83_FR_47399 83 FR 47218 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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 Document2018-20279

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47218]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-20279 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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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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FR Citation83 FR 47218 

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