
[Federal Register: September 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 179)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request: Copies available from: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 
20549-0213.

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 this 
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget for extension and approval.
    Rule 22d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') 
(17 CFR 270.22d-1) provides registered investment companies that issue 
redeemable securities (``funds'') an exemption from section 22(d) of 
the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-22(d)) 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 4,735 series of funds 
that might rely on the rule is estimated to be 1,184 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 Lewis W. Walker, Acting 
Director/CIO, 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: September 8, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-21405 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]

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