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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 9, 2010 / Notices
Robin W. Jones, Executive Secretary, at
Robin.W.Jones@usdoj.gov.
Kenneth E. Melson,
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Forensic Science.
[FR Doc. 2010–4899 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am]
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
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Extension: Rule 31; SEC File No. 270–537;
OMB Control No. 3235–0597.
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’’) 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.
Section 31 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) (‘‘Exchange
Act’’) requires the Commission to collect
fees and assessments from national
securities exchanges and national
securities associations (collectively,
‘‘self-regulatory organizations’’ or
‘‘SROs’’) based on the volume of their
securities transactions. To collect the
proper amounts, the Commission
adopted Rule 31 (17 CFR 240.31) and
Form R31 (17 CFR 249.11) under the
Exchange Act whereby the SROs must
report to the Commission the volume of
their securities transaction and the
Commission, based on that data,
calculates the amount of fees and
assessments that the SROs owe pursuant
to Section 31. Rule 31 and Form R31
require the SROs to provide this data on
a monthly basis.
The Commission estimates that each
respondent makes 12 such filings on an
annual basis at an average hourly
burden of approximately 1.47 hours per
response. Currently, there are 16
respondents. However, based on past
experience, the Commission is
estimating an increase to 18
respondents, including 13 national
securities exchanges, two security
futures exchanges, and one national
securities association subject to the
collection of information requirements
of Rule 31 and two registered clearing
agencies are required to provide certain
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data in their possession needed by the
SROs to complete Form R31. The
Commission estimates that the total
burden for all 18 respondents is 318
hours (12 filings/respondent per year ×
1.47 hours/filing × 18 respondents =
317.52; rounded to 318 hours) per year.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the 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/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, Virginia, 22312 or by
sending an email to:
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: March 2, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Investment Company Act Release No.
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The Chile Fund, Inc., et al.; Notice of
Application
March 2, 2010.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of application under
section 6(c) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption
from section 19(b) of the Act and rule
19b–1 under the Act.
Applicants: The Chile Fund, Inc. (‘‘Chile
Fund’’), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund
(‘‘Australia Fund,’’ together with the
Chile Fund, the ‘‘Current Funds’’),
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia
Limited (‘‘Aberdeen Asia’’) and
Aberdeen Asset Management
Investment Services Limited
(‘‘Aberdeen’’).
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SUMMARY: Summary of Application:
Applicants request an order to permit
certain registered closed-end investment
companies to make periodic
distributions of long-term capital gains
with respect to their outstanding
common stock as frequently as monthly
in any one taxable year, and as
frequently as distributions are specified
by or in accordance with the terms of
any outstanding preferred stock that
such investment companies may issue.
The requested order would supersede a
prior order issued to the Australia Fund.
DATES: Filing Dates: The application was
filed on July 27, 2009, and amended on
December 3, 2009, January 6, 2010, and
February 25, 2010.
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 March 29, 2010 and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on 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 who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request
notification by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090;
Applicants, c/o Aberdeen Asset
Management Inc., 1735 Market Street,
32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lewis B. Reich, Senior Counsel, at (202)
551–6919, or Jennifer L. Sawin, Branch
Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Division of
Investment Management, Office of
Investment Company Regulation).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained via the Commission’s
Web site by searching for the file
number, or for an applicant using the
Company name box, at https://
www.sec.gov/search/search.htm, or by
calling (202) 551–8090.
Applicants’ Representations
1. The Current Funds are both
Maryland corporations registered under
the Act as closed-end management
investment companies.1 The common
1 The Current Funds are the only registered
closed-end investment companies that currently
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.
Extension: Rule 31; SEC File No. 270-537; OMB Control No. 3235-0597.
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'') 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.
Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee)
(``Exchange Act'') requires the Commission to collect fees and
assessments from national securities exchanges and national securities
associations (collectively, ``self-regulatory organizations'' or
``SROs'') based on the volume of their securities transactions. To
collect the proper amounts, the Commission adopted Rule 31 (17 CFR
240.31) and Form R31 (17 CFR 249.11) under the Exchange Act whereby the
SROs must report to the Commission the volume of their securities
transaction and the Commission, based on that data, calculates the
amount of fees and assessments that the SROs owe pursuant to Section
31. Rule 31 and Form R31 require the SROs to provide this data on a
monthly basis.
The Commission estimates that each respondent makes 12 such filings
on an annual basis at an average hourly burden of approximately 1.47
hours per response. Currently, there are 16 respondents. However, based
on past experience, the Commission is estimating an increase to 18
respondents, including 13 national securities exchanges, two security
futures exchanges, and one national securities association subject to
the collection of information requirements of Rule 31 and two
registered clearing agencies are required to provide certain data in
their possession needed by the SROs to complete Form R31. The
Commission estimates that the total burden for all 18 respondents is
318 hours (12 filings/respondent per year x 1.47 hours/filing x 18
respondents = 317.52; rounded to 318 hours) per year.
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the 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/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o
Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312
or by sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: March 2, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-4914 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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