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[Notices]               
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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: Form N-Q; SEC File No. 270-519; OMB Control No. 3235-
0578.

    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 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.
     Form N-Q--Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of 
Registered Management Investment Company.
    Form N-Q (17 CFR 249.332 and 274.130) is a reporting form under 
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78a et seq.), in addition to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company Act'') that requires a fund 
to file its complete portfolio schedule as of the end of its first and 
third fiscal quarters with the Commission. Form N-Q contains collection 
of information requirements. The respondents to this information 
collection will be management

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investment companies subject to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company 
Act registering with the Commission on Forms N-1A, N-2, or N-3. 
Approximately 3,237 entities, including 8,963 portfolios are required 
to file Form N-Q, which is estimated to require an average of 21 hours 
per portfolio per year to complete. The estimated annual burden of 
complying with the filing requirement is approximately 188,223 hours. 
The estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and are 
not derived from a comprehensive or even representative survey or study 
of the cost of Commission rules and forms. The collection of 
information under Form N-Q is mandatory. The information provided by 
the Form is not 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 control number.
    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 R. Corey Booth, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O 
Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312 or send 
an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

    Dated: November 27, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20575 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]

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