
[Federal Register: April 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 82)]
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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.


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Extension:
    Form N-8F; SEC File No. 270-136; OMB Control No. 3235-0157.

    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 
collection 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.
    Form N-8F (17 CFR 274.218) is the form prescribed for use by 
registered investment companies in certain circumstances to request 
orders of the Commission declaring that the registration of that 
investment company cease to be in effect. The form requests, from 
investment companies seeking a deregistration order, information about 
(i) the investment company's identity, (ii) the investment company's 
distributions, (iii) the investment company's assets and liabilities, 
(iv) the events leading to the request to deregister, and (v) the 
conclusion of the investment company's business. The information is 
needed by the Commission to determine whether an order of 
deregistration is appropriate.
    The Form takes approximately 3 hours on average to complete. It is 
estimated that approximately 330 investment companies file Form N-8F 
annually, so that the total annual burden for the form is estimated to 
be 990 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.
    The collection of information on Form N-8F is not mandatory. The 
information provided on Form N-8F 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 requested on: (a) Whether the collections of 
information are 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 burdens 
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 Charles Boucher, Director/
CIO, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 
General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312; or send an e-mail to: 
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

    Dated: April 20, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-9877 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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