Notice2026-16202
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 8b-1 to 8b-5; 8b-10 to 8b-22; and 8b-25 to 8b-31
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Published
August 10, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 152 (Monday, August 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51513-51514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16202]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0176]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 8b-1 to 8b-5; 8b-10 to 8b-22;
and 8b-25 to 8b-31
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736
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 (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') is submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) this request for extension of the
previously approved collection of information.
Rules 8b-1 to 8b-5; 8b-10 to 8b-22; and 8b-25 to 8b-31 (``rules
under Section 8(b)'') (17 CFR 270.8b-1 to 8b-33) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company
Act'') set forth the procedures for preparing and filing a registration
statement under the Investment Company Act. These procedures are
intended to facilitate the registration process. These rules generally
do not require respondents to report information.\1\
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\1\ Although the rules under Section 8(b) of the Investment
Company Act are generally procedural in nature, two of the rules
require respondents to disclose some limited information. Rule 8b-3
(17 CFR 270.8b-3) provides that whenever a registration form
requires the title of securities to be stated, the registrant must
indicate the type and general character of the securities to be
issued. Rule 8b-22 (17 CFR 270.8b-22) provides that if the existence
of control is open to reasonable doubt, the registrant may disclaim
the existence of control, but it must state the material facts
pertinent to the possible existence of control. The information
required by both of these rules is necessary to ensure that
investors have clear and complete information upon which to base an
investment decision.
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The SEC believes that it is appropriate to estimate the total
respondent burden associated with preparing each registration statement
form rather than attempt to isolate the impact of the procedural
instructions under Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act, which
impose burdens only in the context of the preparation of the various
registration statement forms. Accordingly, the SEC is not submitting a
separate burden estimate for the rules under Section 8(b), but instead
will include the burden for these rules in its estimates of burden for
each of the registration forms under the Investment Company Act. The
SEC is, however, submitting an hourly burden estimate of one hour for
administrative purposes.
The collection of information under the rules under Section 8(b) is
mandatory. The information provided under the rules under Section 8(b)
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 OMB control number.
Written comments are invited on: (a) whether this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the SEC, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the SEC's estimate of the burden
imposed by the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and the assumptions used; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated,
electronic collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please direct your written comments on this 60-Day Collection
Notice to Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya Ruttenberg via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8a899889d8a8f978a93aa9d9c8d9b8c919796b99b8cb88b9d9bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="134372637661647c61784176776670677a7c7d527067536076703d747c65">[email protected]</span></a> by October 9, 2026.
Dated: August 5, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-16202 Filed 8-7-26; 8:45 am]
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