Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 54109-54110 [E9-25206]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 21, 2009 / Notices jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Request. In support of its Request, the Postal Service filed the following materials: (1) A redacted version of the Governors’ Decision, originally filed in Docket No. MC2009–25, authorizing certain Priority Mail contracts; 2 (2) a redacted version of the contract; 3 (3) a requested change in the Competitive Product List; 4 (4) a Statement of Supporting Justification as required by 39 CFR 3020.32; 5 (5) a certification of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); 6 and (6) an application for nonpublic treatment of the materials filed under seal.7 In the Statement of Supporting Justification, Mary Prince Anderson, Acting Manager, Sales and Communications, Expedited Shipping, asserts that the service to be provided under the contract will cover its attributable costs, make a positive contribution to institutional costs, and increase contribution toward the requisite 5.5 percent of the Postal Service’s total institutional costs. Id., Attachment D. Thus, Ms. Anderson contends there will be no issue of subsidization of competitive products by market dominant products as a result of this contract. Id. Related contract. A redacted version of the specific Priority Mail Contract 19 is included with the Request. The contract will become effective on the day that the Commission provides all necessary regulatory approvals. It is terminable upon 30 days notice by a party, but could continue for 3 years with annual adjustments. The Postal Service represents that the contract is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a)(1). See id., Attachment D. The Postal Service will not provide the shipper with customized pricing for eligible Priority Mail items mailed by the shipper. The Postal Service filed much of the supporting materials, including the specific Priority Mail Contract 19, under seal. In its Request, the Postal Service maintains that the contract and related financial information, including the customer’s name and the accompanying analyses that provide prices, terms, conditions, cost data, and financial projections should remain under seal. Id. at 2. It also requests that the Commission order that the duration of such treatment of all customer identifying information be extended 2 Attachment A to the Request, reflecting Governors’ Decision No. 09–6, April 27, 2009. 3 Attachment B to the Request. 4 Attachment C to the Request. 5 Attachment D to the Request. 6 Attachment E to the Request. 7 Attachment F to the Request. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:33 Oct 20, 2009 Jkt 220001 indefinitely, instead of ending after 10 years. Id., Attachment F at 1 and 7. II. Notice of Filings The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2010–1 and CP2010–1 for consideration of the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Contract 19 product and the related contract, respectively. In keeping with practice, these dockets are addressed on a consolidated basis for purposes of this order; however, future filings should be made in the specific docket in which issues being addressed pertain. Interested persons may submit comments on whether the Postal Service’s filings in the captioned dockets are consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642 and 39 CFR part 3015 and 39 CFR 3020 subpart B. Comments are due no later than October 22, 2009. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Paul L. Harrington to serve as Public Representative in these dockets. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2010–1 and CP2010–1 for consideration of the matter raised in each docket. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. Harrington is appointed to serve as officer of the Commission (Public Representative) to represent the interests of the general public in these proceedings. 3. Comments by interested persons in these proceedings are due no later than October 22, 2009. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Shoshana M. Grove, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–25346 Filed 10–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration’s intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection. PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54109 DATES: Submit comments on or before December 21, 2009. ADDRESSES: Send all comments regarding whether this information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the collection, to Cynthia Pitts, Director, Disaster Administrative Services, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Pitts, Director, Disaster Administrative Services 202–205–7570 cynthia.pitts@sba.gov Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202–205–7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Disaster loans are authorized upon terms and conditions to (1) assure proper use of proceeds, (2) comply with established record keeping requirements, and (3) assure sound credit positions. Recordkeeping requirements provide a basis to assure proper use of proceeds and satisfy loan conditions. Title: ‘‘Borrower’s Progress Certification.’’ Description of Respondents: Recipients of Disaster Loans. Form Number: 1366. Annual Responses: 12,078. Annual Burden: 11,312. Jacqueline White, Chief, Administrative Information Branch. [FR Doc. E9–25226 Filed 10–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Form N–8A; File No. 270–135; OMB Control No. 3235–0175] Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon written request, copy available from: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549–0213. 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’’) is soliciting comments on the collection 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. The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (‘‘1940 Act’’) (15 U.S.C. E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 54110 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 21, 2009 / Notices 80a–1 et seq.), requires investment companies to register with the Commission before they conduct any business in interstate commerce. Section 8(a) of the 1940 Act provides that an investment company shall be deemed to be registered upon receipt by the Commission of a notification of registration in such form as the Commission prescribes. Form N–8A (17 CFR 274.10) is the form for notification of registration that the Commission has adopted under section 8(a). The purpose of such notification of registration provided on Form N–8A is to notify the Commission of the existence of investment companies required to be registered under the 1940 Act and to enable the Commission to administer the provisions of the 1940 Act with respect to those companies. After an investment company has filed its notification of registration under section 8(a), the company is then subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act which govern certain aspects of its organization and activities, such as the composition of its board of directors and the issuance of senior securities. Form N–8A requires an investment company to provide its name, state of organization, form of organization, classification, the name and address of each investment adviser of the investment company, the current value of its total assets and certain other information readily available to the investment company. If the investment company is filing a registration statement as required by Section 8(b) of the 1940 Act concurrently with its notification of registration, Form N–8A requires only that the registrant file the cover page (giving its name, address and agent for service of process) and sign the form in order to effect registration. Each year approximately 105 investment companies file a notification on Form N–8A, which is required to be filed only once by an investment company. The Commission estimates that preparing Form N–8A requires an investment company to spend approximately 1 hour so that the total burden of preparing Form N–8A for all affected investment companies is 105 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 N–8A is mandatory. The information provided on Form N–8A is not kept confidential. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:42 Oct 20, 2009 Jkt 220001 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 agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’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 use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication. Please direct your written comments to 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. Dated: October 14, 2009. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–25206 Filed 10–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Rule 38a–1; SEC File No. 270–522; OMB Control No. 3235–0586] 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. 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 38a–1 (17 CFR 270.38a–1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a) (‘‘Investment Company Act’’) is intended to protect investors by fostering better fund compliance with securities laws. The rule requires every registered investment company and business development company (‘‘fund’’) to: (i) Adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 violations of the Federal securities laws by the fund, including procedures for oversight of compliance by each investment adviser, principal underwriter, administrator, and transfer agent of the fund; (ii) obtain the fund board of director’s approval of those policies and procedures; (iii) annually review the adequacy of those policies and procedures and the policies and procedures of each investment adviser, principal underwriter, administrator, and transfer agent of the fund, and the effectiveness of their implementation; (iv) designate a chief compliance officer to administer the fund’s policies and procedures and prepare an annual report to the board that addresses certain specified items relating to the policies and procedures; and (v) maintain for five years the compliance policies and procedures and the chief compliance officer’s annual report to the board. The rule contains certain information collection requirements that are designed to ensure that funds establish and maintain comprehensive, written internal compliance programs. The information collections also assist the Commission’s examination staff in assessing the adequacy of funds’ compliance programs. While Rule 38a–1 requires each fund to maintain written policies and procedures, most funds are located within a fund complex. The experience of the Commission’s examination and oversight staff suggests that each fund in a complex is able to draw extensively from the fund complex’s ‘‘master’’ compliance program to assemble appropriate compliance policies and procedures. Many fund complexes already have written policies and procedures documenting their compliance programs. Further, a fund needing to develop or revise policies and procedures on one or more topics in order to achieve a comprehensive compliance program can draw on a number or outlines and model programs available from a variety of industry representatives, commentators, and organizations. There are approximately 4638 funds subject to Rule 38a–1. Among these funds, 105 were newly registered in the past year. These 105 funds, therefore, were required to adopt and document the policies and procedures that make up their compliance programs. Commission staff estimates that the average annual hour burden for a fund to adopt and document these policies and procedures is 80 hours. Thus, we estimate that the aggregate annual burden hours associated with the E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Form N-8A; File No. 270-135; OMB Control No. 3235-0175]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon written request, copy available from: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

