Document ID: SEC-2018-1336-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2018-08-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42948-42949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18362]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

60 Day Notice--Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 
20549-2736

Extension:
    Form N-Q, SEC File No. 270-519, OMB Control No. 3235-0578

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (``Paperwork Reduction Act''), 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-Q (17 CFR 249.332 and 274.130) is a reporting form used by 
registered management investment companies, other than small business 
investment companies registered on Form N-5 (``funds''), under Section 
30(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) 
(``Investment Company Act'') and Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Pursuant to 
Rule 30b1-5 under the

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Investment Company Act (270 CFR 270.30b1-5), funds are required to file 
quarterly reports with the Commission on Form N-Q not more than 60 days 
after the close of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year 
containing their complete portfolio holdings. Additionally, fund 
management is required to evaluate the effectiveness of the fund's 
disclosure controls and procedures within the 90-day period prior to 
the filing of a report on Form N-Q, and such report must also be signed 
and certified by the fund's principal executive and financial officers.
    We estimate that there are 11,960 funds required to file reports on 
Form N-Q. Based on staff experience and conversations with industry 
representatives, we estimate that it takes approximately 26 hours per 
fund to prepare reports on Form N-Q annually. Accordingly, we estimate 
that the total annual burden associated with Form N Q is 310,960 hours 
(26 hours per fund x 11,960 funds) per year.
    The 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 representative survey or study of the cost of 
Commission rules and forms. The collection of information under Form N-
Q is mandatory. The information provided by the form 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 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 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 Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Candace 
Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549; or send an email to: 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 21, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-18362 Filed 8-23-18; 8:45 am]
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