83 FR 47218 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 181 (September 18, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-20279
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


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-8A, SEC File No. 270-135, OMB Control No. 3235-0175.

    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'') 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 (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    The Investment Company Act of 1940 (``Investment Company Act'') (15 
U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) requires investment companies to register with 
the Commission before they conduct any business in interstate commerce. 
Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act provides that an investment 
company shall be deemed to be registered upon receipt by the Commission 
of a notification of registration in such form as the Commission 
prescribes. Form N-8A (17 CFR 274.10) is the form for notification of 
registration that the Commission has adopted under section 8(a). The 
purpose of such notification of registration provided on Form N-8A is 
to notify the Commission of the existence of investment companies 
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act and to 
enable the Commission to administer the provisions of the Investment 
Company Act with respect to those companies. After an investment 
company has filed its notification of registration under section 8(a), 
the company is then subject to the provisions of the Investment Company 
Act which govern certain aspects of its organization and activities, 
such as the composition of its board of directors and the issuance of 
senior securities. Form N-8A requires an investment company to provide 
its name, state of organization, form of organization, classification, 
the name and address of each investment adviser of the investment 
company, the current value of its total assets, and certain other 
information readily available to the investment company. If the 
investment company is filing a registration statement as required by 
Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act concurrently with its 
notification of registration, Form N-8A requires only that the 
registrant file the cover page (giving its name, address, and agent for 
service of process) and sign the form in order to effect registration.
    Based on recent filings of notifications of registration on Form N-
8A, we estimate that about 96 investment companies file such 
notifications each year. An investment company must only file a 
notification of registration on Form N-8A once. The currently approved 
average hour burden per investment company of preparing and filing a 
notification of registration on Form N-8A is one hour. Based on the 
Commission staff's experience with the requirements of Form N-8A and 
with disclosure documents generally--and considering that investment 
companies that are filing notifications of registration on Form N-8A 
simultaneously with the registration statement under the Investment 
Company Act are only required by Form N-8A to file a signed cover 
page--we continue to believe that this estimate is appropriate. 
Therefore, we estimate that the total annual hour burden to prepare and 
file notifications of registration on Form N-8A is 96 hours. The 
currently approved cost burden of Form N-8A is $449. We continue to 
believe that this estimate is appropriate. Therefore, we estimate that 
the total annual cost burden to associated with preparing and filing 
notifications of registration on Form N-8A is about $43,104.
    Estimates of average burden hours and costs 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 costs of 
Commission rules and forms. Compliance with the collection of 
information requirements of Form N-8A is mandatory. Responses to the 
collection of information will not be 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.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information has practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission'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: September 12, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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available for website viewing and CFR 274.10) is the form for notification burden to associated with preparing and
printing in the Commission’s Public of registration that the Commission has filing notifications of registration on
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, adopted under section 8(a). The purpose Form N–8A is about $43,104.
Washington, DC 20549 on official of such notification of registration Estimates of average burden hours
business days between the hours of provided on Form N–8A is to notify the and costs are made solely for the
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the Commission of the existence of purposes of the Paperwork Reduction
filing also will be available for investment companies required to be Act, and are not derived from a
inspection and copying at the principal registered under the Investment comprehensive or even representative
office of the Exchange. All comments Company Act and to enable the survey or study of the costs of
received will be posted without change. Commission to administer the Commission rules and forms.
Persons submitting comments are provisions of the Investment Company Compliance with the collection of
cautioned that we do not redact or edit Act with respect to those companies. information requirements of Form N–8A
personal identifying information from After an investment company has filed is mandatory. Responses to the
comment submissions. You should its notification of registration under collection of information will not be
submit only information that you wish section 8(a), the company is then subject kept confidential. An agency may not
to make available publicly. All to the provisions of the Investment conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
submissions should refer to File Company Act which govern certain required to respond to, a collection of
Number SR–NYSEARCA–2018–66 and aspects of its organization and activities, information unless it displays a
should be submitted on or before such as the composition of its board of currently valid OMB control number.
October 9, 2018. directors and the issuance of senior Written comments are invited on: (a)
For the Commission, by the Division of securities. Form N–8A requires an Whether the collection of information is
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated investment company to provide its necessary for the proper performance of
authority.12 name, state of organization, form of the functions of the Commission,
Eduardo A. Aleman, organization, classification, the name including whether the information has
Assistant Secretary. and address of each investment adviser practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
[FR Doc. 2018–20196 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am] of the investment company, the current Commission’s estimate of the burden of
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P value of its total assets, and certain the collection of information; (c) ways to
other information readily available to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
the investment company. If the of the information collected; and (d)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE investment company is filing a ways to minimize the burden of the
COMMISSION registration statement as required by collection of information on
Section 8(b) of the Investment Company respondents, including through the use
Proposed Collection; Comment Act concurrently with its notification of of automated collection techniques or
Request registration, Form N–8A requires only other forms of information technology.
Upon Written Request, Copies Available that the registrant file the cover page Consideration will be given to
From: Securities and Exchange (giving its name, address, and agent for comments and suggestions submitted in
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, service of process) and sign the form in writing within 60 days of this
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC order to effect registration. publication.
20549–2736. Based on recent filings of notifications Please direct your written comments
of registration on Form N–8A, we to Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Extension: Information Officer, Securities and
Form N–8A, SEC File No. 270–135, OMB estimate that about 96 investment
Control No. 3235–0175. companies file such notifications each Exchange Commission, C/O Candace
year. An investment company must only Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant DC 20549; or send an email to: PRA_
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 file a notification of registration on
Form N–8A once. The currently Mailbox@sec.gov.
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the approved average hour burden per Dated: September 12, 2018.
‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments investment company of preparing and Eduardo A. Aleman,
on the collection of information filing a notification of registration on Assistant Secretary.
summarized below. The Commission Form N–8A is one hour. Based on the [FR Doc. 2018–20279 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
plans to submit this existing collection Commission staff’s experience with the BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
of information to the Office of requirements of Form N–8A and with
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for disclosure documents generally—and
extension and approval. considering that investment companies SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
The Investment Company Act of 1940 that are filing notifications of COMMISSION
(‘‘Investment Company Act’’) (15 U.S.C. registration on Form N–8A
80a–1 et seq.) requires investment simultaneously with the registration Submission for OMB Review;
companies to register with the statement under the Investment Comment Request
Commission before they conduct any Company Act are only required by Form
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
business in interstate commerce. N–8A to file a signed cover page—we
From: Securities and Exchange
Section 8(a) of the Investment Company continue to believe that this estimate is
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
Act provides that an investment appropriate. Therefore, we estimate that
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100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
company shall be deemed to be the total annual hour burden to prepare
20549–2736
registered upon receipt by the and file notifications of registration on
Commission of a notification of Form N–8A is 96 hours. The currently Extension:
registration in such form as the approved cost burden of Form N–8A is Regulation SCI, Form SCI, SEC File No.
$449. We continue to believe that this 270–653, OMB Control No. 3235–0703
Commission prescribes. Form N–8A (17
estimate is appropriate. Therefore, we Notice is hereby given that pursuant
12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). estimate that the total annual cost to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

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