81 FR 5809 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)

Page Range		5809-5809
FR Document		2016-01960

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 5809]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01960]


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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 FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Form N-8F, OMB Control No. 3235-0157, SEC File No. 270-136.

    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'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously 
approved collection of information discussed below.
    Form N-8F (17 CFR 274.218) is the form prescribed for use by 
registered investment companies in certain circumstances to request 
orders of the Commission declaring that the registration of that 
investment company cease to be in effect. The form requests information 
about: (i) The investment company's identity, (ii) the investment 
company's distributions, (iii) the investment company's assets and 
liabilities, (iv) the events leading to the request to deregister, and 
(v) the conclusion of the investment company's business. The 
information is needed by the Commission to determine whether an order 
of deregistration is appropriate.
    The Form takes approximately 5.2 hours on average to complete. It 
is estimated that approximately 150 investment companies file Form N-8F 
annually, so the total annual burden for the form is estimated to be 
approximately 780 hours. The estimate of average burden hours is made 
solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is not 
derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study.
    The collection of information on Form N-8F is not mandatory. The 
information provided on Form N-8F 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 OMB 
control number.
    The public may view the 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: 
[email protected]; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email 
to: [email protected]. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: January 29, 2016.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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designed to prevent fraudulent and SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
manipulative acts and practices, to COMMISSION or by sending an email to: Shagufta_
promote just and equitable principles of Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela
trade, to foster cooperation and Submission for OMB Review; Dyson, Director/Chief Information
coordination with persons engaged in Comment Request Officer, Securities and Exchange
facilitating transactions in securities, to Upon Written Request, Copies Available Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon,
remove impediments to and perfect the From: Securities and Exchange 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549
mechanism of a free and open market Commission, Office of FOIA Services, or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
and a national market system, and, in 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to
general, to protect investors and the 20549–2736. OMB within 30 days of this notice.
public interest and that the rules are not Extension: Dated: January 29, 2016.
designed to permit unfair Form N–8F, OMB Control No. 3235–0157, Robert W. Errett,
discrimination between customers, SEC File No. 270–136. Deputy Secretary.
issuers, brokers, or dealers. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant [FR Doc. 2016–01960 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am]
Based on the Exchange’s to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
representations, the Commission (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
believes that eliminating the Rule 410B and Exchange Commission (the
reporting requirement will not reduce ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
the amount of publicly available Office of Management and Budget a COMMISSION
information about securities request for extension of the previously
[Release No. 34–76994; File No. SR–
transactions and that it is not likely to approved collection of information NYSEArca–2015–121]
hamper the ability of the Exchange to discussed below.
conduct regulatory oversight of its Form N–8F (17 CFR 274.218) is the Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
members. The Commission notes that form prescribed for use by registered Arca, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed
Rule 410B does not currently provide investment companies in certain Rule Change To Provide for Price
for real-time, publicly disseminated circumstances to request orders of the Collar Thresholds for Trading Halt
reporting of transactions, but instead Commission declaring that the Auctions
requires non-public, electronic reporting registration of that investment company
cease to be in effect. The form requests January 28, 2016.
of trade data to the Exchange on a next-
day basis for regulatory purposes only. information about: (i) The investment I. Introduction
company’s identity, (ii) the investment
The Commission further notes that the On December 7, 2015, NYSE Arca,
company’s distributions, (iii) the
Exchange represents that its members Inc. (‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
investment company’s assets and
would remain subject to federal and Securities and Exchange Commission
liabilities, (iv) the events leading to the
Exchange books-and-records (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section
request to deregister, and (v) the
requirements 23 and that Exchange 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
conclusion of the investment company’s
members would still be required to business. The information is needed by of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
provide such trade data to the Exchange the Commission to determine whether thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
upon the Exchange’s request. For these an order of deregistration is appropriate. amend Exchange Rule 1.1(s) to provide
reasons, the Commission believes that The Form takes approximately 5.2 for price collar thresholds for Trading
the proposal should help to prevent hours on average to complete. It is Halt Auctions. The proposed rule
fraudulent and manipulative acts and estimated that approximately 150 change was published for comment in
practices, promote just and equitable investment companies file Form N–8F the Federal Register on December 24,
principles of trade, remove annually, so the total annual burden for 2015.3 The Commission received three
impediments to and perfect the the form is estimated to be comment letters on the proposed rule
mechanism of a free and open market approximately 780 hours. The estimate change.4 This order approves the
and a national market system, and, in of average burden hours is made solely proposed rule change.
general, protect investors and the public for the purposes of the Paperwork II. Description of the Proposed Rule
interest. Reduction Act and is not derived from Change
IV. Conclusion a comprehensive or even a
representative survey or study. The Exchange currently conducts
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to The collection of information on Form Trading Halt Auctions under Exchange
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,24 that the N–8F is not mandatory. The information Rule 7.35(f).5 To respond to market
proposed rule change (SR–NYSE–2015– provided on Form N–8F is not kept
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
48) be, and hereby is, approved. confidential. An agency may not 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76690
For the Commission, by the Division of required to respond to, a collection of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated (December 18, 2015), 80 FR 80430 (‘‘Notice’’).
information unless it displays a 4 See letters from David LaValle, US Head of
authority.25
currently-valid OMB control number. SPDR ETF Capital Markets, State Street Global
Robert W. Errett, The public may view the background Advisors, dated January 14, 2016 (‘‘SSGA Letter’’);
Joanne Medero, US Head of Government Relations
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Deputy Secretary. documentation for this information
& Public Policy, Samara Cohen, US Head of iShares
[FR Doc. 2016–01924 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] collection at the following Web site, Capital Markets, Hubert De Jesus, Co-Head of
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www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be Market Structure and Electronic Trading,
directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the BlackRock, Inc., dated January 14, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission, (‘‘BlackRock Letter’’); and Eric Swanson, General
23 See 17 CFR 240.17a–3, 17 CFR 240.17a–4 &
Counsel & Secretary, BATS Global Markets, Inc.,
Rule 440—Equities. Office of Information and Regulatory dated January 22, 2016 (‘‘BATS Letter’’).
24 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). Affairs, Office of Management and 5 See Exchange Rule 7.35(f); see also Notice,
25 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Budget, Room 10102, New Executive supra note 3, at 80431.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 5809