    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'') is soliciting comments on the 
collection 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.
    The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (``1940 Act'') (15 
U.S.C.

[[Page 54110]]

80a-1 et seq.), requires investment companies to register with the 
Commission before they conduct any business in interstate commerce. 
Section 8(a) of the 1940 Act provides that an investment company shall 
be deemed to be registered upon receipt by the Commission of a 
notification of registration in such form as the Commission prescribes. 
Form N-8A (17 CFR 274.10) is the form for notification of registration 
that the Commission has adopted under section 8(a). The purpose of such 
notification of registration provided on Form N-8A is to notify the 
Commission of the existence of investment companies required to be 
registered under the 1940 Act and to enable the Commission to 
administer the provisions of the 1940 Act with respect to those 
companies. After an investment company has filed its notification of 
registration under section 8(a), the company is then subject to the 
provisions of the 1940 Act which govern certain aspects of its 
organization and activities, such as the composition of its board of 
directors and the issuance of senior securities. Form N-8A requires an 
investment company to provide its name, state of organization, form of 
organization, classification, the name and address of each investment 
adviser of the investment company, the current value of its total 
assets and certain other information readily available to the 
investment company. If the investment company is filing a registration 
statement as required by Section 8(b) of the 1940 Act concurrently with 
its notification of registration, Form N-8A requires only that the 
registrant file the cover page (giving its name, address and agent for 
service of process) and sign the form in order to effect registration.
    Each year approximately 105 investment companies file a 
notification on Form N-8A, which is required to be filed only once by 
an investment company. The Commission estimates that preparing Form N-
8A requires an investment company to spend approximately 1 hour so that 
the total burden of preparing Form N-8A for all affected investment 
companies is 105 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 N-8A is mandatory. The 
information provided on Form N-8A 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.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency'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 use of automated collection techniques 
or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given 
to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this 
publication.
    Please direct your written comments to 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.

    Dated: October 14, 2009.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25206 Filed 10-20-09; 8:45 am]
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