Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 48615-48616 [E9-22879]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline White, Agency Clearance Officer, (202) 205–7044. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Entrepreneurial Development Impact Study. SBA Form Number: 2214. Frequency: On Occasion. Description of Respondents: SBA Clients. Responses: 12,435. Annual Burden: 2,500. Jacqueline White, Chief, Administrative Information Branch. [FR Doc. E9–22845 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–60629; File No. SR–CBOE– 2009–063] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Temporary Membership Status and Interim Trading Permit Access Fees Correction In notice document E9–21994 beginning on page 47034 in the issue of Monday, September 14, 2009, make the following correction: On page 47036 in the first paragraph, the single date on the last line should read, ‘‘October 5, 2009’’. [FR Doc. Z9–21994 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505–01–D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES [Release No. 34–60653; File No. SR–NYSE– 2009–89] Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change As Modified by Amendment No. 1 To Amend Certain Corporate Governance Requirements Correction In notice document E9–22392 beginning on page 47831 in the issue of Thursday, September 17, 2009, make the following correction: VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:06 Sep 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 On page 47837, in the third column, in the 24th line from the top, ‘‘October 5, 2009’’ should read ‘‘October 8, 2009’’. [FR Doc. Z9–22392 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 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. Extension: Rule 8b–1 to 8b–33, SEC File No. 270–135, OMB Control No. 3235–0176. 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’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rules 8b–1 to 8b–33 (17 CFR 270.8b– 1 to 8b–33) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) (the ‘‘Act’’) are the procedural rules an investment company must follow when preparing and filing a registration statement. These rules were adopted to standardize the mechanics of registration under the Act and to provide more specific guidance for persons registering under the Act than the information contained in the statute. For the most part, these procedural rules do not require the disclosure of information. Two of the rules, however, require limited disclosure of information.1 The information required by the rules is necessary to ensure that investors have clear and complete information upon which to base an investment decision. The Commission uses the information that investment companies provide on registration statements in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policy-making roles. The respondents to the collection of information are investment companies filing registration statements under the Act. 1 Rule 8b–3 (17 CFR 270.8b–3) provides that whenever a registration form requires the title of securities to be stated, the registrant must indicate the type and general character of the securities to be issued. Rule 8b–22 (17 CFR 270.8b–22) provides that if the existence of control is open to reasonable doubt, the registrant may disclaim the existence of control, but it must state the material facts pertinent to the possible existence of control. PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48615 The Commission does not estimate separately the total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with rules 8b–1 to 8b–33 because the burden associated with these rules are included in the burden estimates the Commission submits for the investment company registration statement forms (e.g., Form N–1A (17 CFR 239.15A and 274.11A), Form N–2 (17 CFR 239.14 and 274.11a– 1), Form N–3 (17 CFR 239.17a and 274.11b), Form N–4 (17 CFR 239.17b and 274.11c), and Form N–6 (17 CFR 239.17c and 274.11d)). For example, a mutual fund that prepares a registration statement on Form N–1A must comply with the rules under section 8(b), including rules on riders, amendments, the form of the registration statement, and the number of copies to be submitted. Because the fund only incurs a burden from the section 8(b) rules when preparing a registration statement, it would be impractical to measure the compliance burden of these rules separately. The Commission believes that including the burden of the section 8(b) rules with the burden estimates for the investment company registration statement forms provides a more accurate and complete estimate of the total burdens associated with the registration process. For administrative purposes, however, we are requesting approval for an information collection burden of one hour per year. This estimate of burden hours is not derived from a comprehensive or necessarily even representative study of the cost of the Commission’s rules and forms. Investment companies seeking to register under the Act are required to provide the information specified in rules 8b–1 to 8b–33 if applicable. 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. 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 send an e-mail to Shagufta Ahmed at Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, 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. E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 48616 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices Dated: September 16, 2009. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–22879 Filed 9–22–09; 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 Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Extension: Rule 206(3)–2, SEC File No. 270– 216, OMB Control No. 3235–0243. 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’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 206(3)–2, (17 CFR 275.206(3)–2) which is entitled ‘‘Agency Cross Transactions for Advisory Clients,’’ permits investment advisers to comply with section 206(3) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 80b–6(3)) by obtaining a client’s blanket consent to enter into agency cross transactions (i.e., a transaction in which an adviser acts as a broker to both the advisory client and the opposite party to the transaction). Rule 206(3)–2 applies to all registered investment advisers. In relying on the rule, investment advisers must provide certain disclosures to their clients. Advisory clients can use the disclosures to monitor agency cross transactions that affect their advisory account. The Commission also uses the information required by Rule 206(3)–2 in connection with its investment adviser inspection program to ensure that advisers are in compliance with the rule. Without the information collected under the rule, advisory clients would not have information necessary for monitoring their adviser’s handling of their accounts and the Commission would be less efficient and effective in its inspection program. The information requirements of the rule consist of the following: (1) Prior to obtaining the client’s consent, appropriate disclosure must be made to the client as to the practice of, and the conflicts of interest involved in, agency cross transactions; (2) at or before the completion of any such transaction, the client must be furnished with a written VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:06 Sep 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 confirmation containing specified information and offering to furnish upon request certain additional information; and (3) at least annually, the client must be furnished with a written statement or summary as to the total number of transactions during the period covered by the consent and the total amount of commissions received by the adviser or its affiliated brokerdealer attributable to such transactions. The Commission estimates that approximately 631 respondents use the rule annually, necessitating about 32 responses per respondent each year, for a total of 20,192 responses. Each response requires an estimated 0.5 hours, for a total of 10,096 hours. The estimated average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive or representative survey or study of the cost of Commission rules and forms. This collection of information is found at (17 CFR 275.206(3)–2) and is necessary in order for the investment adviser to obtain the benefits of Rule 206(3)–2. The collection of information requirements under the rule is mandatory. Information subject to the disclosure requirements of Rule 206(3)– 2 does not require submission to the Commission; and, accordingly, the disclosure pursuant to the rule is not kept confidential. Commission-registered investment advisers are required to maintain and preserve certain information required under Rule 206(3)–2 for five (5) years. The long-term retention of these records is necessary for the Commission’s inspection program to ascertain compliance with the Advisers Act. 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. 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 send an e-mail to Shagufta Ahmed at Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/CIO, 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. PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: September 16, 2009. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–22878 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 2 p.m. Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be present. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting. Commissioner Casey, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session, and determined that no earlier notice thereof was possible. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 24, 2009 will be: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; A litigation matter; and Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: September 21, 2009. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–23017 Filed 9–21–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE P E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48615-48616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22879]


