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[Form N–14; SEC File No. 270–297; OMB
Control No. 3235–0336]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request, Copy Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
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Extension:
Form N–14, SEC File No. 270–297, OMB
Control No. 3235–0336.
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.
Form N–14 (17 CFR 239.23)—
Registration Statement Under the
Securities Act of 1933 for Securities
Issued in Business Combination
Transactions by Investment Companies
and Business Development Companies.
Form N–14 is used by investment
companies registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) (‘‘Investment
Company Act’’) and business
development companies as defined by
section 2(a)(48) of the Investment
Company Act to register securities
under the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) (‘‘Securities Act’’) to
be issued in business combination
transactions specified in rule 145(a)
under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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230.145(a)) and exchange offers. The
securities are registered under the
Securities Act to ensure that investors
receive the material information
necessary to evaluate securities issued
in business combination transactions.
The Commission staff reviews
registration statements on Form N–14
for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure contained therein. Without
Form N–14, the Commission would be
unable to verify compliance with
securities law requirements. The
respondents to the collection of
information are investment companies
or business development companies
issuing securities in business
combination transactions. The estimated
number of responses is 286 (including
266 registrants that file one new
registration statement on Form N–14
each year and 20 registrants that file one
amendment to Form N–14 each year)
and the collection occurs only when a
merger or other business combination is
planned. The estimated total annual
reporting burden of the collection of
information is approximately 620 hours
per response for a new registration
statement, and approximately 350 hours
per response for an amended Form N–
14, for a total of 171,920 annual burden
hours.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the Commission’s
mission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’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 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/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: June 29, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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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 0–2, SEC File No. 270–572, OMB
Control No. 3235–0636.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collections 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.
Several sections of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’ or
‘‘Investment Company Act’’) 1 give the
Commission the authority to issue
orders granting exemptions from the
Act’s provisions. The section that grants
broadest authority is section 6(c), which
provides the Commission with authority
to conditionally or unconditionally
exempt persons, securities or
transactions from any provision of the
Investment Company Act, or the rules or
regulations thereunder, if and to the
extent that such exemption is necessary
or appropriate in the public interest and
consistent with the protection of
investors and the purposes fairly
intended by the policy and provisions of
the Act.2
Rule 0–2 under the Investment
Company Act,3 entitled ‘‘General
Requirements of Papers and
Applications,’’ prescribes general
instructions for filing an application
seeking exemptive relief with the
Commission for which a form is not
specifically prescribed. Rule 0–2
requires that each application filed with
the commission have (a) A statement of
authorization to file and sign the
application on behalf of the applicant,
(b) a verification of application and
statements of fact, (c) a brief statement
of the grounds for application, and (d)
the name and address of each applicant
and of any person to whom questions
should be directed. The Commission
uses the information required by rule 0–
2 to decide whether the applicant
1 15
U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.
U.S.C. 80a–6(c).
3 17 CFR 270.0–2.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Form N-14; SEC File No. 270-297; OMB Control No. 3235-0336]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copy Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.
Extension:
Form N-14, SEC File No. 270-297, OMB Control No. 3235-0336.
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.
Form N-14 (17 CFR 239.23)--Registration Statement Under the
Securities Act of 1933 for Securities Issued in Business Combination
Transactions by Investment Companies and Business Development
Companies. Form N-14 is used by investment companies registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.)
(``Investment Company Act'') and business development companies as
defined by section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act to register
securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)
(``Securities Act'') to be issued in business combination transactions
specified in rule 145(a) under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.145(a))
and exchange offers. The securities are registered under the Securities
Act to ensure that investors receive the material information necessary
to evaluate securities issued in business combination transactions. The
Commission staff reviews registration statements on Form N-14 for the
adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure contained therein. Without Form
N-14, the Commission would be unable to verify compliance with
securities law requirements. The respondents to the collection of
information are investment companies or business development companies
issuing securities in business combination transactions. The estimated
number of responses is 286 (including 266 registrants that file one new
registration statement on Form N-14 each year and 20 registrants that
file one amendment to Form N-14 each year) and the collection occurs
only when a merger or other business combination is planned. The
estimated total annual reporting burden of the collection of
information is approximately 620 hours per response for a new
registration statement, and approximately 350 hours per response for an
amended Form N-14, for a total of 171,920 annual burden hours.
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the Commission's mission, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission'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 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/
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: June 29, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-16306 Filed 7-2-10; 8:45 am]
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