97-21447. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

Extension:
    Rule 30d-1, SEC File No. 270-21, OMB Control No. 3235-0025

    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 soliciting comments on the collection of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit the 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 30d-1, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, ``Reports to 
Stockholders of Management Companies'' prescribes the minimum content 
of reports to shareholders that every registered investment company 
must send at least semi-annually, containing the information specified 
by the statute or its equivalent as the Commission may determine to be 
in the interest of the investors. The reports are required in order to 
inform current shareholders of the status of the company. The rule 
requires approximately 602 hours annually for each of the 3,850 
respondents equalling 2,317,700 total annual burden hours.
    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 will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency'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 Michael E. Bartell, 
Associate Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20549.

    Dated: August 7, 1997.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-21447 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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