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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.

Extension:
    Rule 8b-1 to 8b-33, SEC File No. 270-135, OMB Control No. 3235-
0176.

    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'') has submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of 
information discussed below.
    Rules 8b-1 to 8b-33 (17 CFR 270.8b-1 to 8b-33) under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (the ``Act'') are the 
procedural rules an investment company must follow when preparing and 
filing a registration statement. These rules were adopted to 
standardize the mechanics of registration under the Act and to provide 
more specific guidance for persons registering under the Act than the 
information contained in the statute. For the most part, these 
procedural rules do not require the disclosure of information. Two of 
the rules, however, require limited disclosure of information.\1\ The 
information required by the rules is necessary to ensure that investors 
have clear and complete information upon which to base an investment 
decision. The Commission uses the information that investment companies 
provide on registration statements in its regulatory, disclosure 
review, inspection and policy-making roles. The respondents to the 
collection of information are investment companies filing registration 
statements under the Act.
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    \1\ Rule 8b-3 (17 CFR 270.8b-3) provides that whenever a 
registration form requires the title of securities to be stated, the 
registrant must indicate the type and general character of the 
securities to be issued. Rule 8b-22 (17 CFR 270.8b-22) provides that 
if the existence of control is open to reasonable doubt, the 
registrant may disclaim the existence of control, but it must state 
the material facts pertinent to the possible existence of control.
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    The Commission does not estimate separately the total annual 
reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with rules 8b-1 to 8b-33 
because the burden associated with these rules are included in the 
burden estimates the Commission submits for the investment company 
registration statement forms (e.g., Form N-1A (17 CFR 239.15A and 
274.11A), Form N-2 (17 CFR 239.14 and 274.11a-1), Form N-3 (17 CFR 
239.17a and 274.11b), Form N-4 (17 CFR 239.17b and 274.11c), and Form 
N-6 (17 CFR 239.17c and 274.11d)). For example, a mutual fund that 
prepares a registration statement on Form N-1A must comply with the 
rules under section 8(b), including rules on riders, amendments, the 
form of the registration statement, and the number of copies to be 
submitted. Because the fund only incurs a burden from the section 8(b) 
rules when preparing a registration statement, it would be impractical 
to measure the compliance burden of these rules separately. The 
Commission believes that including the burden of the section 8(b) rules 
with the burden estimates for the investment company registration 
statement forms provides a more accurate and complete estimate of the 
total burdens associated with the registration process. For 
administrative purposes, however, we are requesting approval for an 
information collection burden of one hour per year. This estimate of 
burden hours is not derived from a comprehensive or necessarily even 
representative study of the cost of the Commission's rules and forms.
    Investment companies seeking to register under the Act are required 
to provide the information specified in rules 8b-1 to 8b-33 if 
applicable. 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.
    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 send an e-mail to Shagufta 
Ahmed at Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, 
Director/CIO, 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.


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    Dated: September 16, 2009.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-22879 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 am]
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