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needing a sign language interpreter, 

should contact Mollie Matull at 

415.561.5300 prior to March 9, 2012. 

Times: The meeting will begin at 6:30 

p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Golden Gate Club, 135 Fisher Loop, 

Presidio of San Francisco. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Cook, General Counsel, the 

Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. 

Box 29052, San Francisco, California 

94129–0052, Telephone: 415.561.5300. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

Karen A. Cook, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5156 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–4R–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: US Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Regulation AC; OMB Control No. 3235– 

0575; SEC File No. 270–517. 

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’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of 

extension of the existing collection of 

information provided for in the 

following rule: Regulation Analyst 

Certification (AC) (17 CFR 242.500– 

505), under the Securities Exchange Act 

of 1934 (15 U.S.C 78a et seq.). 

Regulation AC requires that research 

reports published, circulated, or 

provided by a broker or dealer or 

covered person contain a statement 

attesting that the views expressed in 

each research report accurately reflect 

the analyst’s personal views and 

whether or not the research analyst 

received or will receive any 

compensation in connection with the 

views or recommendations expressed in 

the research report. Regulation AC also 

requires broker-dealers to, on a quarterly 

basis, make, keep, and maintain records 

of research analyst statements regarding 

whether the views expressed in public 

appearances accurately reflected the 

analyst’s personal views, and whether 

any part of the analyst’s compensation 

is related to the specific 

recommendations or views expressed in 

the public appearance. Regulation AC 

also requires that research prepared by 

foreign persons be presented to U.S. 

persons pursuant to Securities Exchange 

Act Rule 15a–6 and that broker-dealers 

notify associated persons if they would 

be covered by the regulation. Regulation 

AC excludes the news media from its 

coverage. 

The collections of information under 

Regulation AC are necessary to provide 

investors with information with which 

to determine the value of the research 

available to them. It is important for an 

investor to know whether an analyst 

may be biased with respect to securities 

or issuers that are the subject of a 

research report. Further, in evaluating a 

research report, it is reasonable for an 

investor to want to know about an 

analyst’s compensation. Without the 

information collection, the purposes of 

Regulation AC could not be met. 

The Commission estimates that 

Regulation AC imposes an aggregate 

annual time burden of approximately 

26,230 hours on 5,186 respondents, or 

approximately 5 hours per respondent. 

The Commission estimates that the total 

annual internal cost of the 26,230 hours 

is approximately $10,615,404.00, or 

approximately $2,047.00 per 

respondent, annually. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

The public may view background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following Web site, 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an email to: 

Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5059 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. IC–29966] 

Notice of Applications for 

Deregistration Under the Investment 

Company Act of 1940 

February 24, 2012. 

The following is a notice of 

applications for deregistration under 

section 8(f) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 for the month of February 

2012. A copy of each application may be 

obtained via the Commission’s Web site 

by searching for the file number, or an 

applicant using the Company name box, 

at http://www.sec.gov/search/ 

search.htm or by calling (202) 551– 

8090. An order granting each 

application will be issued unless the 

SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons 

may request a hearing on any 

application by writing to the SEC’s 

Secretary at the address below and 

serving the relevant applicant with a 

copy of the request, personally or by 

mail. Hearing requests should be 

received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on 

March 20, 2012, and should be 

accompanied by proof of service on the 

applicant, 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 Secretary, U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549– 

1090. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC, 

Division of Investment Management, 

Office of Investment Company 

Regulation, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–8010. 

DWS Technology Fund [File No. 811– 

547] 

DWS Mutual Funds, Inc. [File No. 811– 

5565] 

Summary: Each applicant seeks an 

order declaring that it has ceased to be 

an investment company. On March 1, 

2011, each applicant transferred the 

assets of its series to a corresponding 

series of DWS Securities Trust, based on 

net asset value. Expenses of $2,087 and 

$15,220, respectively, incurred in 

connection with the reorganizations 

were paid by the acquiring funds. 

Filing Date: The applications were 

filed on January 18, 2012. 

Applicants’ Address: 345 Park Ave., 

New York, NY 10154. 


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