97-2098. Request for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2098]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Request for Public Comment

    Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, 
Washington, DC 20549.

Extension:
    Rule 30a-1; File No. 270-210; OMB Control No. 3235-0219
    Form N-54A; File No. 270-182; OMB Control No. 3235-0237
    Form N-54C; File No. 270-184; OMB Control No. 3235-0236
    Form N-6F; File No. 270-185; OMB Control No. 3235-0238

    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 (``Commission'') is publishing the following summaries of 
collections for public comment.
    Form N-54A [17 CFR 274.53] is the notification of election to be 
regulated as a business development company. The annual burden is about 
.5 hours per respondent.
    Form N-54C [17 CFR 274.54] is used to notify the Commission that a 
company withdraws its election to be regulated as a business 
development company. The annual burden is about 1 hour per respondent.
    Form N-6F [17 CFR 274.15] permits a company that has lost its 
exclusion from the Investment Company Act of 1940 because it intends to 
make a public offering as a business development company, but is not 
ready to file Form N-54A, to remain exempt from the Act for up to 90 
days. The annual burden is about .5 hour per respondent.
    Rule 30a-1 [17 CFR 270.30a-1] requires every registered investment 
company to file a semi-annual report with the Commission. The burden of 
meeting the requirement of this rule is the burden of filing Form N-
SAR, the reporting form prescribed under the rule. Approval for Form N-
SAR has been given separately.
    The estimates of burden hours set forth above 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 SEC 
rules and forms.
    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 shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
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.
    Direct your written comments to Michael E. Bartell, Associate 
Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: January 15, 1997.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-2098 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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