[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 89 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26645-26646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11403]


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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 Filings and Information Services, 450 
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

Extension: Rule 30b2-1, SEC File No. 270-213, OMB Control No. 3235-
0218.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (``Act'') [44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.], the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of the 
previously approved collection of information discussed below.

Rule 30b2-1 Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Filing of 
Copies of Reports to Stockholders

    Rule 30b2-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [17 CFR 
270.30b2-1] requires the filing of four copies of every periodic or 
interim report transmitted by or on behalf of any registered investment 
company to its stockholders.\1\ This requirement ensures that the 
Commission has information in its files to perform its regulatory 
functions and to apprise investors of the operational and financial 
condition of registered investment companies.\2\
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    \1\ Most filings are made via the Commission's electronic filing 
system; therefore, paper filings under Rule 30b2-1 occur only in 
exceptional circumstances. Electronic filing eliminates the need for 
multiple copies of filings.
    \2\ Annual and periodic reports to the Commission become part of 
its public files and, therefore, are available for use by 
prospective investors and stockholders.
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    It is estimated that approximately 3,490 registered management 
investment companies are required to send reports to stockholders at 
least twice annually. The annual burden of filing the reports is 
estimated to be negligible.
    The burden estimate for Rule 30b2-1 is made solely for the purposes 
of the Act and is not derived from a comprehensive or even 
representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and 
forms.
    The collection of information under Rule 30b2-1 is mandatory. The 
information provided by Rule 30b2-1 is not kept confidential. The 
Commission 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.

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    General comments regarding the above information should be directed 
to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503; and (ii) Michael E. Bartell, Associate 
Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. 
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: May 1, 2000.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11403 Filed 5-5-00; 8:45 am]
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