

[Federal Register: December 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 249)]
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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 22d-1, Sec File No. 270-275, OMB Control No. 3235-0310.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 [44 U.S.C. 3501-3520], the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collections of 
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these 
existing collections of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
    Rule 22d-1 [17 CFR 270.22d-1] under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (the ``Act'') provides registered investment companies that issue 
redeemable securities (``funds'') an exemption from section 22(d) of 
the Investment Company Act to the extent necessary to permit scheduled 
variations in or elimination of the sales load on fund securities for 
particular classes of investors or transactions, provided certain 
conditions are met. The rule imposes an annual burden per series of a 
fund of approximately 15 minutes, so that the total annual burden for 
the approximately 5,015 series of funds that might rely on the rule is 
estimated to be 1,254 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. 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 requested 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[s] 
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 R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.

    Dated: December 20, 2005.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-8050 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]

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