliance for each individual transfer agent
depends on the number of lost accounts for which it is responsible.
Based on information received from transfer agents, we estimate that
the annual cost industry wide is approximately $3.3 million.
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\1\ The 60-day notice for this Paperwork Reduction Act extension
referred to a burden of 2,432 hours. See 73 FR 32750 (Jun. 10,
2008). This burden was incorrect. The correct burden is 3,040 hours.
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The retention period for the recordkeeping requirement under Rule
17Ad-17 is three years. The recordkeeping requirement under Rule 17Ad-
17 is mandatory to assist the Commission and other regulatory agencies
with monitoring transfer agents and ensuring compliance with the rule.
This rule does not involve the collection of confidential information.
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.
Comments should be directed to (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 by sending an e-mail to: Alexander_
T._Hunt@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Lewis W. Walker, Acting 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 within 30
days of this notice.
Dated: August 25, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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