80 FR 16490 - Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

Page Range		16490-16490
FR Document		2015-06979

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also allows an additional 30 days for public comments.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this 
notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and 
approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the 
public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also 
allows an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the information collection by name 
and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Agency Clearance 
Officer, Curtis Rich, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 
SW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416; and SBA Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, 
(202) 205-7030, [email protected].
    Copies: A copy of the Form OMB 83-1, supporting statement, and 
other documents submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from the 
Agency Clearance Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Administration needs to 
understand if the SBA-funded Women's Business Center program is 
generating positive outcomes for their clients. The data from this 
collection will include client attitudes and stated changes in business 
practices and performance. The data will be used to monitor and report 
on the performance or outcomes of business clients that received 
business assistance from the centers.
    Solicitation of Public Comments:
    Comments may be submitted on (a) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the agency to properly perform its 
functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether 
there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of 
automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) 
whether there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information.
    Summary of Information Collections:
    Title: Women's Business Center Program Participants.
    Description of Respondents: Women's Business Center Program 
Participants.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Respondents: 1145.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 1145.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 1496.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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section 23(c)(3) from rule 23c–3 to the with a Fund financing the distribution made such a submission. This notice
extent necessary for the Funds to of its shares through asset-based also allows an additional 30 days for
impose EWCs on shares of the Funds distribution fees. public comments.
submitted for repurchase that have been For the reasons stated above,
held for less than a specified period. applicants submit that the exemptions DATES: Submit comments on or before
5. Applicants state that the EWCs they requested under section 6(c) are April 27, 2015.
intend to impose are functionally necessary and appropriate in the public ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
similar to CDSLs imposed by open-end interest and are consistent with the the information collection by name and/
investment companies under rule 6c–10 protection of investors and the purposes or OMB Control Number and should be
under the Act. Rule 6c–10 permits open- fairly intended by the policy and sent to: Agency Clearance Officer, Curtis
end investment companies to impose provisions of the Act. Applicants further Rich, Small Business Administration,
CDSLs, subject to certain conditions. submit that the relief requested 409 3rd Street SW., 5th Floor,
Applicants note that rule 6c–10 is pursuant to section 23(c)(3) will be Washington, DC 20416; and SBA Desk
grounded in policy considerations consistent with the protection of Officer, Office of Information and
supporting the employment of CDSLs investors and will insure that applicants Regulatory Affairs, Office of
where there are adequate safeguards for do not unfairly discriminate against any Management and Budget, New
the investor and state that the same holders of the class of securities to be Executive Office Building, Washington,
policy considerations support purchased. Finally, applicants state that DC 20503.
imposition of EWCs in the interval fund the Funds’ imposition of asset-based
context. In addition, applicants state distribution fees is consistent with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
that EWCs may be necessary for the provisions, policies and purposes of the Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer,
distributor to recover distribution costs. Act and does not involve participation (202) 205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov.
Applicants represent that any EWC on a basis different from or less Copies: A copy of the Form OMB
imposed by the Funds will comply with advantageous than that of other 83–1, supporting statement, and other
rule 6c–10 under the Act as if the rule participants. documents submitted to OMB for
were applicable to closed-end review may be obtained from the
investment companies. The Funds will Applicants’ Condition
Agency Clearance Officer.
disclose EWCs in accordance with the Applicants agree that any order
requirements of Form N–1A concerning granting the requested relief will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small
CDSLs. subject to the following condition: Business Administration needs to
Each Fund relying on the order will understand if the SBA-funded Women’s
Asset-Based Distribution Fees Business Center program is generating
comply with the provisions of rules 6c–
1. Section 17(d) of the Act and rule 10, 12b–1, 17d–3, 18f–3, 22d–1, and, positive outcomes for their clients. The
17d–1 under the Act prohibit an where applicable, 11a–3 under the Act, data from this collection will include
affiliated person of a registered as amended from time to time, as if client attitudes and stated changes in
investment company or an affiliated those rules applied to closed-end business practices and performance.
person of such person, acting as management investment companies, The data will be used to monitor and
principal, from participating in or and will comply with the NASD Sales report on the performance or outcomes
effecting any transaction in connection Charge Rule, as amended from time to of business clients that received
with any joint enterprise or joint time, as if that rule applied to all closed- business assistance from the centers.
arrangement in which the investment end management investment
company participates unless the Solicitation of Public Comments:
companies.
Commission issues an order permitting Comments may be submitted on (a)
For the Commission, by the Division of whether the collection of information is
the transaction. In reviewing
Investment Management, under delegated
applications submitted under section necessary for the agency to properly
authority.
17(d) and rule 17d-1, the Commission perform its functions; (b) whether the
Brent J. Fields,
considers whether the participation of burden estimates are accurate; (c)
Secretary. whether there are ways to minimize the
the investment company in a joint
enterprise or joint arrangement is [FR Doc. 2015–06989 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am] burden, including through the use of
consistent with the provisions, policies BILLING CODE 8011–01–P automated techniques or other forms of
and purposes of the Act, and the extent information technology; and (d) whether
to which the participation is on a basis there are ways to enhance the quality,
different from or less advantageous than SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION utility, and clarity of the information.
that of other participants. Summary of Information Collections:
2. Rule 17d–3 under the Act provides Reporting and Recordkeeping
an exemption from section 17(d) and Requirements Under OMB Review Title: Women’s Business Center
rule 17d–1 to permit open-end Program Participants.
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
investment companies to enter into ACTION: 30-day notice. Description of Respondents: Women’s
distribution arrangements pursuant to Business Center Program Participants.
rule 12b–1 under the Act. Applicants SUMMARY: The Small Business Form Number: N/A.
request an order under section 17(d) and Administration (SBA) is publishing this
Estimated Annual Respondents: 1145.
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rule 17d–1 under the Act to the extent notice to comply with requirements of
necessary to permit the Fund to impose the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 Estimated Annual Responses: 1145.
asset-based distribution fees. Applicants U.S.C. chapter 35), which requires Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 1496.
have agreed to comply with rules 12b– agencies to submit proposed reporting
1 and 17d–3 as if those rules applied to and recordkeeping requirements to Curtis B. Rich,
closed-end investment companies, OMB for review and approval, and to Management Analyst.
which they believe will resolve any publish a notice in the Federal Register [FR Doc. 2015–06979 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]
concerns that might arise in connection notifying the public that the agency has BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-day notice.
Dates		Submit comments on or before April 27, 2015.
Contact		Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, (202) 205-7030, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 16490